From the
Washington Post:
President Bush today appeared to raise the threshold for firing any White House official who leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent, saying he would dismiss anyone who "committed a crime" in the case.
From the
New York Times:
The remarks appeared to shift the standard for dismissal that has been expressed repeatedly over many months by Mr. Bush's spokesmen
The
LA Times:
Last year, he had said he would fire anyone who had leaked such information. Thus, his remarks today appeared to shift his standard,
MSNBC:
President appears to qualify standard for firing in CIA-leak case
I agree that it is apparent that he shifted his standard, but did he appear to do it?
UPDATE: The
Washington Post has changed their story, most likely because of this diary!
President Bush said yesterday that he will fire anyone in the administration found to have committed a crime in the leaking of a CIA operative's name, creating a higher threshold than he did one year ago for holding aides accountable in the unmasking of Valerie Plame.