Bush Finally Signs U.S. Attorney Bill After Installing One Last ‘Loyal Bushie’
Bush Finally Signs U.S. Attorney Bill After Installing One Last ‘Loyal Bushie’
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) revealed today that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had once again bypassed the Senate and used an obscure Patriot Act provision to appoint an interim U.S. attorney in California.
The authority Gonzales used was at the heart of the U.S. attorney scandal, and was banned in a bill that passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support earlier this year. The legislation was sent to the President for his signature on June 4. During a hearing today, Leahy blasted Bush for stalling:
That bill, the Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007, has been on the president’s desk since June 4th. Do you know it seems he just can’t bring himself to sign it? Instead, we were informed yesterday through the Justice Department that the attorney general has used the power that we voted to repeal again.
It’s almost like they live in an alternate world, as though they’re not realizing the reaction of Democrats and Republicans about this misuse of this power. That’s wrong.
But now President Bush has what he wanted. Thanks to his delay, Alberto Gonzales was able to install George Cardona as an interim U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California. Tonight, the White House released a two-line statement:
On June 14, 2007, the President signed into law:
S. 214, the “Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007.”
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At least no “signing statement” on this one.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:17 amThe Chimp and Gonzo flip America the bird — again.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:18 amNancy, are you sure? Maybe they’re in invisible ink, only to come out after the next appointment, something like, “My fingers were crossed”!
June 15th, 2007 at 12:18 amNancy,
I hope you’re trying to be funny, cuz if you’re not you’re just being dumb.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:22 amIf he was going to ignore the spirit and intent of the law he was about to sign, why did he bother signing it at all? Itwould have become law even without his signature in another day or two (they don’t count Sundays as part of the ten days.)
I’ll mention again that Article II, Section 3, says “[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Now, I understand that until he signed it (or let it become law without his signature), it wasn’t the law. But it was a bill passed by Congress less than two weeks before, and to deliberately snub the will of Congress like that demonstrates his unfitness for office.
Speaker Pelosi, if you’d like, you can borrow my table. It has impeachment written all over it.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:24 amSuck it, Karl Rove.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:28 amSorry, it was a half-hearted attempt at humor.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:31 amYEAH LIKE RECESS SESSION CAUSE
THE
CONSTITUTION
IS
JUST
A
GOD DA*M PIECE OF PAPER
OBSOLETE….. AS GONZALES SAYS
WHAT A BUNCH OF HOODLUMS
WHAT A BUNCH OF CROOKS
WHAT A BUNCH OF SWINDLERS
FROM THE HIGHEST CLASS HOUSE OF THE LAND
AND THE DEPT. WHERE UTMOST TRUTH/INTEGRITY REIN…
FRIGGIN DEPT OF JUSTICE
CORRUPT
June 15th, 2007 at 12:39 amAS
HELL
Well the attorney must be important to Bush to sneak the person in.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:41 amTo be fair, Jay Randal, it was perfectly legal so I wouldn’t use the word “sneak”.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:43 amNancy > nothing Bush does is legal > he twists the law to his advantage.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:47 am#10
LISTEN DUDE
WITH BUSH’S RATING IN A FREE FALL AND AS MUCH CORRUPTION
HAS GONE ON
THERE AIN’T NO MORE SS DUDE, BUNCH OF EMPTY IOU’S
EVERYTHING THESE SWINDLERS DO, APPEAR TO SC**W
US AND BENEFIT BUDDIES WHO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS
POLITICALLY
IT’S SO DOG GONE CORRUPT
AS STATED WE GET FAR SUPERIOR SERVICE AT MCDONALD’S
AND THE GREASE DUMPS FROM THOSE SWINDLER DUDE
June 15th, 2007 at 12:48 amTo be fair, Jay Randal, it was perfectly legal so I wouldn’t use the word “sneakâ€.
Comment by Nancy — June 15, 2007 @ 12:43 am
I would. What would you call it, Nancy? Certainly not “perfectly” legal!
June 15th, 2007 at 12:48 amJIMBO DUDES #12 POST REFERRED TO POST #9
SORRY ABOUT THAT DUDETTE #10 :)
June 15th, 2007 at 12:50 am“Nothing” Bush does is legal?! There are plenty of legitimate concerns I have with this Administration, but going overboard like that impacts our credibility.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:51 amI agree with Jane and Jay, “sneak” is the right word. And while it was “technically” legal, I would not use the word “perfectly”, since he was deliberately ignoring a bill that the Congress passed taking away this power, and with good reason!
“Sleazy” is another word that comes to mind when I think of what he did and how he did it.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:51 amNo problem, jimbo DUDE.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:52 amWayne and Jane:
The President is free to ignore ANY bill, up until the time he signs it into law — that’s why I have such a problem with signing statements.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:53 am“Nothing†Bush does is legal?! There are plenty of legitimate concerns I have with this Administration, but going overboard like that impacts our credibility.
Comment by Nancy — June 15, 2007 @ 12:51 am
You’re damn right it does.
Do you know what impacts TP’s credibility? Using the phrase “Loyal Bushie” in the headline of this thread.
It is almost as if Nico were mocking those who use this term.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:55 amIf TP wanted to be credible, why would they use such a loaded term?
I also don’t think Bush blew up the World Trade Center. Does that make me unwelcome here too?
June 15th, 2007 at 12:56 amTo be fair, Jay Randal, it was perfectly legal so I wouldn’t use the word “sneakâ€.
Comment by Nancy — June 15, 2007 @ 12:43 am
I would. What would you call it, Nancy? Certainly not “perfectly†legal!
Comment by Jane E. Schneider — June 15, 2007 @ 12:48 am
Highly unethical, definitely.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:03 amNancy > have you been on TP before? Or is this your first night on here?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:03 amIt is almost as if Nico were mocking those who use this term.
If TP wanted to be credible, why would they use such a loaded term?
Comment by Mr. President — June 15, 2007 @ 12:55 am
When “those who use this term” are involved in hiring/firing of U.S. Attorneys for political reasons, they deserve much more than mockery. Referring to the phrase in this instance IS credible.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:03 amI’ve been on before.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:04 amI also don’t think Bush blew up the World Trade Center. Does that make me unwelcome here too?
