WH responds to contempt citations: "From our view, this is pathetic"

[sabra]

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/07/house_panel_contempt_white_hou.html#more

The White House came out swinging today at the House Judiciary Committee’s vote for contempt of Congress citations against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and the president’s former legal counsel, Harriet Miers, in the congressional investigation of the firings of federal prosecutors.

“From our view, this is pathetic,’’ said White House spokesman Tony Snow, suggesting that the Justice Department will make its own findings about any referral for prosecution of contempt and that this likely is “not likely to go anywhere... What you have right now is partisanship on Capitol Hill.’’

[Zodiak]

1. The only partisanship I see is coming from the WH

and their cronies in Congress.

This is about the rule of law.

[originalpckelly]

2. Of course it's not going anywhere, you motherfuckers told the US Atttorney...

not to prosecute the contempt citations.

[shadowknows69]

4. Partisanship

That's why Specter was one of the fiercest ones on that committee yesterday. Try again Tony.

[ellenfl]

11. but did he vote in favor of the contempt citations? eom

[blogslut]

12. Those citations were voted on by the Congress

Specter is a Senator

[shadowknows69]

13. Specter actually suggested there might be contempt charges

coming from the Senate too I thought. He mentioned some way they could bypass Bush's courts.

[blogslut]

15. Cool. I thought he was looking at perjury charges

:)

[blogslut]

16. double post/sorry

:)

[ellenfl]

19. oops . . . i thought they came from the committee. eom

[DU9598]

6. Or they will allow a conviction, but then commute and pardon

[rodeodance]

3. came out swinging today -----------it is all they have left-defence

[LEW]

5. Tony

We think your pathetic when you have to stoop so low every day.

[shadowknows69]

7. Writer's shouldn't even be able to use that lame analogy

Because I'd really like to see an all out brawl between Congress and the coward thugs in this administration, it's a tease. Pay per view baby!

[C_U_L8R]

8. Laugh it up Snowball

you're complicit

[Swamp Rat]

9. LOL! That's rich.

:D

[Solly Mack]

10. I detest Tony Snow

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. He does a pretty good job

of communicating the contempt that the White House feels for the people and the country and for whatever scraps of paper might be in the national archives.

It ain't Tony. He's just carrying the message from on high. The only thing wrong with Tony is that he doesn't have the integrity to STFU and quit.

[nini]

14. Well, from our view it's been pure hell

save your pathetic crap for someone who cares - FINALLY they're getting theirs!

[IChing]

17. It is pathetic if they don't issue the citations before the vacation

At least that is the way I see it, I hoping the news I heard that they would wait
to vote on it after the vacation is wrong. Otherwise it seems like the citation
is not important enough and then further delays the court proceedings that are gonna
follow it.

[abq e streeter]

18. Assholes

I try to be relatively civil and intelligent and not stoop to name calling but sometimes I just can't help it: You assholes, you fucking assholes.

[abq e streeter]

20. better make sure

Obviously talking about the Bush Junta...

[soothsayer]

21. From my view, Tony Snow and the whole Bush administration is pathetic

[radfringe]

22. I agree with Snowjob - it is pathetic

:evilgrin: let's skip pathetic and take the next step - IMPEACH their pathetic butts :evilgrin:

[A wise Man]

24. Let me get this straight

This administration uses the law to break the law.They think that everyone on their staff can use executive priviledge, they refuse to answer subpoena's,they thumb their noses at the constitution, they invented a false war, they've illegally spied on us, Bush vetos every bill that comes from a democratic congress as dumb tony claims that congress sholud be getting bills passed and thinks it is rediculous for congress to have oversite of their treasonous wrong doings.These things are an amazing breed of humans.

[donkeyotay]

25. The WH came out "swinging"?

"From our pathetic view, we've got nothing to refute the charges of contempt," said the highly partisan spin meister for the embattled White House. "Still, since we've obviously thought the coup through, there's not much that the rule of law can do to stop us."

:puke:

He went on to add that if dissent is made impossible, revolution is inevitable.