Tag: Karl Rove
Absolute Immunity? Absolutely Not Says Court.
MayorBob.
Posted to Legal on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 02:17:04 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Back when the House and Senate Judiciary Committees sought to have a little dialogue with members of the White House staff over the case of some dismissed US attorneys, the word sent back to Capital Hill was a very firm "no." No, they would not be testifying before Congress because they had "absolute immunity" from congressional subpoenas. Because Congress really, really did want to talk to these people, the House Judiciary Committee went to court to force the issue. Now, almost a year after former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, partially over the cloud the matter of the fired US attorneys had caused, Congress got its answer from a federal judge. In a strongly worded 93 page decision (pdf doc), US District Judge John D. Bates ruled there was absolutely no such doctrine as "absolute immunity."
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If your candidate refuses to run on your ticket, you can always campaign for the other party
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 12:44:16 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Usually a candidate garnering support from another party or enemy party operatives would be A Bad Thing, at the very least a head scratcher. Then why is an opposing political party boosting a Republican candidate in the race for the New Hampshire primary?
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Carry On Wayward Son; There'll Be Peace When You Are Gone
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Fri Aug 31, 2007 at 03:26:23 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
August 31st was the last day of the month and the last day of senior Bush adviser, Karl Rove.
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And Now, In This Week's Installment Of AttorneyGate
MayorBob.
Posted to Politics on Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 09:40:27 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
There are two ways of looking at the postponement of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony before Congress about the AttorneyGate affair. One is that it gives Gonzales an opportunity to get his ducks in a row so he can give the performance which saves his job. The other is that it gives the bloodhounds in Congress some extra time to issue enough hunting licenses to have those aligned ducks shot out of the water. Taking everything into consideration it looks like the smart money is being placed on the latter perspective.
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