Comments on: DHS And House Oversight Committee Open Investigations Into Payne’s Cash-For-Access Scandal

By: Franrose O

Franrose O — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:55:54 +0000

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By: jordanmg

jordanmg — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:38:32 +0000

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By: trollsbwild

trollsbwild — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:35:04 +0000

Looked pretty incriminating to the untrained eye. However, the Congress will see it in a way to rationalize that no law was violated.

I’m numb from all the corruption of this WH with no consequence.

By: Keith H.

Keith H. — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:37:34 +0000

Oh sh|t, more investigations, trouble’s a-brewin’ for sure.
Oversight and accountability are juusst around the corner . .

By: wehadrons

wehadrons — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:23:42 +0000

Do not pass go, Do not collect $200.00, Go directly to jail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SXt1HMXuQY

By: unbelievable

unbelievable — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:04:44 +0000

Zimzone Says: So, if Jesse does decide to run, it will be because God told him to.

That’s hilarious. Unfortunately, it’s also pretty decisive then. :) Too bad. Washington needs to be shaken up – and he would have done it.

Well, Canada is certainly looking more and more inviting these days…

By: dbadass

dbadass — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:04:15 +0000

I realize this is OT but I am with lefty on this brush thing. I mean how much freakin’ brush can there be. For darn near 8 years I have been waiting for regularly scheduled programming to be interrupted by the breaking news that all the brush has at last been cleared

By: lefty

lefty — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:01:35 +0000

I am still fascinated by the notion that he thinks regular people “clear brush” as a visceral exercise. The supposedly busiest man on earth spends his leisure time “clearing brush”.

I have yet to meet anyone who would ever choose to spend his or her time clearing brush.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:59:09 +0000

Repulic whores? Who’d of thought.

By: LividLib

LividLib — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:56 +0000

An “associate”?
A groupie is more like it. What an ass-kisser!

By: Zimzone

Zimzone — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:51:57 +0000

unbelievable Says:
Would have been nice to have had an Atheist voice in there as well.

Agreed, & good morning.

I really liked Jesse’s comments on religion. Especially when he stated ‘Bush talks to God’. Not his Father, mind you, but God.

So, if Jesse does decide to run, it will be because God told him to.

He beat Norm Coleman in ‘98 for MN Gov. Few people remember Coleman was a Democrat, but switched Parties because the race looked winnable on the ‘other side’. I would love to see Coleman beat by Ventura again. Coleman has never had a job in the private sector…just like Mccain.

Both waffle and stutter about higher ideals, but the plain fact is they’ve been sucking the government teat their entire lives.

Good luck, Jesse. You’re a character, but not a public leech.

By: unbelievable

unbelievable — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:45:11 +0000

Zimzone Says: If you watched Jesse Ventura on Larry King last night, he said the same thing as Unbelievable did above.

If he feels this way too, then I have to wonder why he is skipping out on running for the Senate seat in his state. He probably would have won, since he already knows how Minnesota feels about him. Would have been nice to have had an Atheist voice in there as well.

By: unbelievable

unbelievable — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:42:09 +0000

Wayne Says: Not as long as the House refuses to use their inherent contempt powers and send the sergeant of arms to frogmarch people to the jail cell in the basement.

I heard the jail cell was take out in a recent renovation.

By: MapleStreet

MapleStreet — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:31:17 +0000

That a representative of both Bush Elder and Bush Jr pimps his bosses and arranges bribes for them – no surprise here. The Bushes also run a PR firm for the Saudis. Cheney represents the Enron / Halliburton arm. Between the three you can pretty much see a huge amount of the money influenced by the WH policies.

The surprise is that these 3 hookers are pimped for a mere half million. I really thought they would need more money than that to sell their morals. (admittedly, what morals ?)

By: Zimzone

Zimzone — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:27:59 +0000

I agree with Unbelievable on this.

If you watched Jesse Ventura on Larry King last night, he said the same thing as Unbelievable did above.

Democrats & Republicans put on a good show in public, ‘warring’ over issues big & small.

In private, they’re all aware they’re just ‘players’ in a system that rewards backdoor deals, influence peddling & potential employment like lobbying.

D.C. has 41,000 lobbyists. That’s about 77 lobbyists for every Congress Critter, their aides & WH personnel.

We have a problem, Houston. It’s nearing critical mass, as the Republicans have nurtured, encouraged & supported their own to enter lobbying.

Look as Trent Lott. ‘Nuff said.

But, when the President himself is selling ‘access’ to himself for large sums of money, we’ve crossed a line that must be addressed.

I have no more faith in Waxman resolving this than you. But Bushco hate sunlight entering their corporate world. At the very least, this is a start.

Bush needs to be impeached, if for no other reason than it would prevent him from issuing blanket pardons to all the rest of ‘the boys’.

By: celtic cynic

celtic cynic — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:16:18 +0000

Methinks the ‘Oversight’ committee should take a real close look at Payne’s bank accounts, fund transfers, safe deposit boxes, tax records, etc.

I suspect there’s a whole bunch of ‘interesting’ records.

By: paleolib

paleolib — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:10:19 +0000

Looks like the pardon list just added another name. Perhaps Chimpy should just issue pardons to all of his “Pioneers” on the way out the door.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:04:32 +0000

Briseadh na Faire Says:

Does anybody see these investigations going beyond the WhiteHouse refusing to respond to any and all requests/subpoenas?

Not as long as the House refuses to use their inherent contempt powers and send the sergeant of arms to frogmarch people to the jail cell in the basement.

They have the power to jail anyone until the congressional term is over, and the President cannot pardon or free them.

By: Paul W

Paul W — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:57:49 +0000

House Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) has initiated his own investigation. “If true, this raises serious concerns about the ways in which foreign interests might be secretly influencing large donations to the library,” Waxman wrote in a letter to Payne.

The last time I heard this it was the Republicans complaining about Clinton. I guess they don’t care who they get their sleazy ideas from as long as they work.

http://progressiveworldreview.com

By: unbelievable

unbelievable — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:54:53 +0000

I’m still not able to process ‘Bush’ and ‘Library’ in the same sentence…