Comments on: Leahy subpoenas Rove emails. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:13:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: TripMaster Monkey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3804485 TripMaster Monkey Tue, 15 May 2007 20:12:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3804485 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrance_W._Gainer" rel="nofollow">Terrance W. Gainer</a> is the current <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_at_Arms_of_the_United_States_Senate" rel="nofollow">Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate</a>. Terrance W. Gainer is the current Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate.

]]> By: TripMaster Monkey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3804468 TripMaster Monkey Tue, 15 May 2007 20:07:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3804468 So...who's the current Sergeant-at-Arms for the Senate? So…who’s the current Sergeant-at-Arms for the Senate?

]]> By: Karim http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3783634 Karim Thu, 03 May 2007 03:38:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3783634 Leahy is doing his thing. Good for him. Leahy is doing his thing. Good for him.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3783542 big papa Thu, 03 May 2007 02:47:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3783542 When the emails aren't provided... ...can the Democrats "FLEX"? ...if so... ...how? When the emails aren’t provided…

…can the Democrats “FLEX”?

…if so…

…how?

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3783246 Zooey Wed, 02 May 2007 23:49:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3783246 Nice work, Sen Leahy. :) Hi, Wayne & Jane! Can't wait for your new computers! Nice work, Sen Leahy. :)

Hi, Wayne & Jane! Can’t wait for your new computers!

]]> By: JaneESchneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3783047 JaneESchneider Wed, 02 May 2007 22:17:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3783047 Dang "things", Marie, we're each getting one (otherwise we'd be arguing over the one all of the time!) It's still going to be a few weeks because we're having some renovations done that have to come first, unfortunately. But we're both really looking forward to spending more time on the "internets." And Wayne has his own blog to get back to, too. Gotta run, I'll say hi for you, Marie. Dang “things”, Marie, we’re each getting one (otherwise we’d be arguing over the one all of the time!)

It’s still going to be a few weeks because we’re having some renovations done that have to come first, unfortunately. But we’re both really looking forward to spending more time on the “internets.” And Wayne has his own blog to get back to, too.

Gotta run, I’ll say hi for you, Marie.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3783016 Marie Wed, 02 May 2007 22:09:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3783016 Jane, Hooray! Hurry and get the dang thing installed and operating! Hi to Wayne when you get home. Jane,
Hooray! Hurry and get the dang thing installed and operating!
Hi to Wayne when you get home.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3783009 Marie Wed, 02 May 2007 22:07:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3783009 #6 Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — May 2, 2007 @ 4:54 pm Miss you, too, Wayne!! #6
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — May 2, 2007 @ 4:54 pm

Miss you, too, Wayne!!

]]> By: JaneESchneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782989 JaneESchneider Wed, 02 May 2007 22:03:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782989 Well, it's nice to know that Wayne's car got fixed. :-) Next time he posts here, it will be from home (we picked out our new computers!) Well, it’s nice to know that Wayne’s car got fixed. :-) Next time he posts here, it will be from home (we picked out our new computers!)

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782952 Wayne A. Schneider Wed, 02 May 2007 21:50:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782952 Well, it was nice visiting again, but my car's ready and it's time to go. Take care everyone. I may be back again some time in the near future. Peace to all. Well, it was nice visiting again, but my car’s ready and it’s time to go. Take care everyone. I may be back again some time in the near future.

Peace to all.

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782945 Wayne A. Schneider Wed, 02 May 2007 21:47:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782945 Hi, SKdeA, Why stop at Rove? There are plenty of people in the administration who have not been doing their jobs for the good of the American people as a whole. To think, as former UN Ambassador (shudder) John Bolton does, that the president is there to carry out the wishes of only the people that voted for him (he really said that!) is not merely naive, it's just plain evil and stupid! Besides, I believe it's Article II, Section 3 (I don't have my pocket constitution on me) that says that the president must "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Can anyone with an IQ in the three-digit range honestly believe that he has done that? It's time we all do our best to convince Speaker Pelosi that impeachment must be on the table. She can recuse herself if she wants to avoid making it look like she's trying to get the president's job, but she should let the rest of the House impeach if they want to. Besides, it's supposed to be our House, not hers. Hi, SKdeA,

Why stop at Rove? There are plenty of people in the administration who have not been doing their jobs for the good of the American people as a whole. To think, as former UN Ambassador (shudder) John Bolton does, that the president is there to carry out the wishes of only the people that voted for him (he really said that!) is not merely naive, it’s just plain evil and stupid!

Besides, I believe it’s Article II, Section 3 (I don’t have my pocket constitution on me) that says that the president must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” Can anyone with an IQ in the three-digit range honestly believe that he has done that? It’s time we all do our best to convince Speaker Pelosi that impeachment must be on the table. She can recuse herself if she wants to avoid making it look like she’s trying to get the president’s job, but she should let the rest of the House impeach if they want to. Besides, it’s supposed to be our House, not hers.

