Famous Quotes From Democrats on Executive Privilege

Now that President Obama has claimed “Executive Privilege” in the Fast & Furious scandal, I’m sure the spin from the left is going to come well, fast & furious. Knowing that, I thought I’d publish a few quotes from Democrats when another president claimed Executive Privilege. Here goes:

“If the vice president did nothing wrong, what is there to hide?” - Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA)

“An appalling response to a reasonable question. This is reckless; it’s a form of governmental lawlessness that is really astounding.” - Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)

“This is a further shift by the Bush administration into Nixonian stonewalling and more evidence of their disdain for our system of checks and balances. Increasingly, the president and vice president feel they are above the law.” – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

“Congress will act to preserve and protect our criminal justice system and to ensure appropriate congressional oversight in all areas essential to the well-being of the American people.” – Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

And here is my favorite:

“There’s been a tendency, on the part of this administration, to try to hide behind executive privilege every time there’s something a little shaky that’s taking place. I think the administration would be best served by coming clean on this. There doesn’t seem to be any national security issues involved.” - SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) (Yes, the same guy that claimed Executive Privilege today)

Good!! I await their outrage!! Yeah… just kidding,

Does anyone really think  they’ll be as outspoken in their opposition to Executive Privilege this time as they were back then? Yeah, me either. Either way, you’d think “the most transparent administration in history” would be more than happy to comply, right? Well, unless…