Reply #324: Wiretapping...see this article... [View All]

[momaloney]

I sent letters to all the senators over the weekend to stand
firm and vote against Gonzo....told them we were proud of how
the stuck like glue during the Alito vote....they did the same
thing at the hearing on the swearing in of Gonzo....

This is the reason the repubs are sticking together....read
this article and then start screaming...it was on Countdown
tonight, but I didn't see it anywhere else...yet!  Rove has to
go....

Issue Date: February 6-12, 2006, Posted On: 2/6/2006

Rove counting heads on the Senate Judiciary Committee

Presidential adviser Karl Rove carried his files and luggage
after arriving with President Bush in Dallas on Feb. 3. (L.M.
Otero/AP)
The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no
Republican member votes against President Bush in the Senate
Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the administration's
unauthorized wiretapping.
Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has
threatened to blacklist any Republican who votes against the
president. The sources said the blacklist would mean a halt in
any White House political or financial support of senators
running for re-election in November.
"It's hardball all the way," a senior GOP
congressional aide said.
The sources said the administration has been alarmed over the
damage that could result from the Senate hearings, which began
on Monday, Feb. 6. They said the defection of even a handful
of Republican committee members could result in a
determination that the president violated the 1978 Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act. Such a determination could lead
to impeachment proceedings.
Over the last few weeks, Mr. Rove has been calling in
virtually every Republican on the Senate committee as well as
the leadership in Congress. The sources said Mr. Rove's
message has been that a vote against Mr. Bush would destroy
GOP prospects in congressional elections.
"He's [Rove] lining them up one by one," another
congressional source said.
Mr. Rove is leading the White House campaign to help the GOP
in November’s congressional elections. The sources said the
White House has offered to help loyalists with money and free
publicity, such as appearances and photo-ops with the
president.
Those deemed disloyal to Mr. Rove would appear on his
blacklist. The sources said dozens of GOP members in the House
and Senate are on that list.
So far, only a handful of GOP senators have questioned Mr.
Rove's tactics.
Some have raised doubts about Mr. Rove's strategy of painting
the Democrats, who have opposed unwarranted surveillance, as
being dismissive of the threat posed by al Qaeda terrorists.
"Well, I didn't like what Mr. Rove said, because it
frames terrorism and the issue of terrorism and everything
that goes with it, whether it's the renewal of the Patriot Act
or the NSA wiretapping, in a political context," said
Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican.

There you go....No react.  This was on Huffinton's post last
night and I couldn't find the entire article there tonight,
but I didn't hunt for it.  It is from www.insightmag.com and
you must have a subscription to read the entire article...but
Arianna had it up last night.

Time for heads to roll.....................