BREAKING: Waxman Demands WH Explanation for Lack of Investigation into CIA Leak Case!

[BradBlog]

BREAKING: Waxman Demands White House Explanation for Lack of Investigation into CIA Leak Case
Letter to Josh Bolton Follows Earlier Congressional Testimony from WH Security Director That No Investigation Was Ever Conducted Into Disclosure of the Identity of Covert Operative Valerie Plame-Wilson...

Just in from Waxman's office after this morning's stunning revelation that the White House never conducted an investigation into the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame-Wilson, despite a number of promises from Bush to do exactly that and an executive order signed in early 2003 which requires such an investigation in the wake of such a disclosure.

In a statement sent to The BRAD BLOG, Waxman's office explains that a letter just sent to White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, asks for an explanation as to why the White House "did not follow the investigative steps prescribed by Executive Order 12958," as signed in March 2003. The order requires the White House to "'take appropriate and prompt corrective action' whenever there is a release of classified information," according to the statement....

FULL REPORT, DETAILS & LETTER FROM WAXMAN TO WHITE HOUSE:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4284

[BluePatriot]

1. woot!

See exec order 12958 in this link:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/clinton/eo12958.html

They are screwed.

edit: FINALLY they are screwed, never mess with the CIA!

[antonialee839]

18. I think the word is screwn.

[Occulus]

66. The kids say 'pwn3d' n/t

[Felinity]

72. What does that stand for?

Just curious, and maybe a little slow in the am.

[sweetpotato]

74. pwn3d

When you type "owned" real fast, sometimes it looks like "pwn3d"


when I win, I "own" you.

[NastyDiaper]

84. owned(typo, leet)=pwn3d

3 is close to e on the keyboard, but I think teh 3 is more leet than typo.

in 'leet' a 3 is an e, where 'LEET' would be '1337'.

gamerspeak babble and cultureish: http://www.purepwnage.com">PureOwnage.

[eleny]

2. Looks like the WH isn't in control of Friday nights anymore

[peacetalksforall]

10. Bingo! Wonderful observation. I've got a huge smile and it won't

go away. Thanks for that. No longer in control of Friday nights !!!!!!!

[antonialee839]

19. Yes, but are they still in control of Sundays?

Only Timmeh knows for sure.

[PurpleChez]

83. Living a lie! Living a lie! TIMMMAH!!!

[Tigress DEM]

93. Now we need to take back the REST of the week!

[liberalnurse]

3. Does anyone have a video clip of

*bush making the promise to investigate or a statement from Snotty Scotty from back then?

[UpInArms]

9. White House vows help in CIA leak probe

But administration won't seek independent investigation

Monday, September 29, 2003 Posted: 10:58 PM EDT (0258 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House will cooperate with the Justice Department in its initial inquiry into who leaked the classified identity of a CIA operative, but will not launch an internal probe and will not ask for an independent investigation, a spokesman said Monday.

The CIA operative in question, Valerie Plame, is the wife of a former U.S. ambassador who had been critical of the Bush administration's handling of intelligence on Iraq.

"The president believes leaking classified information is a very serious matter and it should be pursued to the fullest extent by the appropriate agency and the appropriate agency is the Department of Justice," White House press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters.

He said the White House would cooperate with any probe, but said the Justice Department has not made any requests for information.

The Justice Department would not comment on whether it is looking into the case. National security adviser Condoleezza Rice confirmed Sunday the Justice Department was asked to look into the matter.

...more...

no probe needed - no questions to be asked - all was as ordered by the BFEE

[liberalnurse]

60. Thank you!

Mike Malloy is talking about this promise right now. I have been in-out all day ,,,I wish I had called off sick today!...Then at home with the kids...I finally get to stay focused.

History in the making!

Thank you again.O8) :dem: :loveya:

[DemReadingDU]

96. McClellan: nothing to suggest White House involvement

9/29/03 Press Briefing by Scott McClellan

Q There are not anonymous reports all the time about serious leaks. The White House in the past has called for investigations based on leaks, based on anonymous sources up in Congress.

MR. McCLELLAN: And what -- what have I said?

Q So why not do the same in this case?

