Leahy sets final deadline for White House on wiretapping docs

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Leahy_sets_final_deadline_for_WH_0808.html

Nick Juliano
Published: Wednesday August 8, 2007


The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has given the White House another 12 days to hand over documents it requested nearly six weeks ago regarding the administration's legal justifications for its warrantless wiretapping program.

"Despite my patience and flexibility, you have rejected every proposal," Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) wrote in a letter to White House counsel Fried Fielding. The administration has "produced none of the responsive documents, provided no basis for any claim of privilege and no accompanying log of withheld documents."

[acmavm]

1. Okay, I've quit laughing and I can post now. ANOTHER 12 days? Or

what?

THEY DON'T F**KING CARE! They aren't afraid of you. It's the other way around.

[rodeodance]

4. bush minons work while he goes on vacation. ha ha

[AuntPatsy]

2. I have to agree with alot of dur's enough with these kinds of letters, actions speak louder than

words, I think they forgot that little ditty.

[KoKo]

3. Spewing my Brownies that were Dessert! GIVE ME A BREAK...

Just BEND OVER AND TAKE IT LEAHY! How many Deadlines are you gonna' BLUSTER AND FUME ABOUT!

Give me a break...DEMS LOST CREDS ON THIS...GO AWAY...WE DON'T BELIEVE SHIT FROM DEMS ANYMORE...and we were actually FORCED TO BELIEVE IT...BUT...NO MORE!!!!!

Sheesh...how much more PITIFUL can they get? GROVELING NOW...with EXTENDED DEADLINES when the SENATE IS IN RECESS and LEAHY THINKS WE DEMS DON'T KNOW THAT! SHEESH.... So much FAITH...ABUSED! by our Dem Leaders! :cry:

[jaysunb]

6. I can just see Cheney now....

laughing and calling for another round of anthrax. :rofl:

[KoKo]

8. Who would have thought that what you say might be truth after '06 Election...

NOW what you say has me :rofl: too....... And I don't do this gladly...it's rueful laughs...:-(

[Africa1]

5. Yea

Another 12 days.Ha,Ha,Ha,This will show them we mean business.

Also along with that,some Very Very Very strong worded letters of displeasure with their foot dragging.

And if they do not comply after 12 days? He will hit them again,with another 12 days or two weeks,and even more Stronger,strong worded letters of condemnation of non compliance.

This will show them,that we will not stand for their complete disregard for our request of information.
Yeah, thats the ticket




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[dflprincess]

7. Is this the final final deadline of just another final deadline?

n/t

[KoKo]

9. Well ...it's August 20th Deadline....Senate doesn't come back until after Labor Day...

so take it for what it says....:-(

[dflprincess]

10. It all reminds me of an old cartoon

I'm pretty sure it was Warner Brothers, but I can't remember which characters. Anyway, character A draws a line in the sand and dares character B to cross it. Of course, B does. Character A keeps backing up and drawing new lines that B steps over - until A falls off the cliff that was behind him.

[KoKo]

11. Wasn't that "Road Runner" at least I remember something like that

from that cartoon series. :shrug:

[dflprincess]

12. I was trying to remember if it was Road Runner or Daffy Duck

n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

15. I look up and there is my post from another poster!

Jinx!

[AtomicKitten]

13. Another extension?

>> Leahy first gave the White House until July 18 to produce the documents, and then he agreed to give the administration until Aug. 1 to comply. The letter to Fielding sent Wednesday sets Aug. 20 at 2:30 p.m. as the "new return date" for the subpoenas. <<

No mention of consequences.

Time for good parenting. Leahy needs to put some bite behind the bark. Tell them what will happen if they do not cooperate by a certain date. No more extensions. No more excuses.

Time for a showdown.

[Warren Stupidity]

14. Is this the final final deadline or just the penultimate final deadline?

And when this 12 days is up, what then? Foot stomping?

[hisownpetard]

16. 12 more days? Well, this is the FINAL last straw! n/t