Posted on 05/22/2008 11:39:31 AM PDT by SmithL
The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House adviser Karl Rove as part of its inquiry into whether the Bush administration politically meddled at the Justice Department.
Accusations of politics governing decisions at the agency led to the resignation of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
The subpoena issued Thursday orders Rove to testify before the House panel on July 10. He is expected to face questions about the White House's role in firing nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 and the prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama, a Democrat.
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Let the Stalin show trials begin!
Oh, here we go again, the Dem investigation machine.
From what I understand this is based on hearsay evidence from a low level sign placing campaign worker??
Inquisitions...our tax paying dollars at work!
It’s not the quality of the evidence, it’s the seriousness of the accusations!
How about Clinton firing ALL the attorneys right after taking office? Gee, no probes!
Snore....Dems just won’t be happy until they nail the guy that nailed them.
Another abuse of power by the Democratic controlled Congress.
The name should be changed to “Star Chamber.”
Stonewall them until November, then they’ll drop the whole thing.
John Conyers continues his quest (obsession)...
“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.”
Karl: “I do not recall.”
Repeat as necessary.
“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Republican Party?”.................
No they won’t. At that point, they will escalate the investigation and start arresting people. You forget who you are dealing with. I would not be surprised if Obama had Bush arrested and turned over to the Hague.
LOL - Don’t you know if he was asked that, and said “Guilty as charged” that reply would be the next days headlines.
That would be a serious error in judgement.
Tangentially, I was once the consummate optimist; now I'm desperate for anything to warrant optimism. For the love of God, conservatives must turn out in full force come November. We end up with president hussein obama, we may never again have any opportunity to reinstitute a working constitutional republic in this country. Maybe we're too far gone already. The largely unproducing masses (barack and hillary voters) have been delivered the key to the treasury by opportunistic democrats. How do we now protect private property and the fruit of our labors?
Love that AK’s governor is challenging the EPA over polar bear issue. There are one or two silver linings.
Why isn’t this bunch of miscreants in Washington driving legislation towards drilling for oil offshore Florida, Gulf, offshore California, Alaska, etc. and setting in motion the construction of a whole lot more nuclear plants? It’s insane what’s going on with this bunch of democrats and they’re vortexing us into hell.
It’s always darkest before dawn.
The real danger is the lack of leadership in the GOP.
Civil conflict is just around the corner these days. That would be beyond stupid.
The chicoms are perfectly welcome to drill in ANWR. Off Fla. off kali, anywhere in the gulf.
Rove should just show them his lifetime pardon....and the finger.
“That would be a serious error in judgement.”
I don’t know about that. My suspicion is that the conservatives and the GOP would just let it slide. Maybe Hannity and Limbaugh would spend a couple of days talking about it, but that would be the worst of it for the Dems.
The committee members will use that as an opportunity to grandstand, but it's extremely unlikely that they will ever try to prosecute Rove for contempt of congress for ignoring the subpoena. If they do, it will likely take over a year or more, possibly several, for the courts to determine if Congress has the authority to force him to testify.
At that point, Rove can then start with the "I don't recall" responses.
Since these are political appointees that were let go, there is nothing illegal about them being fired, even if it was for political reasons.
So the question is are they going to continue with a multi-year investigation that is looking into if Congress might want to make something the Executive branch did illegal in the future.
Not a chance.
This is being done for political grandstanding, nothing more.
I LOVE watching Rove beat the tar out of the Liberal Congressional rabid ferrets with one hand tied behind his back.
“Since these are political appointees that were let go, there is nothing illegal about them being fired...”
That won’t stop the Dems. Scooter Libby was convicted of leaking the name of a covert agent who wasn’t really a covert agent. The facts mean nothing to these people. As long as they control the system and have the power to put you in jail, they will.
No. He is expected not to testify since anything he would have to say would be clearly covered by executive privilege. The demoncRats and their lapdogs in the MSM are then expected to howl through the November election about how Bush is like Nixon invoking executive privilege to keep Congress from learning about their evil doings.
The Republicans need to demand that subpoenas be issued to all of Clinton's staff to find out about the White House's role in firing ALL of the U.S. attorneys when Clinton took office, to quash then pending investigations of demoncRats.
Every Republican running against a demoncRat incumbent needs to make this a national race against the "do nothing, good for nothing" demoncRat controlled Congress.
don’t know about that. My suspicion is that the conservatives and the GOP would just let it slide. Maybe Hannity and Limbaugh would spend a couple of days talking about it, but that would be the worst of it for the Dems.
I don’t think the conservatives would sit by and let that happen. I for one wouldn’t.
I honestly believe that we now have more people in the cart than we have pushing and more are getting in every day. I keep wondering were John Galt found that gulch in Colorado.
What would you do about it?
Now, if there was rioting, bombings, etc., maybe the Dems would back off, but that ain’t gonna happen.
Can’t help looking each time I fly over the Rockies on a clear day. Funny you should mention it. I read Atlas Shrugged for a first time just a few months ago.
Its not from the Hair Club For Men.
Its my real hair, I swear its Mine!
Its not roadkill its my hair!
Steroids, yes you are correct, I'm not on steroids!
I don't know anyone from Balco Inc.
Do I know Barry Bonds, No!
Out on bond, No I'm not out on bond!
Excuse me your democrat appointment Sir, but did you just put me out on a $100,000 dollar bond, for what?
Did I have aLL of my childhood immunizations? No, I haven't had my innoculation for cervical cancer.
I must admit to the committee that I don't even have a cervix, unless you count my wife's cervix which I get to jump on one a month.
Unless, of course "the red menance" is visiting our house at the time!
Hugo Chavez's assasination? I didn't think he was dead? I didn't even hear that he had been shot?
we're pretty sure he'll piss off the wrong Hombre's husband pretty soon and that will take care of that,comprende effe?
I don't know?
Was, I in cahoots with Oliver North?
Yes, we are both members of the Republican Party!
No, I don't have a condom you can barrow, Sir!
Maybe I need a fire proof lawyer soon?
Scooter Libby was convicted of...what??
I’m just never going to give up no matter what!
Do House subpoenas have any enforcement powers?
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