Maybe I have the wrong attitude to be a Senator, but that would simply result in an INSTANT subpoena from me, were I head of the committee.

I tried this approach with jury duty in NYC and it didn't work. Calp his babyfaced fat fascist ass in irons and drag him in to testify.

Isn't he under subpoena? If not he should be. Hold his ass in contempt.

Must be getting close to the mark.

I agree with comment number one.... immediate showing would be required, prepared or not.... like Monday , first thing, pre vacation

Schlozman is a Bushie. Vacation comes first.

Heh. The letter must have been written by a political hack. Certainly any professional staffer would know the difference between the letter O and the number 0: 10:OO A.M.

Note the late Friday timing for this one-finger salute from the DOJ. I think they are trying to get Congress to overreact to small things, to look as petulant as the Prezelnit. But Schlozman's behavior is no small thing. It is potentially worth impeachment. So, I would suggest Schlozman rethink the timing of his annual leave. If not, I'd have a subpoena on his desk by Tuesday at 10.00 am.

The average employee would consider Congress dopey and not serious, if it lets Schlozman/Gonzales get away with this crap. Schlozman's a lawyer for gosh sakes, not a postal worker fitting in an annual leave between deliveries. He was formerly in an assignment that required Senate confirmation.

Rove and Bush regard as all these tiffs as spitting contests (in addition to intentional, serial delays). Time for Congress to hit the spitoon from the other side of the saloon.

If they accept that, they are bigger patsies than I thought. I have said before, and I will say it again here: It's time to shit or get off the pot. There is more than enough evidence to impeach Gonzales and probably more than enough evidence to indict a handful of overs. The Democrats are starting to look like a bunch of effete politicians with nother better to do but bitch.

Unfortunately, this is a typical Bushco move, in Sampson's words, "gum it to death" until public outrage dies down and to read some reports from yesterday's testimony it may be working.

apparently voter fraud isn't that important when it's Ann Coulter
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/05/11/m2a_jose_col_0511.html

Bradley, Bradley, Bradley... Best spill your guts before Dick Cheney's Mafia spills them in a more vivid way.

Dear Senator Leahy,
What more will it take sir for you to understand the utter contempt these criminals have for you and your attempt at oversight. Trying to play nice with these scumbags will get you nowhere. If the public has not already lost all interest in this "scandal" they soon will. The Republican strategy has been nothing but delay, delay, delay. Subpoena his lying ass immediately.

Somebody needs to park themselves outside of Brad's Alexandria, VA townhouse and make sure he's on "vacation."

I've never had to "prepare" to tell the truth. You only have to "prepare" if you want to try and pull off a lie. Haul his ass in on the double.
Security Code Word: again
As in here we go again.

Bushies are placed in the Federal Appellate Courts . . . regardless of what happens they will reverse all convictions of Bush Crime Family members on technicalities like they did for North etc. This is their ace in the hole . . . look at the history of how they destroyed the IranContra investigation and reversed the convictions obtained by Prosecutor Walsh . . . the entire system is rotten by the people they have placed in these "positions for life" on the Federal Bench . . . .

FYI to all - Gonzales called Chris Cannon this morning to say thank you and solocit advice!

Regarding technicalities in Iran/Contra, I was fried that North, Poindexter and Abrams got off, but the reason was use immunity provided by Congress. Similarly, if Monica Goodling testifies, it is doubtful that her conviction can be obtained or sustained through appeal since it is virtually impossible to prove that some of the evidence used in prosecution did not come from her own testimony. Ultimately, Congress must decide whether they want to grill 'em in front of the cameras or convict them in court. Of course, when it is the Justice Dept. itself which is rotten, where are we to go?

Unbelivable!!!!!! Gee Sorry Internal Revenue I am on vacation that week and I won't be able to file my tax returns until I get back you don't mind do you??????

Grab his passport, indeed.

In all seriousness, grab his passport. This attitude indicates such a lack of respect for Leahy that he may actually know who sent anthrax to the guy.

Security code = door, as in, Bradley, don't let the door hit you in the ass as you go out. Once Leahy climbs back down off the ceiling, I expect a squadron of capital police helping Mr. Scholzman get his priorities right.

It will be interesting to hear Schlozman's lawyer try that same excuse in 2009 -- when the Dems control the Justice Department and the "invitation" is to testify before a grand jury.

Gee is this equal justice under the law? Would you or I get to tell government officials that we dont want to answer any questions right now because we are going on vacation? I think NOT.

Schlozman is a foool! Take it from an experienced prevaricator, best, if you lie often, to lie early.

federal employees get paid for their annual leave, in a lump sum, when they are terminated. If you are a CSRS employee (pre-reagan) your sick leave counts toward your retirement. If you are a FERS employee (post reagan) your sick leave doesn't matter. But you never loose your annual leave. Most employees wait to retire the last pay period of the year, so that they can receive payment for the largest amount of annual leave allowed to them for that year.

