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	<title>Comments on: Top Rove aide Ralston pleads the fifth.</title>
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		<title>By: the republic of stupidity</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3817222</link>
		<dc:creator>the republic of stupidity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 04:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hardly, Li&#039;i Beefeater, hardly...

Why you revel in corruption, I don&#039;t get. The GOP rode into power in 1994 claiming the moral high ground.  They&#039;ve turned out to be one of the most incompetent, criminal bunch of a**holes I&#039;ve ever seen.  When right-wing clowns like you come on-line, it&#039;s always to sneer at us morally-defective &quot;libruls&quot; yet you blatantly ignore the outrageous level of corruption w/in your own enclave.  Where the sense of superioroty comes from, I have no idea.  You strike me as being delusional.  Proud to be one of the 31% who STILL think the Deciderer is doin&#039; one heck of job, Li&#039;l Buddy?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hardly, Li&#8217;i Beefeater, hardly&#8230;</p>
<p>Why you revel in corruption, I don&#8217;t get. The GOP rode into power in 1994 claiming the moral high ground.  They&#8217;ve turned out to be one of the most incompetent, criminal bunch of a**holes I&#8217;ve ever seen.  When right-wing clowns like you come on-line, it&#8217;s always to sneer at us morally-defective &#8220;libruls&#8221; yet you blatantly ignore the outrageous level of corruption w/in your own enclave.  Where the sense of superioroty comes from, I have no idea.  You strike me as being delusional.  Proud to be one of the 31% who STILL think the Deciderer is doin&#8217; one heck of job, Li&#8217;l Buddy?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3817222', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: beefeater</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3817165</link>
		<dc:creator>beefeater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 03:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Will the GOP get RICOâ€™d?  Of course not.
Comment by the republic of stupidity â€” May 22, 2007 @ 11:28 pm

There, fixed it for ya.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will the GOP get RICOâ€™d?  Of course not.<br />
Comment by the republic of stupidity â€” May 22, 2007 @ 11:28 pm</p>
<p>There, fixed it for ya.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3817165', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: the republic of stupidity</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3817131</link>
		<dc:creator>the republic of stupidity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 03:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, there, there Li&#039;l Beefeater.

W/ Mark Foley, Ted Klaudt, Matthew Sanchez, Jeff Gannon/Guckert, and Rudy &quot;The Drag Queen&quot; Giuliani all in your corner, it&#039;s almost impossible to not wonder why YOU chose a name like &quot;Beefeater&quot;, or why other trolls choose names like &quot;Bottomboy&quot; (you&#039;re probably one and the same), or MF54.  You get judged by the company you keep.

Will the GOP get RICO&#039;d?  Probably not.  Do they qualify.  totally.  Why you rightwing perverts find your own corruption so entertaining is beyond me.  Dem witch hunts?  I dunno... go ask &quot;the Duke-stir&quot;, or Jim Ney, or Jack Abramoff, or David Savafian, or the other BuschCo Crime Family members resigning, getting subpoenaed, taking the 5th, suffering from severe memory loss, or getting convicted in droves these days, PERVERT.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, there, there Li&#8217;l Beefeater.</p>
<p>W/ Mark Foley, Ted Klaudt, Matthew Sanchez, Jeff Gannon/Guckert, and Rudy &#8220;The Drag Queen&#8221; Giuliani all in your corner, it&#8217;s almost impossible to not wonder why YOU chose a name like &#8220;Beefeater&#8221;, or why other trolls choose names like &#8220;Bottomboy&#8221; (you&#8217;re probably one and the same), or MF54.  You get judged by the company you keep.</p>
<p>Will the GOP get RICO&#8217;d?  Probably not.  Do they qualify.  totally.  Why you rightwing perverts find your own corruption so entertaining is beyond me.  Dem witch hunts?  I dunno&#8230; go ask &#8220;the Duke-stir&#8221;, or Jim Ney, or Jack Abramoff, or David Savafian, or the other BuschCo Crime Family members resigning, getting subpoenaed, taking the 5th, suffering from severe memory loss, or getting convicted in droves these days, PERVERT.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3817131', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: beefeater</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3817090</link>
		<dc:creator>beefeater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 02:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And what is it, w/ you trolls, choosing such endlessly suggestive names?

