He's a remarkably calm and lucid voice, writing and speaking about the right things in a sane way. Link to his findlaw columns below. I heard him on one of the right wing loony's radio show too -- a right bait and switch bastard -- and Dean didn't miss a beat, didn't take the bait and impressed the hatemonger host with his coolness.
The week he was on, Randi was still in denial about impeachment and I don't think it was addressed in that interview. She had been acting more and more neurotic on air as she connected all the dots and DIDN'T call for impeachment -- last week she finally kinda sorta did.
I haven't heard JD's position on it.
Has Pelosi ever given any real believable answer for her position? The Dems in the bubble don't realize how MANY Americans are just turning away, turning off.
Combined with being told by the Euphemedia ( a nod to Senator) that Hillary is a no-brainer for Nov. 08, folks are just not gonna vote and Dems will be shocked at their failed gamble.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/ Alan Greenspan's Autobiography, and His Decision to Switch Political Parties
The Impact of Authoritarian Conservatism On American Government: Part Three in a Three-Part Series
Why Authoritarians Now Control the Republican Party: The Rise of Authoritarian Conservatism Part Two in a Three-Part Series
Understanding the Contemporary Republican Party: Authoritarians Have Taken Control Part One in a Three-Part Series
Will A Dark Cloud Follow Karl Rove Back To Texas?: Congress Is Still Investigating Serious Criminal Abuses of Executive Powers
Why is key presidential advisor Karl Rove leaving the Bush Administration at this particular moment? FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean considers possible explanations. Dean suggests Rove's decision may be connected not only to his declining to appear to testify before Congress, citing executive privilege, but also to a possible fear on Rove's part that, unless he keeps a low profile, Congress will discover the extent to which Rove injected partisanship into the Bush Administration, even in areas that should have remained free of it. Dean raises a potential parallel between the Bush and Nixon Administrations in this respect, and considers whether Rove's possible conduct may not only have been overly partisan, but also run afoul of federal criminal statutes, and if so, whether it should lead to prosecution.
Friday, Aug. 24, 2007
The So-Called Protect America Act: Why Its Sweeping Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Pose Not Only a Civil Liberties Threat, But a Greater Danger As Well
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses the recently-enacted Protect America Act, which gives the President greater surveillance power by enacting sweeping changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Dean argues that the law not only infringes privacy, but also allows the expansion of executive power. He contends that if Congress does not curtail the law's scope when it is renewed (for it sunsets quickly), its members will pay the price at the polls.
Friday, Aug. 10, 2007
Joe Wilson's War: Though He and His Wife Valerie Plame Lost Their Lawsuit against Cheney and Others, It's Only One Battle in a Fight that Flushed Out Much Truth
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean argues that, despite the recent ruling dismissing the lawsuit by Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson against Vice-President Cheney and others, the Wilsons are victors in a larger sense. Dean cites as evidence all the information that has been made public as a result of Joseph Wilson's decision to publish a New York Times Op Ed disputing President Bush's State of the Union Niger-uranium claims, and as a result of the ensuing Special Counsel investigation into the disclosure of his wife Valerie's status as a covert CIA agent.
Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2007
Harriet Miers's Contempt of Congress: Are Conservatives About To Neuter Congress, While Claiming Full Legal Justification for this Separation-of-Powers Violation?
Can President Bush get away with instructing former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to disobey a House Judiciary Committee subpoena ordering her to appear to provide testimony relating to the U.S. Attorney scandal? FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean points to one tactic -- last invoked in 1934 -- that Congress could use to force compliance. He also suggests how this inter-branch standoff may play out if that tactic is not employed.
Friday, Jul. 13, 2007
The Misunderestimated Mr. Cheney: The Vice President's Record of Willfully Violating the Law, And Wrongly Claiming Authority to Do So
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean chronicles Vice President Cheney's claims, over the course of the Bush Administration, that various laws do not apply to him or to the President. Dean focuses, in particular, on Cheney's explanation for why he defied National Security Classification orders: the assertion that, as Vice President, he is neither an "entity" nor an "agency." Dean also contends that Cheney is ignoring the boundaries of the limited role the Constitution prescribes for the Vice President.
