Then the Democrats need to start the subpoenas and date him to try and claim “executive privilege”. Sorry – that applies to the “executive” branch – a branch Cheney is not part of under his own “rules”. Let’s see how the administration argues it’s way out of that one.
So what is HR 451 you ask? Well it deals with corruption. Here is how Pelosi’s site describes it: The House has passed HR 451, introduced by Democrats, which calls on the ethics committee to either empanel an investigative subcommitee or report to the House describing its reasons for not doing so within 30 days […]
Thanks Bush! Thanks Democrats! Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in six separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday, days after it recorded its deadliest monthly toll in more than two years. All but two of the soldiers were killed by roadside bombs, by far the biggest killers of U.S. troops […]
Well let’s check in on our monthly track of the surge and see how it is working out. First here is the updated comparison of Iraqi deaths. The Iraqi deaths are still well over the number they were last year and rose in May. But how about the U.S. soldier deaths? That picture is even […]
Last night al-Maliki told Lara Logan on CBS news that he fears a coup in his country: Al-Maliki said that some of the officer corps have been creating problems and even violating the security of military operations. He stated, “I’m not afraid, but I have to watch the army, because those still loyal to the […]
I left for the beach on May 18 and returned on May 28. During that period of a little over a week, we lost 59 soldiers in Iraq, including at least 8 on Memorial Day: At least eight U.S. soldiers were killed in restive Diyala province north of Baghdad on Memorial Day, two of the […]
Of course we are talking about Lieberman here: Not only has Lieberman endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine.) — one of Democrats’ biggest targets in the 2008 cycle — but he’s planning to co-host a fundraiser for her on June 21 in Washington, D.C Oh to think when the Democrats increase their majority in 2008 and […]
One of the issues about the fired U.S. attorneys is that members of Congress pushed one fired attorney about a case involving Democrats. Everyone agrees that this kind of congressional pressure is out of line and possible unethical. So why does the former chair of the House Judiciary Committee feel he doesn’t have to follow […]
“Compromise”. That is what Bush said he wanted. Of course to Bush, compromise means he takes, takes, takes and doesn’t give in return: President Bush would veto a bill drafted by House Democratic leaders that would fund the Iraq war only into the summer months, his spokesman said Wednesday. And the Pentagon said the funding […]
But the commanders want until next year for the “surge” to work: The Pentagon announced yesterday that 35,000 soldiers in 10 Army combat brigades will begin deploying to Iraq in August as replacements, making it possible to sustain the increase of U.S. troops there until at least the end of this year. U.S. commanders in […]