Comment by the republic of stupidity â€” May 22, 2007 @ 8:52 pm

WTF is &quot;endlessly suggestive&quot; about a halfway decent gin? What gutter is your mind in? Besides, troll rule #6 says &quot;A troll may choose any name that they deem appropriate.&quot;

Burst my bubble? What does a daydream like &quot;S/B RICO&#039;d mean? Should be? Then why arenâ€™t they? Are you making stuff up again?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what is it, w/ you trolls, choosing such endlessly suggestive names?</p>
<p>Comment by the republic of stupidity â€” May 22, 2007 @ 8:52 pm</p>
<p>WTF is &#8220;endlessly suggestive&#8221; about a halfway decent gin? What gutter is your mind in? Besides, troll rule #6 says &#8220;A troll may choose any name that they deem appropriate.&#8221;</p>
<p>Burst my bubble? What does a daydream like &#8220;S/B RICO&#8217;d mean? Should be? Then why arenâ€™t they? Are you making stuff up again?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3817090', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: marlow</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3817013</link>
		<dc:creator>marlow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 01:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t recall that the Congress Clinton faced after &#039;94 was veto proof either. That didn&#039;t stop them from attacking him every chance they got...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t recall that the Congress Clinton faced after &#8216;94 was veto proof either. That didn&#8217;t stop them from attacking him every chance they got&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3817013', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Kate Henry</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816941</link>
		<dc:creator>Kate Henry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 01:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>â€œWe donâ€™t have a veto-proof Congress,â€ 

Ok, so that gives you the right to be spineless wimps.

Please Russ Feingold, leave the Democrats and start a Progressive party.  I will be first in line to sign up and work for you.

I am so disappointed in the Democrats I want to cry.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>â€œWe donâ€™t have a veto-proof Congress,â€ </p>
<p>Ok, so that gives you the right to be spineless wimps.</p>
<p>Please Russ Feingold, leave the Democrats and start a Progressive party.  I will be first in line to sign up and work for you.</p>
<p>I am so disappointed in the Democrats I want to cry.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816941', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: the republic of stupidity</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816898</link>
		<dc:creator>the republic of stupidity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry to burst your bubble, Beefeater, but this is not just a Democratic witchhunt.  BuschCo s/b RICO&#039;d at this point.  This is organized crime, pure and simple.

And what is it, w/ you trolls, choosing such endlessly suggestive names?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry to burst your bubble, Beefeater, but this is not just a Democratic witchhunt.  BuschCo s/b RICO&#8217;d at this point.  This is organized crime, pure and simple.</p>
<p>And what is it, w/ you trolls, choosing such endlessly suggestive names?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816898', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: fairyduster</title>
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		<dc:creator>fairyduster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So what are ya gonna do about it Waxman?  Impeach someone?

Dems.  The party with NO balls.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what are ya gonna do about it Waxman?  Impeach someone?</p>
<p>Dems.  The party with NO balls.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816874', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: blank</title>
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		<dc:creator>blank</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How many e-mails from the RNC did Berenson get while WH Counsel? [Oh, did I ask that?. . . lol]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many e-mails from the RNC did Berenson get while WH Counsel? [Oh, did I ask that?. . . lol]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816870', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: beefeater</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816868</link>
		<dc:creator>beefeater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a result of the Libby trial. Ask the same question 100 different ways and your bound to make a mistake.  Anybody being the subject of a Democrat witch hunt is probably being advised to ask for immunity. Good strategery. Clinton should have done it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a result of the Libby trial. Ask the same question 100 different ways and your bound to make a mistake.  Anybody being the subject of a Democrat witch hunt is probably being advised to ask for immunity. Good strategery. Clinton should have done it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816868', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nolo</title>
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		<dc:creator>nolo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>for what it&#039;s worth, at this
early stage, i&#039;d say it looks
like she doesn&#039;t have as strong
a fifth-amendment privilege to
assert -- in fact, &lt;a href=&quot;http://indictdickcheney.blogspot.com/2007/05/susan-ralston-takes-five-for-freedom-in.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;in the full memo,
her counsel makes reference to
how her testimony on white house
connections to abramoff might simply
make some of her friends &quot;uncomfortable&lt;/a&gt;&quot;.

per her lawyer:

