The Attorneys were from States that hang between Republican and Democrat!
House Panel Orders Subpoenas for Top Bush Aides A House Judiciary subcommittee today authorized subpoenas for Karl Rove, President Bush’s political adviser, and other senior White House officials in the investigation into the firing of eight United States attorneys. Democrats said the subpoenas, approved on a voice vote of the panel, would not be issued […]
There is a nineteen day gap in the DOJ emails. During one week of that time, President Bush was on an overseas trip. He was back in time for Thanksgiving on November 23rd, and he was likely back in the White House on Monday November 27th. In this period, the question about whether "the boss" […]
Is there a time to fight, even if winning doesn’t look like it’s in the cards? In the classic paradigm described by the philosopher, Hegel, known as the Master Slave conflict, a bully stands in a field awaiting a challenger. When one appears, they begin to fight. There are only two outcomes. One of them […]
Why I Was Fired By DAVID C. IGLESIAS March 21, 2007 Albuquerque WITH this week’s release of more than 3,000 Justice Department e-mail messages about the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors, it seems clear that politics played a role in the ousters. Of course, as one of the eight, I’ve felt this way for some […]
Bush Warns Democrats to Accept Interviews "I’m worried about precedents that would make it difficult for somebody to walk into the Oval Office and say, ‘Mr. President, here’s what’s on my mind,’ " Bush said. "And if you haul somebody up in front of Congress and put him in oath and, you know, all the […]
When you think about it, there’s absolutely no reason in the world we have to put up with having these two men in the upper strata of our government. Dick Cheney is deeply implicated as a mastermind for the most aggregious betrayal of our country and our Constitution in our history. Every sleazy, underhanded deal […]
Bush pointing out his higher powers [next post up] The firing of the U.S. Attorneys is a confusing issue to me. The emails that I’ve looked through so far in the "dump" are all centered on Immigration Cases, but I suspect that it’s not Immigration that’s at the center of the story – it’s more […]
I feel sorry for Gonzales, and maybe Harriet Miers too. They’re the kind of people that Bush surrounded himself with. People he’s used – picked for loyalty or gratitude rather than for talent or vision. I don’t feel that for Bolton, or Rumsfeld, or Libby. Powell – I just feel disappointment – big disappointment. I […]