Lurita Doan update.
By on Jun 23rd, 2007 at 12:01 am
Lurita Doan update.
Nearly two weeks after the Office of Special Counsel recommended the firing of General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan for “serious violations of the Hatch Act,” the White House says it is still reviewing the report:
A White House spokeswoman said today that the Office of Special Counsel report finding General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan guilty of violating the Hatch Act is still being reviewed. … The spokeswoman also noted that there is no deadline for the White House to meet in completing its review of the OSC findings that Doan violated the law that limits political activity in federal agencies.
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Somebody’ s going to get a medal!!!
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June 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 amI’d say they have until January 20, 2009, since Congress is not going to impeach anybody, no matter how serious the crime.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 amThe spokeswoman also noted that there is no deadline for the White House to meet in completing its review of the OSC findings that Doan violated the law that limits political activity in federal agencies.
And anyway what will the Dems do about it. Write a letter. Of course they will sit on it and let it die. Who cares? The Press? The citizens? Doan will sit with all the other criminals and continue to make decisions.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:16 amDoan will sit with all the other criminals and continue to make decisions.
Comment by dlet
Or not make decisions…
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 amI’d say they have until January 20, 2009, since Congress is not going to impeach anybody, no matter how serious the crime.
Comment by Briseadh na Faire
Steeeeeeeerrrrrrrrike seventeen!
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 amstall, drag feet, look off into distance, divert attention, stall some more, feint, invent crisis, obfuscate, shred, delete, stall some more…
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 amAnd here I thought we had three co-equal branches of government that gave each a check and balanced out the other two. It seems like we had that for a while.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:23 amstall, drag feet, look off into distance, divert attention, stall some more, feint, invent crisis, obfuscate, shred, delete, stall some more…
Comment by heyzeus
Well, Shi-ite!!! There are no openings at the SCOTUS, or the World Bank… what is Bruschâ„¢ suppoed to od? Just kick poor Lurita to the curb and let her turn State’s Evidence?
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:23 amlet her eat cookies
;)
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:26 amAnyone having problems with the refresh button?
My Lurita Doan update…
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 amLet her get eaten by the Cookie Monster.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 amSo, what the White House is saying, folks, is that even if it is absolutely clear that you violated the law, it does not constitute grounds for firing you. Am I the only one who thinks this is the wrong way to act for people who are supposed to be acting in the public interest? Why is keeping her on more important than demonstrating to the American people that we are a nation of laws and that no one is above it?
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 amLurita Doan lak it when her underlin’s gits uppity…
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:30 amSo now Bush is saying he’s exempt from his own pres. order since Cheney was saying that. They are exempt from security oversight, now? WTF?
This is Bizarro New World Order.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:32 amAnd here I thought we had three co-equal branches of government that gave each a check and balanced out the other two. It seems like we had that for a while.
Comment by Bob
Well Bob, it works like this, see?
The Bootlick Congress gives Bruschâ„¢ a blank CHECK to do whatever he wants. Eventually, the CHECK book isn’t going to BALANCE, so the SCOTUS will decide it’s the poor’s fault, because they’re poor.
And there you have it, Bob. Your blank CHECKS and lack of BALANCES explained for you. Another lesson in civics brought to you by your friends at The Republic of Stupidityâ„¢!
And don’t forget, here at the Republicâ„¢, we always give door prizes!!!
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:33 amWhy is keeping her on more important than demonstrating to the American people that we are a nation of laws and that no one is above it?
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — June 23, 2007 @ 12:28 am
They proved unworthy of that a long time ago, but it still amazes me. Considering the ‘base’ they pander to, it makes it so creepy.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:36 amWhy is keeping her on more important than demonstrating to the American people that we are a nation of laws and that no one is above it?
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
the fish rots rom the head down, Wayne.
BTW, how’s that bump on your head?
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:37 amAnd here I thought we had three co-equal branches of government that gave each a check and balanced out the other two. It seems like we had that for a while.
Comment by Bob
Don’t forget the Fourth Branch. The Vice-President’s Office.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:38 amRight, the VP Branch: All the privilage of the Executive Branch without the oversight of the Legislative Branch and outside the juridiction of the Judicial Branch.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:45 amLessee, lemmee guess, the deadline is about….
January 09, if you will.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:54 am#16 Republic.
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:00 amNow I’ze really confused.
The Executive branch and it’s non attached Vice Imperial branch are not subject to the rules that govern the Executive branch and it’s subsidiaries. So they’re actually the Exemptative branches?
