Cummins Contradicts Taylor: ‘Tim Griffin Wanted My Job, They Decided To Give It Him’
Cummins Contradicts Taylor: ‘Tim Griffin Wanted My Job, They Decided To Give It Him’
During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday on the U.S. attorney scandal, Sen. Arlen Specter asked former White House political director Sara Taylor “whether [former Arkansas U.S. attorney Bud] Cummins was forced out in order to make room for [Karl Rove protege Tim] Griffin.”
Taylor offered a contradictory response, arguing on the one hand Cummins “had been planning to leave” while on the other hand stating “he was, in fact, fired.”
Later in the hearing, Specter asked if “there was a political overtone to the replacement of Mr. Cummins by Mr. Griffin?” I don’t believe that’s the case at all,” Taylor responded. Watch it:
In today’s Arkansas Times, Bud Cummins shot back, expressing his disagreement with Taylor’s assesment of how and why he was forced out of office:
Taylor said Wednesday it was her understanding that Cummins had stated as early as 2004 that he was planning to leave. Better communication would have made the transition easier, she added.
Cummins said he does not believe his status played a role in his ouster.
“Tim Griffin wanted my job, they decided to give it him, and because of the arrogance and inexperience of the staff-level folks that handled the execution of a poorly thought-out plan, my loyal and arguably successful service was not considered in any way,” Cummins said.
Despite what Taylor claims, there were “political overtones” to Griffin’s replacement of Cummins. Not only did the White House intentionally bypass Senate approval of Griffin, over the objections of Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR), but in December 2006, Kyle Sampson, then-chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, wrote in an e-mail that getting Griffin appointed was “important to Harriet, Karl, etc” — Karl being Karl Rove.
UPDATE: Alex Koppelman at Salon spoke to Cummins last night about his reaction to Taylor’s testimony:
Cummins says he thinks the “thing about me announcing to the press an intention to leave is way overblown,” and that he “would like to know who was selling [Taylor] that line.”
Transcript:
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER (R-PA): The question has been raised as to whether Mr. Cummins was forced out in order to make room for Mr. Griffin. Do you have personal knowledge as to the answer to that question?SARA TAYLOR: Let me try to, again, just answer this while also respecting the president’s assertion of executive privilege. Obviously, we’re sitting here today because this whole situation was awkwardly handled.
To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Cummins had been considering leaving. Mr. Cummins had announced in the press that he was leaving. Mr. Cummins had said in the press that he’d been thinking of leaving for a year. Mr. Cummins further said that he was — one of the reasons he was leaving is that he had four children, either college age or heading to college at some point.
And so, you know, we find ourselves in a situation where we have a U.S. attorney who had been planning to leave, to the best of my knowledge. We had identified an exceptionally qualified candidate. And, you know, unfortunately, Mr. Cummins has had to endure all this discussion about him being fired, which as far as I can tell he was, in fact, fired.
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SPECTER: Uh, was there a political overtone to the replacement of Mr. Cummins by Mr. Griffin, to try to carry out some political agenda, as opposed to the public policies of the administration on the priorities of federal prosecutions.
TAYLOR: I don’t believe that’s the case at all.
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July 12th, 2007 at 1:42 pmMr. Cummins further said that he was — one of the reasons he was leaving is that he had four children, either college age or heading to college at some point.
Ah yes – the “I’ve got kids in college- I gotta stop working” excuse.
July 12th, 2007 at 1:42 pmWhy does she look like a crack whore?
July 12th, 2007 at 1:44 pm…….So that’s what Cousin IT looks like under all that hair
July 12th, 2007 at 1:44 pmAh yes – the “I’ve got kids in college- I gotta stop working†excuse.
Comment by toasterhead — July 12, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
I mean seriously – I know attorneys aren’t necessarily economists, but does this make any sense?
