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.
Yeah right! I am talking about old Gonzo, who has now landed in even more hot water: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a November meeting, according to documents released Friday that contradict earlier claims that he was not closely involved in the dismissals. The Nov. 27 meeting, in […]
Kos found this gem Yup – that is wingnut darling supporting Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson. This is the same Rocky Anderson who called Bush a war criminal this week and said he should be impeached. Kos has a bunch of Rocky’s diaries highlighted. Hear that? It is the meltdown of the wingnut bloggers. […]
While the media has been strongly focused on the Middle East, a bombshell was set off last week with Hurricane Katrina. I posted about FEMA not allowing citizens in their trailer parks access to reporters. The only way they can talk to reporters is if a FEMA official is with them (sounds like the old […]
This is huge news from my state: For the first time in Ohio history, the state Supreme Court ruled that the governor has a limited power to withhold documents from the public when the information is “made for the purpose of fostering informed and sound policymaking.” But in a 5-2 decision, the court majority said […]
When Bush signed the torture ban into law in December he used his “executive privilege” to make sure that a he could pick and choose where it applies. It seems like he wasted no time either: Bush administration lawyers, fighting a claim of torture by a Guantanamo Bay detainee, yesterday argued that the new law […]
WOW! The White House cited failures by the Homeland Security Department and other agencies in planning, communications and leadership in a report on Hurricane Katrina Thursday and proposed a broad reworking of how the government would respond to the next catastrophe. The 228-page report by White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend urges changes […]
Hmm does this really shock anyone? From this morning’s New York Times: The Bush administration is rebuffing requests from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for its classified legal opinions on President Bush’s domestic spying program, setting up a confrontation in advance of a hearing scheduled for next week, administration and Congressional officials said Wednesday. […]
Tom Tomorrow can use the help of everyone out there. He is trying to compile a list of every time Bush has claimed executive privilege. Head on overthere and lend him a hand. This list could provide a good insight into the abuse of power this administration likes to involve itself in.
When oil executives took to Capital Hill last month to testify before Senate about their profits, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was outraged that Democrats would want them sworn in. What did he know? As it turns out, these executives lied when asked if they ever met with Cheney about energy policy. In fact they did […]