I skimmed Radar's tirad from the other night, so I didn't notice at first his quote of Bush saying the Constitution is just a "goddamned piece of paper." I wouldn't put it past Bush to think such a thing, but I am very surprised to see a report that he said it out loud.
So I did a
Google search of the phrase. There is a fair amount of discussion of this quote, but no mainstream press, has picked up the story.
Doug Thopmpson, quoted Bush as saying
"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!” Thompson claims to have three anonymous GOP witnesses from the meeting discussing the Patriot Act renewal where Bush said this.
Thompson is a historically big critic of Bush, so you might not trust him, but he is also a critic of other politicians of all flavors too. In my quick internet search, he seems to be a pretty well respected journalist.
If Bush actually said this, it's HUGE news. Impeachable news. He swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, and he actually says he doesn't even believe in it!
I'd like to see Thompson name his sources, and I'd like to hear those three witnesses tell their story on the record. I wonder if the mainstream media is trying to get confirmation of this story? They are not even acknowledging it.