Bipartisan House report finds that Bush made ‘inappropriate’ use of executive privilege.
Bipartisan House report finds that Bush made ‘inappropriate’ use of executive privilege.
A bipartisan report released today by the House Oversight Committee finds that President Bush made a ‘legally unprecedented and an inappropriate use of executive privilege” when the administration withheld Patrick Fitzgerald’s interview with Vice President Cheney on the CIA leak scandal. A separate report also criticizes Bush’s assertion of executive privilege regarding his recent climate change and Clean Air Act decisions:
On CIA leak scandal: “The assertion of executive privilege prevents the Committee from having access to a complete set of records and thus results in the Committee’s inability to assess fully the actions of the Vice President.”
On the environment: “The assertion of executive privilege under these circumstances has stymied the Committee’s investigation of the [California] waiver and ozone decisions. For these reasons, the Committee finds that the President’s assertion of executive privilege is wrong and an abuse of the privilege.“
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Gee, how about the House impeach the bastard?
October 14th, 2008 at 4:32 pmNo sh*t.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:32 pmMeh! No cum-stained dress, no foul.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:35 pmStrongly worded letter in 3…2..
October 14th, 2008 at 4:38 pm5th Estate, Good point, a blue dress is needed. How foolish of me to suggest impeachment without one. This finding also is so far down the list of why Cheney/Bush SHOULD have been impeached there was almost no ink left to print it.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:39 pm.The most inappropriate violation of our constitution is nancy no impeachment pelosi’s covering for the worst administration in our nations history ! War crimes and treason enough to go around .
October 14th, 2008 at 4:40 pmThank God posse commitatus is history now and the 1st brigade of the 3rd army division is deployed on our streets for crowd control due to a signing statement !
Afternoon Nancy !!!
TP, you’re a bit late to the party. HuffPo, TPM and Kos are all over the story of McCain’s transition team chief, Timmons, and his ties to Saddam.
Perhaps a thread here soon?
PEACE
October 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pmIn a related matter, a House Select Committee determined that the main cause of darkness occurs because the Sun goes down, thus causing night.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pmImpeach Pelosi, Cheney and Bush and Save the Constitution!
5th Estate Says:
Meh! No cum-stained dress, no foul
October 14th, 2008 at 4:43 pmperhaps….
Someone should check Nancy’s wardrobe .
Call me a cynic, but I suspect the “bipartisan” nature of this report is an effort by the GOP to stop the Obama administration from doing the same thing.
But they needn’t worry because President Obama actually will restore honor and integrity to the office of POTUS.
PEACE
October 14th, 2008 at 4:45 pmI couldn’t find out the GOP contingent of this bipartisan committee during the minute that has passed but do you suppose the GOPers on the committee signed-off on the report because they realize that all the powers they allowed Bush to have might now fall in Obama’s lap?
October 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pmIn other words they probably have a desperate need to start backpedaling on the Unitary Executive Theory whilst they still can.
Palin! You takin notes?
October 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pmI think killing a million plus innocent Iraqis is probably also a no no and Bush should be given a timeout.
I think the theme today here at thinkprogress is grotesque understatement.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pmLiberalVoter, freeman…
I never imagined I;d ever be able to make a salient argument using the word “cum-stained”m and I think that’s a pretty savage indictment of the the state of political discourse today. :)
October 14th, 2008 at 4:51 pm5th Estate Says:
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LiberalVoter, freeman…
I never imagined I;d ever be able to make a salient argument using the word “cum-stained”m and I think that’s a pretty savage indictment of the the state of political discourse today. :)
!no kidding bro !
October 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pmabuse of power, i think i see a pattern.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:53 pm:(
October 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pmThe assertion of executive privilege prevents the Committee from having access to a complete set of records and thus results in the Committee’s inability to assess fully the actions of the Vice President.”
Dick’s in the back court, crosses the mid stripe, dribbling the ball left to right, zigs left, zags right, time running down, twenty six seconds to go, he’s avoiding all the traps the Congress is setting for him, veering back and forth, time running out, and with eight second left he hurls the ball up way up up up and the clock runs out!@!!
