Ashcroft agrees to testify.
By on Feb 25th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Ashcroft agrees to testify.
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft agreed today to testify before Congress, a day before a House Judiciary subcommittee was scheduled to discuss subpoenaing him. Ashcroft will “appear at a federal hearing looking into no-bid contracts he and others received to monitor out-of-court corporate settlements, including a New Jersey deal in which Ashcroft stood to make millions of dollars. ” Chris Christie — the U.S. Attorney who awarded Ashcroft his sweetheart deal — has not agreed to testify.
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ALways the only thing that these criminals do is wait for the axe to be ready to fall.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:08 pmDisgusting.
But we are supposed to beleive they are true patriots.
HANG THEM ALL!!!
Dare I suggest a drinking game during the hearing…?
February 25th, 2008 at 10:12 pmI’d probably get alcohol poisoning Zoo from taking what 50-65 shots??
February 25th, 2008 at 10:15 pmHeh. Depends on the rules, Zep. If we drink every time he tells the truth, we’ll be sober as monks.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:19 pmOkay, I know, every three I dont recalls’ is one shot.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:23 pmAll these guys need is one conviction, after Bush is out of office, for the feds to put the screws to them to get them to turn on each other. For testimony you get to go to a better federal prison, when you play hardball you go to a worse one. Let the games begin!
February 25th, 2008 at 10:23 pmOkay, I know, every three I dont recalls’ is one shot.
Comment by Xisithrus — February 25, 2008 @ 10:23 pm
We’d die of alcohol poisoning.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:24 pmMaximum security/slam you in the ass prison? God I love the movie “Office Space”.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:26 pmI really wish I weren’t so cynical. I just don’t seem to be able to help it.
Can’t imagine why….
February 25th, 2008 at 10:26 pmAshcroft agrees to testi-lie.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:29 pmOn three, everyone…
“I can’t remember”
“I don’t recall”
“Those aren’t my recollections, Congressman”
“Executive Privilege”
and, of course, when all else fails: “911!!!!”
February 25th, 2008 at 10:30 pmHey Ashcroft is playing the game correctly. Gotta get those charges in against you so to be pardoned before the Idiot in Ofiice’s time is up.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:32 pmI’d like to see some coeds, like the ones in those Girls Gone Wild videos, sitting in the front row and give him a peek, just to see the prudish bastard stammer. Maybe it would shock him into being truthful.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:44 pmWhy can’t these GOOPers actually work for a living instead of scamming? Ashcroft seems fit to clean toilets.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:13 pmI’d like to see some coeds, like the ones in those Girls Gone Wild videos, sitting in the front row and give him a peek, just to see the prudish bastard stammer. Maybe it would shock him into being truthful.
Comment by Saint Augustine — February 25, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
Since he’ll be facing the House Judiciary Committee I’d venture that the shock of all that wrinkled white flesh would be more than any human being could reasonably be expected to handle- which means it might be just the thing to shake the Eagle out of his self-induced coma…
February 26th, 2008 at 12:08 amHoly Cow! (Yes capital letters appropriate).
Lets see how the Congress critters deal with more of the “I don’t recall” repeated for 2 hours…
February 26th, 2008 at 12:20 amThis will amount to another go-nowhere-convict-nobody investigation.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:28 amIf Ashcroft is ever indicted and convicted Bush will pardon him. But more likely the corporate media will spin a couple of sentences about it and then distract the audience with some disaster or negative story about Hillary Clinton.
Or… Breaking News, Britney Spears is in an ambulance on her way to the hospital! She apparently fell down while reaching for the beer that she had one of her children retrieve for her. We’ll have more details after this word from Enzyte!
February 26th, 2008 at 12:53 amHis memory has been severely compromised by his “health issues”!?
February 26th, 2008 at 6:34 amhe he ,Dare I suggest a drinking game during the hearing…?
February 26th, 2008 at 7:23 am“I know nothing”. That will be his defense.
February 26th, 2008 at 10:00 amChris Christy is another one of the prosecutors Bush found to be OBEDIANT enough to keep. He was used to trump up charges against Senator Menendez of NJ just before the last election.
It didn’t work.
Christy needs to be investigated with every other Prosecutor Bush “kept” for his very own purposes.
February 26th, 2008 at 10:48 amWhen did testifying in a congressional investigation become optional? Last January – when the Democrats took over?
February 26th, 2008 at 12:04 pm