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How far? How far?

Posted by on March 15, 2007 at 05:48 PM

Deeper and Deeper...

New unreleased e-mails from top administration officials show the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys was raised by White House adviser Karl Rove in early January 2005, indicating Rove was more involved in the plan than previously acknowledged by the White House.

The e-mails also show Attorney General Alberto Gonzales discussed the idea of firing the attorneys en masse while he was still White House counsel — weeks before he was confirmed as attorney general.

The e-mails directly contradict White House assertions that the notion originated with recently departed White House counsel Harriet Miers and was her idea alone.

Let's get to the bottom of this. Add your name to the Democratic Party's FOIA request: http://www.democrats.org/AttorneysFOIA

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I signed earlier in the email Howard sent.
this administration is a disgrace to our country.
bush is such a coawrdly little weazel.
sitting in his office playing with all of us like a board game. I try not to hate him but it's so hard. we need a team of 1,000,000,000 attorneys to investigate all the illegal activities. seriously, if the Dems don't start with impeachment or some kind of legal consequence, I will be ashamed. nixon was impeached over some eavesdropping and we know about clinton. how can we let this insane little chimp get away with this??!! I wonder if he knows the "internets" refer to him as a chimp? cheney probably has him jump up on the desk and take peanuts out of his hand and do other simple tricks.

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Sadie on March 15, 2007 at 06:40 PM

hey why don't you pitiful right wing hacks who hang here take that home with you-
YOUR PRESIDENT IS A LITTLE CHIMP!!!!
somebody please tell him!!!
he's not even close to being as smart as a chimp. he is the most despised disgusting wretch on the face of the planet.. he is a #1 scumbag. he is filth under my shoes. he's worse than a nasty roach. he is a low life criminal.

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Sadie on March 15, 2007 at 06:43 PM

he is worse than a common crackhead criminal. he is a sick bastard who loves inflicting pain on others. he enjoys his power like a filthy disgusting maggot crawling through the guts of a dying planet.

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Sadie on March 15, 2007 at 06:46 PM

well, that's enough of my flowery bush poetry for now! I mean every word of it.

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Sadie on March 15, 2007 at 06:48 PM

Impeach Gonzo:

Impeach Gonzales
by mcjoan
Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 03:05:18 PM PDT

House Judiciary Chair Conyers has a few questions for our friend Al:

(Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales demanding he answer allegations that he may have advised the President to shut down an Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) inquiry into the Administration’s domestic wiretapping surveillance program because of his role in the program....

"It would be an extraordinary abuse of authority if you advised the President on this matter after learning that your own conduct was to be investigated," Conyers wrote. "The decision by the President to shut down the OPR investigation by denying security clearances to key Department personnel was itself extremely unusual, controversial and, in our view, improper. But the issue of your role in advising the President on this question raises what may be even more serious concerns."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/15/175818/940

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rjsnj on March 15, 2007 at 07:07 PM

Sen. Gordon Smith is now saying he thinks it is time for Gonzales to go. Two down.

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SandyH on March 15, 2007 at 07:09 PM

3,203 American youth killed as of today in Iraq. Why?

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WatchfulEye on March 15, 2007 at 07:23 PM

You know, you here all the right wingers spouting off about how Clinton replaced all of the attorneys. My question is this:

Did Clinton do so to circumvent Senate authorization?

If I am correct, all of Clinton's appointees had to be confirmed by the Senate.

This is the real issue: and it is not even being mentioned.

Pathetic

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Bob26003 on March 15, 2007 at 07:30 PM

3,203 American youth killed in Iraq as of today.
Why?

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WatchfulEye on March 15, 2007 at 07:42 PM

...if the Dems don't start with impeachment or some kind of legal consequence, I will be ashamed.

Exactly! I'm confused as to why so MANY Democrats are sitting around. Read the book Toughlove or study LoveandLogic.com. Bush is a spoiled rich brat who never grew and is desperately in need of correction.

Get a backbone people! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!

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WatchfulEye on March 15, 2007 at 07:47 PM

Not only should we be paying close attention to Rove and what the Bush Administration is trying to cover up, but simultaneously, keep an eye on this new fake revelation by the Pentagon asserting that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to 911 because if the American people fall for that, it will make it easier for them to get away with not going after Osama Bin Laden who is really responsible for that attack by claiming "We got our man already". Ya know?

Just something to think about. I've smelled a rat from the time this story broke. I don't trust it.

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FreedomOfSpeechForBarackObama2008 on March 15, 2007 at 09:12 PM


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