LEAHY: "Again, This WH Puts Itself Above The Law" & 'Evidence Points To Rove'

[kpete]

SEN. LEAHY OPENING: Three months ago when AG Goznales last appeared before thsi committee, I said that the DOJ was experiencing a crisis of leadership perhaps unrivaled in its history. That crisis continues. The AG has lost confidence of the American public — the DOJ must be restoreed to be worthy of tis name. It should not be reduced to being a political arm of the WH — it was never intended to be that. With the department shrouded in scandal, the DAG has announced his resignation, others have asked that their names be withdrawn rather than face a confirmation hearing. The DOJ’s chief of staff, WH liaison and others have resigned. I joke that the last one out should turn out the lights. This WH values loyalty over judgment, secrecy over openness and ideology over competence. Political considerations factored into the firing of at least nine USAttys. The list was compiled by high ranks within the WH — whether federal prosecutors were doing enough to file partisan voter fraud cases in strategic locations. The question remaining is who made the decision to fire these prosecutors. We know from testimony that the President was not involved. The evidence we have been able to collect points to Karl Rove and political operatives in the WH — the stonewalling continues to our desire to get to the truth. What is the WH so desperate to hide? This WH has ordered former officials not to appear, including Harriet Miers — the WH is asserting its claims of privilege — further than have ever been asserted in our nation’s history — and that neither Congress nor the courts can review it. Again, this WH puts itself above the law.

http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/07/24/alberto-gonzales-testimony-part-i-2/#comments

[samq79]

1. Leahy...you talk a good game...let's use that red hot poker to spur Reid and Pelosi into action n/t

[midnight]

2. By Leahy stating that evidence point to Rove, is he also

implying that this leads to Bush? Just curious.

[bigtree]

4. he says they have "testimony that the President was not involved"

but there's still the question of whether Bush is personally obstructing the investigation by shielding Rove with his phony claims of executive privilege.

[tularetom]

3. OK what are you going to do about it Mr Leahy?

Send a "strongly worded letter" to the white house? When they see it's from you they'll wipe their ass on it. After they get through chortling at it. They don't fear you and a lot of us who have supported you all along no longer respect you.

I don't know how alberrto gonzales keeps a straight face at these joke hearings.

[radfringe]

5. all well and good - now what are you going to do about it? n/t

[bigtree]

6. you don't know?

all of these committee chairmen, Leahy, Conyers, and Waxman will press their demands to the point of Criminal Contempt, and perhaps Inherent Contempt. Of course, to proceed to those, Congress will have to vote for them, in committee, and in the whole House.

[radfringe]

10. AND

snowjob will call it poltical theater
bush will stick out his tongue and claim exective priviledge
the republics will block it
dems will call the whaaaaaaambulance, then say they have more important things to do because the american people won't want them wasting time.....

wake me when the dems find their balls

[bigtree]

11. 'the republics will block it'

[abq e streeter]

12. "wake me"

Unfortunately I think you'll be having a nice long nap...I don't understand it; I just don't .. What the HELL are they afraid of???

[thereismore]

7. I'm tired, just tired. I can only keep up with those criminals for so long.

The Congress needs to do something. At least a censure of the resident. Just don't let them skate into 2009.

[Bitwit1234]

8. I can not believe the inaction of the American people and congress

The president of the United States is supposed to be a servant of the people. We elect him (and in this case that is really doubtful). He is supposed to perform his duties in a manner that the majority wish. But this president doesn't. He does what he wants, when he wants. He defiles the Constitution. He tortures, in direct opposition to our American policy. He starts war, in direct opposition to our American policy. Why is he allowed to stay. Every single member of his corrupt administration is thumbing their nose at the American people. WE pay their salaries. THEY are supposed to be accountable to US the American People.

The one thing the founding fathers did not provide was a remedy for the American People to get rid of a corrupt administration. Impeachment is there, but our founders did not realize the corruption and crookedness and shredding of the Constitution one administration, with the help of their party could do to this country. Instead of Impeachment, we should, like a lot of countries have a way to remove a president and every single damn one of his henchmen. If they are not removed and most of all HELD ACCOUNTABLE for their actions, it will only be a foundation for republicans the next time they are able to steal office. And they did steal office. Every thing that has now been found out shows that.

[SoonerPride]

9. YOU, SIR, ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

It is imperative that you to DO DOMETHING ABOUT IT