If it's July, it must be the silly season

Breathless panting all around regarding this secret plan hatched by former Vice President Dick Cheney and the CIA to “deal” with the terrorists. With Congressional investigations pending, Nancy Pelosi thinks she will be getting her proverbial day in court with regard to her running feud with the CIA.

We predict, as with the torture kerkuffle a couple of months back, America will give a collective shrug or worse be thankful that someone had the foresight to confront the bad guys on their own terms, thus keeping America safe.

But if the term “secret” seems a little far-fetched to you, it should.

Here’s President Bush from his 2003 State of the Union address:

All told, more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries.
And many others have met a different fate. Let's put it this way: They are no longer a problem to the United States and our friends and allies.

(italics, ours)

And here’s President Bush from a radio address back in January of 2005:

In the years since I first swore to preserve, protect and defend our Constitution, our nation has been tested. Our enemies have found America more than equal to the task. In response to attacks on our home soil, we have captured or killed terrorists across the Earth. We have taken unprecedented steps to secure our homeland from future attacks, and our troops have liberated millions from oppression.

(italics, ours)

Yep, definitely sounds like Cheney’s work to us.

B-Daddy has more on this “scandal” and what the President plans on doing about it, here.

And with respect to the above, Big Media is already hard at work providing cover for the precarious prospects of cap and trade and health care reform. CNN.com headline: Bush-era distractions may weigh down Obama’s agenda. Good grief.

H/T: The Corner