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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 11:31 PM Original message |
John Dean: "Congress could send 15 plainclothes Capitol Hill police officers to arrest the AG...." |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Shut down the DoJ?! |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Even Bill Gates couldn't. |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Great, then Gonzo and his bushie acolytes get to replace *all* |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. The DOJ is Currently DOA |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
73. No further good can come out of Gonzales. |
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3waygeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Has any good ever come out of him? n/t |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-17-07 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Our reps have a better idea...give him a vote of no confidence. That'll |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. they had a chance to give him a vote of no confidence at his AG confirmation |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. Congress should NEVER approve of a pres's personal attorney becoming |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 07:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Hubby and I were laughing (in a morbid way) about what, exactly, |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
58. I fear that these kinds of votes, statements, and hearings will only |
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KnaveRupe (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
67. It's like this scene from "The Office" |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #67 |
80. I love it! "The Oval Office"! |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. kick |
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caligirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. stunning words fromDean at the end, we could see animplosion at DOJ |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
71. an internal mass resignation in protest of the acting AG (hmmmm...) |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. Now THERE'S a visualization image I could really sink my teeth into: |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I love that picture you just painted of gonzo in cuffs, and condie in a dither. |
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disndat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
46. For Contradicta Rice |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. Kick. Thanks for the info |
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wiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. Gonezales |
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133724 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
9. I heard that there was a small jail in the basement of the capital. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
11. Proceed with caution |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. No wonder Gonzales is smirking his way through all this. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I disagree with your assessment. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Doesn't matter, as long as Gonzo has a handful of friends |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Isn't the DC Metro PD answerable to Congress? |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 06:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. No. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
69. I did not realize there were two police forces in DC |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 06:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Nope. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
34. "A unique position to . . . declare the action unconstitutional [and] resist arrest"? |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Wouldn't recognize the legitimacy of Congress's authority |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
61. I doubt that |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
63. Yep, the gunfight would likely take place at the Supreme Court corral |
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StefanX (801 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
66. The AG can't "declare" something "unconstitutional" |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:45 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. Actually Attorneys-General issue rulings on constitutionality all the time. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:01 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. No, the previous attorney general ruled the surveillance program |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
83. Showdown at high noon |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
12. Wow. This is absolutely unbelievable. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. This kind of talk gives me butterflies in my stomach. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Rethugs and Dems want Gonzo to resign. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:42 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Can the AG be impeached? |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
43. ANYONE can be impeached. |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. we should all parade with Section 4 in front of the Senate Building!! |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
45. Yes. See Dean's column on this from December 15, 2006: |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
68. Very informative. Thank you both! n/t |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 07:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. You think this is bad? |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Gonzo is part of the family, Bush will continue to support Gonzo |
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Lord Balto (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
65. It's a chess game |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #65 |
87. All the attacks start like dominoes.... |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
20. There are several hundred bush apointees & officials that this should apply to. |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
50. this thuggish administration is bringing into every department |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
24. They can save themselves an extra trip and pick up Rove too. n/t |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
25. "Congress is determined to force Gonzales from office or send him to jail" |
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pberq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
89. "force Gonzales from office or send him to jail" |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm picturing a car chase with Gonzales in a white Bronco |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:32 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. OMG. I can see it now. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
28. this is a great line about gonzo and his boosh.... |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #28 |
52. me too, and everything John Dean said in his book |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
29. If anyone knows DC corruption, it's John Dean. It must be |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
33. Gonzo is going to jail |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
35. Someone from VT and PA should forward this on to the Senate Judiciary |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
37. Dean also dissects Gonzales' actions in raiding Jefferson's Congressional office. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #37 |
60. "a determination to codify these procedures" which will be nullified |
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Strawman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
38. K&R |
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mile18blister (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
39. My prediction: Memorial Day Recess Appointment |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
40. Dean is right! It can be done... and here is how.... |
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zorbasd (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #40 |
78. That would give Bush a huge |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. If Chimpy could be baited into such a foolish strong arm... |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 08:55 AM Response to Reply #78 |
88. This is reminiscent of Jeb sending in the FDLE to rescue Terri Schiavo. |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
42. The public tolerates this criminal behavior |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
44. This whole process |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
70. It's just you |
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Time for change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
47. I have another idea |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Not enough votes in the Senate for impeachment to be effective n/t |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
48. Whoa! Talk about Dojball. nt |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
51. Who did this? |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Here's one example from January, 2006: |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
53. We have a Congress full of Democratic Arlen Specters |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I think you're right n/t |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
62. SHUT Down the DOJ TODAY and get bush's TOADIES! |
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StefanX (801 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
64. "Arrest Abu G (the Senate has the power -- says so right here on senate.gov)" |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
72. So what is congress waiting for? The Bush administration is now |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
75. I'm sure the weasel is not far off 'resigning' |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
77. Congress MUST act-They can't let this stuff go n/t |
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Kablooie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. You're right, the MUST act! but they won't. |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-18-07 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
82. K & R Fitzgerald got excellent advice in the form... |
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Maryland Liberal (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
85. Recently, Gonzales's refused to fully comply with the subpoena for Karl Rove's emails regarding his |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
86. Pahleeze- WTF are you saying? Didn't you get the memo??? |
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pat_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
90. Finally, someone points out that the "balance of power" ISN"T "equally divided". . . |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-19-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
91. Maybe Bush would the restore habeas corpus. |
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