Jim Dean: The American People Deserve Better

Released: Oct 28, 2005 2:58 PM

BURLINGTON, VT -- Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America (DFA), issued the following statement in response to the indictment of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Cheney's chief of staff:

"The indictment against Lewis Libby confirms what the American public has long feared -- that members of the Bush administration are willing to put politics before our national security, even if it means breaking the law to do so.

"But we can't get distracted by the minute details. This case is about how Americans were misled into the war in Iraq.

"We deserve better. It's time for the President to address the issue at hand and start restoring integrity to our political process. The American people have already suffered enough from the scandals and misconduct of this administration."