MR. McCLELLAN: And what have I said? The President believes that if someone leaked classified information of this nature, that it should be looked into. The Department of Justice should look into it, they should pursue it to the fullest extent possible. So we very much are saying -- we very much are saying what you're asking.

Yes, sir, Bob -- oh, sorry. I'll go to Kate next.

Q Has the White House Counsel Office issued any kind of paper to staffers --

MR. McCLELLAN: No --

Q -- regarding the President's, you know, desire to cooperate with any probe or anything like that?

MR. McCLELLAN: No. Again, I've said that nothing has been brought to our attention. There have been no requests made of the White House and nothing has been brought to --

Q -- step forward. You said people should step forward --

MR. McCLELLAN: They should.

Q -- if they have information. Is there going to be anything circulated telling --

Q -- could put it in writing --

MR. McCLELLAN: I've made it very clear -- well, there's no specific information being brought to our attention to suggest White House involvement. I think I've been through that.

Q -- then you're not saying you're going to tell people that?

MR. McCLELLAN: That's why I'm saying, because there's no specific information, or there's no information, period, that has been brought to our attention beyond what is in the media reports. But if someone has information, they should report it to the Department of Justice. We've made it very clear that if the Department of Justice looks into something like this, of course, we always cooperate with them in that.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/09/20030929-7.html


So there was no investigation because there was nothing to suggest that the White House was involved.

[DemReadingDU]

97. 10/1/03 next briefing

10/1/03 Press Briefing by Scott McClellan


Q Scott, when did the President first find out that someone in his administration had outed an undercover CIA official? What was his reaction? What did he do about it?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, one, there's an allegation that that has happened, at this point.

Q It was an undercover official who has now been exposed; that's fact, right?

MR. McCLELLAN: Oh, I'm sorry -- an allegation that a senior administration official did that, that's what I'm referring to.

Terry, there is a process in place that was followed. The CIA has a process to look at classified information if it is leaked, and they followed a process and that process has moved forward. And the Department of Justice is looking into it. I don't know the specific time period, but the process was followed, and the President expects the process to be followed, and that process was followed, and that what the President expects, because leaking classified information is a very serious matter.

Q That's what I'm asking about. He said that -- I want to know what he's done about it. This story broke in July. Did he know in July that an undercover CIA official had been outed and that the person who outed that undercover CIA official attributed it to senior administration officials?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think there -- no, I understand what you're saying. But I think there are certain assumptions you're still making in your remarks. The Department of Justice is looking into this to determine what you're saying about the potential leak of classified information concerning an undercover CIA agent. And there have been some news reports that I saw back to that period, some that have been cited recently, talking about how some of this information may have been well-known within the D.C. community.

Q Fair enough. But when did the President know it?

MR. McCLELLAN: But, see, that's what I just told you, Terry. The process is in place, and it followed that process. I don't know, in answer to your first part of your question. But the President expects the process to be followed for something like this, and it was. The CIA followed the process and information has been provided to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice is looking into it. But, remember, back in July, when this issue came up and I was asked about it, it was an anonymous source in the newspaper. There are plenty of anonymous sources in news reports on a daily basis, and we could spend all our time trying to track down the information from those anonymous sources. But we want to be able to focus on the people's business --

Q Right. But you were asked about it in July --

MR. McCLELLAN: And I made it very clear back there in July, too, that there was no information beyond the media reports with anonymous sources to suggest any White House involvement. But the process was followed, and that's what's important. The President believes it's important that the process was followed, because the President believes the leak of -- the leaking of classified information is a very serious matter.

Q Fair enough. If you get a chance, if you could establish for us when it came to the President's --

MR. McCLELLAN: Terry, that was back in July and I --

Q Is that not knowable? That's knowable, right? It's checkable?

MR. McCLELLAN: -- just don't know. I looked into it and I just don't know.

Q Do you know if anyone has yet come forward to offer any information to the Department of Justice about this?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think you need to talk to the Department of Justice about that. They're the ones who are doing this investigation and they would be the appropriate ones to ask that question.

Q Would you know? Would you know? Are you trying to stay away from it?

MR. McCLELLAN: I don't have any reason -- I don't have any reason to. That's the Department of Justice, that's their role, and the criminal division over there.

