Sen. Schumer Calls On Karl Rove To Testify
Sen. Schumer Calls On Karl Rove To Testify
In a new statement, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to call on top White House aide Karl Rove to testify over the U.S. Attorney purge. The White House acknowledged yesterday that Rove “served as a conduit for complaints about federal prosecutors. From Schumer’s statement:
“The more we learn, the more it seems that people at high levels in the White House have been involved in the U.S. Attorney purge,” Schumer said. … “There’s an emerging pattern that is extremely disturbing and everyday the sanctity of U.S. Attorneys as neutral enforcers of law without fear or favor is diminished,” Schumer said. “We will get to bottom of this.”
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman went through the record on Rove’s involvement in his column today:
Sources told Newsweek that the list of prosecutors to be fired was drawn up by Mr. Gonzales’s chief of staff, “with input from the White House.” And Allen Weh, the chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party, told McClatchy News that he twice sought Karl Rove’s help — the first time via a liaison, the second time in person — in getting David Iglesias, the state’s U.S. attorney, fired for failing to indict Democrats. “He’s gone,” he claims Mr. Rove said.
After that story hit the wires, Mr. Weh claimed that his conversation with Mr. Rove took place after the decision to fire Mr. Iglesias had already been taken. Even if that’s true, Mr. Rove should have told Mr. Weh that political interference in matters of justice is out of bounds; Mr. Weh’s account of what he said sounds instead like the swaggering of a two-bit thug.
Also yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) declared their intention to question Rove “about any role he may have played in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.”
Full statement:
IN LIGHT OF TWO NEW REVELATIONS, SCHUMER CALLS ON SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO CALL KARL ROVE TO TESTIFY
In light of new reports that Karl Rove played a role in the firing of U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today asked the Judiciary Committee to call on Karl Rove to testify. Reports over the weekend reveal that New Mexico State Republican Chairman Allen Weh spoke with Rove about U.S. Attorney David Iglesias and that Rove spoke with both Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and White House Counsel Harriet Miers about Weh’s complaints.
“The more we learn, the more it seems that people at high levels in the White House have been involved in the U.S. Attorney purge,” Schumer said. “Recent disclosures reveal that Rove talked to the NM State Party Chair Allen Weh before any public announcement of the firing was made and that Rove talked about Mr. Igleisas to the Attorney General and the White House Counsel. While the White House states not incorrectly that someone in Karl Rove’s position might get complaints about U.S. Attorneys, it is almost unheard of for a U.S. Attorney to be fired shortly after such discussions occur, when that US Attorney had received highly favorable reviews and ratings.”
Schumer’s congressional inquiry has already exposed that in Arkansas, White House Counsel Harriet Miers iintervened on behalf of Tim Griffin, a former aide to Karl Rove, to persuade Attorney General Gonzales to install Griffin as the interim U.S. Attorney there.
“There’s an emerging pattern that is extremely disturbing and everyday the sanctity of U.S. Attorneys as neutral enforcers of law without fear or favor is diminished,” Schumer said. “We will get to bottom of this.”
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March 12th, 2007 at 1:40 pmWhen is this Congress going to realize that asking the Admin to behave won't work?
March 12th, 2007 at 1:41 pmRight, RUCerious at #1.
I think Rove will lie no matter what, but I want that oath in front of those lies. I'm funny that way.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:45 pmSchumer said. “We will get to bottom of this.â€
I won't hold my breath.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:49 pmNot only do I want all these rat basterd's under oath, I want it telavised on TV for all the world to see..Like the Ollie North hearing's and not just cable...Let the truth game's begin quickly please....Net hug's from me to all of you....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 1:54 pmWhat's that smell? Oh, it's Turdblossom!
