Conyers to Rove: I Mean It This Time!

[babylonsister]

http://washingtonindependent.com/view/conyers-to-rove-i

Conyers to Rove: I Mean It This Time!
By Matthew Blake 07/10/2008 03:21PM


Since Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi.) said back in April that he was going to kick Karl Rove's ass, hardly a week has gone by without the House Judiciary Committee chairman demanding Rove's testimony before Congress. Today a judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on alleged selective prosecution of Democratic officials within the Bush Justice Dept. Rove was subpoenaed to testify, but he didn't show up, claiming executive privilege.

This appeared to upset Conyers. "Mr. Rove's absence today is an insult to the American people and to the system of checks and balances that are the basis of our constitution and our democracy,"Conyers said today. He added that it's necessary to ensure "that no one-- not the President and certainly not Karl Rove is above the law."

To this end Conyers and Linda Sanchez, (D-Ca.) the chairwoman of the commercial and administrative law subcommittee that convened the hearing, said they wrote a letter to Rove's lawyer "urging him to reconsider his refusal to testify as required by the subpoena." Rove and his legal team have been given five days to respond.

What does Conyers want Rove to talk about? “We want him for so many things, it’s hard to keep track,” the veteran lawmaker said in May. Rove is at least wanted to discuss the dubious prosecution of Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D) and the leaking of Valerie Plame's identity. Rove has gone years now without being candid about these subjects. But it's strangely inspirational, if not terribly effective, to see Conyers relentlessly pester him.

[jazzjunkysue]

1. Oh no! There might be stern talking! What will we do then?

:scared:

[Jack Rabbit]

3. I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow the White House down.

DC could use some civic improvements.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. Not too inspiring...

Are all criminals given a window in which they can elect to appear? I mean seriously, :wtf:

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. I will give you 5 days to respond then after that another 5 days

to respond after I respond. If you don't like that then 5 days after that
I will respond to your response asking you to respond in 5 days.

[TomInTib]

4. I don't know about you, but I am certainly not holding MY breath.

Frankly, I would be astonished if this thing ever comes to any sort of satisfactory ending.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

24. he's probably joined Osama Bin Laden in a cave in Pakistan

they are probably plotting the next 9/11 for McCain?

[Imagevision]

5. Dan Abrahms has been pushing for Dem action on Rove, need more to come on board...

[Ichingcarpenter]

28. Abrams is gonna cover it right now has has been the best

reporting it so far.

[wildbilln864]

6. I'll believe it when I see it happen!

Then he won't answer the questions anyway. What then?

[Imagevision]

8. So much for the 'checks and balances' plan... (Bushco can do without)

[paparush]

9. I sense another Sternly Worded Letter (tm) in the works.

[tbyg52]

10. If you dealt with kids like this, they would run wild

while snickering at you. Oh wait.....

[IDemo]

20. Yep; lying, trashing the house, beating up the neighbor's kids

Oh wait.....

[spanone]

11. alright....five days karl....i bet he still doesn't show....arrogant fuck

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. That is just to respond to the letter they sent

from my understanding.

[Breeze54]

13. What's he going to do? Give him 30 lashes with a wet noodle?

:scared:


:sarcasm:

[babylonsister]

17. Arresting him sounds like a promising start. nt

[Breeze54]

19. HA! That'll be the day....

:rofl:

[babylonsister]

30. The possibilities are amazing. Just maybe...nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. Is this 5 business days and do bank holidays count?

What if you are out of the country and in another time zone?

[babylonsister]

18. Heh. Where'd the slimebucket go, do you know? nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. I don't know .... they just said out the country

It was reported by a house republican rep at the committee meeting and he didn't say where.

[MzNov]

22. Dems continue to be laughingstocks

because they are such weenies. After 8 years of making the left look spineless, Rove is still laughing his ass off at the Democrats. Gawd, don't we have ANYONE to stand up to these monsters???

[Ichingcarpenter]

25. That's not true ...... in fact I just did a news story on this

:) :hi: :pals:


It has pictures and everything!!!!
link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3596456&mesg_id=3596456

[MzNov]

26. What's not true. Looks like the pig is laughing his ass off at somebody.

:hug: :hi:

[Ichingcarpenter]

27. A Repentent Rove Bares Soul to the House Subcommittee

Was the title.

[malaise]

15. Please John, please

Frog march time.
:popcorn:

[msongs]

16. has conyers turned blue yet lol nt

[JuniperLea]

23. Well! I hope there was a heavy stomping of the foot to go along with that! eom

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

29. I double dog dare him to not respond!

[C_U_L8R]

31. Or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll....

that piglet Rove is laughing his ass off ...at us.

[MiniMe]

32. But does he really, really really mean it this time?