July 12th, 2007 at 1:44 pmHo-hum…yet another lie from a former republic staffer. Hardly news anymore, is it? Especially since Taylor got caught contradicting HERSELF several times during her test-lie-mony yesterday…
This is clearly why they don’t want Almost-Justice Miers going up to the Hill — they can’t even keep their lies straight anymore, so it’s better if they just keep all their co-conspirator repukes from talking about everything!
July 12th, 2007 at 1:45 pmScary looking screen capture… Did this camera have the “Shallow Hal” ability to see inner beauty of these Bushites instead?
July 12th, 2007 at 1:46 pmshes a mess
July 12th, 2007 at 1:48 pmHow pissed off is this chick that she’s gotta answer questions from Democrats?
July 12th, 2007 at 1:49 pmComment by toasterhead — July 12, 2007 @ 1:44 pm
They leave for lucrative private practice. Federal judges also resign their lifetime appointments for the same reasons.
July 12th, 2007 at 1:49 pmWitch Hunt, Witch Hunt !!
-PiP
This time the photo proves you right
July 12th, 2007 at 1:51 pmLoyal Bushie = lying sack of shit unaccountable to anyone save the King.
July 12th, 2007 at 1:52 pmREID,
LEAHY,
SPECTOR,
CONYERS,
AND PELOSI
MUST BE FORCED OUT OF OFFICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They have ALL
July 12th, 2007 at 1:56 pmwasted too much time and money
on plans to surrender, and witch hunts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the Right are an inferior subspecies of the white guy clan.
July 12th, 2007 at 1:56 pmComment by toasterhead — July 12, 2007 @ 1:44 pm
They leave for lucrative private practice. Federal judges also resign their lifetime appointments for the same reasons.
Comment by CT_V1 — July 12, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
Yes, but wouldn’t it make more sense to accept the private practice job first and then announce to the press that you’re leaving? Or did he hand out copies of his resume at the press conference?
July 12th, 2007 at 1:58 pmGreat pic. That’s some purdy hair covering one UGLY face.
July 12th, 2007 at 1:59 pm“I don’t believe that’s the case at all,â€
Well, if she doesn’t believe that is the case, there is no contradiction.
This is merely a different interpretation of events.
Sorry Leftists,
YOU LOSE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 12th, 2007 at 1:59 pmI would be so pleased to see this smart ass be held in contempt and have to spend a few days in jail.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:02 pmIs it me, or does Sara Taylor looks like she finished her bong?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:03 pmMr. Pee, you’re really sounding desperate. It’s unseemly.
But I applaud your self-awareness as a BushCo apologist to rechristen yourself “The King (excalamation marks)”. You just know that Dumbya is itching to do that himself, but KKKarl keeps tyelling him “no”.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:03 pmWow. Just imagine that this lying b*tch looked in the mirror that morning, and pronounced her look PERFECT.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:03 pmWhat is this, ground hog day?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:04 pmhttp://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/gonzales-lie-pryor/
PiPpy/King (your constant ejaculation points give you away…):
It’s more like a different interpretation of FACTS. She could just as easily have said “I don’t believe that’s the case at all” when told that the sky is blue today. That doesn’t make her belief correct — or even rational.
Typical reupke-lie-can spin tactic — say “I don’t believe the facts,” and then say we’re just having a difference of opinion. Black is white, night is day, losing the war is winning the war, not giving our soldiers R&R is supporting our soldiers…you get the picture.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:04 pmWhat is this ground hog day?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:05 pmhttp://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/22/gonzales-lie-pryor/
A couple of observations:
1. Did Cummins actually plan to leave his position, or is this just a manufactured story? If Cummins announced in “the press” that he planned to leave prior to his being canned, a LexisNexis search should turn that up.
2. Since when do we fire people (and that term implies “with cause”) for planning to leave?
This whole thing stinks like a rotting fish.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:07 pmComment by the fly-man — July 12, 2007 @ 2:04 pm
Comment by the fly-man — July 12, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
Heh. Brilliant! Post it twice. :-D
July 12th, 2007 at 2:07 pmIt does appear that she was ridden all night and put away wet.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:08 pmEgads! Even playing the video, she speaks as well publicly as her Preznut!
