Posted on 01/08/2009 7:06:32 PM PST by doug from upland
Senator Richard Lugar is the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the committee that begins hearings on Jan. 13 for the nomination of Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton as Secretary of State.
I have had several phone conversations with one of Lugar's aides in the committee. He has had several emails providing information about Hillary that, miraculously, no one seemed to know. What, she filed four false FEC reports? What, her campaign finance chairman faced criminal trial in Los Angeles? What, an FBI agent presented evidence at trial that Peter Paul had personally donated $1.2 million to Hillary's campaign? What, a tape showing her solicitation and participation in the Hollywood Gala had been hidden by a US Attorney? What, Hillary actually admitted (accidentally) in her sworn declaration that the event was for her senate campaign, not a joint fundraiser as her legal counsel had maintained? What, Stan Lee really didn't give 225K as her fourth amended report said?
I will be supplying additional info through Monday. Will Lugar actually have the guts to ask the questions that the complicit mainstream media would never ask? We shall see.
Bless you Doug. And a pox on Lugar and the rest of the GOP retards if they vote for Her Heinous.
She and Bilbo should be in Ft. Leavenworth wearing orange jumpsuits.
Someday, justice has to come to the Arkansas Grifters.
Lugar is a worthless POS and I doubt he will do anything with it. He will prance out there with his fertilizer eating grin and try to make nice with the rats. Lugar is one of the guys who needs to go, along with half of the other spineless republicans in the senate.
Lugar, who looks like a living incarnation of Howdy Doody, will not care.
Lugar, Grassley and Bond. All have forgotten who sent them and why.
Lugar? Ha, he will kiss Hillary’s you know what all the way to the State Department. Some people have been saying Bill and Hill are doomed since 1992. Fat chance!
Thanks Doug.
supply the same information to all Republicans in the Senate, and any Democrats that have doubts about her.
she must not be approved by acclamation - that would certainly be used for her and against Republicans at a later date.
306 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1401
(202) 224-4814 p
(202) 228-0360 f
Call and leave him a message. Fill up his box.
No.
As a resident of Indiana I can tell you that our esteemed senior Senator will do nothing to upset the apple cart.
doug, I hope you can post later that I am wrong about him. He could gain back a good of my respect if he takes a position against confirming Sen. Clinton.
Lugar is one of the most pro-illegal alien supporters in the Senate, too.
DFU - the Energizer Bunny should take lessons from you!
Maybe that's why he doesn't care:)
HERE IS THE CRAP WE ARE FACING
Senate committee expected to confirm Clinton
By ANDREW MIGA and ANNE FLAHERTY – 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is on her way to becoming the nation’s top diplomat, with Democrats expecting a favorable Senate committee vote on her nomination next week and even Republicans singing her praises.
“I think she’s a known commodity. She’s been tested in a lot of ways,” said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “She expresses herself well, and I don’t think she’ll make any rookie mistakes.”
The timetable for Clinton’s confirmation has been closely watched because her departure from the Senate would give New York Gov. David Paterson, a fellow Democrat, the power to appoint her successor. Caroline Kennedy, the scion of a political dynasty, wants the job. Paterson has said he is considering her along with several other candidates.
Clinton is expected to testify before the Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, with a committee vote two days later, before the start of a separate confirmation hearing for Susan Rice, President-elect Barack Obama’s pick for U.N. ambassador.
If approved by the panel, Clinton could be confirmed by the full Senate before Obama takes office on Jan. 20.
In advance of the hearing, Clinton has been reaching out to individual senators through telephone calls and lengthy sit-down meetings, including an hourlong meeting last month with Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee.
On Wednesday, Clinton attended the Democrats’ weekly policy lunch at the Capitol. She declined to talk with reporters afterward.
While Republicans are not expected to block Clinton’s appointment, they do plan to raise questions about a potential conflict of interest with her husband’s business dealings. Former President Bill Clinton’s charitable foundation has accepted millions of dollars from foreign governments and corporations, including Saudi Arabia.
Clinton’s charity, which financed his presidential library in Little Rock, Ark., and charitable efforts in dozens of countries to reduce poverty and treat AIDS, released its financial records last month because of his wife’s appointment.
Obama’s spokesman said at the time that donors will continue to be disclosed on an annual basis.
One Senate Republican aide said that staff has just started to comb through the records and will want to make sure there aren’t any problems.
“Transparency is something they’re going to want to continue to see,” said the aide, who requested anonymity because the staffer was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The lack of contention surrounding Clinton’s nomination so far is at least in part a result of Senate protocol. Senators are generally willing to allow an incoming president to pick his Cabinet without too much interference.
They also tend to give a certain amount of leeway to one of their own; Clinton spent eight years as the junior senator from New York. While Republicans did not agree with her on such big-ticket political issues as health care and the economy, most GOP senators believe she worked well with them on day-to-day matters, according to Republican aides.
Clinton also is seen by many within the Senate as someone well versed on the nuances of foreign affairs and a strong supporter of Israel — a requirement for a Congress that has allied itself strongly with the Jewish nation.
“My friend and colleague Hillary Clinton will bring her years of experience and acute intellect to her position as America’s top diplomat,” said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the incoming chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee
You are correct. Lugar is one of the most pro-illegal alien supporters in the Senate.
the Paul lawsuit is ongoing in LA - recently the judge in the case (not sure if related to Solis) stated he was ‘not ready’ to proceed (robe not back from the dry cleaners or what?), however it is still a current issue as far as Paul is concerned.
best regards, blu
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