I personally spent a year trying to construct this chart – reading everything anyone wrote on the subject, crosschecking various timelines, making charts and diagrams. And now there it is. Mine were much prettier; I had dates; I had graphics. I had everything it takes except information. So, now we have it it seems we […]
I live in the mountains of north Georgia. While not born here, I am a Southerner, and have lived my adult life in the State of Georgia by choice. I’m what one might call a proud Southerner. While I’m anything but a representative of the prevailing politics here, that’s not why I’m saying this. In […]
Dr. James Knodell, Director, Office of Security, The White House Mr. Bill Leonard, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration Watching CSPAN of Waxman’s hearing, there’s such partisanship from the Congressional Panel members that it’s hard to follow the deliberations. Representative Tom Davis is the attorney for the Administration. But there’s one […]
Memo to Gonzales Arrogance has been the most consistent hallmark of George W. Bush’s presidency. His administration’s simple philosophy of government has been consistent: We can do any damn thing we want. We can invade Iraq. We can blow off the Geneva Conventions. We can listen to your private phone calls, Mr. and Ms. America, […]
Email shows Rove’s role in ouster of prosecutors In an email with the subject-line, "Question from Karl Rove," an assistant counsel at the White House wrote to Justice noting that Rove had "stopped by and asked how you plan to proceed," according to Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman. The email makes no mention of […]
Fitzgerald Turns Down Waxman After the verdict, Representative Waxman, the Democratic chairman of the government reform committee, wrote to Fitzgerald and asked the prosecutor to talk to him and Representative Tom Davis, the senior Republican on the committee, about meeting with and/or testifying before the committee regarding "your views and the insights you obtained during […]
Well, here we are again. The Bush Administration has fired eight U.S. Attorneys because they wouldn’t play ball. Bush, Harriet Miers, Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales, and others were involved. Just with the evidence that’s already public we already know exactly what happened. The denials are cached in carefully contrived phrases – true things saying lies. […]
Bush Defends Gonzales’s Decision Bush Says ‘Mistakes Were Made’ in Explanation to Congress President Bush expressed confidence in Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on Wednesday, but agreed that "mistakes were made" in the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors, and said it "troubles me" that lawmakers feel his administration was not straightforward. As he wrapped up […]