This afternoon, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) will unveil a clock which will highlight the number of days that have passed since the WhiteHouse leaked the identity of a CIA agent without the Republican-controlled Congress holding a single hearing on the issue.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, these numbers, by way of Harry Reid’s office, tell a pretty compelling story.<\/p>\n
Number of days after the article outing Ambassador Wilson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wife appeared until the White House required its staff to turn over evidence relating to the leak: 85<\/p>\n
Rough number of hours between when Alberto Gonzles gave Andy Card a heads-up about the investigation and when he formally told the staff to save their files: 12<\/p>\n
Number of questions the Department of Justice asked the CIA to answer in detail before opening an investigation: 11<\/p>\n
Number of D.C. Circuit Court judges who thought the issues involved in the Plame leak were serious enough to warrant jailing a reporter: 3<\/p>\n
Number of D.C. Circuit Court Judges and Supreme Court Justices who disagreed: 0<\/p>\n
Number of redacted pages in Judge Tatel’s opinion: 8<\/p>\n
Minimum number of hearings held by Senate Republicans to investigate accusations against President Clinton involving the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whitewater\u00e2\u20ac? case: 20<\/p>\n
Total hearings held by Senate Republicans to investigate the leak of the covert identity of Ambassador Joseph Wilson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wife: 0<\/p>\n
Total briefings requested by Senate Republicans on the damage assessment conducted by the CIA after the Plame leak: 0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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