Reaction to 'D.C. Madam' Story Moves to Anger and Frustration

[babylonsister]

:cry: :nopity:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/blogs/news_blog/070502/reaction_to_dc_madam_story_mov.htm

Reaction to 'D.C. Madam' Story Moves to Anger and Frustration

Reaction inside the administration, on K Street, and in Congress to the evolving "D.C. Madam" scandal has turned from titillation to frustration and anger that the alleged clients lied to officials about their practices, didn't do enough to protect their anonymity, and have waited too long to step down even though they know they are on Deborah Jeane Palfrey's list.

The focus of the anger, especially from administration officials, is former Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias, an accomplished corporate executive who gets high marks for his work on the AIDS/HIV program.

"Tobias knew he was on that list and should have resigned the day was named" in the criminal case, said a Bush adviser. "It would have been a blip in the news now if he had done that."

Another former senior Bush adviser added that there is a feeling of frustration that other top aides didn't tell the truth during the vetting process, leaving the administration open to the scandal. News reports suggested that a Bush economist and military brass could be named as clients as early as this week. Congressional Republican aides, meanwhile, are hopeful that the list includes Democrats too.

"I hope the list is bipartisan," said one. Meanwhile, key Washington strategic PR offices report that they are receiving calls from concerned potential targets in the case.

--Paul Bedard

[SpiralHawk]

1. Blame game. A republicon speciality.

republicons have a BIG PROBLEM with basic honesty and responsibility.

Come on, reublican boyOs: own up to your perversions. It's the First Step toward healing.

[Toots]

2. "I hope the list is bipartisan,

Don't worry ABC will make sure that it is. Even if only three out of ten thousand are Democrats they will get front billing to be sure...

[Virginia Dare]

8. They seem to be focusing on the hypocrisy angle though...

according to what I read this morning, out of 1,000 ABC has identified 5 to 10 individuals based on how their public roles or positions conflict with hiring escorts.

[Solly Mack]

3. LOL

Idiots

I can see it now - from this day forward, all beltway clients will ask their prostitutes to sign a non-disclosure

lololololol

[nebenaube]

4. fu*k'em ... they all have contributed to the death of privacy

and now they expect to have some?

[Raven]

5. This is about the only thing coming out of Washington these days

that makes me laugh!

[quiet.american]

6. As always, "the family values party" is outraged not over the act, but that they were caught.n/t

[Laughing Mirror]

7. You mean that famous A-B-C HIV-AIDS program that he "gets high marks" on?

How did it go? A for abstinence, B for bullshit, C for condoms ... or something like that.

[havocmom]

9. In bush-world, the only bad thing Tobias did was refuse to fall on a sword

That seems to be the one sin to bush/cheney/rove. Failure to die immediately for the throne is the one crime.