Lanny Davis is quitting, too

[CatWoman]

Lanny had his head firmly up Chimpy's ass.

Enjoy the clean air, Lanny.

Administration hit by second resignation.

“The White House was hit by two sudden resignations late Monday when Paul McNulty, a top Justice Department official, and Lanny Davis, the only Democratic member of the president’s civil liberties watchdog board, announced they were stepping down. Both resignations are likely to fuel allegations of White House political meddling in law enforcement and national security issues.”

Davis’s frustration reached a peak last month when White House lawyers engaged in what he described in his letter as “substantial” edits of the board’s annual report to Congress. <…>

When Davis protested the attempted deletions, he said the board was told that the White House lawyers feared that because the material witness law was used by U.S. attorneys, a new probe of that issue would become a part of the larger controversy over the firing of U.s. attorneys. “I found this reason to be inappropriate–and emblematic of the sincere view, with which I strongly disagreed, of at least some administration officials and a majority of the Board that the Board was wholly part of the White House staff and political structure, rather than an independent oversight entity,” Davis wrote in his letter.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/14/administration-hit-by-second-resignation/

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. “substantial” edits of the board’s annual report to Congress. ???? RUH ROH!

Lanny sold his soul to the devil. He was a great defender of Bill Clinton during the WITCH HUNT the RWers had going, but working for THIS administration? Disgusting.:(

[rurallib]

2. Wow maybe I too can get a DoJ job someday

Should I bother getting a law degree? Seems to be a lot of openings.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. Better get that degree from Regent.

It'll not only guarantee you a job, but will help you lose weight too. You'll be home every night puking like a bulimic over what they're trying to force feed you.

[muntrv]

3. They just keep jumping off the SS Chimpy.

[eleny]

4. That image conjurs up some great cartoons in my mind's eye!

[CatWoman]

6. I know!!!!

I was drinking ginger ale and spurted it all over the place when I read that!!!

:rofl:

[eleny]

13. With music, too

[Eric J in MN]

5. I'm impressed. I've never said a kind word before about Lanny Davis, but...

...this shows he's not all bad.

[Eric J in MN]

7. Anyone know if being on the Civil Liberties Board was a paid or volunteer position? NT

NT

[Gregorian]

8. Hey, this reminds me of one of my favorite tunes. Dead Rock n Rollers!

Right here-

http://somethingilearned.com/detention/Detention%20-%20Dead%20Rock%20and%20Rollers.mp3



Jimi Hendrix and Janice Joplin
And Kieth Moon and Elvis Presley are dead
Dead
Dead
Pulled the plugs on themselves
Dead rock-and-rollers, they were out-of-controllers
Played the drug game, but they couldn't maintain
And now they're dead
Dead
Dead
Offed themselves with a big buzz

Jim Morrison and Sid Vicious
And John Belushi and John Bonham were weak
Weak
Weak
Couldn't take it at the peak
Dead rock-and-rollers, they were out-of-controllers
Guess they felt lame, so they snuffed their brains
And now they're dead
Dead
Dead
Why couldn't it be Barry Manilow?

You know I was never crazy about John Lennon
But at least he didn't drown to death in his own puke

And what about you, Jim Carrol?
All your friends have
What are you waiting for?
DO IT!

Dead rock-and-rollers, they were out-of-controllers
Took the final solution to some mind pollution
Now they're dead

[lynnertic]

16. great song!

Hi Gregorian! :hi:

[Gregorian]

17. Cool! You liked it.

I guess it takes an open AND twisted mind to enjoy certain genres of music.

[badgerpup]

10. I'm confoogled.

Supposedly the firings were all about 'voter fraud'.
Isn't that what Ann Coulter did?

And that her FBI former squeeze stepped in and made 'didn't happen' so she wouldn't be prosecuted for it because it's a felony?
Am I missing something here?
:sarcasm:

Can you die from cognitive dissonance? :banghead:

[CatWoman]

11. you know, that's under investigation

:hi:

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4550

[hvn_nbr_2]

12. Chimpie has a civil liberties watchdog board?

What's their job? Watching civil liberties swirl down the toilet?

[me b zola]

14. Good! Get rid of all the enablers

...That goes for those in the Congress as well.

[lonestarnot]

15. And another one gone and another one gone and another bites the dust.

[Morgana LaFey]

18. Yeah, he was a real disappointment for a while

Saw him tonight and feel a little better about him. Let's hope it's a real transformation.

[AtomicKitten]

19. Kudos to him for coming forward about the crappola happening

on the board investigating civil liberty abuses and explaining WHY it's bullshit ... it's WH monitored and censored ... and he is appealing to Congress to fix it and make it independent.

I try to never kick a whistle-blower in the teeth.