Posted on 02/06/2006 6:08:53 AM PST by ken5050
Good Monday morning, once again, fellow political jinkies. The NFL season may be over, but the political season inside the Beltway is 24/7/365. So join us, if you can, as those wacky Dems on the Senate Judiciary committee reprise their pitiful efforts to once again smear President Bush and score political points..
The Dems don't want this hearing... they want another independent-prosecutor.
Specter needs to be more interested in saving our nation from attack.
Why would G have any objection to Ashcroft coming before the committee????
That question from Specter doesn't even make sense, since the Committee can subpoena whomever they want.
Since he supported Alito, he has to now pay back the AFL-CIO and ACLU (his supporters) by banging Bush on this. He tries to play both sides of the fence.
They are hoping Ashcroft contradicts Gonzales...
Yes - it's remarkable.
Specter: On looking at conressional intent re use of force, whether COngress intended for that resolution to carry authorization for this electronic surveillance, you said that is not something we would likely get. If this is something you couldn't likely get, then how can you say that Congress gave that authority?
Gonzales: In that press conference, I clarified that statement. The consensus was in a meeting that legislation couldn't be obtained without compromising the program.
Exactly.
I was thinking, Roberts and Alito had to put up with crap from these idiots because they were trying to be confirmed. Gonzalez has nothing to lose. I hope when the Dems get nasty, and they will (Feingold, etc), he gives it right back to them.
Wasn't it Ashcroft who let us all know about the memo regarding the Wall that was put up by Gorelick??
here comes Leaky's questions
Ashcroft won't do that, I hope. Leahy twists the truth with his first question. Syping on AMERICANS. barffffff on the dems.
Leaky says it's his opinion they are violating the law
Warrantless wiretapping......they didn't hear a thing....
Gonzales's approval is what they are after..He said he had raised no objection to Ashcroft testifying..MUTE button on..Leahy gives me heartburn.
Unfortunately, I don't think Gonzales is the type of person (personality-wise) to give it back to them.
Yup
Specter took the same tack when he opened the hearings with Alito. He came right out of the box asking questions that would have been at the top of any Dem's list. I think he does this to reduce the effect of Dems being able to pound a witness on the same issue. The witness can say "as I have already said..."
Only hear what they want to hear.
Leahy WANTS to be combative.
We don't have to like Specter, but this is his expertise. He knows exactly what he is doing. He is actually protecting Gonzales.
So they are questioning Gonzales et al about his carrying out the provisions of the Patriot Act and FISA which THEY passed and authorized?
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