Leahy demands DoJ investigation of Kavanaugh.
By on Jun 27th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Leahy demands DoJ investigation of Kavanaugh.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) wrote a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today asking for an investigation concerning the apparently false testimony to Congress by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a former White House lawyer, about his role in forming the Bush administration’s detainee policy. At his confirmation hearing last year, Kavanaugh claimed he was “not aware” of the administration’s legal arguments, but a recent Washington Post article revealed he was involved in the internal debates.
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I will be surprised when a news flash is posted that a member of the Bush/Cheney criminal cabal has been found who can definitively be shown NOT be a liar, scoundrel, war profiteer, serial adulterer, or thief.
June 27th, 2007 at 7:11 pmA Conceptual Scoop, nailing another 2-bit liar.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:00 pmWHERE ARE THE PH*CKING HANDCUFFS??
WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS?
I KNOW, TRYING TO OUT STEAL THE REPUGNISCUMS!!!!
June 27th, 2007 at 9:00 pmWill a judge make the list? SWEET!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perjury
June 27th, 2007 at 9:03 pmA letter to Gonzo. I am sure that will gain alot of momentum.
How can this clown continue to usurp the DoJ and our entire legal system. The entire world laughs as our country goes to $hit.
Jesus Christ on a Crutch!
Will someone PLEASE restore the rule of law here!
June 27th, 2007 at 9:06 pmSometimes I think that the “Impeachment is off the table” line is to make the Republicans relax, and to make all these different investigations look mild. Eventually the Democrats will get big evidence of wrongdoing or a long list of smaller evidence.
It’s like the Democrats are slowly white-anting the Republicans. And as time goes on, the undeniability of the Iraq failure grows. The Democrats are letting the Repbulicans hang themselves.
The longer the Republicans stay in power, the worse things get, and the longer they’ll be in the wilderness after the next presidential elections.
So it could be a long-term strategy. Unfortunately Iraqis and the American soldiers suffer, but over the long-term the Democrats might think that it works out better.
At least I hope that some long-term strategy is the reason for the Democrats saying “Impeachment is off the table.”
Otherwise, this ongoing malaise is despiriting.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:12 pmComment by MsJoanne — June 27, 2007 @ 9:06 pm
Exactly!! I’m pissed to the core with the sh!t happening in this country!!
AND THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE COMPLETELY WORTHLESS!!!!
IS NANCY POLL-LOSER SO STUPID AND ASLEEP AS TO COMPLETELY FORSAKE THE PUBLIC AND THE DEMANDS DECENCY, LAW AND THE RESPECT OF THE REST OF THE WORLD…
OR IS SHE JUST WORKING ANOTHER ANGLE TO SCREW ALL OF US AGAIN??
June 27th, 2007 at 9:14 pmThis is so typical of the neo-conservatives under the Bush administration: they talk tough about fighting terrorism and are quick to take away everyone’s civil rights. But when the spotlights on them, they’re quick to punk out, yellow to the core. These are the gutless sons-of-bitches who rattle their swords but instantly wimp out when they have to account for their actions—or inactions—in defending our nation’s honor and security. In fact, the neo-conservative Bush administration is in itself a threat to national security.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:15 pmthe neo-conservative Bush administration is in itself a threat to national security.
Comment by Armando Gomez
Without question.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:17 pmRepukes SUCK!
June 27th, 2007 at 9:21 pmThe Republican party is a criminal conspiracy and should be raided and dismantled under the RICO act.
Unfortunately, Gonzo is one of the Repuke crooks and is covering up their high crimes.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:25 pmDixie, I understand your immense frustration but I can’t wholly blame the Dems…they have been stymied at every turn. Look at the number of bills they tried to get thru, only to be held up by the rethuglicans. It’s disgusting.
I think they ARE finally doing something, but they are being blocked at every stage. This Gonzo bit pisses me off so badly because he is supposed to be JUSTICE and he’s nothing but a bitch.
I can only hope that he turns into a prison bitch!
June 27th, 2007 at 9:28 pmUmm, much like his boss, I don’t think Fredo reads. Anything.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:30 pmI can’t wholly blame the Dems…they have been stymied at every turn.
They do not have the votes in the Senate… need more Dems then we can truly clean house. This is our chance.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:42 pmIf we can get a 67 majority in the senate, plus elect a Dem pres/VP, business as we see it now will drastically change. We will see the handcuffs and the guilty frog marched to where they belong.
June 27th, 2007 at 9:49 pmComment by MsJoanne — June 27, 2007 @ 9:28 pm
I disagree… Nancy Poll-Loser lost the popularity of her base when she took IMPEACHMENT off the table!!!…You can’t much more of a loser than that!!! The people are screaming!!! for solutions and she just farts and farts and farts!!!
Enough of this sh!t!!!
Nancy and Hillary and the rest of the dem suck ups all need to go!! They do nothing, nothing for the working people!!!! They only, only, only love them selves!!!!
June 27th, 2007 at 9:57 pmAnother Republicrook.
Why is this getting mundane?
June 27th, 2007 at 9:59 pmTom Hartman was on Air America Radio this afternoon.
BTW, AAR is alive and well. The repukes are lying about it going under.
Tom says the first phase of Roves 2008 election plan is to blame the Democrats for the Iraq war.
Rove has succeeded. The Dems didn’t cut Chimpy off, so they lost. Of course if the did cut Chimpy off, they would have lost too. Rove is very clever at putting the Dems into a no-win situation.