Common on! Dems. Put these b*****ds on the stand under oath. Then nail them when they continue to lie through their teeth.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:54 pmThe unfortunate thing is all of these crooked bastards could care less if they are under oath because they know that Chimpy McFlightsuit is going to pardon them no matter what happens. Although the thought of Karl von Rove being someone's bitch in Leavenworth for even a month is extremely satisfying.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:56 pmComment by TripMaster Monkey
Trip. I left you a message on Think Fast.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:57 pm# 72. I need you to see it for proper context.
The always laughable left on display yet again.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:00 pmIts unfortunate, given the amount of time that Patrick1 spends trolling this site, that the porcine little ass has yet to learn a single thing. Patrick. I hear Rush calling you. Better run along now little boy.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:03 pmThe always laughable left on display yet again
Comment by Patrick1
TROLL ALERT! TROLL ALERT!
March 12th, 2007 at 2:06 pmOooooh a Congressperson sounded threatening, I'm so scared.
Not.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:09 pmFrom a commentor on tpmmuckraker:
It is next to impossible to get a Whitehouse aide before Congress based on separation of powers claims. This is precisely why so many functions that used to be handled by Cabinet officers has been moved to the Whitehouse, i.e., eliminate oversight.
Since Rove's duties are purely political I have always wondered by the taxpayers pay his and his staff's salaries and expenses. I can think of no other President that has had someone in a position similar to Karl Rove's. Why, for instance, can't the Chief of Staff take care of this.
For that matter, I can't remember Al Gore having a "Scooter Libby" on staff either.
It is this bloated Whitehouse staff that seems to be at the heart of so much that is wrong. Until we remove this opportunity for abuse the abuse will go unabated.
Posted by: DallasNE
March 12th, 2007 at 2:09 pm#10 - I agree.
I always makes me laugh at ReichWingNuts when they LOVE to flaunt their ignorance of truth or reality. Seems like it's a favorite National Pastime of GOP BushBots to be willfully stupid.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:10 pm"troll alert" sez:
I saw it...I'm just not buying it.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:12 pm#7 Ben Dover, I agree and like your message....Hey! noticed your screen name and had to chuckle....By moving one letter it becomes bend over...Was that intentional,? Clever and very insightful considering what this administration has done to all of us....If it is indeed your name it's still very funny...I love it...Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 2:12 pm#16. Unfortunately for him, I went to college with a kid whose last name was Dover and, unforgivably, his parents named him Benjamin. Lucikly for us was always a good sport about it because he was 6'8" and mostly muscle. He reminded us of the bear in Gentle Ben in fact.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:16 pmcalling Turdblossom to the stand....
March 12th, 2007 at 2:19 pm...family friends of named Lear had a daughter, and they named her Crystal Chandel...
March 12th, 2007 at 2:21 pmFinally someone has the Cajones
March 12th, 2007 at 2:21 pmI saw it…I’m just not buying it.
Comment by TripMaster Monkey
Geeesh! (throwing up hands)
March 12th, 2007 at 2:22 pmBen, good one...Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 2:23 pmWhy isn't this story making the mainstream press? I guess, we need more of Britney, Whitney, Jacko, The Runaway Bride, Anna Nicole Smith!
When the hell is this country going to wake up? -And- when is the media going to start reporting on the stuff that matters?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:24 pmPressure him, pressure Bush, every day - "Why would Mr. Rove be reluctant to help us clear this up?" Keep calling other Republicans, even those with minimal contact or input (like that Weh who couldn't wait to defend K-K-Karl) keep up the pressure, keep asking questions, even those that seem odd (remember, Alexander Butterfield thought someone had already mentioned Nixon's tapes, it was the best 'oops' moment ever seen on television.) Don't give them any breathing room - keep them so busy trying to hide all their crimes that they can't commit any more.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:25 pmSharon it was totally intentional.
