They need to order "speedy" Gonzales to appear before his committee under oath and tell them in person. This Congress also acts afraid of the criminals of the Bush crime family. Please Rep. Conyers, please ask those questions in person.

Bring Alberto Gonlawless, his henchman McNulty who has been fronting for Gonlawless in this matter, and anyone else in the chain of command who was involved in dumping these US Attorneys, sit them all down before the House Judiciary Committee, swear them in, and start sweating them. But be sure first to subpoena every shred of paper and every email that passed between these goons about this firing, both before the firing and after it, so that their testimony can be checked against the documentary record. Of course, one of the first questions has to be exactly who in the White House or the OVP directed Gonlawless to attempt to derail ongoing criminal investigations/prosecutions being conducted by one or more of these US Attorneys against prominent GOP politicos or donors/corporate welfare recipients. Is any of this going to happen with this Congress? Hey, hope springs eternally, even during the seemingly endless nightmare of Bush World.

All they need for testimony are the ex-US Attorneys bearing copies of their last few ratings, some Federal Judges or Bar Association representatives to testify regarding their competency, some key witnesses like the San Diego FBI Chief who's already spoken publicly regarding their opposition to the firings, and Gonzalez himself to explain why he did it. Include in the 2008 Justice Department budget bill a provision reinstituting the time limit on new appointees and make it retroactive. As long as the House refuses to pass the budget without it, then it will be harder to block.

I'm sure that Gonzalez is just as he's told by Bush, Cheney and Rove. Without them, he'd still be an oil industry lawyer in Houston. I'm sure this pleases the Decider formerly known as George and the Nixon staffer we have as Vice President.

No surprise about Carol Lam quite possibly being the real target of the multiple firings of sitting US Attorneys. I thought this a possibility earlier. Even Agatha Christie knew that the best way to hide a purposeful murder was to conceal it among a lot of random ones. Its the ABC's of open/covert action, the hide it in plain sight method.

I would guess there are other "nice to haves" in the firings, such as distracting a Democratic Congress - especially the judiciary committees - from more important issues. But given the intense purposefulness of the moves Mr. Rove and Mr. Cheney engage in, and the precariousness of Republican chances in 2008, it seems unthinkable they would let anyone with Carol Lam's list of investigative targets continue in office.

It's clear the administration and its chief financial backers and core voters feel no shame at these methods. They think it right! So how do we get those who disagree to take action. Waiting until the presidential brawl of an election eighteen months from now will allow a lot of damage to be done.

My hope is that a Libby conviction will seed an investigation of the Vice President. Not only is that a necessary and appropriate response to his conduct, it may be a useful counter-distraction even for Rove.

The way that the Committees used to do things (Burton's subpoena-crazed committee notwithstanding) was to (a) first write a letter and request a response, and then (b) compel producition via subpoena. Then the exec. has to produce, unless there's a privilege that applies. If the Dems are serious about this, they will subpoena this stuff. (In fact, given the AG's constant dissembling and DOJ stonewalling, I'm surprised they haven't already.

Sitting them down in front of congress under oath is not good enough, I want these treasonous thugs down in Gitmo for some of their own treatment.

I didn't used to think this way but we have been shown true evil with this administration.

I like the term "Gunlawless"; it's so perfect. My comment is about, "subpoena(ing) every shred of paper and every email" before going before a committee.

I am of course, all for this. But how can this be done when these henchmen actually KEEP THEIR CRIMINAL EMPLOYEES ON AND AT TOP PAY AND WITH A STAFF EQUIPPED WITH SHREDDERS?

I refer, by example, to Don Rumsfeld, of course, who is currently still working in the Pentagon, on a paper shredding mission paid for by the rube taxpayers, of course; and with clear rememberance of the gigantic paper shredding trucks parked at the VEEP's house after the election, for days at a time, clearing out all the evidence there.

These criminals are buying time, destroying evidence, and hoping to keep their monkey on in the White House to all get PARDONED before slinking off for another ROUND THREE of their game plan SCREW AMERICA! SCREW THE WORLD!!!

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