The next three phases involve winding down the Iraq war so that the Dems cannot use it in the 2008 elections. And if the Dems have nothing else, they are toast.
Watch for Chimpy bringing our troops home for Christmas. Coming soon to a TV near you.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:03 pmYou can’t impeach without votes. As much as it sucks, that’s the way it is.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:05 pmYou can’t impeach without votes. As much as it sucks, that’s the way it is.
Comment by MsJoanne
I can’t help but wonder if we got impeachment proceedings underway, if a certain number of NO votes would turn to YES votes if they saw the mood of the people shifting. We will never know if we don’t try.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:24 pmDemand an investigation of Darth Dicky Cheney or forget about the whole damn thing.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:35 pmZooey, I don’t know but I wouldn’t mind finding out!!
June 27th, 2007 at 10:38 pmI can’t help but wonder if we got impeachment proceedings underway, if a certain number of NO votes would turn to YES votes if they saw the mood of the people shifting. We will never know if we don’t try.
Comment by Zooey — June 27, 2007 @ 10:24 pm
Then let’s try. I’m in! Where do we start?
June 27th, 2007 at 10:47 pmwhat we need to do is indict the bastards for their criminal RICO behavior.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:58 pmThe crimes are clear, time to move this process along as Conyers said.
Kavanaugh claimed he was “not aware†of the administration’s legal arguments
That is true, he was only aware of the illegal arguments.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:02 pmAND THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE COMPLETELY WORTHLESS!!!!
IS NANCY POLL-LOSER SO STUPID AND ASLEEP AS TO COMPLETELY FORSAKE THE PUBLIC AND THE DEMANDS DECENCY, LAW AND THE RESPECT OF THE REST OF THE WORLD…
OR IS SHE JUST WORKING ANOTHER ANGLE TO SCREW ALL OF US AGAIN??
Comment by dixie blood
***Go to the Repuke site and post your BS you gave yourself away as a typical right wing jackass by referring to Nancy Pelosi as Nancy Poll-loser.It’s your repuke horses ass Prez & once repuke controlled congress who have screwed up the country. The Dems just 6 months ago took control of congress.Oh! I forgot facts means nothing to you Repukes.Go elsewhere.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:05 pmI think the Republican members of congress might vote to get rid of Cheney. Save the reputation of the party by laying it all at his feet. Rumy and Wolfie are already gone
June 27th, 2007 at 11:18 pmThen let’s try. I’m in! Where do we start?
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
First, Mizz Nancy needs a table — and a kick in the tuchas.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:26 pmFirst, Mizz Nancy needs a table — and a kick in the tuchas.
Comment by Zooey — June 27, 2007 @ 11:26 pm
Well, my brother’s a carpenter. I can ask him to build one with this engraved on it:
Article. II.Section. 4.
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
We can present it to her in a great big, well-publicized public ceremony. Then, as she’s holding it her hands admiring it, and giving us that oddly-compelling, open-mouthed laugh,
June 27th, 2007 at 11:36 pmthat’s when we give her kick in the tuchas.
Dutch, dixie is no troll. She is frustrated.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:42 pmAny of you guys know who Bruce Kovner is? President of AEI? Ceo of Caxton and Associates? Mega Hedge fund Guy?
I saw a thing in the Wash. Post about Cheney making 8 million from Halliburton stock last year.
But he made 30 or so more from a Northern Chicago Trust.
Overseas Hedge funds pay into Trust companies to get the funds into US.
Caxton has a Caymon Island branch operating outside US restrictions. Some Hedge funds are based on the national debt of countries.
What if, Kovner set up one on Iraq before the invasion and certain members of the Executive Branch invested in it?
Would kind of explain why they were so desparate to go into Iraq and why Cheney made so much in the Trust.
Would also explain why “regime change” was so neccisary. Once Saddam was gone, the sanctions were lifted.
Also, Bush immediately forgave the debt of Iraq.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:42 pmI can’t blame her. The Dems are positioning themself for a run at the presidency. Yeah, it would probably be good but they aren’t exactly showing a sack.
June 27th, 2007 at 11:44 pmI can’t blame her. The Dems are positioning themself for a run at the presidency. Yeah, it would probably be good but they aren’t exactly showing a sack.
Comment by JPark — June 27, 2007 @ 11:44 pm
So you’re saying Hillary doesn’t have any Thatchers?
June 28th, 2007 at 12:08 amWe can present it to her in a great big, well-publicized public ceremony. Then, as she’s holding it her hands admiring it, and giving us that oddly-compelling, open-mouthed laugh,
that’s when we give her kick in the tuchas.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider
Works for me!!
June 28th, 2007 at 12:22 amBrent Kavanaugh was Kenneth Starr’s co-consprirator and wrote the impeachment report.
I say go after the SOB.
June 28th, 2007 at 1:48 amLying to Congress is an impeachable offense and would justify Kavanaugh’s removal from the powerful DC Circuit.
Since Mr. Kavanaugh is its least qualified member – his former duties were helping Ken Starr and helping prospective jurists wind their way through Senate confirmations – that would be a fitting consequence to Mr. Bush’s foisting him upon us.
June 28th, 2007 at 9:35 amGore/Obama 2008!!!!
Time to restore the real president to his office……with a great one in training…..
June 28th, 2007 at 5:54 pm