Specter Suggests Special Prosecutor (Hell No RINO! Go back to the zoo)

Guardian Unlimited ^ | 7/24/2007 | LAURIE KELLMAN

[tobyhill]

WASHINGTON (AP) - A powerful Senate Republican on Tuesday told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to consider appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the firings of federal prosecutors.

Sen. Arlen Specter told the embattled attorney general such that a scenario may now be necessary because, the senator maintained, Bush administration officials have made statements that might have the effect of shutting down congressional supervision.

``The constitutional authority and responsibility for congressional oversight is gone,'' said Specter, the Judiciary Committee's senior Republican. Gonzales sat just a few feet away, at the witness table, as Pennsylvania Republican declared: ``If that is to happen, the president can run the government as he chooses, answer no questions.''

The attorney general has the authority to appoint a special prosecutor,'' Specter added, looking Gonzales in the eye.

``I don't trust you,'' committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told Gonzales.

The prospect of a special prosecutor moved the controversy to new ground after nearly seven months of Congress' standoff with the White House over a Democratic-driven effort to find out whether the White House directed the federal prosecutor firings to influence corruption prosecutions in ways that might help Republicans. Gonzales and Bush have denied that and have noted that prosecutors are political appointees who can be dismissed for almost any reason.

[twonie]

“Senator Specter suggests”. Read no further.

[Niteranger68]

Spector is reason enough to cut-off the RNC forever!

[lowbridge]

bump

[edcoil]

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales only reply should have been... “Is that to investigate the firing of all the AG’s under Clinton senator?

[RexBeach]

This is such a non-story, but boy, it sure does have legs.

Holy cow, US attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president. Period.

Mr. Specter’s doing a great job, isn’t he? What a tower of jello he truly is.

[rovenstinez]

And ALL of the stumping George Bush did to get him elected and squeak past his opponent in the primaries.

[xcamel]

Specter Special

[lowbridge]

Bush administration officials have made statements that might have the effect of shutting down congressional supervision.

And how do they accomplish that just be making statements? If that were true, what is Specter still doing there bloviating?

``The constitutional authority and responsibility for congressional oversight is gone,''

Then you ought to step down and shut up, shouldnt you?

[jazusamo]

Specter’s retirement is long overdo, he’s embarrassing himself.

[Obadiah]

Bump to that! “Lemme get this straight, I’m supposed to send my hard earned to the RNC to promote a Republican agenda while Sen. Specter & CO. do everything they can to thwart that. Is that about right?” Click.....(dial tone).

[rovenstinez]

And ALL of the stumping George Bush did to get him elected and squeak past his opponent in the primaries.

[goodnesswins]

I swear Spechter is a mole....

[DManA]

This is the tragedy of Bush. Refuses to listen to his friends in his vain attempts to make his enemies his friends.

[Edgerunner]

Is Spector REALLY that ignorant that he thinks the POTUS can’t fire the AGs? He is likely going along with his liberal buddies. ugh!

[onedoug]

If Bush won’t stand for his own prerogatives, then the hell with him.

[tobyhill]

I just hope no one in this administration is dumb enough to go for the special prosecutor after the Plame fiasco.

[lowbridge]

Two years later, Specter ran for district attorney of Philadelphia. He was a Democrat, but the only openings were in the GOP, so he switched to fight. In Philadelphia at that time, the Republicans were the goo-goo, liberal party, so the switch was not so drastic.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n13_v47/ai_17238340

[listenhillary]

Didn’t Bush campaign for him also?

[Old_Mil]

Didn’t Bush campaign for him also?

Yep. In fact, if El Presidente hadn't intervened, the primary may have gone the other way.