Q Scott, in the past, the Justice Department has used polygraph examinations in sensitive leak investigations. The President has said he expects full cooperation. If I work at the White House and down the road in this investigation the Justice Department came to me and said, we want you to submit to a polygraph investigation, the President would expect the answer to be?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031001-6.html

Then the briefing goes into questions about Wilson's wife being 'fair game', and Rove not being involved. Good stuff!

[UpInArms]

104. CARD GIVEN A TWELVE-HOUR HEAD START ON THE INVESTIGATION

http://thinkprogress.org/leak-scandal

White House Chief of Staff (2001-Present)

CARD GIVEN A TWELVE-HOUR HEAD START ON THE INVESTIGATION: On September 29, 2003, the Department of Justice informed then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales that it was launching a criminal investigation into the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity. Gonzales was instructed to notify the White House staff to preserve all documents related to the case. By his own admission, Gonzales didn’t comply with the request immediately; he went to Chief of Staff Andrew Card and told him that the White House staff would be told to preserve all documents related to the leak the following morning. As a result, Card had a 12-hour window to tip off White House staff about the request — an amount of time that “would give people time to shred documents and do any number of things.”

CARD WAS ON AIR FORCE ONE: Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell was on Air Force One accompanying President Bush on the July 2003 trip to Africa. A “senior State Department official confirmed that, while on the trip, Powell had a department intelligence report on whether Iraq had sought uranium from Niger.” The State Department memo in question — a “key piece of evidence in the CIA leak investigation” — stated that “Wilson’s wife had attended a meeting at the CIA where the decision was made to send Wilson to Niger.” The memorandum “contained information about CIA officer Valerie Plame in a paragraph marked ‘ (S) ’ for secret, a clear indication that any Bush administration official who read it should have been aware the information was classified…”

CARD INITIATED CONVERSATION BETWEEN TENET, BUSH ABOUT INVESTIGATION: Two days into the Justice Department investigation, Card initiated a conversation between President Bush and then-director of the CIA George Tenet about the leak investigation. Though Tenet was not planning on discussing the issue with the President at the daily intelligence briefing, it was Card who brought up the subject.

MEMBER OF WHITE HOUSE IRAQ GROUP: Andrew Card was the founder and a “regular participant” in the weekly meetings of the Bush Administration’s White House Iraq Group. The main purpose of the group was the systematic coordination of the “marketing” of going to war with Iraq as well as selling the war here at home. One clear example of this fact is that “the escalation of nuclear rhetoric” during the pre-war stage, “including the introduction of the term ‘mushroom cloud’ into the debate, coincided with the formation” of WHIG. The group included the two individual who have been confirmed as leakers, Karl Rove and Lewis Libby.

[DemReadingDU]

106. plenty of time to shred documents

But, but, McClellan said the White House wasn't involved, LOL

so many denials documented in those old press briefings ;)

[NYC]

108. UpInArms, you have a good inventory of links to articles.

I had forgotten about Andy Card's advance warning.

...Gonzales was instructed to notify the White House staff to preserve all documents related to the case. By his own admission, Gonzales didn’t comply with the request immediately; he went to Chief of Staff Andrew Card and told him that the White House staff would be told to preserve all documents related to the leak the following morning. As a result, Card had a 12-hour window to tip off White House staff about the request — an amount of time that “would give people time to shred documents and do any number of things.”

Thanks for posting this.

[UpInArms]

110. ...

:blush:

:hi:

[sam sarrha]

4. we don't care if we committed Treason, are you or have you ever been a stinking Democrat

[babylonsister]

5. Waxman for prez! What a hero! Nom! nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

75. Vice President!

[Vincardog]

6. Cause classified information is not classified information if DimSon says it isn't?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Waxman doesn't waste any time does he?

I would love it if they actually gave him a "complete account of the steps that the White House took following the disclosure of Ms. Wilson's identity," but somehow I don't expect to see that taking place anytime soon.

[DemReadingDU]

15. They will probably make up the list of steps

How could a list be produced if nothing was investigated?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. I was more thinking of a list of what they actually did do post the outing.

If they were to provide an accurate account of the steps that the bush White House took following the disclosure of Ms. Wilson's identity it would read something like this; (1) lie to cover up how the leak occurred; (2) pick one fall guy among the White House officials implicated in the leak should the lies fail; (3) provide hush money for the remaining officials involved in the leak; and (4) to review and revise existing White House security procedures to prevent future investigations from taking place.