I think Senator Leahy is going to let this alone. He knows they are trying to tweak him. The tactic can only be successful if Leahy rises to the bait. Leahy has time on his side and will get his chance at Schlozman. The delay probably serves Leahy better than Schlozman because more information trickles in daily about this whole affair. It may be that Schlozman will take the fifth and then there will be more ammo with which to figure out how to hand this whole thing over to a special prosecutor. I don't know how that might ever work under this particular circumstance but that is where this is headed just the same. In the last six plus years the WH has seriously stacked the deck to prevent ever being held accountable for its actions and this dilemma reveals how pervasive that effort has been.

We want to see the check list for acceptable reasons you need not appear.Vacation can not be realistic.
Seems if he is on vacation he is even MORE available and should have extra time to spend on this if they need him longer.
After all, we are sure he wants to get the truth out and move on.
Why would he want to delay that.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

It's just a gambit to see how serious the Dems are.

"In Cold Blood" Truman Capote weaves a complicated psychological story of two parolees who together commit a mass murder, an act they never would have been capable of individually. That's Bush and Cheney to a tee.

The order of interrogation appearance is important, if our justice department officials are prepared to purjure themselves. He can always be called back. His testimony is based on known historical data when he was implementing the WH policy in MO. Seems the victims of the fraud accusations may have great light to shed as well as the local papers. It is time for all stakeholders to tell their stories. Perjury may carry worse penalties than manipulating the DOJ on behalf of the WH ala the Republican Carbal and the Oligarchy.
Can the Grand Conspiracy be revealed by a time line on one chart. Connect the dots. Electioneering by DOJ by order of WH can be state, local and federal election law crimes. Was RNC with the e-mail chain to the WH connected? Big Brother, like Gollum, wants to be THE permanent Lord of The Ring. It has to be made clear to world that this Cabal is a cancer on American democracy. Faith based government and justice was overturned when the American Colony dumped the the King and the Church of England. The cover of religious righteousness covers a multitude of crimes. Of course we know that the Religious Right is particularly righteous.
The Carlyle Group, after all, is the epitome of the Military Industrial Complex.

"As a Bush Cabal-connected company, it prides itself on having government/business insiders and their minions in a network that literally covers the globe. This is the hard core of the Bush Cabal

The Chairman Emeritus of Carlyle Group is Frank C. Carlucci, whose claim to fame was Deputy Secretary of Defense (1981-1982) and National Security Adviser (1987-1989). After his government stint, he headed the Sears/ Coldwell Banker scam.

law is what the Cabal claims to be fighting."
http://www.conspiracydigest.com/carlyle_group.html

Follow the appointments and understand the goal is to have the power through DOJ corruption to put Cabal serving people in strategic military places for "The New World Order" to maintain global control. The World Bank replaces the UN as the monetary wedge that will support a globilization of the FederaL Reserve. That bank set the world monetary standard based on the silver standard and can manufacture/create currency. That reduces the value of other national currencies. This policy can only be enforced by a military industrial complex.
Carlyle, in cooperation with the Saudi Royal family, manufacture heavy arms on down and distribute them, by sales, to promote global conflicts. Secret organizations, like the CIA, conveniently start the wars using their contract operatives ( Iran Contra etc.)
The Wolf wears sheeps clothing. You may not know until after you have been had.
The real job of Congress is to expose the Carbal and force them back under ground I believe.
The never ending struggle for The Rights of Man, Justice freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness as inalienable Rights must be Liberty 101 taught as continuuing education. A never ending learning process as new minds are born the education process repeats. Some people are willing to endure tyranny I am not one. Let's hope we can reinfect American with freedom. Seems like mob rule by the Godfathers.

Seems like you wouldn't need so much prep time if you were just telling the truth instead of practicing to say things like "I take full responsibility but I don't know how the names got on the list". I can't wait to hear what kinds of crap they teach him to say to avoid more trouble.

I agree that Sen. Leahy should send a letter telling him to cancel vacation and show up or he will be in jail in the foreseeable future.

The "instant subpoena" suggested in a previous comment is an excellent idea. Schlozman would not be missed for a few hours any more than you or I would be missed. The committee should clear their calendar and have him picked up on the street (rendition style).

Schlozman should not be provided the opportunity to prepare for his testimony. It is likely that he will be coached as well.

AMERICAN'S WANT THE TRUTH! This administration is dirty and people such as Schlozman, Griffin, Gonzales, Goodling, Sampson, Battles, Spellings, Tenet, Rumsfeld, Brown, Cunningham, Lewis, Dolittle, Foggo, Lewis, Domenici, Palouse, Blackwell, Cheney, Fieth, Wolfowitz, Abramoff, Delay, Ney, BUSH41, Doane, Rove, Stevens - do you get the idea - are selling out our nation.

Time for Congress to hit the spittoon from the other side of the saloon.

What a vivid sentence, I can almost see the astonishment on the faces of the pedestrian republican spitters.