Once again, Dodd leads on the issues that matter most to us.
Just in to my inbox:
Des Moines, IA - Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd, today, released the following statement in response to the claims of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan that he "unknowingly passed along false information" to the American public and that "the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in [his] doing so," including the Vice-President and the President:
Doddmania below the fold:
"Today's revelations by Mr. McClellan are very disturbing and raise several important questions that need to be answered. If in fact the President of the United of States knowingly instructed his chief spokesman to mislead the American people, there can be no more fundamental betrayal of the public trust.
"During his confirmation process, Attorney General Mukasey said he would act independently. Accordingly, today, I call on the Attorney General to live up to his word and launch an immediate investigation to determine the facts of this case, the extent of any cover up and determine what the President knew and when he knew it."
Note: This came as a release to my email inbox, but I don't see it yet on the Dodd website yet. When it comes, I'll update with a link.
Strike that: linky goodness here.
Dodd led the successful fight against telecom immunity. I'm happy to see his leadership on the rule of law continues to shine here.
This is right in line with his commitment to restore the constitution, the stance that made me a proud NH primary Dodd supporter back in September.
What say you? Can Dodd inspire some other Congresscritters to bang the drum on this? It's not an important issue, like treason, or anything...
Update: A tantalizing thought keeps popping up in the comment thread. Can Fitz reconvene the investigation upon this new information? Given this possibility, I think Dodd's clarion call here should be amplified a few notches. Will some other candidates who get the ear of the MSM at will pick up on this?
Update the second: I almost forgot - always a good idea to reward good behavior.