Comment by Nancy
Gee Nancy, are you LOOKING for a fight?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:05 amWhen “those who use this term†are involved in hiring/firing of U.S. Attorneys for political reasons, they deserve much more than mockery. Referring to the phrase in this instance IS credible.
Comment by Jane E. Schneider — June 15, 2007 @ 1:03 am
Do we know that Cardona was labeled as such, or are we just assuming?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:07 amIf TP wanted to be credible, why would they use such a loaded term?
Comment by Mr. President
Oh look everybody, the Loyal Bushie doesn’t like the term “Loyal Bushie”. Ironical and comical don’t you think?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:07 amI CALL IT
PARASITES DUDE… A COMPLETE CESSPOOL FULL OF POLITICAL
HOODLUMS, COMPLETE POLITICAL CORRUPTION DUDE LEECHING
OFF YOU AND ME
CESSPOOL FILLED WITH RATS, MAGGOTS, LIZZARDS, ROACHES,
TICKS…. FRIGGIN DRACULA AT THE WEE WEE HOURS OF THE
MORNING WHEN TOTALLY CORRUPT BUSH VISITS CONGRESS
AT FRIGGIN MIDNIGHT AND HANGS OUT TWISTING ARMS UNTIL
300AM
I CALL IT A BUNCH OF POLITICAL HOODLUMS DUDE, WHAT A BUNCH
OF PARASITES DUDE
AND WHAT DO WE GET FOR SERVICE FROM THESE PARASITES
THE FRIGGIN GREASE DUMP DUDE WHILE THEY GREASE IT UP
WITH THE HOODLUMS WHO SMOOZE, CRUISE, TWIST ARMS,
AND SCRATCH ONE ANOTHER WITH A NICE JUICY FAT GOVERNMENT
CONTRACT AND TONS OF PORK DUDE
LITERALLY HOODLUMS DUDE, OUTRIGHT CROOKS
June 15th, 2007 at 1:07 amShane:
Following the law, now, is “Highly unethical, definitely”? How about we concentrate on areas Bush actually broke the law, like torture, habeas corpus and domestic spying?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:08 am“…the attorney general has used the power that we voted to repeal…”
Blatantly anti-democracy.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:09 amAnd, no, I am not looking for a fight from the left. I’m looking for an effective way we can get together to stop Bush from wrecking even more damage to America. Flinging conspiracy theories ain’t gonna cut it.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:10 am“…the attorney general has used the power that we voted to repeal…”
Blatantly anti-democracy!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:10 amFollowing the law, now, is “Highly unethical, definitely� How about we concentrate on areas Bush actually broke the law, like torture, habeas corpus and domestic spying?
Comment by Nancy
He followed the letter of the law but not the intent of the law which stops interim appointments. What do you call going through all these contortions to sneak in one last Loyal Bushie.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:10 amI CALL IT COMPLETE PERVERSION
THE HIGHEST CLASS HOUSE OF THE LAND AND THE DEPT OF UTMOST
TRUTH AND INTEGRITY IS NOT THAT AT ALL……..
LITERALLY FAST, SMOOTH TALKING SHIFTY EYED SWINDLERS DUDE
EVERYTHING THEY DO IS RIGGED AND SO CORRUPT IT’S ENOUGH
TO PUKE + BARF THEM OUT DUDE, BUT WE CAN’T DUDE, BECAUSE
THE HOODLUMS HAVE RIGGED IT DUDE, TOTALLY FRIGGIN RIGGED
AND CORRUPTED.
THEY WILL HOLD IT OFF ETERNITY WITH ALL THEIR SHIFTY EYED, FAST
June 15th, 2007 at 1:11 amSMOOTH TALKING APPEALS DUDE, LITERALLY THE STATUE WILL RUN OUT DUDE
Question: Does this appointment effect the investigation of Doolittle?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:12 amMartin Gifford:
THOUSANDS of bills are passed by one or the other House of Congress every session. If they don’t become law, there’s no penalty for failing to follow a BILL. I thought this was a politically savy website?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:13 amShane:
He followed the letter and intent of the (previous) law.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:14 amQuestion: Does this appointment affect the investigation and possible indictment of John Doolittle?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:14 amComment by jimbo DUDE — June 15, 2007 @ 1:07 am
You’ve got it right there, dude!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:15 amFOR EVERY $1
YOU GET 33 CENTS
AND WE GET 66 CENTS
FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL SERVICE YOU DESPERATELY NEED
TO BAD YOU CAN’T FRIGGIN GET THEM, BECAUSE IT’S RIGGED DUDE
JUST GO AHEAD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU TRY TO GET SERVICE :)
AND WHAT AMAZES ME IS MOST PEOPLE ARE PERFECTLY CONTENT GETTING
SUPERIOR SERVICE FROM A COMPLETE DUMP, 4TH RATE RESTRAUNT WITH
THE WORST QUALITY FOODS, MCDONALD’S PROVIDE A + SERVICE
AND WHAT DO WE GET FOR 66% DUDE
THE
FRIGGIN
GREASE
DUMP
THE FRIGGIN GREASE PITS DUDE
THAT’S WHAT WE FRIGGIN GET DUDE THE FRIGGIN DUMP
June 15th, 2007 at 1:15 amAnd, no, I am not looking for a fight from the left.
I’m looking for an effective way we can get together to stop Bush from wrecking even more damage to America. Flinging conspiracy theories ain’t gonna cut it.
Comment by Nancy
Wow, no fight from “the left”, gotcha. But I’m not sure how many of us will feel that your interests are the same as our interests. And I for one don’t need a “school marm” to come here and tell me what should and shouldn’t be posted.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:16 amHe followed the letter and intent of the (previous) law.