&lt;i&gt;&quot;She was &lt;b&gt;personal friends&lt;/b&gt; with a number of the individuals on Abramoffâ€™s staff and as the committee&#039;s own report makes clear, was frequently the recipient of communications from them, &lt;b&gt;even if the substantive matters under discussion related only to activities by other officials&lt;/b&gt; in the White House. . .&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

that&#039;s going to be far too thin a gruel to
sustain an immunity/subpoena-compulsion deal
under 18 USC 6005 -- as ms. monica goodling
was able to cobble together. . .  though, on 
her last-minute failure to produce documents,
even that deal may fall through. . .  we&#039;ll see.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>for what it&#8217;s worth, at this<br />
early stage, i&#8217;d say it looks<br />
like she doesn&#8217;t have as strong<br />
a fifth-amendment privilege to<br />
assert &#8212; in fact, <a href="http://indictdickcheney.blogspot.com/2007/05/susan-ralston-takes-five-for-freedom-in.html" rel="nofollow">in the full memo,<br />
her counsel makes reference to<br />
how her testimony on white house<br />
connections to abramoff might simply<br />
make some of her friends &#8220;uncomfortable</a>&#8220;.</p>
<p>per her lawyer:</p>
<p><i>&#8220;She was <b>personal friends</b> with a number of the individuals on Abramoffâ€™s staff and as the committee&#8217;s own report makes clear, was frequently the recipient of communications from them, <b>even if the substantive matters under discussion related only to activities by other officials</b> in the White House. . .&#8221;</i></p>
<p>that&#8217;s going to be far too thin a gruel to<br />
sustain an immunity/subpoena-compulsion deal<br />
under 18 USC 6005 &#8212; as ms. monica goodling<br />
was able to cobble together. . .  though, on<br />
her last-minute failure to produce documents,<br />
even that deal may fall through. . .  we&#8217;ll see.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816852', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Buck Fush</title>
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		<dc:creator>Buck Fush</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 23:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Crap-0-la, when will this stuff end? It is just absurd that day end and day out we get more and more evidence of the criminal actions of these people, it is truly mind boggling that any of them are still in office at all.
Too many lame-sit-on-their-kester-TV watching-nose picking-nas car watching-uneducated-uninformed people in this country. 
Just makes you throw up your hands and just give it up sometimes.

Hating the repukian mafia daily</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crap-0-la, when will this stuff end? It is just absurd that day end and day out we get more and more evidence of the criminal actions of these people, it is truly mind boggling that any of them are still in office at all.<br />
Too many lame-sit-on-their-kester-TV watching-nose picking-nas car watching-uneducated-uninformed people in this country.<br />
Just makes you throw up your hands and just give it up sometimes.</p>
<p>Hating the repukian mafia daily<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816805', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ELO</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816771</link>
		<dc:creator>ELO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 23:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s see how well Goodling honors her immunity deal before we offer it to anyone else.

Hang out with us in the Head On Radio Network&#039;s chatroom during her testimony! Commentary by our hosts during the breaks. :)
http://headonradionetwork.com

Peace all! - Sue</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s see how well Goodling honors her immunity deal before we offer it to anyone else.</p>
<p>Hang out with us in the Head On Radio Network&#8217;s chatroom during her testimony! Commentary by our hosts during the breaks. :)<br />
<a href="http://headonradionetwork.com" rel="nofollow">http://headonradionetwork.com</a></p>
<p>Peace all! &#8211; Sue<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816771', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ELO</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816747</link>
		<dc:creator>ELO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 23:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s see how well Goodling honors the terms of her immunity first before we go handing it over to someone else as well. 

If ya wanna hang out and chat during Goodling&#039;s testimony tomorrow, swing on by Head On Radio Network&#039;s chatroom.
http://www.headonradionetwork.com/chatroom

Peace all! - Sue</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s see how well Goodling honors the terms of her immunity first before we go handing it over to someone else as well. </p>
<p>If ya wanna hang out and chat during Goodling&#8217;s testimony tomorrow, swing on by Head On Radio Network&#8217;s chatroom.<br />
<a href="http://www.headonradionetwork.com/chatroom" rel="nofollow">http://www.headonradionetwork.com/chatroom</a></p>
<p>Peace all! &#8211; Sue<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816747', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: the republic of stupidity</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816641</link>
		<dc:creator>the republic of stupidity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh wait, that could open her up to Rico statutes to, couldnâ€™t it.

Irina, I&#039;ve been saying that for months.  If there was ever a group begging to RICO&#039;ed out there it&#039;s BuschCo!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh wait, that could open her up to Rico statutes to, couldnâ€™t it.</p>
<p>Irina, I&#8217;ve been saying that for months.  If there was ever a group begging to RICO&#8217;ed out there it&#8217;s BuschCo!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816641', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: marlow</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816640</link>
		<dc:creator>marlow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I remember the bumper sticker on my father-in-law&#039;s car circa 2000: &quot;Restore integrity, vote Republican&quot; It wasn&#039;t worth the piss the dog laid on it then...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I remember the bumper sticker on my father-in-law&#8217;s car circa 2000: &#8220;Restore integrity, vote Republican&#8221; It wasn&#8217;t worth the piss the dog laid on it then&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816640', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: irina</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816633</link>
		<dc:creator>irina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Goodling Alleged Unlawful Retention of Confidential DOJ Memoranda

BTW: Why does a former DOJ employee still have &quot;confidential&quot; memoranda; and didn&#039;t this &quot;retention&quot; issue trip up a former CIA official, Deutche?