Hey Sara….
Why dontcha “Executive Priviledge” THIS!!!!
(uhhh, then again, maybe not. YUCK!)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:08 pmThe Department of Justice: oxymoron of the year award. Does the President use leashes or electronic collars on these people?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:09 pmIt’s creepy how you liberals project your hatred of someone’s political affiliation into his or her physical appearance. Every Republican woman is sooooo ugly whereas every Democrat (or not-Republican like P. Fitzgerald) is sooooo pretty and handsome. That’s ridiculous. Things like political affiliation, sexual orientation or goodness/evilness doesn’t magically show in one’s appearance and to suggest otherwise only indicates severe immaturity.
Both Sara and Monica – as well as Dana Perino – are pretty, young professional women and you refuse to acknowledge that simply because you disagree with their ideology. Shame on you.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:09 pm(uhhh, then again, maybe not. YUCK!)
Comment by DRxJ
She looks like she’s being eaten up with guilt…..or something.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:11 pmpretty, young professional women??
July 12th, 2007 at 2:11 pmAnd you’re looking at the same picture we are????
Bud now knows his friends will destroy him to save themselves and the Liar-in-Chief. Even a 3 year old could figure out Tim was a Karl Rove man. Bud is right as the appointees are to dumb to even lie right.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:12 pmSmarter lawyers would have given a better answer to cover their asses. These people are falling all over themselves. Look for more Republicans to turn their backs on the Corrupt team in the White House. Now in the Republican party is everyone for themselves. Good thing Bush can use his powers to help his friends. But no matter what his does Libby will go down in history and always carry the title of White House convicted felon even if he gets a pardon. I know the elected officials that supported Bud are really made that their guys has been used and called dumb. Tim never tried a case or had the experience need for the job so you can only wonder why Karl gave him a job he couldn’t do. Is there love in the air or what.
With these Republicans and their need for sex you never know what’s happens behind closed doors. Now Larry Flynt has move then 20 names of those who preach the word of God to get a vote but at night it’s prostitute time.
Sara Taylor looks like a meth casualty.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:12 pmI’d do ‘er!
July 12th, 2007 at 2:13 pmFantasizingAboutHarriesMiers
July 12th, 2007 at 2:14 pmmore like….FantasizingAboutJohnEdwards
Both Sara and Monica – as well as Dana Perino – are pretty, young professional women and you refuse to acknowledge that simply because you disagree with their ideology. Shame on you.
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarriesMiers
Um, did you look at the video? Just sayin’
Yes, I do disagree with her ideology. I also disagree with her breaking the law and facilitating the politicization of the DoJ. Got it?
You fantasize about Harriet Miers — shame on you.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:15 pm“I think the Right are an inferior subspecies of the white guy clan.”
They branched off about 100 years ago when Daddy decided he really should be the one to put the kids to bed, now that they are 12. Keep it in the family. And now, they have all been raped by their Daddies and are in turn raping their offspring. Naturally, this right-wing behavior has led to diminished intelligence. The whole right wing sub-species was not very intelligently designed and will be extinct in a few more generations.
Explains a lot.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:15 pmBoth Sara and Monica – as well as Dana Perino – are pretty, young professional women and you refuse to acknowledge that simply because you disagree with their ideology. Shame on you.
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarriesMiers — July 12, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
… so sayeth the poster who fantasizes about Harriet Miers!
What are you? Some sort of freak stalker of “political women du jour”?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:16 pm#32: Have you ever had a photo taken and end up with a picture in which you’ve got your eyes closed or you look just ridiculous in some other way? Here the video has been created on purpose so that it begins with such a frame. If you watched the hearing yesterday, you’ll know that she looked like a perfectly normal, pretty young woman.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:16 pmComment by THE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — July 12, 2007 @ 2:13 pm
Apparently the GOP Thrift Store was having a sale on exclamation points.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:17 pmYou fantasize about Harriet Miers — shame on you.
