Once a back-stabber always a back-stabber

by digby

Why are people surprised that Leon Panetta is stabbing the president in the back before he’s left office? Don’t they remember this?

Former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta is already speculating about a possible Clinton resignation.

“If these are baseless charges, it’ll be OK. On the other hand, if there’s something there, and it leads to him having to step out of office, it may be time to do some repair work and that may not have the consequences you would expect,” Panetta said.

If the charges are true, Panetta said, it would be better for the Democratic Party “if Gore became president and you had a new message and new individual up there.”

That was days after the Lewinsky scandal blew up. He was among the first to raise the possibility of resignation which got the Republicans so excited they almost passed out.

I’d like to feel sorry for the Obama White House but they hired him knowing that he was disloyal and self-serving. What did they expect?

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