Bush has made an appointment to head the investigation into what went wrong with last week’s response to Katrina. The head of this investigation is none other than the President himself, leaving one to wonder the kind of conflict of interest that lies in that decision. One of the critical components that failed was FEMA’s […]
Perjury? Obstruction of Justice? Sounds like charges that are being talked about in the Valerie Plame leak case. These same charges could come to Ohio though. Governor Bob Taft was convicted of four counts of failing to report donations and gifts yesterday. Now he could face the same charges that are being talked about in […]
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the resignation of Richard Nixon. On August 9, 1974 at noon eastern time his resignation took effect, following the announcement to the American people the night before. To read the resignation speech of Nixon, please visit CNN’s All Politics site. This should signify an important date and hopefully we […]
On Face the Nation, Attorney General Gonzalez told Bob Schieffer that when he was informed of the investigation into the Valerie Plame leak, that he immediately notified the White House chief of staff. He was notified at 8 in the evening and they decided to wait notifying the rest of the staff and the President […]
Last week on Meet the Press, Tim Russert asked RNC chairman Ken Mehlman if he would stand by any findings that Pat Fitzgerald concludes in the Valerie Plame leak. Mr. Mehlman danced around the question and would not give a straight answer. Later this week we saw Republican Strategist Rich Galen started calling Pat Fitzgerald […]
The fate of Karl Rove, Scotter Libby, and other White House officials lies in the hands of one prosecutor and twelve jurors. The man leading the investigation, Patrick Fitzgerald, is a man of high standings and quality in the field of law. Nominated by President Bush on September 19, 2001, he was unanimously confirmed by […]