GOP Congressman accuses Bushco of criminality: "YES-Lying To Congress IS A Crime"

[kpete]

GOP Congressman accuses Bushco of criminality UPDATED
by Inky99
Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 01:04:50 AM PDT

I kid you not. Right on the floor of the House, Dana Rohrabacher, (R) from California, seems to have finally had it with the Bush administration, accusing them of criminality, obstruction of justice, and lying to Congress.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2008/rohr022608.html

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Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker,
I come to the floor tonight with a heavy heart. The nature of the allegations I make speaks poorly of this administration. In my heart of hearts, I have always wanted this administration to succeed, but the issue at hand is of such magnitude
that b]precedents are being set.

In my tenure as a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, both as chairman and ranking member of an investigative
subcommittee, I have witnessed firsthand behavior by the Bush
administration which I find deeply troubling.

The disdain and uncooperative nature that this administration has
shown toward Congress, including Republican Members, is so egregious
that I can no longer assume that it is simply bureaucratic incompetence
or isolated mistakes. Rather, I have come to the sad conclusion that
this administration has intentionally obstructed Congress' rightful and
constitutional duties.

Tonight I will discuss some serious examples of this administration's
contemptuous disregard for the authority delegated to Congress by the
Constitution. This bad attitude has consistently manifested itself in a
sophomoric resentment toward Congress' constitutional role as an equal
branch of government. The result has been an executive branch too
insecure to let Congress do its job, an executive branch that sees
Congress, even when Republicans held the majority, as a rival and a
spoiler, rather than as elected representatives of the American people
playing a rightful role in establishing policy for our great country.

Unfortunately, when the President of the United States rejects the
legitimacy of congressional prerogatives, there are serious
consequences. Tonight, I will provide examples of how this
administration for the past 7 years has undercut congressional
investigators, has lied to Members of Congress, and has forged ahead
with secret deals in spite of efforts and pleas by Congress to be
informed, if not involved.

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This administration ends up lying in a briefing to Congress and
shrugs it off. To this day, absolutely nothing has been done about this
crime. And yes, lying to Congress, especially about an issue of this
magnitude, is a crime.

more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/9/13612/70269/177/472722

[babylonsister]

1. Talk about a hypocrite! Complaining about

the 'uncooperative nature' of this admin? Methinks he needs to look in the mirror.

Having said that, I hope the Dems absorbed his little rant; it took some cojones, and perhaps they'd learn some lessons.

[ixion]

2. gee, and it only took him 7 years

:eyes:

Welcome to reality.

[aquart]

3. Who's running against him and what's the polling like?

[kestrel91316]

4. Sadly, it appears to be a crime in name only. There don't appear

to be any real-world consequences to speak of. Unless you're a liberal and the Congress in question is Republican.

[annabanana]

7. Every single Repug that comes around brings the possiblity of consequences

one step closer...

Each one is one more.. Remember, it was the Republicans that brought Nixon down for the sake of the Country.

[shraby]

5. Methinks somebody doesn't want to lose his

seat in congress. :rofl:

[librechik]

6. Rohrabacher's mad that Clinton and Bush lied to us about Tim McVeigh's Alqueda connection??

Damn that Clinton! er I mean Bush!

Yeah teh Rohrabacher is teh bomb, so to speak.

[L. Coyote]

8. HUGE Rec. This is a prime example of why we all keep returning here! REAL NEWS!!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. Congress critters, do your damn job.

K & R

[pleah]

10. K&R Gee, I can't believe it only took him seven years to wake up!

[annabanana]

11. To go forward, we are going to have to resist the (HUGE) temptation

to keep bashing reformed, awakened, or finally scared Repugs who come to the realization that they are complicit in killing America.

We can scorn & ignore them later... we need them now.

[eFriendly]

12. Dana "I hope it's your family that dies in an attack" Rohrabacher...

is still a Douchebag, with a capital "D".

[crimsonblue]

13. Glad to see more leaders realize what's going on...

But too bad that it's too late. Bushco has already won. The global economy is shattered and the only people that will be making money are the commodities investors and owners. It's time to recognize that we are screwed and start over. Burn it to the ground and build it up anew.