BTW, how’s that bump on your head?
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — June 23, 2007 @ 12:37 am
When I finally came to, Jane explained it all to me. Apparently I must have hit myself repeatedly on the head with something, though I don’t remember doing it or why. ;)
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:06 amthe Exemptative branches
Great stuff.
Are these guys reading from the same Constitution? Is this the one that was ratified in 1781? (was it?) It’s got a few Amendments in front and a few in back, a couple or three Articles (what’s the first one?)… every few years, another amendment goes in….My version was written in English by sane, compassionate, thinking people….
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:12 amLurita Doan Update: There is no update.
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:24 amHey you presidential candidates, why are we NOT hearing from you on these administration atrocities? Especially those of you in Congress These adverse times call for a stateman or woman – a leader. Speak up with indignity over how Bush is subverting our democracy and provide some direction on how to get us back to Constitutional laws.
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:24 amWhy is keeping her on more important than demonstrating to the American people that we are a nation of laws and that no one is above it?
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
They have to protect the small fish, because if one of them gets nailed, they will blab everything they know about the big fish.
Going after the small fish is a standard tactic for bringing down mafia bosses, and one that Patrick Fitzgerald put to good use in many cases he fought in Chicago, and ultimately with the Scooter Libby case. The big fish are generally too well protected.
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:37 amGallup has a Repuke bias.
Their lowball number for Congress is phony baloney.
It is not valid because it doesn’t accurately represent a yes-no vote.
Current poll numbers for Congress are in the 20s now.
pollingreport.com
These low numbers are because Congress did not stop the Iraq occupation and took impeachment off the table.
We are in deep shit when two branches of government are polling in the twenties.
Why do I feel like the shit is about to hit the fan?
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 amLurita DONE
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:53 amCheney isn’t his own branch of government, he’s his own tree!
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:56 amLurita DONE
Justice is DONE?
to the tune of Metallica And Justice for All
You can do it your own way
If it’s done just how I say…
…Freedom no longer frees you…
June 23rd, 2007 at 1:58 amOne of Lurita’s deputies retired today.
He gave a speech where he thanked all the prosecutors who took demotions so they wouldn’t have to work directly for Lurita anymore.
He was applauded for that.
Lurita Doan is another Chimpy Crony replacement US Attorney.
She has no credibility and should step down.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:03 amLurita Doan has a magic mirror that tells her she is the fairest in all the land.
She has a poison apple to give anyone who says otherwise.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 amWhy do I feel like the shit is about to hit the fan?
Comment by Tom3 — June 23, 2007 @ 1:48 am
Because, it is:
Yesterday was the summer solstice, the day of greatest light. For the next 6 months, darkness will grow, both in the amount of night time, and upon the face of the land.
Those who walk in darkness will grow in power, and a great shadow will reach across the earth; may they achieve all they set out to do.
The mutual annihilation of those who harbor hate is about to unfold, exponentially.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:16 amDemocrats and Republicans Both Adept at Ignoring Facts. Conclusion? Be independent:
Democrats and Republicans alike are adept at making decisions without letting the facts get in the way, a new study shows.
And they get quite a rush from ignoring information that’s contrary to their point of view.
Researchers asked staunch party members from both sides to evaluate information that threatened their preferred candidate prior to the 2004 Presidential election. The subjects’ brains were monitored while they pondered.
“We did not see any increased activation of the parts of the brain normally engaged during reasoning,” said Drew Westen, director of clinical psychology at Emory University. “What we saw instead was a network of emotion circuits lighting up, including circuits hypothesized to be involved in regulating emotion, and circuits known to be involved in resolving conflicts.”
Bias on both sides
The test subjects on both sides of the political aisle reached totally biased conclusions by ignoring information that could not rationally be discounted, Westen and his colleagues say.
Then, with their minds made up, brain activity ceased in the areas that deal with negative emotions such as disgust. But activity spiked in the circuits involved in reward, a response similar to what addicts experience when they get a fix, Westen explained.
The study points to a total lack of reason in political decision-making.
“None of the circuits involved in conscious reasoning were particularly engaged,” Westen said. “Essentially, it appears as if partisans twirl the cognitive kaleidoscope until they get the conclusions they want, and then they get massively reinforced for it, with the elimination of negative emotional states and activation of positive ones.”
Notably absent were any increases in activation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain most associated with reasoning.