Eddie Murphy was a prisoner of war in one of his movies, and the captors were trying to get him to sign a document, like a confession of sorts. Eddie signed it. Mr. Meoff. And the captor asked for the first name and Eddie told him it was Jack.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:25 pmGood one Raven...Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 2:26 pmForgive the tangent, it's not a derailment attempt ala Patrick the Wank, but what's the word on Rachel? Did the shapechanger pull the cord?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:26 pmSharon,
I hope the commenter "Mike Hunt" isn't using his real name. :-D
March 12th, 2007 at 2:27 pmIt's not the firings. It's who put the interim hiring provision into the Justice Department authorization after the Senate cleared the bill. Seems to me only one senator could get away with it. Why isn't the press hounding him for an answer
March 12th, 2007 at 2:28 pmI guess we'll wake up when Brittney stops showing us her thingy, and how she grooms it.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:29 pmJust over the TV. new's there was a train derailing in N.Y. and a propane explosion.. 1 Mile evacuation surounding the area....Hummm nothing verbal only below screen typed alert....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 2:30 pmOf course, the lead story on cnn.com is a news anchor revealing that he was sexually abused. WHEN IS THIS MADNESS GOING TO STOP AND WHEN IS THE MAINSTREAM PRESS GOING TO START REPORTING ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES. I am not saying that this man's life is not important. But, C'MON! -- is it so bad in this country is that we focus on sex and violence, celebrities and more crap!
March 12th, 2007 at 2:30 pmIs Brittney a Mossad agent designed to distract the press?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:30 pmNanlichi.
Rachel is alive and... well... whatever. I have decided to ignore her.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:31 pmI guess we’ll wake up when Brittney stops showing us her thingy, and how she grooms it.
Comment by ForTruth
Her thingy?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:33 pmSharon,
I hope the commenter “Mike Hunt†isn’t using his real name. :-D
Comment by Zooey
Swear to Whomever, I know a Mike Hunt.
It's just awful what people name their kids.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:36 pmA dumba$$ comment from a dumba$$ yet again.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:36 pmFor more on the Rove connection and all the latest news, hearings, legal filings and other essential documents on the Bush DOJ prosecutor firings, see:
March 12th, 2007 at 2:37 pm"The U.S. Attorney Scandal Documents."
For Truth... evere see the clip in Fahrenheit 9/11 where Britney is supporting Gee Dubious Busch?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:37 pm(gag me)
You might be right about the secret agent thing, or at least I suppose her head might be starting to grow back and look a little mossy...
It’s just awful what people name their kids.
Comment by trueblue
I know of someone named Camara Lenz. :P
March 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pmNope. Its not my real name either, just like Ben. Its my nom de guerre.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:39 pmFor Truth, I guess that Murphey film was the only one I missed...Verry funny, Thank's for that....Ummm. Thingy.? You are on a roll today...Blessings.....Good morning Lady Z.....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 2:39 pmworked with someone once named Clark, her first name was Kimberly...
March 12th, 2007 at 2:40 pm(terrible, just terrible...)
Her thingy?
Comment by Zooey #35
Yeah Zooey,
...you know...
... "that thingy"...
...that make us wanna "singy"...
...and sometimes get all too "clingy"?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:41 pm# 39. I watched Fahrenheit 9/11 here in the DC suburbs in an absolutely packed theater. When the scene you mention flashed on the screen, a lady sitting directly in front of me whom I swear was old enough to remember when the Dead Sea wasn't even sick yet, yelled out "you stupid little bitch!" I hope I have that much spunk when I'm her age.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:43 pmNice one big papa.
Yep that thingy, I think Zooey called the tender trap.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:45 pmI think bull shit bush and company are on the run for sure...Note they only have one tiny troll here today and his pay must of been cut and piss spot's are so very small..Well poor troll's they haven't gotten the same memo that we have that their master's in charge are leaving, the check's won't be any good unless they go to DUBI...I am going to show concern and empathy, well maybe not...Blessings and ..LOL. to the underpaid troll's.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:46 pmNope. Its not my real name either, just like Ben. Its my nom de guerre.
Comment by Mike Hunt
Cheers.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:50 pmbig papa & ForTruth,
Oh. Nevermind.