Comment by Nancy
Is that the “previous law” snuck through by Arlen Specters aides?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:17 amWE GET A SHIFTY EYED SWINDLER LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH TELLING
EVERYONE THE SEALED LOCK BOX IS A BUNCH OF EMPTY IOU’S
WE GET THAT HOODLUM AND SWINDLER TAKING HIS MOTORCADE
TO FRIGGIN SELL OUT THE SENOIRS DUDE GIVING IT TO THE RICH
BANKERS AND BROKERAGE DUDE
THERE IS SO MUCH DOG GONE CORRUPTION, MEDICAL IS A DISASTER,
SAME WITH THE AIR, WATER, ANY FRIGGIN THING THEY DO DUDE
LITERALLY SWINDLERS DUDE.
JIMBO DUDE ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY AND ROCK SOLID TRUTH DUDE :)
JIMBO
DUDE
ROCKS :)
June 15th, 2007 at 1:18 amOh, my God. MCDONALD’S?! If this is the attitude in D.C., no wonder the Dems can’t get their acts together. This is seriously like herding cats.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:18 amIt’s pretty clear Bush delayed signing the bill in order to slip this last guy in under the wire. It’s not clear whether this guy is an important part of the Bush administration’s ongoing election-rigging activities, or whether this was just yet another tantrum by the boy king.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:19 amDoes anyone know where on-line Democrats are focusing on actual laws Bush and his cronies have violated?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:20 amHe followed the letter and intent of the (previous) law.
Comment by Nancy — June 15, 2007 @ 1:14 am
And the intent of the previous law was to bypass the Senate confirmation process, also known as one of our “checks and balances.” The provision he used was snuck into the Patriot Act and, as anyone who saw “Fahrenheit 9/11″ will remember, the Congress hardly reads any of the legislation they pass. (This from Rep John Conyers, no less.)
So when you use a law designed (by your own party) to help you avoid accountability, you are not fulfilling your constitutional obligation to support and defend the constitution. This appointment can easily be viewed as a giant “F.U.” to the Democrats in Congress.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:20 amDoes anyone know where on-line Democrats are focusing on actual laws Bush and his cronies have violated?
Comment by Nancy
Why don’t you go Google yourself.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:22 amFlinging conspiracy theories ain’t gonna cut it.
Comment by Nancy — June 15, 2007 @ 1:10 am
So, you think that our calling this action ’sneaky’ is the equivalent of a conspiracy theory? Get a grip!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:22 amThis appointment can easily be viewed as a giant “F.U.†to the Democrats in Congress.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
Absolutely. But it appears that “Nancy” views this gesture as a good thing. She sounds a lot like Valiant Venus to me … and there is a certain odor of troll in the air.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:24 amComment by shane — June 15, 2007 @ 1:22 am
You’re being much more polite than I was about to be.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:24 amDUDETTE……
THAT’S THE QUALITY WE THE PEOPLE GET FROM OUR FAITHFULLY CARESSED PUBLIC SERVANTS
28% AND 23% AND 16% RATINGS, LITERALLY THEY GIVE US THE FRIGGIN
DUMP FOR SERVICE :)
AND WHAT DO THEY DO FOR EACH OTHER - -
SMOOZE, CRUISE, ARM TWIST, BLOWING IN THE WIND ON THEIR PRIVATE
SCOTLAND… THEY SCRATCH YOU AND YOU SCRATCH ME SO BRING ON
THE PORK $10,000 PLATES AND $100,000 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THEIR
SWINDLING CAMPAIGN, LITERALLY BRIBERY, WHAT A BUNCH OF FRIGGIN
CROOKS
June 15th, 2007 at 1:25 amComment by shane — June 15, 2007 @ 1:22 am
You’re being much more polite than I was about to be.
Comment by Jane E. Schneider — June 15, 2007 @ 1:24 am
Ask Zooey, I’m just warming up. Plus I have a house full of girls here for a sleepover so I’m on “temporary” good behavior.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:26 amJustice used to be blind.
Now it apparently has tossed away the blindfold, the scales, leapt off it’s foundation, dicarded it robe and has joined the biggest bunch of self-serving deluded infantle materialistic idiots to ever inhabit the universe: Politicians.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:29 amStella - It’s a good thing she is not a little boy!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:30 amDUDE… WHEN WE HAVE A PRESIDENT AND HIS SWINDLING ATTORNEY
SAYING IT’S JUST A OBSOLETE GOD DAM PIECE OF PAPER
EVEN FRIGGIN CONGRESS
ALL UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ALL FRIGGIN RIGGED
LITERALLY A BUNCH OF SHIFTY EYED, FAST SMOOTH TALKING SWINDLERS
DUDE
THESE ARE VERY VERY SERIOUS ISSUES REGARDING WE THE PEOPLE,
YET THESE CROOKS, TANGLE IT UP WITH APPEALS AND HOLD IT OFF IN
COURT FOREVER, SO WE THE PEOPLE ARE DUMBED DOWN
WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS ROUND FRIGGIN EVERYONE OF THEM UP
AND THROW THEM IN THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER DUDE
PARTICULARLY DUDE - - CAMPAIGN PROMISES…. IF THEY LIED THROUGH
THE TEETH TO HIT OUR ELF’S POT… THROW THEM ALL IN THE FRIGGIN
SLAMMER - -
THESE AIN’T MINOR ETHICS, THOSE ARE VERY SERIOUS CRIME
LITERALLY A CESSPOOL OF HOODLUMS AND SWINDLERS DUDE
THEY MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE WRONG DIRECTION AND THESE
June 15th, 2007 at 1:32 am20 - 30%, AT A VERY MINIMUM WE SHOULD GET MID C SERVICE
= 75%
Stella - It’s a good thing she is not a little boy!
Comment by Dreary Urbanite
Do you mean because of Repukes like Foley?
June 15th, 2007 at 1:32 amWell, Shane, good luck with your sleepover, I’m heading for bed now myself.
‘Night all!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:33 amWell, Shane, good luck with your sleepover, I’m heading for bed now myself.
‘Night all!
Comment by Jane E. Schneider
They’re all falling asleep watching a movie. They are adorable.