Well, she’s not taken. What’s your point?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:17 pm#30 – cuckoo! cuckoo!
Who said Dana Perino isn’t physically attractive? She is. Sarah is not IMO, particularly in this picture. Goodling is just shy of ok, but all of this is a matter of personal preference.
And to be fair, why do the Hillary haters often resort to mocking her fat ass and thick legs?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:18 pmHave you ever had a photo taken and end up with a picture in which you’ve got your eyes closed or you look just ridiculous in some other way?
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarriassMiers — July 12, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
Have you actually watched the video? Dude! or Dudette!
July 12th, 2007 at 2:19 pmshe’s Fugly (and yes, that is with a capital F).
But she could be cute as hell, and I would still DISAGREE with her.
Got it? Good!
Oh, and Harriet is a skank in every sense of the word.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:20 pm#44: The video on TP doesn’t work on my Mac, but I watched the entire hearing yesterday.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:20 pmJust want to let y’all know that I changed the end of the post. Someone pointed out to me that Cummins had backed off the original claim I linked to, issuing a statement saying that the Los Angeles Times had misunderstood his words. So, I took that out, and put in the new part of the post.
Sorry for any confusion.
Matt
July 12th, 2007 at 2:21 pmThe whole right wing sub-species was not very intelligently designed and will be extinct in a few more generations.
Comment by nanlichi — July 12, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
I’m convinced that they choose to limit their brain activity to their “simple” brain stem which is responsible for anger, fear, bodily functions, and aggression. They wholly reject their evolved mammalian brain areas, where reasoning, analytical skills, pattern forming and critical thinking skills exist.
It’s why they only see scary boogeymen and invisible sky daddies, while we see logic, reason and humanistic ethics.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:22 pmlying makes me feel soooooo tired.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:23 pmIt’s creepy how you liberals project your hatred of someone’s political affiliation into his or her physical appearance.
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarriesMiers — July 12, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
Almost as creepy as your willingness to tar “liberals” with a broad brush based on a the comments of a few posters.
Nicely done.
And it’s worth considering that many people, liberals among them, consider spirit, personality and values as elements in teh overall attractiveness of another human.
I don’t find dishonest, mean or hateful people attractive, no matter how pleasing their physical appearance may be.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:23 pmApparently the White House is hiring the inbreds.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:23 pm“You fantasize about Harriet Miers — shame on you.”
Well, she’s not taken. What’s your point?
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarrietMiers — July 12, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
Another chickenhawk Republican — loves to fantasize about it, but afraid to actually make it happen, even when the pathway is clear.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:26 pmWhy does she look like a crack whore?
Comment by hotforbush — July 12, 2007 @ 1:44 pm
Because you spend so much time looking at them, that’s all you can see? ;)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:26 pmDo you suppose the Republicans give a class on how to testify before Congress? (In 6 easy lessons..?)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:29 pm(continuing)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:29 pmA class that is required before you start your job at the White House?
Do you suppose the Republicans give a class on how to testify before Congress? (In 6 easy lessons..?)
Comment by JG — July 12, 2007 @ 2:29 pm
Are republicans that stupid that it takes them six classes to memorize “I do not recall…”?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:31 pmAm I getting older or is this administration hiring 18 y.o.’s. I suppose I’m older. The Administration understanda their need to hire impressionable youth to insure allegiance.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:39 pmThey leave for lucrative private practice. Federal judges also resign their lifetime appointments for the same reasons.
Comment by CT_V1
And occassionally, the DAs are forced out for strictly partisan political reasons… who’d a thunk it?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:43 pm#
Just want to let y’all know that I changed the end of the post. Someone pointed out to me that Cummins had backed off the original claim I linked to, issuing a statement saying that the Los Angeles Times had misunderstood his words. So, I took that out, and put in the new part of the post.