October 14th, 2008 at 4:55 pmI see spencer’s mom and I are not only on the dame page, but comment neighbors. Howdy neighbor! Here, have some Bundt cake and this tuna casserole. :)
October 14th, 2008 at 4:57 pmDick owns the clock factory. Dick’s people have already stripped out a million Obama votes.
If necessary, Dick will create some sort of diversion and stop the elections.
I wish we would all going together and kick Dick’s ass.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:59 pmRUCerious Says:
October 14th, 2008 at 4:59 pmThe half time air was sweet perfume
while sargents played a marching tune
we all got up to dance but we never got the chance
the players trierd to take the field
the marching band refused to yield
do U remember what was the field
the day the music died
and they were signing
bye bye american pie
posse comitatus blues ?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pmThis Bull-ish is 5 years, over 4000 deaths, and trillions in debt too late. Sorry ass politicians trying to save face after being scared of a two bit President that held the War, 911, and the Patriot Act over their heads and used fear as a bat to beat the hell out of them. The fact that the word bi-partisan is even in the headline should tell you that this is BS.
Enough already, Mr. Bush has gotten away with whatever he wanted to and will NEVER be held accountable. To bad he didn’t receive oral sex in the White House, then maybe there would have been some outrage.
Next
RIP
October 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
C CO 1-5 IN (STRYKER)
KIA 3 Feb 2005
Mosul, Iraq
5th Estate Says:
I see spencer’s mom and I are not only on the dame page, but comment neighbors. Howdy neighbor! Here, have some Bundt cake and this tuna casserole. :)
Hello 5th! How about a bottle of fine wine and some nice aged brie instead? I’m a liberal elitist, dontchaknow.
McCain and his Saddam friends! Fun times, neighbor, fun times!
PEACE
October 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pmYep, funny how only now are we able to get a bi-partisan anything. They will want everyone to be civil and democratic when they suddenly become the minority obstuctionist party once again.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pm“Inappropriate”???? No, “inappropriate” is when you start eating your dinner before everyone at the table has been served. Abuse of executive privilege requires a somewhat stronger label. How about “illegal”?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:02 pmNo sh!t, Lone Ranger.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:04 pmA bipartisan report charging Bush with abuse of powers wouldn’t see the light of day if we weren’t this close to an election – one wherein the Repugs are going to lose in many areas.
My very first thought: NO SHIT!
October 14th, 2008 at 5:05 pmTo reiterate on another post earlier –
The Washington lobbyist John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.
The two lobbyists who McCain aide William Timmons worked closely with over a five year period on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein’s government.
During the same period beginning in 1992, Timmons worked closely with the two lobbyists, Samir Vincent and Tongsun Park, on a previously unreported prospective deal with the Iraqis in which they hoped to be awarded a contract to purchase and resell Iraqi oil. Timmons, Vincent, and Park stood to share at least $45 million if the business deal went through.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pmWant bi partisan ?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pmWait till you know Obama has definetly won in your state and before the polls close…… cast your vote for a 3rd party candidate !
Oh and sen. robert wexler needs money ! Contribute if U can !
October 14th, 2008 at 5:10 pmSince Cheney claims he is part of the legislative branch, shouldn’t that make it easier for Conyers, Kucinich, et. al. to haul him in front of a committee, subpoena him or cite him with inherent contempt and lock him away in the Capitol basement cell?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:13 pm5th Estate, freeman – agreed. And 5th Estate, thanks for reminding us what the Reich wing thinks is important over true high crimes and misdemeanors being perpetrated by the Reich wing. What a sad state of affairs.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:14 pmSomeone tell a joke I’m getting depressed.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:16 pmspencers mom Says:
“Hello 5th! How about a bottle of fine wine and some nice aged brie instead? I’m a liberal elitist, dontchaknow.”
You choose the wine, I’ll bring the “Banned by Bill O’Reilly“-brand Brie which we can back for a few minutes in it’s circular wooden box and then spread on the brioche of your choice along with some blackberry compote, followed up by some blogging Cheetos.
