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Breach of security or partisan distraction?

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    Security leaks flap remains a hot issue

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White House leaks still a big -- Senator John McCain taking issue with why the White House did not appoint an independent prosecutor.

For the life of me I do not understand why the president would want a special counsel.

Just as he demanded a special counsel -- Valerie Plame case so that all Americans will be totally satisfied.

That.

This is objective.

And she truly independent investigation.

So what was good enough for the president United States do for Valerie Plame investigation should certainly be enough the president United States.

In this far far more serious breach of national security.

But the White House lashing out at critics calling the story a distraction.

Part of what's going on here the Republicans in congress are pretty clear did beginning the this year what do they say one of their core strategic priorities was.

Was to engage investigations.

To damage this president politically Republican congress talked openly about this so what you have here is a situation where.

An investigation has been announced by -- United States attorneys including about an appointee of President Bush.

What -- let that investigation proceed.

Rather than turning in this in -- sum game a distraction.

Because what we really need to focus on here -- we have to continue to fight against al-Qaeda we have to continue to progress -- made.

We also to turn our attention as -- as -- -- -- the economy creating jobs which are seeing in Washington right now by the way there was an amazing article the other day I believe it was in the Wall Street Journal.

Where Republican congress openly were saying.

We're not gonna do anything until the election on the economy.

Because we want -- help Mitt Romney that's an amazing -- economy that needs help right now.

For the middle class is struggling it's an amazing thing I think you're gonna see increasingly these kinds of distractions coming from Republicans -- congress.

Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman also addressing the investigation saying a special counsel is needed to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest that we'll keep talking about that on now -- -- time for one of our favorite segments today.

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