The brain imaging revealed a consistent pattern. Both Republicans and Democrats consistently denied obvious contradictions for their own candidate or party but detected contradictions in the opposing candidate.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:19 amGet over it. They’ll be reviewing that report until Bush’s very last day. And nobody gonna be able to do sh*t about it. Look at all the opposition out there to Gonzales and he ain’t goin’ nowhere. Lurita ain’t no big deal.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:21 amIf its summer solstice, does that mean I get to drink a shitload of beer get naked and dance on my porch where the neighbors can see?
Whoohoo!! Let the games…begin!
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:24 am“None of the circuits involved in conscious reasoning were particularly engaged,â€
Sounds like the Republican Party Convention.
June 23rd, 2007 at 2:27 amIf this was still a democracy, all these thugs would be gone by now.
Chimpy and Cheney would both be impeached and removed from office.
But party has conquered country and these Repuke traitors will not be happy until they have us all under the thumb of martial law.
June 23rd, 2007 at 3:10 amLurita DONE blatantly violates federal law and the repuke troll says “get over it”. No. Ignoring federal felonies is not right.
That bitch belongs in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit.
Let justice prevail.
June 23rd, 2007 at 3:20 amGreat post again, FOX.
thanks.
June 23rd, 2007 at 3:38 amOh jeez. You’d think I’d be more mature than this. Guess not….
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And for those of you major right wingers wanting to give me a big “ditto” —- I’m actually not with you. Just a sarcastic bastard giving someone else some shit.
June 23rd, 2007 at 4:16 amOkay – and finally – on what I hope is a bit of a low volume post. I’m switching my name to ‘Gramby’ from here forward. Although ‘Daniel’ isn’t common, it doesn’t mean it’s unique. Had someone else posting using the same name on the “neo-con, you f*ck sh*t p*ssy you’re a c*ck sucker” Fair Doctrine thread earlier. [apologies to Splooge Toy].
June 23rd, 2007 at 4:20 amDaniel, it seems that pretty much everyone on the (now) 4300+ thread from 6/20 got their names hijacked, both liberals and conservatives. I contacted TP to ask them to delete the comments that weren’t mine, but, after checking just now, they don’t seem to have done anything about it. Amazingly, people are STILL commenting there.
Are you really switching to “Gramby?”
June 23rd, 2007 at 4:56 amOf course there is a deadline. It is January of 2009, and that is what the Bush/Cheney criminal enterprise is intent on running out. That is ALL they care about now. How to run out the clock without being impeached, removed from office, and thrown in a gray cell at the Hague, being tried for war crimes. All of which is what the American people SHOULD be providing them with, asap.
June 23rd, 2007 at 6:45 amTalking on the net doesn’t seem to be very effective. I’d like to see the people hit the streets with massive demonstrations that the dick-lickers in the WH can’t ignore.
June 23rd, 2007 at 9:51 amWhile we’re talking, can’t we organize? I just can’t see bitching until 2009 as being a remedy.
“Why is keeping her on more important than demonstrating to the American people that we are a nation of laws and that no one is above it?”
Because if they fire her, she has nothing to lose by turning States Witness and revealing things much worse than what she was fired for.
Also, if the fire her, they will be setting a precedent. And then they will have no excuse for not firing other members of the Bush Crime Family who have committed crimes, like say, Karl Rove.
June 23rd, 2007 at 11:29 amIf she violated federal law, why isn’t she being indicted? What difference does a review by the president make? Is it because the DOJ is the one that has to arrest and indict her and since they are all good Bushies, they are going to wait for him to tell them what to do?
June 23rd, 2007 at 12:39 pmThey’d better start canning them all then because Ms. Groan-Doan is just the tip of a huge corrupt iceberg. Every head of every department needs to be scrutinized because they’re all brainwashed Bushitcos.
June 23rd, 2007 at 4:00 pmThere are three HEADS to our federal government (per the order found in our Constitution): the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.
Since Dick Cheney believes he, as Vice President, is no longer part of the HEADS of our government…does that mean he’s the A**Hole??? Can Cheney be declared an “enema” combatant, and be “flushed” out of his current, undisclosed hiding place, so he can enter the sewage system and receive some much needed “treatment”???
(I thought something smelled about Dick Cheney. Ewwwww.)
June 23rd, 2007 at 10:19 pmtreatment�??
(I thought something smelled about Dick Cheney. Ewwwww.)
Heh, funny…you should have been on the “Former FISA” thread with us. :D
June 24th, 2007 at 3:23 am