When the White House refuses to release the papers this means

[LynneSin]

Once again information is requested from the White House about SCOTUS nominee John Roberts and as reliable as the atomic clock, the White House refuses to release the documents. When you hear that the White House refuses to assist by releasing information needed by the senate to make informed decisions what does this mean to you?


http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050724/ap_on_go_su_co/roberts_records_4

White House Won't Show All Roberts Papers

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer
Sun Jul 24, 1:42 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Citing privacy and precedent, the Bush administration indicated Sunday it does not intend to release all memos and other documents written by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts when he worked for two Republican presidents.

The leading Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will conduct hearings on Roberts' nomination, disputed the assertion that privacy was at stake and called such a position a "red herring."

[Imagevision]

1. This means they simply have something to hide??? --what else??!!

[Toucano]

14. Yep. Careless scrubbing.

Probably relied on "guest workers".

[Greyhound]

2. Duh n/t

[LynneSin]

3. Damn, I've never seen everyone agree with me ever

this is a first - til some freeper shows up and ruins it

[pnorman]

4. If Dubya REALLY wants to "bring this country together",

he could start by nominating candidates about whom he has NOTHING to hide.

pnorman

[kevsand]

5. These polls just keep getting easier and easier. nt

[Imagevision]

6. But Bush is crooked - he has much to hide!!!...

[LynneSin]

7. But this time it's not him he's protecting but Ronald Reagan

:grr:

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Other, if I may:

The White House is obfuscating by refusing to release documents as a matter of course, claiming that the White House is the final arbiter of what can be released.

[RC]

11. Those criminals need to know in no uncertain terms, they

work for us, not the other way around.

[bryant69]

9. It is possible to read to much into this

This is politics on both sides. We are demanding the papers because we know they won't want to give them - unless I've missed something, people haven't made specific accusations against him. We want the papers so we can "go fishing" and find bad stuff about Mr. Blank.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[kevsand]

10. That's our job right now.

Anything less is the so-called "rubber stamp."

[dogday]

12. this administration has more hidden documents

Another Bolton Nomination-Sorry Senators can't see this information...

[Imagevision]

13. quite obviously they have something they don't want you to know!

what else??

[H2O Man]

15. Other.

President Bush has already warned us that the terrorists are cold-blooded. They could shoot an innocent person in cold blood, and feel no guilt. President Bush is simply protecting us, by hiding papers/records on this court nominee and everything else, because of the cold-blooded threat of the terrorists. You aren't privy to all the secrets he is. Trust him.