Night, Jane.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:35 amPARTICULARLY DUDE - - CAMPAIGN PROMISES…. IF THEY LIED THROUGH
THE TEETH TO HIT OUR ELF’S POT… THROW THEM ALL IN THE FRIGGIN
SLAMMER - -
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, jimbo DUDE, but I believe the Supreme Couort has already ruled that a politician cannot be bound to any campaign promise he (or she) makes. I wish I could cite the case for you, but I don’t have it handy. But I do remember reading it from I source I more or less trust.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:36 amMe, too. ‘Night everyone.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:37 amDUDE ARE YOU KIDDING ME - - THEY HAVE LITERAL OUR TRUST TO A
COMPLETE BLANK CREDIT, OUR CREDITWORTHINESS
IT’S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE PEOPLE TOLERATE THE DUMPS FOR SERVICE
AND ACCEPT FRIGGIN MCDONALD’S WITHOUT GIVING IT A 2′ND THOUGHT
DUDE
I’D EXPECT FULL DISCLOSURE AND MID C SERVICE AT A MINIMUM, IT’S
EQUIVALENT TO GIVING THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD WITH NO LIMIT
INSTEAD WHAT THEY DO IS DRACULA IN A NICE SHIFTY EYED JUDGE DURING
June 15th, 2007 at 1:37 amTHE WEE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING TO KEEP US IN THE DARK WHILE
APPEALING THEIR CRIMES, BUSH/CHENEY AND A GOOD CHUNK OF THE
WHITE HOUSE/CONGRESS, LITERALLY CORRUPT AS HELL
Just flagrant corruption at it’s worst. These guys suck….can’t think of any other way to put it, Bush you suck, Gonzo you suck, Karl you suck, Jake you suck, Patrick1 you suck, VV you suck, M12 you suck, MAF54 you suck, Exley you suck, Mr. President you suck, President Clinton you suck….all you repuke guys suck.
IGNORE THE TROLLS - Debate good, Trolls suck
June 15th, 2007 at 1:51 amJimbo DUDE, you’re shouting again… take the proverbial chill pill and hit the caps lock button…
June 15th, 2007 at 1:54 amDUDE… JIMBO DUDE IS ABOUT TO TAKE A CHILL PILL
BUT FIRST, A COUPLE OF POSTS AGO, YEAH EVEN THE FRIGGIN
SUPREME COURT IS TOTALLY RIGGED
JIMBO DUDE STANDS STRONG - -
WE GET THE FRIGGIN GREASEPITS FOR SERVICE AT 23% OR 28% RATINGS
AND MCDONALD’S A COMPLETE DUMP GIVES WE THE PEOPLE A+ SERVICE
SOMETHIN AIN’T RIGHT THERE DUDE
IT’S CALLED FRIGGIN CORRUPTION DUDE
Now… jimbo DUDE downin some chill pills dude
jimbo dude don’t down nothin related to prohibition dude, which that
act probably was stuffed with so much pork, it was a give away to
the breweries dude
and jimbo dude, don’t smokin nothing up
jimbo dude is squeeky clean dude, i’m so cool some people start getting
June 15th, 2007 at 2:02 amblown away dude :)
And the intent of the previous law was to bypass the Senate confirmation process, also known as one of our “checks and balances.†The provision he used was snuck into the Patriot Act and, as anyone who saw “Fahrenheit 9/11″ will remember, the Congress hardly reads any of the legislation they pass. (This from Rep John Conyers, no less.)
So when you use a law designed (by your own party) to help you avoid accountability, you are not fulfilling your constitutional obligation to support and defend the constitution. This appointment can easily be viewed as a giant “F.U.†to the Democrats in Congress.
Maybe your heroes in Congress should do a better job this time….you know those heroes who voted for the Patriot Act.
I’ll give the Dumbocrats a giant F.U. as well!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:49 amNice one, King George - ” I don’t recall having the bill in my desk on June 4th.”
June 15th, 2007 at 2:51 amBush is a sleazy COXUCKER punk TRAITOR to the USA…
WHY would anyone be surprised at MORE of his TREASON???
Jesus will eventually come face-to-face with AWOLpunkBoy, and he will tell Bush “I NEVER knew you”.
And then he will lay a haymaker on Bush that will permanently SMASH the smirk of the little punk, and knock his azz CLEAR TO HELL.
Where he BELONGS….
Praise the LORD!!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:55 amSomeone help me, cause this came up not too long ago with another bill, but…
Isn’t there a 10 day window from when the Congress sends a bill to the Prez, that he has to either sign it or veto it, unless the Congress is in Recess?
So, he pushed signing this off till the last possible moment, as I see it.
The previous time, was back when the Repubs were still in charge, and they passed a bill, but never sent it to the WH, gave W a month on that one.
Anyway, I hope Lehey rips em on this, time to bring little Gonzo back and see if he remembers this appointment.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:56 amOk,
I see no one read a link:
If that is correct, then Gonzales hasn’t made the appointment yet, and Bush signed the law already, so Gonzales can’t make the appointment.
I say: let’s wait for an update.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:08 amNancy, new here? Before you go hollering about “conspiracy theories” please look into the cell phone calls on the day in mention. They were technologically impossible.
Explain that, and you’ll get my attention.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:10 amMeanwhile, back at the surge:
Rockets rain on Baghdad’s Green Zone
http://news.yahoo.com/ s/ ap/ 20070615/ ap_on_re_mi_ea/ iraq
June 15th, 2007 at 3:12 amYEAH, IF ITS SO F*CKING WRONG, THEN WHY ALLOW IT YOU FU*KING HYPOCRITES! F*CK EVERY ONE OF YOU CROOKS!
June 15th, 2007 at 4:33 amWhat do attorney hirings have to do with the Patriot Act and security anyway?
This should be blatant, to anyone with a brain that is, that the whole fake “War on Terra”, is nothing but a scam designed to expand the power of the executive branch.
