Posted on 03/22/2007 4:13:24 AM PDT by IrishMike
President Bush tried to meet Congress halfway on that trumped-up federal prosecutor nonsense - and got his hand slapped away.
No surprise.
So why did he even bother?
On Tuesday, the president decided to let Congress look at executive-branch internal documents regarding personnel practice - an almost unheard of gesture.
All he asked was that lawmakers not issue subpoenas and create a media spectacle over the matter.
But less than 24 hours later, a House panel nonetheless authorized subpoenas for White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, ex-Counsel Harriet Miers and other key Bush aides.
So much for the nice-guy route.
If the subpoenas are actually issued, the White House needs to fight them tooth-and-nail - for the president surely holds the constitutional high ground.
It is now clear that the Democratic Congress intends to give Bush no peace for the remainder of his term.
No peace on the war.
No peace domestically.
No peace whatsoever.
Bush needn't play along - not for a minute. And he shouldn't.
He's been offering olive branches left and right, and failing to defend what he believes is right.
He'd fallen down on this even before the latest flap over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' handling of the ouster of eight federal prosecutors - a case where there's never been a shred of evidence of a scandal.
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Actually Wolfie may be right.
The constitutional crisis is not over the firing of the judges, but over Executive Privilege regarding the subpoenas., i.e., is the Executive Branch Constitutionally obligated to respond to the Legislative Branch in this manner?
Bush would preserve the dignity of the government
ROFLOL!...the diginity of the Federal government...that's rich...the da da dignity of of of the feder...I can't ,,,no make it stop PLEASE!!!!
"He's been offering olive branches left and right, and failing to defend what he believes is right."
Preach!
Search warrants for Congressional offices...
Respectfully: , challenging "W" does not a crisis make. Our society is in no danger of collapsing 'cuz "W" grew a set. IMHO, this is just "W" saying he's had enough, and mad as H#$% and he's not going to take it anymore. **crosses fingers and says silent prayer under breath**
Don't forget Sandy Burglar.
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