I would like DoJ and the Judiciary to comment on why Goodling&#039;s apparent &quot;retention&quot; of these documents has not been reviewed in the context of security, data protection, and compliance with DOJ internal classification guidance.

.........
&lt;strong&gt;This is just simply amazing:

&quot;Goodling fails to turn over documents subpoenaed by House committee&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;

 Michael Roston
Published: Tuesday May 22, 2007

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Goodling_fails_to_turn_over_documents_0522.html

Why does this private citizen have OFFICAL documents in the first &lt;strong&gt;place? Didn&#039;t the wingnuts get all hyper about Sandy berger taking some copies of doc.s?&lt;/strong&gt; Lock the uberchristian bitch up.....

OMG!!! Indulgences are back, and this time bigger and better than ever. Now even Fredo can get into heaven.......

I don&#039;t understand the dance. Either she complies with the law or she&#039;s in contempt and may be open to an additional obstruction charge, not to mention the added bonus of conspiracy should others party to her alledged offenses come to like. Oh wait, that could open her up to Rico statutes to, couldn&#039;t it.

I imagine the committee is being very deliberate. Heaven knows there are some bright people working on staff. The committee can&#039;t be seen as being cowed by the likes of a Monica Goodling or they&#039;ll lose what credibilty they have left.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Goodling Alleged Unlawful Retention of Confidential DOJ Memoranda</p>
<p>BTW: Why does a former DOJ employee still have &#8220;confidential&#8221; memoranda; and didn&#8217;t this &#8220;retention&#8221; issue trip up a former CIA official, Deutche?</p>
<p>I would like DoJ and the Judiciary to comment on why Goodling&#8217;s apparent &#8220;retention&#8221; of these documents has not been reviewed in the context of security, data protection, and compliance with DOJ internal classification guidance.</p>
<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br />
<strong>This is just simply amazing:</p>
<p>&#8220;Goodling fails to turn over documents subpoenaed by House committee&#8221;</strong></p>
<p> Michael Roston<br />
Published: Tuesday May 22, 2007</p>
<p><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Goodling_fails_to_turn_over_documents_0522.html" rel="nofollow">http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Goodling_fails_to_turn_over_documents_0522.html</a></p>
<p>Why does this private citizen have OFFICAL documents in the first <strong>place? Didn&#8217;t the wingnuts get all hyper about Sandy berger taking some copies of doc.s?</strong> Lock the uberchristian bitch up&#8230;..</p>
<p>OMG!!! Indulgences are back, and this time bigger and better than ever. Now even Fredo can get into heaven&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t understand the dance. Either she complies with the law or she&#8217;s in contempt and may be open to an additional obstruction charge, not to mention the added bonus of conspiracy should others party to her alledged offenses come to like. Oh wait, that could open her up to Rico statutes to, couldn&#8217;t it.</p>
<p>I imagine the committee is being very deliberate. Heaven knows there are some bright people working on staff. The committee can&#8217;t be seen as being cowed by the likes of a Monica Goodling or they&#8217;ll lose what credibilty they have left.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816633', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: the republic of stupidity</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816624</link>
		<dc:creator>the republic of stupidity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And the similarities between the Busch Regime and other organized crime groups continue on unabated.

&quot;I take the Fifth, yer honor...&quot;

&quot;I can&#039;t remember, yer honor...&quot;

&quot;To the best of my recollection, it was all Bill Clinton&#039;s fault, yer honor...&quot;

RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And the similarities between the Busch Regime and other organized crime groups continue on unabated.</p>
<p>&#8220;I take the Fifth, yer honor&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t remember, yer honor&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;To the best of my recollection, it was all Bill Clinton&#8217;s fault, yer honor&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816624', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: irina</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816621</link>
		<dc:creator>irina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>According to Waxman&#039;s memo, which was sent to Oversight Committee members, Ralston is seeking immunity from prosecution.

&quot;She is more than willing to provide it to the committee. However, she will, as we have previously discussed, require a grant of immunity before she is comfortable going forward,&quot; Berenson also said in the deposition.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Former_Rove_aide_pleads_F...
&lt;strong&gt;
Ah, Abramoff. The gift that keeps on giving!....