Sorry for any confusion.
Matt
Comment by Matt — July 12, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
Why don’t you fix that with an “Update,” Matt? It’s easier to spot. :)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:43 pmAre republicans that stupid that it takes them six classes to memorize “I do not recall…�
Comment by spit take
Apparently so…
July 12th, 2007 at 2:44 pmAh yes – the “I’ve got kids in college- I gotta stop working†excuse.
Comment by toasterhead — July 12, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
“…We noticed that the D-G today caught up on our Insider item last week that U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins is planning to leave the office soon to return to the private sector. He has four kids to feed, after all….”
July 12th, 2007 at 2:44 pmhttp://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2006/08/bushs_brain_2.aspx
It’s creepy how you liberals project your hatred of someone’s political affiliation into his or her physical appearance.
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarriesMiers
You mean, like when Rush Limbaugh called Chelsea Clinton a dog on national radio? That kind of comment?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:46 pm“…We noticed that the D-G today caught up on our Insider item last week that U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins is planning to leave the office soon to return to the private sector. He has four kids to feed, after all….â€
http://www.arktimes.com/ blogs/ arkansasblog/ 2006/ 08/ bushs_brain_2.aspx
Comment by upright left
However much Griffin may deny that Republicans would ever do such a thing — or, if they diid, that he had anything to do with it — there’s enough smoke in Florida and Ohio to give the issue some potency, particularly with the party base.
Where’s there’s smoke, there’s fire. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-);-) ;-) ;-);-) ;-) ;-)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:50 pmLiar, liar, pants on fire. I am totally amazed that people like Sara believe they are smart enough to out fox the members of the Committe. Jeez, these guys are all lawyers. She should of showed up, exerted the privilage or taken the fifth and gone home……but I’m glad she didn’t.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:51 pmYou mean, like when Rush Limbaugh called Chelsea Clinton a dog on national radio? That kind of comment?
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
Or when Ann Coulter obsesses on Hillary’s thick ankles?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:03 pmOutraged, OUTRAGED I SAY!
Was there a crime committed here or are the dems simply continuing the uselessness they started when they took over?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:05 pmComment by The Republic of Stupidity — July 12, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
Absolutely right, stupid. And it would be a good post if it had anything to do with the post to which ya were responding. Try again, bud. ;) This was the subject of the response:
Ah yes – the “I’ve got kids in college- I gotta stop working†excuse.
Comment by toasterhead — July 12, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
“…We noticed that the D-G today caught up on our Insider item last week that U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins is planning to leave the office soon to return to the private sector. He has four kids to feed, after all….â€
July 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pmhttp://www.arktimes.com/ blogs/ arkansasblog/ 2006/ 08/ bushs_brain_2.aspx
The trolls keep saying that it was Bush’s right to fire the US Attorneys but then Bush says he had nothing to do with it. So, is it legal for anyone other than the President to fire the US Attorneys?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pmAnother thread killed by the trolls.
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS. IT ONLY ENCOURAGES THEM.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:11 pmShe looks sickly. Wasn’t she once considered one of the White House hotties??
July 12th, 2007 at 3:12 pmAmerican Legends
Another thread killed by the trolls.
Comment by Katie — July 12, 2007 @ 3:11 pm
Was this the one that did it. It is a killer, eh? ;)
“…In the portions of President Clinton’s Jan. 17 deposition that have been made public in the Paula Jones case, his memory failed him 267 times….”
July 12th, 2007 at 3:16 pmcheck out Bud Cummins video interview here about Tim Griffin. He talks about Taylor
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062507J.shtml
July 12th, 2007 at 3:19 pmUh…it’s stronger and weaker. It’s sweaker! Hey look over there!
July 12th, 2007 at 3:27 pmAnother thread killed by the trolls.
