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The Justice Department released a broad legal opinion on the issue of the White House ignoring Congressional subpoenas for information on fired U.S. attorneys. Guess which side Attorney General supports. (LA Times)
CIA Director Michael Hayden reported to the Iraq Study Group last November that the Iraqi government inability to govern seemed “irreversible,” which set the tone for the group’s eventual recommendations for Iraq. (Washington Post)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agency responsible for ensuring the safe distribution of nuclear material in the United States, gave a company radioactive material after a short, cursory review of the company’s background. Which is unfortunate, because the company was actually a dummy operation run by the Government Accountability Office; apparently, the GAO is less than pleased to discover how easy it is to obtain enough radioactive material to make a dirty bomb. (Reuters)
Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona refused to name individuals who instructed him to privilege politics over science, but the hunt is on to uncover the culprit. Vegas odds point to Dr. Cristina Beato, Carmona’s former boss and now the deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization. (NY Times)
Sen. Specter (R-PA) is calling the Senate Judiciary Committee to task for delaying the confirmation vote of one of the President’s judicial nominees, despite his earlier assurance that a vote would be held before Memorial Day. (The Hill)
Dr. James Holsinger will travel to the Senate today for his confirmation hearing where he'll find out if he gets to be the next Surgeon General. Holsinger faces an uphill battle from critics who worry that his personal disagreements with homosexuality will bias his work. (Associated Press)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) denied allegations yesterday that he and Rayethon Co. colluded to get the Justice Department to launch investigation into the defense company BAE. (Boston Globe)
Comments (6)
TheraP wrote on July 12, 2007 9:53 AM:What doth it profit a man (bush) to imagine he is saving the whole world (good grief!) and lose the soul of a nation (let alone his own!)?
"profit" - was it oil? greed? cronyism? crime family connections? power? the whim of a failure?
NICK wrote on July 12, 2007 10:12 AM:PEOPLE,
THE GAO JUST BOUGHT A LICENSE TO PURCHASE THE MATERIAL TO BUILD A DIRTY BOMB........WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A P.O. BOX!
IT'S NOW A LICENSE TO IMPEACH THE GUY THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE A WAR PRESIDENT!
Call your rep. and also call:
Nancy Pelosi: 1-202-225-0100
Harry Reid: 1-202-224-3542
John Conyers: 1-202-225-5126
SEE FRONT PAGE FOR THE STORY!
bajajazz wrote on July 12, 2007 2:17 PM:PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO LIBBY IS, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND SELLING LICENSES TO STRANGERS TO MANUFACTURE SHIT TO KILL US WITH!
Regardless of what vote counts look like right now vis a vis impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate, impeachment of Gonzo, Cheney and Bush should be pursued -- consecutively or concurrently -- because impeachment itself and the investigations that accompany impeachment are learning experiences for the general public and also for the dimmer bulbs in the House and Senate.
It is, I think, totally reasonable to assume that support for impeachment and conviction will grow significantly during the process leading up to the actual votes. Public pressure in support of impeachment will be felt by members of Congress and if they care about being reelected they will vote their constituent's wishes.
Win or lose, impeachment is the only check we have to curb the insane behavior of the Bush administration and it is worth pursuing for that reason alone. There is much more damage that can be done by Bush, Cheney, et al, if Pelosi's fiat that impeachment is "off the table" is allowed to stand. How utterly disappointing it is that any of our elected Democrats could be so fucking dumb to throw away our leverage by adopting a policy like that.
qdigx djvsfhliq wrote on August 13, 2007 11:39 PM:mwkvg gomdwfv oqfeirj njwd juaeni vcdl xbuhkrqo
qdigx djvsfhliq wrote on August 13, 2007 11:40 PM:mwkvg gomdwfv oqfeirj njwd juaeni vcdl xbuhkrqo
qdigx djvsfhliq wrote on August 13, 2007 11:41 PM:mwkvg gomdwfv oqfeirj njwd juaeni vcdl xbuhkrqo