Rove defends Bush’s signing statements

[kpete]

Rove defends Bush’s signing statements.

During a speech at the University of Pennsylvania last night, former White House political director Karl Rove defended President Bush’s use of signing statements, claiming that his former boss “got unfair treatment on the matter.” Defiant, Rove said that “those who disagree” with Bush’s use of signing statements “can take on the White House in the courtroom if they feel strongly enough about it.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/21/rove-defends-bushs-signing-statements/

[bryant69]

1. The whole point to signing statements are to prejudge any court case

So yeah, Rove's a jackass.

Bryant
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[ixion]

2. not so much of a defense as a "piss off"... and good luck taking the WH to court

our court system seems to loathe such cases.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

6. Yeah and this regime has taken full advantage of that fact, which is WHY,...

,...it should be taken to court over and over and over and over, again.

[annabanana]

3. Of course he does... They are his "fig leaves".. . . . n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Are there any cases docketed to challenge ANY signing statement right now?

[Donnachaidh]

5. of course, Rove and company packed the courts so good luck with THAT.

The fat fascist knows this. Do these universities actually PAY this man to give a collective "Go Fuck Yourself America" speech?

The University of PA should be ashamed of themselves for having him there.

[rpannier]

7. I think that was tried and...surprise

they were thrown out

[Johonny]

8. As soon a Obama/ Hillary use them

Rove will be on Faux bitching about them.

[spanone]

9. why would any establishment of knowledge (University of Penn.) pay this hack to speak?