Comment by Katie — July 12, 2007 @ 3:11 pm
Was this the one that did it. It is a killer, eh? ;)
“…In the portions of President Clinton’s Jan. 17 deposition that have been made public in the Paula Jones case, his memory failed him 267 times….â€
Comment by upright left — July 12, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
Not really, since this thread had nothing to with Clinton, and little if anything to do with memory problems.
The story was about an aide’s testimony being contradicted by the principal figure in the testimony.
Try to keep up.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:29 pmUnrelated, but maybe not: Why the “young/blond/wholesome-yet incompetent” types coming to the fore; Monica, now Sara. Sara’s photo above does not do her justice. LOL. Are they really just the eye candy the WH wants, or are they “bait” to lure unsuspecting young men for someone else? I’m going to watch “Suddenly Last Summer” and think about this some more.
July 12th, 2007 at 4:39 pmIs she another Regent U zombie? Either way, ya gotta wonder where they find all these lying nazi douche-bags…
July 12th, 2007 at 5:10 pmComment by spit take — July 12, 2007 @ 3:29 pm
Aw c’mon, spit. Ya know I wasn’t asking if Clinton killed the thread. Of course he didn’t. I was referring to the post ABOUT Clinton. See, ya thought I was the one that needed to keep up, but I was actually way ahead of ya. It’s alright, buddy. We all make mistakes. ;)
July 12th, 2007 at 5:20 pmWhy does she look like a crack whore?
Comment by hotforbush — July 12, 2007 @ 1:44 pm
Ok, maybe it’s not because you spend so much time looking at crack whores. Could it be because TP generally uses the most unflattering shots they can find, or create, (such as mid-blink) when posting pics of conservatives? No? Oh well, never mind. ;)
July 12th, 2007 at 5:25 pmAw c’mon, spit. Ya know I wasn’t asking if Clinton killed the thread. Of course he didn’t. I was referring to the post ABOUT Clinton. See, ya thought I was the one that needed to keep up, but I was actually way ahead of ya. It’s alright, buddy. We all make mistakes. ;)
Comment by upright left — July 12, 2007 @ 5:20 pm
It’s good that you have such a positive self-image, but I was actuially referring to the post about Clinton. I didn’t think the POST about Clinton would have killed the thread, since it was way off-topic and could be rightly ignored. Not many threads get “killed” by off-topic posts.
So ya see? I wasn’t as far behind as you thought I was. It’s alright. We all make mistakes.
July 12th, 2007 at 5:52 pmCaption Contest:
“Senator, it’s not easy being a reconstituted shrunken head”…
July 12th, 2007 at 6:47 pmComment by spit take — July 12, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
You’re getting so much better, spit! Excellent! From here on out, I’ll be expecting ya to correct your fellow libs when they suggest that conservatives have killed a thread by posting off topic, since you obviously believe that isn’t the case. Very nice, bud! ;)
July 12th, 2007 at 7:01 pmAsk not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:11 pmTaylor can’t have it both ways. Did Cummins quit or was he forced out? Obviously if he did quit there would be no scandal. He was fired to make way for Rove’s protege. Griffin was such a poor choice because the White House didn’t think he would withstand the confirmation process. They replaced an experience USA with a novice. If Griffin’s appointment was important to Rove and Miers then they must testify. Their involvement itself indicates that this was all political and had nothing to do with performance.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:50 pmDoes Taylor look like she’s been doing BONG HITS??
July 12th, 2007 at 9:25 pm“Sara and Monica – as well as Dana Perino – are pretty, young professional women and you refuse to acknowledge that simply because you disagree with their ideology. Shame on you.”
Comment by FantasizingAboutHarriesMiers — July 12, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
Beauty..interesting subject. I could look at a Playboy centerfold and drool, but if she were to actually speak like Dana or Sara, the drool would be immediately be replaced by the gag reflex. Come on, if all you see is the outer looks, without the inner looks, then I predict a long and VERY LONELY life. my wife of 32 years would not have ever appeared in a fashion magazine, but is the most beautiful woman.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:13 pm