]]> By: SKdeA http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782907 SKdeA Wed, 02 May 2007 21:35:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782907 Hi Wayne! Oh, how sweet it will be to see Karl fall... Hi Wayne!
Oh, how sweet it will be to see Karl fall…

]]> By: Republicans are the Fear and Smear Party http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782831 Republicans are the Fear and Smear Party Wed, 02 May 2007 21:11:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782831 "I don't recall where I put them." - AG “I don’t recall where I put them.” – AG

]]> By: nolo http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782810 nolo Wed, 02 May 2007 21:04:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782810 <i>UPDATE: Paul Kiel notes: “Since the subpoena is to the Justice Department and not to the White House, it sidesteps any executive privilege concerns.” 4:27 pm. . . </i> with all due respect to the estimable paul kiel, i don't think that is accurate. the administration will assert that the DoJ is part of the executive branch. it is -- of course -- horsesh!t, but they will assert it. in any event, what is most interesting, about <a href="http://indictdickcheney.blogspot.com/2007/05/senator-leahy-issues-subpoena-for-lost.html" rel="nofollow">the subpoena and attachement A, easy view image here</a>, is that it reaches all the way back to the patrick fitzgerald subpoena of karl rove's e-mail in -- that's RIGHT! -- the plame outing/scooter libby investigation! he is gonna' get tangled in his underwear, big time, on this one. . . just my $0.02. . . UPDATE: Paul Kiel notes: “Since the subpoena is to the Justice Department and not to the White House, it sidesteps any executive privilege concerns.” 4:27 pm. . .

with all due respect to the estimable paul kiel,
i don’t think that is accurate. the administration
will assert that the DoJ is part of the executive branch.

it is — of course — horsesh!t, but they will assert it.

in any event, what is most interesting, about
the subpoena and attachement A, easy view image
here, is that it reaches all the way back
to the patrick fitzgerald subpoena of karl
rove’s e-mail in — that’s RIGHT! — the plame
outing/scooter libby investigation!

he is gonna’ get tangled in his underwear,
big time, on this one. . . just my $0.02. . .

]]> By: Bil Biloxi http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782792 Bil Biloxi Wed, 02 May 2007 20:58:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782792 A very clever move by Leahy. As a current Senator and former prosecutor, Leahy understands the legal system and the game by the Chimpster. He knows that if he subpoenas the White House then the White House can turn around and claim executive privilege. By going around the White House and subpoena the Justice Department, executive privilege isn't protected for the Justice Department. We shall see what happens. A very clever move by Leahy. As a current Senator and former prosecutor, Leahy understands the legal system and the game by the Chimpster. He knows that if he subpoenas the White House then the White House can turn around and claim executive privilege. By going around the White House and subpoena the Justice Department, executive privilege isn’t protected for the Justice Department. We shall see what happens.

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782789 barfly Wed, 02 May 2007 20:57:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782789 Is he gonna get ‘em? Not bloody likely. Comment by nffcnnr Don't count on it. Gonzales is the titular head, but there are many disgruntled Justice employees who might leak what they know to congressional investigators. Such as the location of said e-mails. Is he gonna get ‘em? Not bloody likely.

Comment by nffcnnr

Don’t count on it. Gonzales is the titular head, but there are many disgruntled Justice employees who might leak what they know to congressional investigators. Such as the location of said e-mails.

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782779 Wayne A. Schneider Wed, 02 May 2007 20:54:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782779 It would be nice to see this whole "executive privilege" concept settled once and for all by the Supremes. They have ruled that it is not absolute (Nixon tapes), and they acknowledge that all presidents since Washington have claimed it, but there is absolutely nothing in the constitution that gives the president (an employee of the people) the right to keep from the public non-classified advice he gets regarding public policy. We, especially the president, should all keep in mind that the president is not doing his job for his own benefit or the benefit of his friends, but for thebenefit of the American people. And if we want to know who suggested his energy policy (or any other), then we damn well have the right to know that. Nice to be able to visit again while I get my car fixed. I missed you guys. It would be nice to see this whole “executive privilege” concept settled once and for all by the Supremes. They have ruled that it is not absolute (Nixon tapes), and they acknowledge that all presidents since Washington have claimed it, but there is absolutely nothing in the constitution that gives the president (an employee of the people) the right to keep from the public non-classified advice he gets regarding public policy. We, especially the president, should all keep in mind that the president is not doing his job for his own benefit or the benefit of his friends, but for thebenefit of the American people. And if we want to know who suggested his energy policy (or any other), then we damn well have the right to know that.

Nice to be able to visit again while I get my car fixed. I missed you guys.

]]> By: mikeandjeffsmom http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782763 mikeandjeffsmom Wed, 02 May 2007 20:51:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782763 Can someone with a legal background tell me what happens next if Gonzalez blows off the subpoena? Does Gonzo get arrested? Can he appeal to the Washington US Attorney? I think sparks are going to fly on this one, and Gonzo and Sh*t-4-brains are going to fight this with everything they've got. Can someone with a legal background tell me what happens next if Gonzalez blows off the subpoena? Does Gonzo get arrested? Can he appeal to the Washington US Attorney? I think sparks are going to fly on this one, and Gonzo and Sh*t-4-brains are going to fight this with everything they’ve got.

]]> By: Buck Fush http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782754 Buck Fush Wed, 02 May 2007 20:47:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782754 The stinking criminals have had plenty of time to cover their tracks. He should have done this months ago, and had the servers at RNC examined too. KKKarl Rove is a slippery fat pig, greased up and running wild. Hope they catch em and gut him. Hating the Repukian Mafia daily The stinking criminals have had plenty of time to cover their tracks. He should have done this months ago, and had the servers at RNC examined too.
KKKarl Rove is a slippery fat pig, greased up and running wild.

Hope they catch em and gut him.

Hating the Repukian Mafia daily

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-3782752 Shane Wed, 02 May 2007 20:47:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/02/leahy-subpoenas-rove-emails/#comment-3782752 What if Gonzalez says they can't find any and then the investigators looking for them find them or have already found them. Quite the sticky wicket. Go ahead Gonzo, make my day. Tell Leahy you can't find any. What if Gonzalez says they can’t find any and then the investigators looking for them find them or have already found them. Quite the sticky wicket. Go ahead Gonzo, make my day. Tell Leahy you can’t find any.

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