**smacking forehead**
She's showing her cooch in public!?
March 12th, 2007 at 2:51 pmThanks ForTruth, I suspected that was the case.
I went to school with a girl whose last name was Barr. Her parents named her Candy and if she had been a boy he would have been Clark.
That's just too easy.
March 12th, 2007 at 2:51 pmWow. What a romantic bunch we all are.
;)
March 12th, 2007 at 2:53 pmTrue...
March 12th, 2007 at 3:00 pmI worked with a middle age man in L.A., very reclusive & shy.
His name was Harry. Yes, his last name was Balls.
Every new employee had to walk through accounting & meet him.
Sheeesh!
Hey! Why hasn't my Zooey comment shown up?
March 12th, 2007 at 3:06 pmIt wasn't bad, just a play on words.
:(
I just can't pass this up, like a big mouthed bass I have to, it's what I do....When I was young the "thingy" was called a bush...LOL...True, then several year's later the favorite phrase was box. Fast forward many more year's It refered to as a fern....LOTFLMAO>>I wonder if the old phrase then must apply that our present bush is a pussy......Sorry if this is to crude for some......LOL...Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 3:11 pmThere was some discussion a couple of days ago about a mandolin, just wondering if I could help...
March 12th, 2007 at 3:16 pmI've always been fond of snatch...
March 12th, 2007 at 3:19 pm#54. Sharon. Its still called a bush, at least among those of us to remember days when razors weren't invented. However, in today's world calling it a bush is an insult when you consider that my namesake living in the White House has that as his surname.
March 12th, 2007 at 3:22 pmno matter whatcha call it...
...we're all getting...
(fill in the blank)
...in the end... :)
March 12th, 2007 at 3:23 pmSharon,
March 12th, 2007 at 3:32 pmRegardless of what it's called, many men spend most of their lives trying to get back into what they came out of...
Just sayin'
Yep! Big Papa, and now we are back to where we started when I noticed Ben Dover's screen name....It's been fun....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 3:33 pmZimzone, good recall.....I think it was Bill Cosby in one of his skit's that came up with " we spend 9 month's trying to get out of there and the rest of our live's trying to get badk in".....Not sure...Do know a favorite of mine on one of his show's, statement to one of his TV kid's that he was mad at. ." I brought you into this world and I can take you out."....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 3:56 pmHere is one that every single person here can verify.
The name of the Editor-in-Chief of PC World Magazine's name is:
Harry McCracken
No lie. Go look it up. Look right next to the score for this product.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128738/article.html
March 12th, 2007 at 3:56 pmGood one Spudge Boy.....LMAO....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 4:04 pmWhen I was a kid I was in Air Cadets, this one fellow's last name was Bates. He was older and had the unfortunate title of Master Warrant Officer First Class (well earned I must say - I became one a couple of years latter). Of course that is quite a mouthful and it was common for everyone of that class to have the Warrant Officer First Class omitted when referring to them. That leads to .... "Yes Sir, Master Bates" Oh man, he was a big fellow and you NEVER wanted to use the short form for him. LOL
March 12th, 2007 at 4:07 pmYikes, good one..Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 4:13 pmI hope the commenter “Mike Hunt†isn’t using his real name. :-D
Comment by Zooey — March 12, 2007 @ 2:27 pm
In high school when we'd have a substitute teacher in class, in order to take roll, she'd usually pass around a sheet of paper and have everyone sign it. Someone would always add "Mike Hunt" to the list, and the sub would then call out everyone's name when the list got back to her.
And, bless her heart, we usually did it to a sweet blue-haired old lady who was still subbing.
Yes, she would say...
"Is Mike Hunt here?" "Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?"
March 12th, 2007 at 4:23 pmWhen you get Karl in the hearings, ask him what he meant about this purge being just normal as he claimed in Arkansas this past week. Ask him why he lied about that to an audience of students. Ask him why he had security clearance and the capacity to read classified documents? Ask him why he doesn't have the decency to resign for having assisted in the outing of a CIA agent.
