Um..ACTUALLY, Bush did NOT invoke Executive Privilege for Rove. KKKarl's attorney is just claiming "absolute immunity" for the Turdblossom.

Here's a timeline of the back and forth between Rove's attorneys and the HJC, and an explanation of WHY the White House has yet to claim "executive privilege":

http://tinyurl.com/6hushg

(For more, plug "Karl Rove" into the search engine at the top.)

Posted at July 30, 2008 5:18 PM in response to What's Next for Karl Rove?

Would someone PLEASE give Bush a bj so we can impeach him???

Posted at July 11, 2008 6:25 PM in response to Mayer: CIA Forced Detainee To Stand For Hours Without Prosthesis

It's my understanding that the subpoena was, in part, to cover questions regarding Rove's involvement in the political prosecution of Don Siegelman. It's my understanding that he's already stated that he wasn't involved - so how can he LEGALLY claim executive privilege? I'm thinking that if Conyers pushes the Siegelman angle, this one won't hold water.

Posted at July 5, 2008 8:47 PM in response to Rove Refuses House Judiciary Subpoena

It's way past time to dust off the power of Congress to charge defiant loyal Bushies with "inherent contempt" -

Under the inherent contempt power, the individual is brought before the House or Senate by the Sergeant-at-Arms, tried at the bar of the body, and can be imprisoned. The purpose of the imprisonment or other sanction may be either punitive or coercive. Thus, the witness can be imprisoned for a specified period of time as punishment, or for an indefinite period (but not, at least in the case of the House, beyond the adjournment of a session of the Congress) until he agrees to comply. The inherent contempt power has been recognized by the Supreme Court as inextricably related to Congress’s constitutionally-based power to investigate.

http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2007/03/dusting_off_inh.html

And since Congress has to hold "pro forma" sessions now to keep Bush from pulling off recess appointments, they technically hardly EVER adjourn anymore. Can you say, "unlimited detention"? I knew you could.

Posted at May 30, 2008 5:56 PM in response to 24 Former U.S. Attorneys Say Congress Can Subpoena White House

Maybe he's entered the "confess your sins and apologize" part of his "Republican Enablers Anonymous" 12 step program.

Are there subpoenas in li'l Scotty's future?

Hope he's got good bodyguards.

Hmmmm...wonder if there's anything in the book that might cause Fitzgerald to "un-suspend" the Plame investigation?

Posted at May 28, 2008 11:59 AM in response to Today's Must Read

Well now..isn't this special..

http://tinyurl.com/6k5m4n

*****

FBI seizes Doan, Rice case files in raid of OSC chief's office
By Dan Friedman CongressDaily May 7, 2008

About 20 FBI agents and administrative investigators executed search warrants Tuesday on the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in a daylong raid that appeared at least partly focused on finding information on the office's high-profile investigations into alleged illegal political activity by Bush administration officials.
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But OSC employees said the grand jury subpoenas seek a wide range of information that goes beyond Bloch's deletion of computer files or treatment of agency employees.

Investigators have demanded all files on OSC's investigation last year into allegations of improper political activity by Lurita Doan, the former head of the General Services Administration, who was forced to resign last week by the White House.
(snip)

During Tuesday's raid, investigators did not seek files from the wider Hatch Act probe, but they subpoenaed at least two OSC employees who are part of the unit looking into the suspected political activities. They also sought Bloch's expense and credit card records, information regarding his use of storage facilities or safety deposit boxes and material related to testimony he has delivered at congressional hearings.

In addition, investigators demanded documents related to OSC's investigation into allegations that Secretary of State Rice used federal resources to travel to campaign appearances supporting President Bush's re-election in 2004. Bloch's office closed the case, finding no violation by Rice.

Posted at May 7, 2008 9:42 AM in response to FBI Raids Home, Office of Office of Special Counsel

Better download it if you want to read it, before it's pulled and retroactively classified.

Posted at March 13, 2008 6:09 PM in response to The Iraq-Al Qaeda Report, Squelched No More

Hey, is this the report everyone's looking for?

http://a.abcnews.com/images/pdf/Pentagon_Report_V1.pdf

Better download it now, before it's retroactively classified.

Posted at March 13, 2008 5:18 PM in response to Pentagon Tries to Squelch Report Showing No Link Between Iraq-Al Qaeda

Since it looks like the Democrats are going to cave again anyway, perhaps it's time for a compromise.

How about we agree to telecom amnesty ONLY FOR ACTIVITIES THAT OCCURRED AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001?

http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/context.jsp?item=civilliberties_232

Has anyone watching the discussions about this even heard the pre-911 stuff brought up? Is it possible there are those who don't KNOW about the pre-911 requests?

Maybe they need a few phone calls/faxes/emails to remind them?

Posted at March 4, 2008 10:40 AM in response to Today's Must Read