Then as we watch a video of Rachel Ray giving a hand-job to a corncob, we can enjoy ourselves with some Caspian Beluga caviar and ice-cold Iranian Etahadieh vodka and toast a new tomorrow.
(Spencer can have the tuna casserole) :D
October 14th, 2008 at 5:17 pmBush claimed it after Hurricane Katrina, when Congressional committees asked for access to Andy Card and Fran Townsend’s e-mails.
Closed and opaque, that’s the Bush administration…
October 14th, 2008 at 5:18 pm5th Estate, spencers mom – don’t forget the arugula :-)
October 14th, 2008 at 5:22 pmfreeman: Someone tell a joke I’m getting depressed.
So Frank Paulson and George Bush walk into a bar and… well…ummm, it’s only funny if you aren’t Frank Paulson or George Bush.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:22 pmO.K , now that is funny .
October 14th, 2008 at 5:24 pmspencers mom Says:
TP, you’re a bit late to the party. HuffPo, TPM and Kos are all over the story of McCain’s transition team chief, Timmons, and his ties to Saddam.
Perhaps a thread here soon?
Oh yeah. I read this early this morning or late last night. Amazing!
Anything these bozos (mcchimpy’s gang) lie about on Sen. Obama should be promptly investigated by the dems.
If Sen. Obama got caught in one of mcchimpy’s scandals he wouldn’t have a chance.
Not only that I read that paulson is associated to all the companies that will get their payoff money. I knew somebody had to balance the scale.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pmDidn’t know there was a House Oversight Committee until now. Where have they been hiding these last eight years?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:30 pmO.T./
October 14th, 2008 at 5:33 pmCame back from DC and the east coast a few days ago . 3 weeks , while doing business .Stopped in at TP ( nice digs)they were very hospitible and a five minute walk from the capitol building .
My senators and congressman had fled the day before right after voting on the bailout , I let their aides know some of us aren’t asleep .Can’t wait till this election is over so I can go back to actually blogging and being candid .
Yeah, whatever. And they also found that the Bush administration used the wrong salad fork and drank their tea without extending their pinky. I’m getting sick and tired of these toothless reports. Just impeach the scumbag and have done.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:43 pmfreeman “O.K , now that is funny”
Hey, it’s great to be here, you’re a terrific crowd–of one! And while we’re on the subject, what’s up with the DOW? Am I right?
I’d tell you to try the veal but it’s contaminated with Chinese lead and melamine. And don’t forget to tip your waitress–in EUROS!
That ticking sound you’re hearing? It’s not your girlfriend’s biological clock, it’s the the national debt clock! HA!
Seriously though..does anyone have a loaded gun I can borrow?
October 14th, 2008 at 5:44 pmIt’s for my mental health, don;t worry I can write it off as a business expense. Hey, you’ve been great in that you are drunk enough to be easily entertained but not drunk enough to heckle. Thanks again, denizens of whatever comedy club this is!
Pass the bottle , my glass is empty again ( or I spilled it in my lap.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:55 pmOh and thanx for the good company , all of you , your a credit to your species .
Thanx ,and cheers to the whole crowd ……burp.
If only they had started impeachment hearings two years ago, instead of taking it off the table, they would have found this out long ago. Among many other equally abhorrent abuses.
Good job, Congress. I guess. Sort of.
October 14th, 2008 at 7:27 pmIn other news, a local judge has determined that the man who held three hostages at gunpoint last week had made inappropriate use of his handgun. No charges have been filed.
October 15th, 2008 at 1:36 am.
inappropriate use of executive privilege = legal?
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October 15th, 2008 at 2:01 am.
Strange, that the Democrats would let the Nation slip into such despair JUST to win an election…
… NO?
Funny thing is, Bush thinks that the country slipped into despair because of the Democrats, too.
I mean, it’s not Bush’s fault the Democrats sat back and FAILED to reign this Administration in
soon enoughat all… is it?So, maybe Pelosi can enlighten us discontented to just how the Democrats intend to mend the wounds they let happen on their watch? I mean, WHY SHOULD I (speaking for myself) EVER TRUST THE DEMOCRATS… AGAIN?
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