Archive for March 28th, 2007
Gonzo, It’s Time To Go!!
by S-Q @ 9:40 PM MDT
March 28, 2007
By The Editors
What little credibility Gonzales had is gone. All that now keeps him in office, save the friendship of the president, is the conviction of many Republicans that removing him would embolden the Democrats. It is an overblown fear. The Democrats will pursue scandals, real or invented, whether or not Gonzales stays. But they have an especially inviting target in Gonzales. He cannot defend the administration and its policies even when they deserve defense. Alberto Gonzales should resign. The Justice Department needs a fresh start.
Where Is Karl Rove?
by S-Q @ 7:50 PM MDT
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 48 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers prodded the White House Wednesday for a new answer on whether President Bush’s political adviser, Karl Rove, will testify about the firings of federal prosecutors.
“We have not heard from you,” Patrick Leahy of Vermont and John Conyers of Michigan, the Senate and House Judiciary committees’ chairmen, wrote to President Bush’s counsel, Fred Fielding.
The White House has indicated no willingness to move beyond Bush’s initial offer to let Rove, former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and their deputies to speak to committee members, but only in private, without being sworn and off the record.
Those terms — particularly Fielding’s insistence on there being no transcript — have been dismissed by lawmakers.
“We hope that you will reconsider your ‘all or nothing’ approach,” Leahy and Conyers said.
Saudi King Abdullah Shatters the "Anti-Terrorist" Coalition!
by Global Evildoer Fighter @ 9:20 PM EDT
“My Oh my…Look who woke up from his Kool-aid Trance!”
King Abdullah decides against Cheney to coddle Terrorists and Undermine our Troops!
King Abdullah: U.S. Occupation of Iraq ‘Illegitimate’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — King Abdullah denounced the American military presence in Iraq on Wednesday as an “illegitimate foreign occupation” and called on the West to end its financial embargo against the Palestinians.
Mitchell Wade Paid The Bribes
by S-Q @ 6:25 PM MDT
(March 27, 2007 — 06:48 PM EDT)
Mitchell Wade paid the bribes to former Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-CA) that eventually led to both men pleading guilty to multiple felonies. Almost two years ago we noted the odd news that the first federal contract Wade ever received was with none other than the White House, the White House itself, which is officially called the Executive Office of the President in federal contracting-speak.
The contract was signed on July 15th, 2002 and it was supposedly for “office furniture.”
On December 5th, 2005, the LA Times reported that the contract was “to provide office furniture and computers for Vice President Cheney.”
Now, a lot of people have wondered for a long time just what that contract was really for. Remember, this was the maiden contract for a company specializing in defense and intelligence services. (The company was approved for federal contracting two months earlier.) And they bag a contract to deliver a bunch of desks and chairs to Vice President Cheney’s office? Add to the mix that, as we and others have long reported, Wade has long bragged that he had pull with the Vice President and those in his office and the whole thing starts to sound a bit fishy.
Indeed, just yesterday, Rep. Waxman (D-CA) sent the White House a letter asking for details about this mystery contract.
(Thanks Teak for this article!)
Yes, it was political
by Captain Kit, 5:30pm PDT
For those who can’t wait or want the full version, here’s Gonzo’s COS Kyle Sampson under oath ready to spill all. He has dutifully fallen on his sword in hopes someone in the Republican empire needing to protect their ill-gotten gains will reward him with a lucrative job.
The Spin, I’m In! Dedication!
by Global Evildoer Fighter @ 8:00 PM EDT
Open Thread!
This Song is Dedicated to America’s Air Force & Navy Pilots who Protect us from Globalist Airborne Evildoers!
HONOR, DEDICATION, INTEGRITY IN THE AIR!
EAGLES IN FLIGHT!
REAL HEROES IN THE SKY JUST LIKE FIREMEN AND POLICE OFFICERS WERE AT GROUND ZERO!
McCaffrey Paints Gloomy Picture of Iraq
by S-Q @ 5:10 PM MDT
In Contrast to His Previous Views, Retired General Writes of ‘Strategic Peril’
By Thomas E. Ricks
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 28, 2007; Page A11
An influential retired Army general released a dire assessment of the situation in Iraq, based on a recent round of meetings there with Gen. David H. Petraeus and 16 other senior U.S. commanders.
“The population is in despair,” retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey wrote in an eight-page document compiled in his capacity as a professor at West Point. “Life in many of the urban areas is now desperate.”
McCaffrey is widely respected in the military, having fought in the Vietnam War, commanded a division in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and later served as the commander for U.S. military operations in Central America and South America. After retiring, he became President Bill Clinton’s director of drug policy.
Gotcha Karl!!
by S-Q @ 2:20 PM MDT
Sympathy For The Devil- Stones
By Michael Isikoff
Newsweek
Updated: 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Did Karl Rove have a hand in replacing the fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico? An overlooked e-mail may provide a clue.
March 28, 2007 – New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici’s chief of staff sent a cryptic thank-you note to Karl Rove just as the senator was recommending replacements for David Iglesias, the fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico, according to internal White House and Justice Department documents.
“Thanks for everything,” Domenici chief of staff Steve Bell wrote Rove and two other White House officials, including Rove’s political deputy, Scott Jennings, in a Jan. 8, 2007 e-mail that forwarded the name of a candidate to replace Iglesias.
Buried in Justice Department documents released two weeks ago, the Bell e-mail was not initially noticed by congressional investigators because it was sent to Rove’s political e-mail account—not his more clearly recognizable White House e-mail address.
Now that the Kool-Aid is Gone, Everyone has a Hangover and Can’t Remember!
THE SMOKE FROM THE GSA HEARINGS!
The GSA oversight hearings are continuing in Henry Waxman’s government oversight committee. The GSA Administrator is still testifying before the committee.
Christy Smith at FDL is covering it!
Partisan Games and Misdemeanors…
Bad Moon Rising!!
by S-Q
@ 1:10 PM MDT
In a letter sent to the White House this afternoon, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees respectively, urged greater cooperation on the part of the White House in the investigation of the firing US Attorneys.
“Political influence in federal law enforcement is a serious matter,” the two Democrats wrote to White House counsel Fred Fielding. “We need to get to the bottom of what happened, why, how, and who was involved in the mass firings of United States attorneys.”
Conyers and Leahy noted that it had been almost a week since the last letter to the White House was issued, and called on the White House to abandon its ‘all or nothing’ approach to document production.