Why would any Congressman route any complaints about the US Attornies through the White House anyway unless they thought Congress did not already have the power to complain to the Justice Department on its own. Wouldn't "normal" channels have been Congressman to Justice Department? Who needed to have Karl to be a funnel of complaints anyway? Who indeed? And what were the complaints specifically? And against whom?
Gonzales said the other day that it was the USA's job to act on "policy" sent down from DOJ/Washington. Excuse me. What policy was he referring to? That wouldn't be political policy would it? I thought DOJ prosecuted on behalf of the laws, not the policies of Karl Rove.
March 12th, 2007 at 4:26 pm“Is Mike Hunt here?†“Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?â€
Comment by WC
And now she's a writer for "The Simpsons." Heh.
Ya'll were some bad kids, weren't ya? :D
March 12th, 2007 at 4:32 pm#59 - Here's one man that isn't! Never had it, never will. ;-)
I remember when Pres. Bush was selected in 2000 hearing that they'd outlaw homosexuality, what with "Bush and Dick" being in the White House.
March 12th, 2007 at 4:37 pmDang, I just missed being #69...
March 12th, 2007 at 4:48 pmChuck Schumer and the Democrats must get Alberto Gonzales OUT of the DOJ...
...replace him with a REAL AG...
...who will get the ball rolling to FREEZE Halliburton's assets...
...just like the government has done "terrorist's" funds...
...using the Patriot Act...
...Halliburton has ROBBED this country and they're trying to abscond...
...If the Democrats don't STOP them...
...then I daresay they too are a part of this SCAM...
...DUHmerikkka is well on its way to becoming a third world country...
...and the elitists are getting ready to relocate...
March 12th, 2007 at 4:50 pmSo where is Mandolin to make fun of the theory that Rove is involved?
March 12th, 2007 at 4:52 pm#72 - VerbalKint
My best guess would be that he's shivering under the covers of a very wet bed.
March 12th, 2007 at 5:00 pmwe whupped mandolin pretty good a couple of days ago, it might still be feeling a little strung out...
March 12th, 2007 at 5:05 pmLady Z, That was so called for....LOL..On Cafferty today..Should Gonzolas be fired or resign.? Over 800 email's sent in and not one,,,,not one was infavor of gonzales....LOL..Oh realy! Heck of a job gonzo...
March 12th, 2007 at 5:09 pm#2 For Truth
When is this Congress going to realize that asking the Admin to behave won’t work?
#4 TripMaster Monkey
Schumer said. “We will get to bottom of this.â€
I won’t hold my breath.
Let's put this in perspective, guys. If the Dems hadn't taken back the House and Senate, not only would we never see Rove called into a Judiciary Committee hearing, but there wouldn't even be any hearings on this matter. The very least that the Dems are doing with these hearings is to get the information out there to the public about what the administration is doing. The more they reveal, the more interest there is in the news media and the general public in continuing to chip away at the Bush White House.
We'll get to the bottom of all of it, eventually. The rats in the White House are running out of holes to hide in. In the meantime, enjoy the show.
March 12th, 2007 at 5:21 pm#66...My sides are splitting here. Why couldn't we have thought of that line to pester substitute teachers way back in the north woods of Wisconsin long ago. If only it was 1969 again when I was a senior. Thanks for the great laugh!
March 12th, 2007 at 6:44 pm“Is Mike Hunt here?†“Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?â€
That line will be forever memorialized in the movie, "Porky's" which, if you haven't seen it, it's humor, while sophomoric, is hysterically funny.
March 12th, 2007 at 7:03 pm“Is Mike Hunt here?†“Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?â€
Comment by WC
And now she’s a writer for “The Simpsons.†Heh.
Ya’ll were some bad kids, weren’t ya? :DComment by Zooey — March 12, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
Hey, didn't that start with Fast Times at Ridgemont High", or one of those fun movies?