[DemReadingDU]

24. ah! That would be some list!

:)

[Amonester]

65. They do whatever they want, don't they?

Because they R convinced they can. That's all. Their insatiable greed makes them do it.

Until...

Until the day they get caught.

Happened in the Iran/Contra scandal (and too many others). Of course, they R too stupid to remember the last time they got caught and how much embarrassed they felt at that precise moment...

So they do it again, over 'n over, like little 4 years-old bullies (backed by the 30% of morans). :dunce:

Will they ever learn?

(I know, I know. The answer is "no." Sigh.)

[Mme. Defarge]

8. Be still

mon coeur!

[bunny planet]

11. Wowie wow wow, he's really not wasting any time.

Revelations in the morning, demands made to the WH that evening.
Give em' Hell HENRY!

[tavalon]

13. As they said, every tree they bark up has a cat up it

So, next week it will be another revelation. Eventually this corrupt administration will fall like a house of cards.

[Casablanca]

12. "Now, let all of the poison in the mud leech out."

Give 'em hell, Henry.

It's good to see part of our government operating the way it's supposed to now and then.

[DemReadingDU]

14. and who is the Unknown in the black box

see this flowchart of the 'leakers' from the hearing

http://oversight.house.gov/Documents/20070316173308-19288.pdf

[jelly]

26. I found the chart to be a very effective visual aid.

Because of that chart the case made more sense to me today than ever before.

What can I say; I'm a visual learner! :-)

[stillcool]

30. hmmmm."The Black Box"

best name I've heard for him yet...

[DemReadingDU]

31. LOL

:rofl:

[vickitulsa]

89. I hope to see him wearing another sort of "black box" -- the one prisoners

get to experience when it's clamped onto the center of their handcuffs to prevent any lock-picking efforts from being successful. VERY uncomfortable and a constant reminder that "escape is impossible"!

[fooj]

71. Little Lord Pissypants.

With Darth Cheney behind the curtain.

[kestrel91316]

16. Liar, liar, pants on fire! Bush LIED????? Color me shocked.

[IChing]

17. that was the federal statute that was broken, the smoking gun

the key piece of revelation, that this was a crime that they committed
and it was admitted under testimony.

[jelly]

21. Do you think it would be considered a crime per se not to abide by an Executive Order?

Just checking, but I certainly hope so.

[IChing]

27. Yes, I would think it would be

We shall see, I'm sure that Waxman's staff is looking closely into it afterall they are making a point of it.
When I heard it live I said to myself wow that is big news and it was

[Thor_MN]

76. The president can certainly create a new executive order to override an existing one

But can an executive order be made retroactive? If so, the "Unitary Executive" wet dream of the neocons has some basis. The president would then have power limited only by the threat of impeachment. If caught doing something illegal, a "self pardon" is but an exective order away.

[jelly]

82. I'd say no retroactive effect if the EO is based on on an Act of Congress,

unless that Act (which is used by the President as the basis for some discretionary act, codified in the EO) explicitly says that any Executive Orders based on the Act may be given retroactive effect. Here I draw from the case law involving administrative rule-making authority. A federal agency does not have the authority to make retroactively applicable rules unless Congress explicitly says so in the legislation giving the agency the power to promulgate rules.

In general, absent explicit Congressional authorization to make a law or rule retroactively applicable, the "presumption against retroactivity" controls the day.

My analysis may be flawed by my limited understanding of Executive Orders, which might be distinguishable from the ordinary legislation or administrative rule-making contexts for purposes of evaluating retroactivity. I am going on the assumption that Presidents cannot make law out of thin air and that in order to have the force of law, an EO must have as a basis an Act of Congress. I'm trying to learn more.

[druidity33]

56. signing statement? n/t

[Igel]

59. If you're the prez, no.

It's the "Can God make a rock so big he can't move it?" kind of question, but the answer is "almost certainly no." EOs are based on the prez's authority. Does he have the authority to change his mind?

[jelly]

62. Thanks, that's what I was afraid of. Then again . . .

that might let Bush off the hook but not necessarily Rove and Cheney.

