Posted on 03/20/2007 3:03:22 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
President Bush warned Democrats Tuesday to accept his offer to allow top aides to testify about the firings of federal prosecutors only privately and not under oath, or risk a constitutional showdown from which he would not back down.
"We will not go along with a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants," Bush said in a statement from the White House. "I proposed a reasonable way to avoid an impasse."
He added: "There's no indication ... that anybody did anything improper."
So how long before we see a White House aide let it be known this White House is open to compromise.
Awright Dubya!!
Now get out there and kick some butt!!
...and get on the offensive about some Democrat office holders.
Great! He needs to make them show their cards now, and let people get a belly full of their scandal mongering before the '08 elections.
This is terrific - IF he means it.
My thoughts exactly.
Good speech. Good approach. Maybe once he has a taste of winning, it will suit him.
How long before the White House gives in again and gives up another decent person for shredding? I think that a better bet.
Thank you
Whoah he really does have some balls afterall???- Now he needs to show the same concern regarding the American people and enforce our laws and seal our border. Wont happen....
The public will look at this and say the White House is guilty because they are acting guilty.
Let's see. It's 5:08 pm CDT as I type, and they'll wait until Rush is off the air tomorrow, so I'll say 21 hours, 55 minutes (or 3:03 pm EDT tomorrow).
Will they discipline the traitors in the Justice Department who leaked all those emails to congress? If they can't fire them, the least they can do is stop copying any emails to them.
GW, the dems will say "read between the fingers, we want Rove and we will have him".
GW, please stand up and fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I took a shot at transcribing
>>Steps announced "to correct the record and demonstrate our willingness to work with the congress.
1. The AG and his staff will testefy before the relevant committees to explain how the decisions were made and for what reasons.
2. We are giving congress access to an unprecedented about the process used to replace 8 of the 93 U.S. attorneys.
3. I recognize there is significant interest in the role the White House played. Access to White House staff is always a sensitive issue. ....If the staff operates in fear of constant fear of being hauled before committees the President would not receive candid advice and the American people would be ill served. But in this case.... {garbled} so I will allow bipartisan committees to interview key members of my staff. In addition we will release all relevant White communications including emails with any white house personel with the Justice department and any outside persons.
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We will not go along with a partisan fishing expidition.
It will be regretable if they choose to head down the partisan road of issuing supoenas and demanding show trials when I have agreed to make key people and documents available.
I propose a reasonable way to avoid an impasse.
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I will oppose any attempts to subpoena White House official.
It was natural and appropriate to discuss whether to replace all 93 U.S. attorneys. The idea was rejected and not perused.
It is common for us to hear complaints about U.S. attorneys from congress and the public.<<
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1st Question: Mr. President are you still convinced the administration did not exert any political influence in the firing of these attorneys
Anwser. Again there is no indication that anybody did anything improper.
The second question is why won't you let Karl Rove and others testify in public -there is precedent from other administrations.
His answer is long but indicates he will not allow testimony under oath or in public to safeguard future advice.<<
I wonder how the Dems would react if the White House demanded to see emails and memos and phone logs from the staffs of Henry Waxman and Chuch Schumer? And to have their staffs testify in front of senate committees just so Bush could troll for evidence of a crime, or just something embarrassing.
Go Dubya!!!!
Its hard to imagine the Democrats accepting a deal with no one under oath or testifying publicly.
I agree with the above - subpoenas on the way.
Notice AP's "balanced" approach. 'Bush warns...' not Bush declares his strategy.' Not "Bush replies to threats from Democrats." AP, you are scum.
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