March 12th, 2007 at 7:05 pmSorry, Marie, you're right, it was Porky's! Ah, yes, the 'tallywhacker'!
Gotta go, have a good night!
March 12th, 2007 at 7:13 pmComment by Sharon #75
Thanks Sharon...
had meant to watch that poll...
...but got called away/distracted...
...NOT ONE CALL SUPPORTING GONZO?
...and Bushiva's/Lil Dick's job approval are at 37% and 34% respectively?
...hmmmmm....
March 12th, 2007 at 7:45 pmThere is a professor at the University of Washington named Dick Burns...I'd would have to change my name.
March 12th, 2007 at 7:51 pmLeft Coast Mike, that 's a riot...LOL....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 8:07 pmCarol Lamm was a federal prosecutor in CA who indicted and convicted Duke Cunningham...
...she was in the process of tying together the case on powerful (military industrial complex shill) CA congress TRAITOR/thief Repulsivescum Jerry Lewis...
...when she was canned...
...there's a STORY in that thar' firing...
March 12th, 2007 at 8:11 pmShe’s showing her cooch in public!?
Comment by Zooey — March 12, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
When has she ever stopped showing it!
Sharon, a fern? Really? I never heard that before, and I think it's charming! Sort of like a tree (huggable indeed) but softer and lusher...
Where was I before I get distracted by the wordplay? Oh yes...
I think they need to testify under oath and ON THE LIE DETECTOR!!!
March 12th, 2007 at 8:17 pmBig Papa, not one email in over 800 was in favor of gonzo...Not one, cafferty repeated....Wonder how it will go if we take out cheney and gonzo at the same time and put them in prison, better yet add rove....We can officialy name it the conviction's of the unholy three...Yah, that would work for me..Then ofcourse poor baby bush would run off to a foreign country along with pappy and we would have a good start to getting our country back..I can see papa bush crying all the time....Blessings
March 12th, 2007 at 8:17 pmYa’ll were some bad kids, weren’t ya? :D
Comment by Zooey — March 12, 2007 @ 4:32 pm
Well...some of us were. I somehow remained above the fray.
March 12th, 2007 at 8:20 pmWonder how it will go if we take out cheney and gonzo at the same time and put them in prison, better yet add rove….
Comment by Sharon #86
Somebody had better do it soon...
...Halliburton's move to Dubai...
...is the beginning of...
...the "Getaway"...
March 12th, 2007 at 8:28 pmFirst they scam the country for billions in fraud, then they escape to Dubai to avoid prosecution and subpoenas. They also have one of those post office boxes in the Cayman islands - the sole purpose of which is to avoid US taxes.
March 12th, 2007 at 8:44 pmThey are rumored to be spinning off KBR, which will leave only Cheney's company Halliburton free and clear in the UAE to operate as they see fit, far from prosecution, far from scrutiny, and far from US taxes.
Well…some of us were. I somehow remained above the fray.
Comment by WC
Hey, I would have had the class doing that -- if I had thought of it. :)
I was a quiet kid, but I was a bad kid. Heh.
March 12th, 2007 at 8:54 pmLady Z ,I was a shy quiet kid to but I had wonderful crazy thought's...Now not shy , not quiet and the thought's are more outragious ever year...LOL...Blessings All.....Nite
March 12th, 2007 at 11:22 pmHEY FAT-F*CK Karl Miss Piggy Rove, GET YOUR LARDO ASS OVER HEAH, BOY--YOU IS BEING CALLED TO TESTIFY AND YO' BETTAH NOT LIE OR WE"SE GOIN" TA CUT OFF YA TESTICLES AND MAKE YA EAT THEM, RAW, YO' PIECE OF repugnant-repub rightwingnut crank fudge-pachyderm HYENA-SHIT!!!!!
March 13th, 2007 at 8:47 pm"Hey George, Can I cut Rove's NUTS off, George, Huh, Can I cut his NUTS off, huh?"
"Yes, Lennie..."