Friday, Jun. 29, 2007
Scooter Libby's Appeal: The Focus Shifts To the Highly Political U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean comments on what appears to be a change in the legal strategy of Scooter Libby. (Libby, as readers will likely be aware, was convicted of and sentenced for perjury and related offenses, in connection with the Special Counsel investigation into the exposure of Valerie Plame's identity as a covert CIA agent.) Recently, as Dean explains, Libby brought in a new attorney to take a more aggressive approach in attempting to convince the judge in Libby's case to allow Libby to remain free pending appeal. Dean predicts that the approach will ultimately fail -- for an appeal of the decision to jail him immediately will not succeed.
Friday, Jun. 15, 2007
The Bush Administration's Dilemma Regarding a Possible Libby Pardon - And How Outsiders Such as Fred Thompson Appear to Be Working on a Solution
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses the possibility -- and the risks -- of a potential pardon by President Bush of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. (Libby, as readers will likely be aware, was convicted by a jury of false statements, perjury, and obstruction of justice charges arising from the Special Counsel Investigation of the revelation of the identity of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame.) Dean estimates how long a sentence of imprisonment Judge Walton is likely to give to Libby and when he will be required to begin serving it, and takes strong issue with contentions by Senator and potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson and others that Plame was never really a covert agent in the first place and thus did not fall under the core law the Special Counsel invoked. In addition, Dean draws on historical parallels, including some drawn from specific Watergate sentences and the Marc Rich pardon controversy, to illuminate his analysis.
Friday, Jun. 01, 2007
Recent Developments in the Scandal over the Attorney General's Performance: Alberto Gonzales Displays Contempt for Congress, And Perhaps the Department of Justice As Well
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses a number of recent incidents that he argues demonstrate, beyond a doubt, that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should either be fired or resign. In addition to charges that U.S. Attorneys' firings were politically-motivated, Dean also examines Gonzales's role in prompting an unnecessary clash between the Legislative and Executive Branches, by failing to consult with Congressional leaders before executing an FBI raid on the office of Congressman William Jefferson. Finally, Dean notes the sharp conflict between testimony given by Gonzales and by James Comey, who was Acting Attorney General when the Executive was debating whether the warrantless wiretapping program should go forward in contravention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Friday, May. 18, 2007
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's "Reconfirmation Hearings": Why, In the End, They Will Change Nothing
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John W. Dean discusses the recent hearings probing into Attorney General Gonzales's role in a series of U.S. Attorney firings. Dean considers some of the most interesting revelations of the hearings, comments on how even Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have been sharply critical of Gonzales, and explains why no one should expect to see Gonzales either get fired or resign.
Friday, Apr. 20, 2007
New Developments in the U.S. Attorney Controversy: Why Bush Refuses to Allow Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to Testify Before Congress, and What Role New White House Counsel Fred Fielding May Play
Will the Bush Administration continue to assert executive privilege with respect to documents and testimony Congress seeks relating to the controversy over U.S. firings? FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean contends that it's very likely the Administration will, indeed, hold firm in this stance. In support of his view, Dean considers the background of new White House Counsel Fred Fielding, whom Dean himself brought into government years ago, and the Bush Administration's embrace of the "unitary executive" theory. Dean also recalls a similar controversy involving EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch, which played out during the Reagan years.
Friday, Mar. 23, 2007
A Question-and-Answer Session with Thomas B. Edsall, Author of Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive for Permanent Power
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean asks veteran political reporter and author Thomas B. Edsall a series of questions arising from Edsall's recent book about Republican strategies for winning elections. The resulting Q&A illustrates many interesting points that will be relevant to Election '08, including one regarding how the strategies of Republicans and Democrats may necessarily differ -- with Republicans concentrating on getting their core voters to the polls, and Democrats instead courting swing voters.
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