Give her immunity for sure - and possibly put her in protective custody
	
Even making the statement that she&#039;s &quot;more than willing&quot; to provide the info if she&#039;s granted immunity very likely puts her life in jeopardy from those she can expose, I&#039;m afraid...&lt;/strong&gt;

She has a juicy and interesting tale to tell, and I&#039;d like to hear it. I&#039;d also like to ask her about the 2004 election, but maybe that&#039;s just me?

.....we are Nation of Lawsexcept if you&#039;re a member of the Bush administration.... Wouldn&#039;t it be nice to start behaving as such?
	
Enough of this bullshit........ 

hey folks, enough. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?
	
How many CLinton advisors pled the 5th?
Where are the comparisons that show how culpable these people are, compared to the last administration? Why all the silence?

It this was a high ranking Clinton staffer pleading the 5th, all hell would be breaking loose right about now. 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;address=102x2855226</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to Waxman&#8217;s memo, which was sent to Oversight Committee members, Ralston is seeking immunity from prosecution.</p>
<p>&#8220;She is more than willing to provide it to the committee. However, she will, as we have previously discussed, require a grant of immunity before she is comfortable going forward,&#8221; Berenson also said in the deposition.</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Former_Rove_aide_pleads_F.." rel="nofollow">http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Former_Rove_aide_pleads_F..</a>.<br />
<strong><br />
Ah, Abramoff. The gift that keeps on giving!&#8230;.</p>
<p>Give her immunity for sure &#8211; and possibly put her in protective custody</p>
<p>Even making the statement that she&#8217;s &#8220;more than willing&#8221; to provide the info if she&#8217;s granted immunity very likely puts her life in jeopardy from those she can expose, I&#8217;m afraid&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>She has a juicy and interesting tale to tell, and I&#8217;d like to hear it. I&#8217;d also like to ask her about the 2004 election, but maybe that&#8217;s just me?</p>
<p>&#8230;..we are Nation of Lawsexcept if you&#8217;re a member of the Bush administration&#8230;. Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice to start behaving as such?</p>
<p>Enough of this bullshit&#8230;&#8230;.. </p>
<p>hey folks, enough. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?</p>
<p>How many CLinton advisors pled the 5th?<br />
Where are the comparisons that show how culpable these people are, compared to the last administration? Why all the silence?</p>
<p>It this was a high ranking Clinton staffer pleading the 5th, all hell would be breaking loose right about now. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;address=102x2855226" rel="nofollow">http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;address=102&#215;2855226</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816621', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: snarkmaster</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/top-rove-aide-ralston-pleads-the-fifth/comment-page-1/#comment-3816591</link>
		<dc:creator>snarkmaster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Donâ€™t you wonder why these folks canâ€™t be compelled to testify - or jailed. After all, theyâ€™re all on the public payroll, right? Transparency should be the minimum to expect from those who work for us.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

There&#039;s no wonder.  It&#039;s called the Constitution.  Perhaps you should read up on it.  Still, I agree with the your feelings.  Clearly she&#039;s got a lot to hide and it is annoying that she will be unlikely to ever pay for her crimes.  Hopefully she rats out Rove.  I&#039;d love to see him an a Federal prison followed by a trip to the Hague for his war crimes trial.

And I think the best way to deal with this sort of lack of cooperation from executive branch employees is to require ALL executive branch  emails, memos, phone calls, IM&#039;s, meetings and whatever to be recorded and sent/forwarded to a set of Congressionally owned servers. That way, Congress Congress won&#039;t have to go fishing around for evidence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Donâ€™t you wonder why these folks canâ€™t be compelled to testify &#8211; or jailed. After all, theyâ€™re all on the public payroll, right? Transparency should be the minimum to expect from those who work for us.</p></blockquote>
<p>There&#8217;s no wonder.  It&#8217;s called the Constitution.  Perhaps you should read up on it.  Still, I agree with the your feelings.  Clearly she&#8217;s got a lot to hide and it is annoying that she will be unlikely to ever pay for her crimes.  Hopefully she rats out Rove.  I&#8217;d love to see him an a Federal prison followed by a trip to the Hague for his war crimes trial.</p>
<p>And I think the best way to deal with this sort of lack of cooperation from executive branch employees is to require ALL executive branch  emails, memos, phone calls, IM&#8217;s, meetings and whatever to be recorded and sent/forwarded to a set of Congressionally owned servers. That way, Congress Congress won&#8217;t have to go fishing around for evidence.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3816591', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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