So President Cabeza de Mierda won't let aides testify... Constitutional Crisis, anyone?

[marmar]

:mad:


from AP, via Yahoo:


Bush denies Congress access to aides
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 49 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas on Monday, claiming executive privilege and prodding lawmakers closer to their first contempt citations against administration officials since Ronald Reagan was president.

It was the second time in as many weeks that Bush had cited executive privilege in resisting Congress' investigation into the firings of U.S. attorneys.

White House Counsel Fred Fielding insisted that Bush was acting in good faith in withholding documents and directing the two aides — Fielding's predecessor, Harriet Miers, and Bush's former political director, Sara Taylor — to defy subpoenas ordering them to explain their roles in the firings over the winter.

In the standoff between branches of government, Fielding renewed the White House offer to let Miers, Taylor and other administration officials meet with congressional investigators off the record and with no transcript. He declined to explain anew the legal underpinnings of the privilege claim as the chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committees had directed.

"You may be assured that the president's assertion here comports with prior practices in similar contexts, and that it has been appropriately documented," Fielding wrote.

Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House panel, left little doubt where the showdown was headed.

"Contrary to what the White House may believe, it is the Congress and the courts that will decide whether an invocation of executive privilege is valid, not the White House unilaterally," the Michigan Democrat said. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_on_go_pr_wh/congress_bush

[jeff30997]

1. "Cabeza de Mierda "

Bwahahahahahaaaaa! You're killing me!

[Solon]

2. OK, don't help me, I don't know Spanish, but does that mean "Full of Shit"? n/t

[goodgd_yall]

4. It means "shit head" n/t

[Solon]

6. Dammit! I was close, but that only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades...

oh well, thanks for the correction.

Just a note, I took French, usually when looking at a Romance language website, as long as enough words are present, I can translate the message, with context it helps, just takes me a while, but small soundbites are hard for me to understand, except for maybe a word or two.

[jimshoes]

3. I thought he was

El presidente pendejo? Someone on these threads said so last week. (Great name whoever came up with that)

[marmar]

5. That was mine too....

I'm using my Spanish classes for all the wrong purposes. :evilgrin:

[Dark]

7. Creo que "El presidente mente por mierda" es mejor para su capabilidad del cerebro

;-)

[marmar]

9. De acuerdo, mi hermano.

El Presidente Bush es un :dunce:

[Dark]

11. Eres demasiado simpatico! n/t

[IDemo]

8. No comprendo, digame

If these are "former" aides, presumably no longer part of the Executive or the new Exemptive Cheney branch, how does executive privilege still apply?

[EFerrari]

10. Why aren't all you guys in the Latino forum?

"Cabeza de Mierda"

:rofl: