I’ve snipped the relevant part, you can find the rest on the Senator’s site:
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We are troubled to learn through the press that the White House cannot account for the e-mails of almost two dozen people at the White House, including some the Senate Judiciary has asked to question in connection with our ongoing investigation. Apparently these officials utilized e-mail accounts, addresses and equipment provided by the Republican National Committee and political campaigns to communicate about the plan to replace a number of United States Attorneys.

White House spokesman Scott Stanzel reportedly stated, “[t]he White House has not at this point done a good enough job at overseeing the practices of staff with political e-mail accounts,” and confirmed that “[s]ome officials’ e-mails have potentially been lost and that is a mistake that the White House is aggressively working to fix.”

The second official who was cited, a White House lawyer who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the press at a briefing that White House staff is now being advised that if they question whether an e-mail is political or official, the staff should use their private accounts, but also preserve a copy to be sent to White House lawyers for a determination of whether the e-mail needs to be saved under the Presidential Records Act.

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Am I the only one that is wondering if I’m paying for these lawyers ? Because if I am, I shouldn’t have to be. They should just archive the whole box!

They’ve now pissed off the entire IT industry.

Everyone else in the United States is following these laws. I manage a very large email system and you had better believe that we archive everything. And they are going to claim that with the resources of the entire US Government they can’t do the same? Please. Tell me another one.

Data doesn’t disappear. There are easily 200 highly technical networking and data analysis people that I know that are so mad about this, they can get all the manpower and consulting they need for free. I realize that to the Bush Administration we don’t matter; to them we’re just another geek group of unimportant voters, but another group of more focused, resourceful and logical people you will not find. Bush, Cheney, Rice, and Rove chose the wrong group to intellectually insult.

Pissing of the IT people may have just been the worst mistake he will ever make. And yes, I’ve already emailed my Senator to let him know that. My State Representative, Governor, local newspaper and hell, my city Mayor will be pestered until they cough up every drive, cell phone and handheld for review. With a cup of coffee, some network cables and a handy little script, I could dump them with just a few friends. Don’t tell me they can’t do it easily with the resources they have. The problem is, that as usual, they don’t want to follow the same laws everyone else does.

Hating all repukes daily…tata4now.

Ann,

I got to meet Senator Ervin when I was at Pope Air Force Base. This was just before the Nixon hearings. Total social affair that I got to attend because my wife was in to riding.

When I got out of the Air Force and saw him chair the hearings I was tremendously impressed and remain that way until this day.

That wasn’t grief ya silly sheep sucking simpleton sap, them was tears of relief causer when tricky Dick died so did many corrupt and terrible secrets!

Alberto VO5 – only his hairdresser knows for sure.

We all know Karl has been emailng Muqtada Al Sadr planning a date where they can liplock and slather crude oil on one another in the back room of the Blue Oyster!

AF

Malkin and her ilk have grown both fat and crafty suckling at the teat of Rove.

If you think Nixon was so good, then why were you and all the other Nixon supporters crying into your koolaid for the next 20 years after your hero resigned in utter disgrace knowing that he surely would be impeached and convicted if he didn’t?

Tough talk, loser, but you’re crying inside now, and the hurt is just gonna get worse as the coming weeks roll by.