Seventeen in Congress sign Conyers' letter on Rove

[sabra]

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Seventeen in Congress sign Conyers' letter on Rove
RAW STORY


A letter penned by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) calling on Bush adviser Karl Rove to explain or resign over his role in outing a CIA agent has garnered a handful of signatories in the House, RAW STORY has learned.

Just 17 members have signed. Finding congressmembers to sign a letter during a Congressional recess is often difficult, and Conyers' office has extended a deadline for others to sign on until next Wednesday.

The current signers are Reps. John Conyers, Jr.; Maurice Hinchey; Sheila Jackson Lee; Sam Farr; Diane Watson; Barbara Lee; Zoe Lofgren; Danny Davis; Henry Waxman; Corrine Brown; Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick; Raul Grijalva; James McGovern; Bernie Sanders; Lynn Woolsey; Mike Honda; and Carolyn Maloney.

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[shoelace414]

1. the contempt Bush has for Congress

may as well get 17 cats to put their pawprint on the letter.

[Ruby Romaine]

2. Congressman Conyers says 131 on KOS

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/7/8/115050/6471
oops that's the DSM not Rove!
it's a scandal a second these days!
You wouldn't know it, the way the MSM protects *

[sabra]

3. that's for the DSM letter, 13 is for the Rove letter.

Conyers rocks!

[Ruby Romaine]

4. yeah i see!

sorry-
can you imagine if we tried to make a list of all the terrible things that have happened since the coup in 2000!
how many times would it would go around the equator?

[PuraVidaDreamin]

5. Just call Bill Delahunts office to tell them of the petition

and who already signed it.
Jim McGovern of MA is again one step ahead!

Told them I expected to see him name on there within the
next few days.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

6. Get on the phone people, call your Congressman

There should be as many who have signed the DSM petition
if not more by Tuesday! get on it

[Pachamama]

21. Mine is Lynn Woolsey...she signed...I love her!

:hug:

[sallyseven]

14. Jim McGovern is always

out in front on the issues. Very principled man and a great congressman.

[Justice]

15. Delahunt is your congressman? Mine too.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

27. Yup, told him I would like it if he were more like John Conyors

Initiating instead of signing on. Not probably a good
move on my part, huh?

[Voltaire99]

7. Oh, brave Democrats!

If we could clone Conyers, we'd have a party.

[tavalon]

25. Ouch

but true!

[mom cat]

8. Nominated to give more airtime on DU! Call your rep!

[seriousstan]

9. I think Conyers is setting himself up for a fall.

He should concentrate on the DSM and leave this alone.

1. He is diluting his own message, even on this board. Several posts above show confusion about which petition they are signing. This is notable because we follow these things closely, unlike the general public. The public, upon becoming confused about which petition, starts to get into the "just another petition from Conyers" mentality.

2. The Rove issue will play out very soon in court. If Rove is not the person, Conyers will have the taint of spurious accusation on him. This will blunt his thrust with the DSM.

He doesn't have to demand Roves resignation or explanation when the system is currently grinding to an answer. He gains very little if it turns out to be Rove and he risks much if Rove is innocent.

[lumpy]

10. Don't worry about Conyers, he

can hold his own. Just sign the petitions.

[seriousstan]

12. I am not worried about him. I am worried about the perception by the public

That is what makes him relevant in the public eye. I would rather preserve his effectiveness for the DSM than gamble any of it away on something that will be determined without his help anyway.

I think he should pick his battle and save his strength for the fight that matters.

[lumpy]

13. The guy is doing his job

What is wrong about that? If more Congresspeople did their jobs we wouldn't have to rely on this outstanding man.

[goclark]

18. That's right--just doing his job

It's too bad that he doesn't have others to do their jobs!

[driver8]

22. If more of our elected reps did their jobs the way that Conyers does

his, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in today. Is Conyers the only one with balls enough to stand up to this crooked administration?

[goclark]

31. Think he is the ONLY one that I know of

The others wimp out now and then, he never wavers.

[Cocoa]

16. he's offering Rove the opportunity to explain

which is perfectly reasonable, regardless of anything that happens.

His language is measured, as it always is, he's not out on a limb with any of his projects.

[seriousstan]

17. The point was, he is confusing the point. The proof is

that even people on this board got confused.

I am not saying he isn't doing his job. I am saying he should stay on message. How many times do we here complain that an issue "falls off the page" too quickly. I would rather have the DSM hold the front page.

[lumpy]

19. Pffffft !

z

[Pacifist Patriot]

26. I disagree.

We shouldn't be voting for single-issue representatives. If these men and women cannot multi-task they shouldn't be in Congress. Conyers is doing his job. The question should be, why aren't the rest of them working as hard.

[proud patriot]

11. I'll get on Tauscher and G.Miller of California

:hi:

[beltanefauve]

23. I counted six from Cali!

Including mine, Barbara Lee!

[paineinthearse]

30. Just 1 from MassaBLUEsetts!

Jim McGovern is good guy, but where are meehan, Frank, Olver, Markey, etc etc?

If any staffers are lurking, tell your boss to GET ON THE STICK!

[Pachamama]

20. Only 17 folks? Come on Congress! How about some accountability to the US

taxpaying citizens who elected you? How about starting with every single signatory to Conyers DSM letter (122 of the House Members last I checked) and work from there...

This is serious...worse than Watergate...how do you want to be remembered?

:patriot:

[xmas74]

24. I plan on sending a letter to Skelton (my rep)

requesting that he review the letter. I hope that he eventually agrees to sign.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

28. Sam Farr!

He's my guy! Think I'll write a LTTE of my local paper, praising him for this.

[paineinthearse]

29. The usual spsects

Maurice Hinchey; Sheila Jackson Lee; Sam Farr; Diane Watson; Barbara Lee; Zoe Lofgren; Danny Davis; Henry Waxman; Corrine Brown; Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick; Raul Grijalva; James McGovern; Bernie Sanders; Lynn Woolsey; Mike Honda; and Carolyn Maloney.

If your Rep is not listed, CALL or visit in person, they are home (or on junkets) this weekend.

[jillan]

32. Hey hey Raul Grijalva signed!

His mine:party: :party: Arizona! yeah:D :D