June 15th, 2007 at 4:56 amPreserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007
You have got to be concerned for a pretty solid, free and democratic system that needs acts such as these to preserve institutional integrity !!
death by 1000 cuts.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:11 amGORE/OBAMA 2008
June 15th, 2007 at 6:23 amTHE DREAM TICKET
Since George W. Bush is not really President, everything he does is illegal.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:31 amAs I’ve been saying and is becoming incredibly clear: Unless Bush is impeached, he will continue to flaunt his deceit directly in the faces of Congress and this country. Case in point - right here. He has a bill to sign which denies the practice of appoint this attorney, yet he does it anyway.
What the heck is this Congress playing with fire for? The only thing which CAN result is that everyone will get burned, charred, and turned to pure ash. That’s not only the obvious outcome but is the predictable outcome.
What is Congress waiting for? For him to continue to ridicule the rule of justice in this country? To engage us yet in another war?
As I’ve said, repeatedly, THIS COUNTRY CANNOT NOT AFFORD ANY MORE (EVEN ONE MORE DAY) OF THE REIGN OF THIS DESPOT.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:23 am#76 A mere week ago, I would have agreed with you; however, I believe a GORE/FEINGOLD is more likely since Obama didn’t even take the time to show up for the cloture vote this week. Obama totally shot himself in the foot on that one. Regardless of whether it was a “symbolic vote” or not - he’s paid to be there and to vote and he found campaigning to be more important than doing the job he’s been elected to do. His vote wouldn’t have made the difference with the outcome but would certainly ‘HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF HIM AS A HUMAN BEING”.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:26 amAnd the definition of “insanity” is: doing (or allowing) the same practice with the expectation of a different outcome”. We’ve seen that Team Bush has absolutely NO regard for the laws of this country so why would we expect him suddenly to develop a conscience and begin to do the right things? We’re all insane if we do.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:28 amJust another obstruction of justice by a fascist government.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:30 am#71 BnF,
Good point, Bris. If Gonzales had not yet made the appointment when Bush signed the law, then the appointee would have to be confirmed by the Senate, just like it was in the before time.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:44 am“It just so happens the committee got notice yesterday, that on June 16, George Cardona’s 210 days as Acting U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California will have run out and the Attorney General will appoint him as an interim U.S. Attorney at that time. (i.e. still using the end-run authority because Bush has slow-walked signing the bill),†she wrote.
The 16th is tomorrow. Bush signed the bill on the 14th so wouldn’t that mean that Cardona would have to have Senate approval?
June 15th, 2007 at 8:21 amIMPEACH CHENEY, BUSH and GONZALES.
To quote Obi-Wan Kenobi:
“…You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.”
- Tom
June 15th, 2007 at 8:22 amYesterday it was “perfectly legal”; Today it’s “perfectly illegal”. Do you really think this makes one iota of difference to George W. Bush??
If you do, I’ve got some swamp land…(you know the drill)…
June 15th, 2007 at 8:30 am#84 I would agree with your words and Obi’s - and now that the people know the degree of scum and villainy involved, when does this Congress AND the people become “enablers” and “complicit participants” in it as well??
June 15th, 2007 at 8:31 amIsn’t it still true that the act of “aiding and abetting” (doing nothing) is as much a crime as the act itself?
June 15th, 2007 at 8:32 amAnd even for those altruistic posters who try to excuse this newly-elected Congress for doing nothing thus far because they don’t have the votes to get things done, does this exonerate them from doing “anything”?? Does this excuse them for their “no show” when a vote is taken? Does this mean that because they are campaigning now they can simply shrug off their current responsibilities? Hillary Clinton didn’t shrug off the cloture vote and if she made certain to have her butt there for the vote, then EVERY candidate should have done so as well. The people are tired of “lame excuses”. That’s one thing the people will not tolerate at this point.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:36 amDoes an attorney decide to “not” represent a client simply because he believes that the precedent is not there to win the case?
Should any congressman simply sit back and rely on the excuse that the vote won’t be there for an action when they’ve been charged with a job to do for the people?
June 15th, 2007 at 8:38 amGeorge Cardona may be a qualified attorney for the position; however, because of the circumstances surrounding his appointment, he now has a huge target on his back. No doubt he knew that when he accepted the position.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:39 am#76
Gore/Feingold
Is THE dream ticket…Obama blew it with his no vote in my opinion.
Feingold- ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY DUDE (HA)
June 15th, 2007 at 8:46 amSuck it, Karl Rove.
Comment by PTF
You know thats not a bad thing for him.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:49 amAs I look at my Backwards Bush key chain, I see that we 685 days left of this Nightmare.
And I wonder in the next 1.5 years (approx.) : how much more damage this Admin. can do. How much more can they unravel our Bill of Rights, our Constitution.
I am ready for American Revolution II.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:51 amElation : 584 days!
There must be something wrong with my counter!
June 15th, 2007 at 8:54 am#92 Juan C - Gore/Feingold would be the “ultimate dream ticket”. Neither one of these guys has blood on their hands right now and the longer the Dems permit this war to drone on, the more blood they are accruing on their hands. By the end of King George’s Imperial Reign, there will be no candidate left standing - either their “pre war vote” will tank them or their vote to continue the war, or their “no show” on the cloture vote on Gonzo will terminate them.
We will be left with a choice between “the lesser of two evils” at that point - something which this country certainly deserves right now but which will onle ensure it’s own demise.
Al Gore would bring stature, experience, CREDIBILITY (something noticeably absent from all candidates), and a commitment to justice for all. Russ Feingold saw the same intel as everyone else (pre-war) and yet found it questionable enough to vote “NO” for which I applaud his presence of mind as well as his personal courage to say no when everyone else was saying yes. (Dennis Kucinich also did this).
June 15th, 2007 at 8:54 amThere is a groundswell of popularity out there for Al Gore - particularly with Registered Independents (which now numbers 47% of the population) - so perhaps following the obvious derelection of duty by this Congress to bring about impeachment when it is a responsibility and not an option, Gore will feel a duty to this country and enter the race.
go to http://www.draftgore.com There are scores of websites out there for this purpose with an assortment of names.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:57 amVeritas, I really dont know too much the whereabouts and political ideas of your candidates, but given the case I would support people who were against the war in the first place. Period. I like Kucinich and Ron Paul, at least for the anti-war speech. At the end they will all bend over against the corporations. There is no hope unless people decide to change that.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:58 amDidn’t Gonzo specifically testify before Congress that he didn’t like the law slipped into the Patriot Act and wouldn’t use it to do an end run around the Senate confirmation process? Is this appointment not a rather explicit case of perjury?
