Coburn not putting hold on presidential records bill.
Coburn not putting hold on presidential records bill.
Yesterday, ThinkProgress noted that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) was suspected of putting a secret hold on a bill that would restore public access to Presidential records that President Bush had sealed indefinitely with an executive order. In the comments of the ThinkProgress post, however, someone on Coburn’s staff wrote in to say that the Oklahoman is not the senator putting the hold on the bill:
The office of Sen. Tom Coburn would like to state for the record that he is not holding this bill related to presidential records. It is true that he placed a hold on the bill following its passage through the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in June, but has since worked out his minor concern with the office of Sen. Joseph Lieberman at which time he lifted his hold.
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Someone say Joe?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:35 pmJoe Lieberman, is that you back there in the shadows?
Again, how the hell did ’secret holds’ become a part of how Congress works?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:37 pmHas anyone asked Hillary?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:39 pm“for the record”
Next we’ll have Jake claiming to be on Coburn’s staff.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:41 pmSo, if not Coburn, who?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:41 pmSuspicion for the hold initially focused on three senators, Ted Stevens of Alaska, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, and George Voinovich of Ohio. On Wednesday offices of Stevens and Voinovich said they weren’t the ones. Now Coburn says he isn’t the one.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:45 pmHow is it possible for one secret Senator to do this?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:46 pmIs it feasible Cheney could do this?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:47 pmLIEberman would do anything for his lover Dubya, so he is probably the culprit.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:48 pmHere are the Senators on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee:
Lieberman (ID-CT) — chairman
Akaka (D-HI)
Carper (D-DE)
Coburn (R-OK)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Domenici (R-NM)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Levin (D-MI)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Any thoughts on which one is the “secret blocker”?
September 21st, 2007 at 12:48 pmmissmolly > Domenici could be the one too. He is a slave for Dubya.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:50 pmScratch off Sununu and Cornyn, they are co-sponsors. Collins openly supports the legislation, so not her.
I’m gonna say Sneaky Joe Lieberman.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:52 pmMy vote is Lips Lieberman or Nasty Norm Coleman
September 21st, 2007 at 12:54 pmDomenici sticks out on that list to me.
September 21st, 2007 at 12:55 pmI wonder if any right wing blog, or right-wing pundit would have posted said email had been received if rolls were reversed? I vote no. Keep up the good work, TP. Keep telling the truth!
September 21st, 2007 at 12:56 pmAnd ThinkProgress’s apology to Sen. Coburn for putting up his photo and falsely implicating him is………where?
September 21st, 2007 at 1:09 pmMy vote would be
September 21st, 2007 at 1:18 pmDomenici (R-NM)
Pizza Man is cutting a deal with the DOJ to kill his investigation quid pro quo…
And ThinkProgress’s apology to Sen. Coburn for putting up his photo and falsely implicating him is………where?
Comment by Exley — September 21, 2007 @ 1:09 pm
Right there in the thread where ThinkProgress claimed he was the one blocking the bill. Whoops. Silly me, there’s no such thread. There’s one where (based on the Dallas News article) where they say that A GOP Senator is blocking the bill.
From the article: “with Senate officials confirming Wednesday that a Republican senator is secretly blocking a bill”.
Sen. Coburn was the prime suspect, since he had already blocked another bill. But no, it’s another GOP Senator that’s doing it.
September 21st, 2007 at 1:27 pmyea… when i read this yesterday - Aides to Sens. Stevens and Voinovich said Wednesday that their bosses are not blocking the bill. - i wanted to ask, “you don’t think they would lie, would you?
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so now, who’s lying?
September 21st, 2007 at 1:44 pm…
hey!
September 21st, 2007 at 1:45 pmTP - you switched it! thanks!
i like it! :-)
Lie ber man the traitor.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:27 pmJake D. sez:
Lieberman is about as “independent” as you are, Shakey.
September 21st, 2007 at 3:20 pmRU,
I vote LIEberman has placed the hold…
September 21st, 2007 at 3:51 pmThank god republicans never lie.
September 21st, 2007 at 5:34 pm