FOX NEWS REPORTS PENDING SHOWDOWN BETWEEN WHITE HOUSE AND MARY FRANCES BERRY

Fox News | The Fox News All-Stars (Brit Hume and panel)

[Howlin]

Brit Hume reports that Mary Frances Berry, chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, is refusing to acknowledge the Bush White House's latest appointment to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

Ms. Berry sent a letter to the White House Counsel, Al Gonzales, saying that if they do intend to send the nominee to the meeting tomorrow, they best send along the U.S. Marshalls to seat him, as she will not allow it.

Fox reports that the term of one of the Democrats has expired and President Bush is exercising his right to appoint a member of his choice. The Panel on Hume's show said that this has NEVER been done before; that when someone is appointed to fill a term that hasn't been expired, when the term expires, the person leaves the committe. They also report that the woman who is being removed from the commmittee plans to show up tomorrow with a civil rights attorney and claim that she should get a full six year term, not just complete somebody else's.

Ms. Berry contends that the person leaving the committee was appointed for six years, not just to fulfill the term of a member who either died or left the commission (I can't remember which!)

CAUTION: this is typed from memory. Nothing on the news site yet.

[Howlin]

This is HUGE. HUGE. Bush better NOT back down on this one!

[Free the USA]

bump

[Grenada]

I don't think Bush will back down. Once again the libs show their respect for the rule of law.

[Dog]

Whoa......

What did the panel say??

[Howlin]

I obviously got the title confused with the author..........duh. Maybe the sidebar moderator can fix it!

[Howlin]

They said that even if she makes her stand, the White House will win.

He needs to fire her!

[jackbill]

I saw this. What an arrogant piece of garbage that Berry is.

I need to do some research to see if the President can throw her rotten A$$ off of the commission. It sure seems that this kind of act could be considered "sufficient cause".

BTW, the previous person died.

Even Mara Liasson admitted that the President was going to win on this one but I think a win should be defined as getting rid of Berry once and for all. And I wish there was some way to get that other black lawyer from Harvard off as well. They are both garbage.

[KC_Conspirator]

The US Marshalls that show up tommorrow better not be there to seat someone, but to remove some radicals that are totally out of control.

[Miss Marple]

LOL! Judging from the letter Al Gonzalez sent her, I do not think President Bush will back down. I do think, however, she will be outfoxed, and the longed for confrontation will not happen on her timetable. I do not think that President Bush is going to give her the opportunity to get her face in front of the cameras making a "stand."

I hope it turns out that she was donating money to the Holy Land Foundation. Ha!

[ken5050]

There was something about this in today's NYTimes..search the site...she's maintaining that she's entitled to full term on her own. Also, Berry was appt tofill out a term...she's up in 2004..she's saying that she's entitled toa full term, which would be up in Feb 2005, after the election...Here come Fat rev Al, and jesse

[TrueBeliever9]

Agreed! Bush had better remind this woman of the rules - which apply to all appointees to the commission.

[Saundra Duffy]

This witch is just plain evil. Go away, already! For victory & freedom!!!

[be-baw]

I'm confused. Is the new Bush appointee filling a vacancy for someone whose term has expired, or someone who has left before his term's end?

[Pokey78]

I saw this too.

This is going to be GREAT! She is definitely a crackpot. Make her the posterchild of the DemocRat party!

A wonderful political opportunity handed to Bush on a silver platter.

[blackdog]

Not a wise carreer move on the part of Berry. Makes her look like she thinks this is the continent of Africa. In this case, she is a fly who just bit the king. Not very good odds for survival.

[blam]

I've known for a while that Mary Frances Berry had a loose screw, but, she's over the edge completely now.

[oldvike]

ping

[Dog]

I hope it turns out that she was donating money to the Holy Land Foundation. Ha!

WHOA!

Jane explain this??

[seahawk]

The person whose term has expired was filling in the spot for someone who had DIED. The panel also said that the reason that MS. Berry was causing such a stink is because now the board has 5 rats and 3 Republicans. If Bush gets his appointment then it will be 4 to 4 and Berry can't run roughshod over the other rats and have her way.

[ambrose]

This is HUGE. HUGE. Bush better NOT back down on this one!

But he will...