June 15th, 2007 at 8:59 am#93 Hi Kay! I shudder to imagine in my wildest of nightmares precisely HOW much more damage is possible under this ruling despot. For openers today, just check out this headline. It’s clear that he’s an incredible sneak and a liar in the appointment of Cardone “under the wire” when the bill sat on his desk.
Is this the level of morality and credibility we expect from one sitting in the higest office of this country? This is below mediocrity; this is flagrant criminality.
How can the people sit back any longer and permit this heinous in-your-face diabolical activity?
June 15th, 2007 at 9:00 am#98 I’d say it is; however, Gonzo has an even larger problem today vis-a-vis the testimony of his protege who alluded to an “uncomfortable conversation” Gonzo had with her before her departure (later found in closed door details to be “coaching” (aka influencing her to lie and coordinate the “official story”). If this is so, then it’s clearly “obstruction of justice”. As well, Gonzo also stated that he purposely did not discuss details of the hearing with his staff so the appearance of impropriety and/or collusion would not be present….soooooooo…..either he perjured himself with this statement when, in fact, he attempted to “collude” with Monica Goodling before her testimony OR he definitely attempted to “obstruct justice” in the coordination of their testimonies.
Methinks it may be BOTH whammies to hit Gonzo at this point?? It appears that he attempted to obstruct justice by colluding with Monica on the official story AND then lied about it under oath.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:04 amI am not a lawyer but the way I read the new law, Cardona can only serve for an additional 120 days without senate confirmation.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:05 amDoes anyone else read it that way?
And ANY member of Congress who voted “NO” on the Cloture Vote this week (or did not show up to vote) will be surreptitiously replaced when he’s up for re-election. When all of this #hit hits the fan, they will realize what a suspreme idiot they look like to their constituents.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:06 amJuan C: As prophetic as it may sound right now, it was Al Gore who criticized and demanded “campaign finance reform” and everyone else ignored the issue.
Clearly, these corporations would lose power over politics (buying congressmen??) if their campaign contributions meant nothing. Right now these contributions equal “blackmail” and it’s rampant in our government.
Of course, Team Bush’s project for a new america included the conversion of this democracy to fascism - which means that the government is corporately owned….soooo…….
June 15th, 2007 at 9:08 amWow, the trolls have a new playmate in Nancy. I guess there is an endless supply of them. 28% of America is a lot of people, unfortunately.
What Bush did was WRONG and that’s all that counts. He thumbed his nose in the face of “we the people” and congress once again. But, the people are finally paying attention, so thumb away Mr. Bush. Every time you do that it is one more nail in the coffin of the Republic party.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:11 amWhat? You mean bush did something against the best interests of the American people and for his own good?
Go onnnnn. I don’t believe it.
It would be news if these pigs ever once did anything that didn’t benefit them over the people. Slim-ball, sleazy criminals is all they are and the sooner we treat them as such the better off we’ll be.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:18 amGonzo & Bush are pond scum.
Period.
Worst. AG/President/Ever.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:20 ampond life ??
June 15th, 2007 at 9:25 amBriseadh na Faire:
According to the 9/11 Commission Report, at 9:58 a.m., moments before Flight 93 crashed, Edward Felt dialed 9-1-1 from his cell phone from the lavatory of the aircraft and his call was answered by dispatcher John Shaw. Felt was able to tell the dispatcher about the hijacking before the call was disconnected. At the time of the call, the aircraft had descended to 5,000 feet, over Westmoreland County, which together with Somerset County has the highest summits in Pennsylvania, at ~3,000 feet in elevation.
Aside from Ed Felt’s call, and another made by flight attendant CeeCee Lyles also at 9:58 a.m, the “official” story is that all the other calls were made with onboard airphones and not cell phones. That’s one explanation, but I assume you don’t believe lying 9-1-1 records as well, so there’s other proof as well.
In 2003, a Canadian team conducted experiments to determine if cell phones could be used from civilian aircraft flying at different speeds and altitudes. Their results show a 75% success rate at 2000 feet, 25% at 4000 feet, and 17-18% at 6-8000 feet. Carnegie Mellon researchers also published results of a study in which they monitored spectrum frequencies generated by cell phone use during commercial passenger flights. They concluded that one to four cell phone calls are indeed made during each average passenger flight, contrary to FCC and FAA regulations. The study made no mention of the length of the calls or whether a successful air-ground connection was established, but they were able to detect actual transmissions.
I’m off to a reason-based website for now.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:57 amGORE/OBAMA 2008
THE DREAM TICKET
Comment by Myron Bernstein — June 15, 2007 @ 6:23 am
Indeed!!!
June 15th, 2007 at 10:06 amNancy is “Jake” aka “CaptainMantastic”. Reason-based website my a$$.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:10 amYes, Nancy, you go ahead and go back to wherever it is DLCers like to congregate.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:10 amWhere is the MSM on this insanity? I did a google search on George Cardona. Think Progress and Raw Story are the Only sites that carry this story. So much for the ‘liberal media’. One more instance where the media is protecting this administration.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:37 amOf George Cardona’s politics, I know nothing. Once upon a time, however, I worked closely with him on an exceedingly difficult case. He was the smartest lawyer I ever have known. He was also hardworking, dedicated to public service, modest, and a gentleman to the core. I have not followed the new Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007 enough to opine on any implications for Bush’s under-the-wire appointment of George Cardona as interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. If George Cardona’s dedication to the Rule of Law is unchanged, however, George Bush has — perhaps inadvertently, to be sure — done the American people a good deed.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:43 amWe The People are no longer represented by our so called elected goverment. And don’t expect things to change. The Democrats have similar plans for us in the future. Big corporate will confirm this.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:43 amAttorney General Alberto Gonzales has lied to Congress - again. Despite Congress’ passage of the Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007, Gonzales has once again used the interim hiring authority for U.S. attorneys rescinded by that bill. Sadly, this is precisely what Gonzales promised Congress - under oath - he would never do.
