Brownback, Graham demand documents [Miers]

The Hill ^ | 10-18-2005 | Alexander Bolton

[Stellar Dendrite]

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[vbmoneyspender]

Is Graham worried that some other Republican might potentially get more media exposure than him?

[Cboldt]

"This presidency has a responsibility to make sure that the constitutional power of the presidency is not diluted."

Kick this stupid ass in the head and say "60 votes."

[Mo1]

They want executive documents ??

They know better ... so the question is .. what are they really up to?

[sinkspur]

They know better ... so the question is .. what are they really up to?

Sucking up to the ballistic hyenas.

[OldFriend]

They can't be up to proving their manhood. They have none.

[NeoCaveman]

They know better ... so the question is .. what are they really up to?

Graham is whoring for the camera, again.

Brownback wants to know if he can support her.

[Reactionary]

Good luck. There are no documents.

And without documents, liberals have no ammunition. They're screwed.

[paudio]

Graham and Brownback can be seen as heroes for some conservatives by rebuking Miers. But, if they do so by crossing the line that has been written and defended by presidents, they may lose their opportunities. If they want to vote 'no', just say so without having to demand those documents.

[Ol' Sparky]

Smart move. Lindsay Graham's future employment should be linked to Miers. Brownback's chance of winning the Republican nomination are riding on this nominee or getting this nominee replaced with a known originalist.

[kcvl]

When the Democrats give up their "documents" from the People for the UNAmerican Way, NARAL, etc., etc. helping them plot a strategy to trash anyone who gets in their way. I guarantee there are worse things in those than anything that Miers has in her files.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Graham’s and Brownback’s push for greater disclosure will give Democrats political leverage should they ask for memos and other documents shedding light on Miers’s work within the Bush administration’s inner circle.

I blame the "gang-of-14" for this weak nomination in the first place.

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[MNJohnnie]

Graham. Isn't he one of the 7 Republican Senator dwarfs that made this whole mess necessary when he signed off on the McCain's subvert the Constitutional Option program?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

This would not even be an issue if President Bush had chosen one of many exemplary jurists-with extensive paper trails and proven records-instead of Harriet Miers.

He has intentionally made his situation worse at every turn.

This is inept political decisionmaking multiplied to the nth degree.

[NeoCaveman]

Graham. Isn't he one of the 7 Republican Senator dwarfs that made this whole mess necessary when he signed off on the McCain's subvert the Constitutional Option program?

YES! That's the very same Lindsay Graham.

[Mo1]

He has intentionally made his situation worse at every turn.

Thanks for the warning .. I suppose this means I can go step in front of the bus now that I know it's not worth going on

[sinkspur]

This is inept political decisionmaking multiplied to the nth degree.

Bush is president. You're not. You don't get to pick Supreme Court nominees.

[jwalsh07]

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) are calling for the White House to turn over internal documents related to Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers’s service as White House counsel, breaking with Republican colleagues who say the boundaries of executive privilege must not be pushed.

Morons.

[onyx]

What are they up to?

Playing into the hands of democrats.