Sure sign of a crook
You know you can't trust someone who purposely doesn't have an e-mail account, so that you can't tell who said what to whom, and when.
People like the President of the United States. And the attorney general of the United States.
UPDATE, 2:29 p.m.: As Butterbean alertly points out in the comments to this post, this whole e-mail thing has gotten even more interesting.
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Comments (16)
Ted Kennedy
Natzi Pelosi
any Democrat politician
So by your twisted "logic" my email is real, therefore you can trust me.
Posted by JustaDog | March 26, 2007 2:03 PM
GONG!
I said I don't trust people who deliberately don't use e-mail for secrecy reasons. I didn't say I trusted everyone with e-mail.
Some people with e-mail are actually hotheads who don't think before they write. It makes them look foolish.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 26, 2007 2:07 PM
Oh, they have e-mail addresses. Just not government ones.
You thought the administration had a problem before. This is huge.
Posted by Chris Snethen | March 26, 2007 2:22 PM
Natzi Pelosi
You get a gong now for a faulty spellcheck? Tough room...
Posted by Chris Snethen | March 26, 2007 2:24 PM
Coming back from an errand, the car radio news is reporting that a woman staffer in the White House (?) (I didn't catch her name, but she was identified as the "Justice Department liason") will refuse to testify before either branch of Congress not on the grounds of "executive privilege" but instead will invoke the self incrimination privilege.
January 20, 2009 can't come soon enough.
Posted by Nonny Mouse | March 26, 2007 2:27 PM
Shallow thinkers have the most interesting things to say. I can't wait to hear what Alice heard.
Posted by David E Gilmore | March 26, 2007 3:00 PM
"January 20, 2009 can't come soon enough"
This begins to sound like the Nixon Tapes, updated. Could that advance the inauguration date a bit?
Posted by Allan L. | March 26, 2007 3:28 PM
Can you imagine Cheney taking over?
Posted by Jack Bog | March 26, 2007 3:31 PM
Formally, that is...
Posted by Jack Bog | March 26, 2007 3:33 PM
Well, no, I think Cheney would have to go first. And, who knows? That might be enough.
Posted by Allan L. | March 26, 2007 3:35 PM
Also, the government contracts for the Duke Cunningham-connected MZM? Mysteriously purged from the government's database.
Posted by b!X | March 26, 2007 3:37 PM
Can you imagine Cheney taking over?
Scenario: Cheney resigns for health reasons. Bush nominates Lieberman as a (faux) unity veep.
a) Would the Democratic Congress confirm him?
b) Would he then run for president as a Democratic incumbent?
Hmmmmm.....
Posted by Chris Snethen | March 26, 2007 3:40 PM
Unity veep? Chimpy's idea of unity would be someone like Dan Quayle. "A proven performer."
Posted by Jack Bog | March 26, 2007 3:43 PM
While I would be the last person to trust Bush et al., I think it's becoming more and more common among elected officials to avoid email. Since all this stuff is public record (at least here in Oregon, although not necessarily in DC), there's a real disincentive to putting anything in writing, even internally to staff. Sure, that could be because they're trying to hide backroom deal-making. But it could also be because even innocuous emails can look pretty bad when taken out of context.
Posted by Miles | March 26, 2007 3:44 PM
"Can you imagine Cheney taking over?"
I thought he already was in charge. and Rove was VP.
Posted by ecohuman.com | March 26, 2007 4:14 PM
Miles. critical GOPresidency officials aren't AVOIDING email (read: Rove), they are avoiding using GOVERNMENT email, in order to get around Federal records retention laws.
Posted by b!X | March 26, 2007 4:35 PM