For the details on Alberto Gonzales’ third lie under oath, see:
June 15th, 2007 at 11:42 am“Gonzales Lies to Congress. Again.”
Let’s see if a signing statement appears with this one.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:04 pmWhat is the problem?
When consumers rushed to file bankruptcies before the new, more stringent laws became effective, there was no fuss.
Before the recent additional background checks took effect, gun purchases skyrocketed.
It is the American way to increase (frequently dangerously) speed and rush through a yellow light to cross before a light turns red.
The fact is that the law was still in effect when this new Bushie was appointed. The problem was with the spineless, rubber stamp, turned-a-blind-eye Congress who under Bush intimidation allowed this loophole to become law in the first place.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:35 pmNancy,
consider this:
Now note the date:
June 15th, 2007 at 12:39 pmOh, and Nancy, the “official report” lists more than one cell phone call, and at altitudes higher than 5,000′.
Now, please, go to your “reason based website.”
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IS NOT
HAPPY WITH OUR FAITHFULLY GOD APPOINTED ROCK SOLID
CARESSED FULL OF INTEGRITY PUBLIC SERVANTS
DUDE
LITERALLY A CESSPOOL OF MAGGOTS, RATS, ROACHES, TICKS AND
OUTRIGHT SCUM DUDE
SHIFTY EYED FAST SMOOTH TALKING =
DEPT OF JUSTICE
WHITE HOUSE THE HIGHEST CLASS HOUSE OF THE LAND
A COMPLETE CESSPOOL OF CRIMINALS + CRONY’S DUDE
CONGRESS
DRAIN THE SWAMP ….. HA
DEPT OF DEFENSE
ABOUT AS CORRUPT AS CONGRESS CAN GET
DUDE
EPA, FDA, DOA, DOB, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOF, DOG, DOH
SO MUCH FRIGGIN BLOAT AND PORK FOR SMOOZING, CRUSIN BUDDIES
OH AND THE REVOLVING DOOR DUDE
PRIVATE TO PUBLIC
PUBLIC TO PRIVATE
A NICE FAT JUICY GOVERNMENT CONTRACT =
YOU SCRATCH ME
AND
I SCRATCH YOU
COMMISSION = 500 - 700%, COULD BE 1000, 2000, 3000%
HOODLUMS I SAY
FRIGGIN SWINDLERS DUDE
A COMPLETE CESSPOOL FULL OF SWINDLERS AND HOODLUMS DUDE
JIMBO DUDE ROCKS :)
JIMBO DUDE ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY ROCK SOLID TRUTH DUDE
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DUDE
June 15th, 2007 at 1:29 pmMy comment was pulled.. how pathetic and you use the word “progress” in the title…… it is over.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:47 pmI hope they will embolden the democrats to rise up and demand full acountabilty from gonzo and the bush team. This is a full in your face move! Harry Reid and Pelosi need to wake up and start the fight!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:09 pmI wonder what they would have done had the GOP retained control of the Senate and the House? Glad there is still a chance to not find out…
June 15th, 2007 at 2:13 pmI KNEW that bill should have been retro active! All the people ’snuck’ in should still have to have full Senate review!
June 15th, 2007 at 4:16 pmRight now, the government of the United States of America
is as far from being a government of and by and for the
people as it has ever been. How can ‘we the people’ be
heard? Consider this: most trials still use juries
selected from the people, and could not proceed without
these juries. What if every potential juror out there
refused to show up for jury duty until Antonio Gonzales
is fired?
To the Justice Department’s current problem of a lack of
credible leadership, a jury duty strike would add complete
dysfunction. A jury duty strike would be the perfect and
most appropriate means of expressing dissatisfaction with
Gonzales: other means (e. g., writing your congressman)
have repeatedly shown themselves to be useless. A jury
duty strike would be effortless (a completely passive
resistance) and could not be prosecuted if done en-masse.
To those who claim Gonzales is but a puppet controlled by
June 15th, 2007 at 5:17 pmRove (or Cheney or Bush), I say we must start somewhere.
Ceausescu was a puppet of the Soviets, but that didn’t
prevent him from being overthrown. Let us begin! Let
June 15 be the first day of a nationwide jury duty strike
until Antonio Gonzales is fired!
#101: I agree with your reading of the old law. It strikes me that that provision was what “encouraged” Griffin’s recent determination that “public service” . . . “just isn’t worth it” - but only after his interim status had more than 60 days expired without him leaving.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:31 pmTo all those who say there is no difference between Dems and Repugs, do you think any of this would be out there if the Repugs had retained their control of the Senate and House? Think please of the implications–non-scandal after non-scandal revealed days before the 2008 election; minorities disenfranchised through the fraud of voter fraud; Bushies controlling the law for their own purposes rather than performing their oath to the constitution; more Schlozman, van Spakovsky, Goodling shenanigans; the complete gutting of the Voting Rights and Civil Rights units of the DOJ; etc. A permanent Repug majority through on-going theft of our electoral rights. No the Dems are far from perfect, but they have already done an incredible service just by exposing this rot to the light of day. Each week more comes out and more investigations are started. We now “get their MO.” I know all too well how difficult it is to be patient, but all but the worst Dems are better than all but the best Repugs. Yes we want indictments; yes we want impeachment; yes we want spine; but the alternative is Repugs, not the perfection that so many posters on this site appear to desire.
June 15th, 2007 at 5:46 pm“Nothing†Bush does is legal?! There are plenty of legitimate concerns I have with this Administration, but going overboard like that impacts our credibility.
Comment by Nancy — June 15, 2007 @ 12:51 am
Bush was unconstitutionally appointed by an SC which, to do so, usurped the exclusive authority of CONGRESS to resolve election disputes such as that of 2000.
And it is a principle of law that anything which flows from an unconstitutional act is null-and-void — unconstitutional.
Nothing Bush has done, beginning with his unconstitutional appointment to the office, is legal.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:59 pmKNEW that bill should have been retro active! All the people ’snuck’ in should still have to have full Senate review!
Comment by Anoise — June 15, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
“[R]etro active” [sic] — _ex post facto_ — laws are unconstitutional.
Thus the effort to make legal, after the fact, Bush’s commission of the war crime of torture is unconstitutional, null-and-void.
Another reason it is unconstitutional is that prohibitions against the use of torture are part of the Constitution, which cannot be altered by Congress, the Executive, or even both together with the approval of the Judiciary.
It is only the widespread ignorance of the Constitution on the part of the vast majority of We the people that gives the unconstitutional efforts to make it legal appear to them as a legalization of it.
In essence, torture cannot be made legal by any branch of our gov’t, or by our or any country, by any means.
June 15th, 2007 at 11:08 pmThe Leahy staffer is wrong about the “bypass, ” in the sense that:
June 16th, 2007 at 1:53 am1. Both before and after the president signs the S.214 bill, the A.G. retains the right to appoint interim U.S. Attorneys. It is stretching it to say that operating under the law is an “end run.”
2. The new law merely reinstates the prior process, back to where it was before March 2006, before the USA PATRIOT Act Re-authorization was signed. (And that old law has its problems.)
3. The law applies to all interim U.S. attorneys. From the date the law is signed, all interim attorneys are on a 120-day term, and the clock is ticking for all of them.
4. Acting (not iterim) U.S. Attorneys are civil service employees “acting” as the U.S. attorney for the district. They can return to their civil service position of First Assistant U.S. Attorney, when either an interim or presidentially appointed USA is put in office. They have a 210 day term, (the “acting” USAs,) and S. 214 did not change their term.
5. There are still real problems with the USA interim appointment process, as it is apparently legal for the A.G. to appoint an interim USA for successive 120 day terms, especially if the district court is dis-inclined to appont anyone, and the Bush administration has already done this kind of thing before the USA Patriot Act Re-authorization was been signed. One interim USA had been in office for more than a year under this routine of successive 120-day appointments.
6. And it’s still possible for the district court to appoint someone after the 120-day term, and if the president likes that appointee (pretty likely) then that appointee doesn’t have to appear before the Senate. The USA for Maine is such a person, and is the only court appointee still in office–for years now, and without a Senate confirmation. She was a civil service First Assistant USA before her acting, then interim, and then court-appointed appointments.
7. There are at least 22 non-presidentially appointed USAs (out of 90-odd) in office right now. And the Bush administration has been reported having trouble finding people to apply for the open positions.
Hmmmm: Just 18 more months in office for the president (and then the USA might be dismissed because s/he was appointed by the wrong party), an Attorney General under fire, five top DOJ staff have resigned office. Then for the prospective USA, there’s the confirmation and FBI check. These positions are mostly going to stay interim/acting until the end of the Bush presidency.
Yet again the Congress fails to do its jo0b. The Scum Trash and Garbage of NO resapect or Concern for this Congress or the People it represents, this is apparent in the LOck Step votes that cripple the Congress from following through on the will of the people.
Suggestion, USE the RACIST NAZIS COMMITTEE (RNC), tactic call a fast meeting with enough votes and CANCEL the Patriot Act, at the same Meeting Cancxel The PHONY WAR ACT.. The Fascist will go crazy and the people of America will dance in the Streets.
The inaction of the Congress to reign in the Talking monkey or IMPEACH
June 16th, 2007 at 8:29 amI’m a former DOJ lawyer who worked closely and extensively with George Cardona years ago. He is a highly experienced prosecutor; he’s also very smart, responsible, and fairminded. He had high positions in two US Attorneys Offices under Clinton. And, at least in my experience with him, he was never an ideologue, right wing or otherwise. It’s easy to assume that anyone Bush installs is going to be a political hack who will carry out the Bush agenda blindly, but I’m quite positive that’s a wrong assumption to make here.
June 16th, 2007 at 9:33 amSneaky little bastards aren’t they?
But this is just “same s&it, different day” to any of us that have been following Bush’s machinations since Gone-zales was appointed AG.
I was aware that Bush thought our Constitution was just a G.D. piece of paper, but I didn’t know that he tore it to shreds, wadded it up and threw it in the fireplace in the Oval Office.
June 16th, 2007 at 2:58 pmTo Sara: If Cardona is a man of integrity, why did Bush appoint him prior to signing the bill into law? This is what Bush and the other neo-cons and the corporatists behind them do not comprehend. The trust has not only been broken. It has been smashed to smithereens. Trust is the glue that binds us all together. Trust in the appointment system, trust in justice, trust in the election process, trust in the capacity for honest debate, trust in our news sources, all of it and more smashed to smithereens.
June 16th, 2007 at 3:30 pmEverything old is new again. This was from Time Magazine, in 1974, regarding Richard Nixon. Sound a little too familiar?
June 16th, 2007 at 4:50 pmWith the bill on the president,s desk and with all the notoriety of the attorney scandal Gonzales uses the soon to be outed provision to by pass the senate and appoint or continue the appointment of a USA it could only be perceived as a slap in the face of Congress. Legal or not it was underhanded, unethical and unnecessary.
Gonzales did it on purpose and for all the wrong reasons just because he could upset congress by his actions. It’s too obvious and shows his complete disdain for the integrity of his office. In other words (that jimbo dude can unhderstand) what an asshole.
June 16th, 2007 at 5:12 pmThis protects Rep. Jerry Lewis and others who were under investigation. Bush is not subtle. He just thinks that scamming the rule of law protects his people. He and Gonzo and Rove do not have a place in their brain necessary for normal conscience and logic: The truth will come out.
June 16th, 2007 at 6:05 pmBush and Gonzales want to get all of their crooks in place before they leave office. Although all of these appointed crooks will be relieved of their positions when a Democrat is elected President, they would have installed a person to shred all relevant documents and make an excuse that they wanted to start all over again. This confirms what I said two years ago. Bush and Cheney should have been impeached a year ago to save our Constitution. If you think I am wrong prove it. I am still waiting.
June 18th, 2007 at 3:35 pm