[dicknbush]

22. Can any one dig up the video of Bush saying he would start an internal

INVESTIGATION? Please try to find that so we can put it up side by side constantly with the statement by that guy from the white house today. I looked on YOUTUBE but couldn't find it.

[central scrutinizer]

23. But the WH took "appropriate and prompt corrective action"

They fired up all of their shredders. And they have the Fawn Hall signature models that have a very high ppm.

[goodhue]

25. Waxman rules!

[David Zephyr]

28. Waxman slayed the tobacco lobby. What's a political hack job like Bush to him?

Henry Waxman! Making the Democrats proud.

[ozymandius]

29. Case in point: The White House did not follow its own Executive Order. n/t

[Name removed]

32. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

35. go back to your cave . . .

. . . you silly little fuck . . .:dunce:

[tnlefty]

39. HAHAHAhahaha!!!!

Got straight to the point didn't you?!!! I'm still laughing. :hi:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

41. Anytime, milady . . .

:hi:

[fooj]

70. BWAHAHA!

[CrazyOrangeCat]

81. Back at ya, for the penguin pratfall!

:spray:

(doncha wish that was *?)

[Elwood P Dowd]

36. This is a brave warrior from the 101st keyboard division

His platoon operates out of his mommy's basement.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

40. His platoon is a bunch of circle-jerkers.

[Bunny]

45. Or maybe the 82nd Chairborne?

:rofl:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

50. Ha!

:toast:

[senseandsensibility]

44. Hey everybody!

Little Robert S. wants to play! This should be fun!

[nebenaube]

46. oh look here one of the deceiver's whores...

and I actually got to see it before the tombstone was erected.

[conscious evolution]

IBTTS!!

[Nikki Stone1]

33. Kicking for Waxman

He spent his time as a minority member in Congress very constructively. He was ready when he had the chance.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

34. The crack in the dam just got bigger.

K&R

[Name removed]

37. Deleted message

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[CrazyOrangeCat]

38. Guarantee you

you wouldn't have the nads to say that to my face.

Shit-for-brains repuke.

By the way, learn to spell, fuckwit.:dunce:

[tnlefty]

47. Confued and screwn!

And casting asparagus about Rep. Waxman. Triple :dunce:

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

49. It's a Troll Trifecta!

This kid is playing in the Tall Clover, tnlefty! He might have the shortest visit to DU ever...

[CrazyOrangeCat]

53. Let's keep him around.

This old cat likes to toy with fat little rats. ;)

[Sydnie]

42. At least bring something more adult than what you said

on the playground today PeeWee. :eyes:

[beltanefauve]

52. Uh,

DU, unlike that "other" website, actually provides a spellcheck for it's members. You might want to look into it.

[rocktivity]

48. Actually, it's the crack that Bush has been smoking.

:smoke:
rocknation

[rocktivity]

43. Watched most of the hearings, read all the official DU threads

(link), got off my shiftless lazy ass to go out in an ice storm and scrape off my car to get some champagne, and came back to read this!

:party:
rocknation

[kirby]

51. Nothing to investigate

What is there to investigate? You can obviously tell from the Republican talking points at the hearing that this was completely the CIAs fault. That means it was George Tenets fault. That means it was Clinton's fault. (Just like the Iraq war is Clinton's fault since the whole bad intelligence that led us into war came from the Clinton appointee).

[calimary]

68. Welcome to DU! The only problem with these assholes is that as

time marches on and they keep trying to blame Clinton and we move farther and farther away from any direct Clinton influence, it just makes them look more and more foolish. Not only that, but as they keep doing it, in the face of mounting evidence and now sworn testimony that debunks every let's-blame-Clinton attack, THAT, too, will contribute to making them look bad. They may talk themselves out of majority status for more than a generation if they keep this up. Which would certainly be good for the rest of us!

[Mugsy]

54. Q: Who didn't do their job?

Who was supposed to instigate any investigation? The WH, the Repub controlled Congress, or both?

Just wonderin' how they're gonna weasel out of this one.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

55. The WH, from the sound of it . . .

How cool is that??? :evilgrin:

[Virginia Dare]

57. Yeah baby, the Waxman cometh!!!

you treasonous bastards are like rich old Texas pukes in the sights of Dick Cheney's gun!!!!

[ClayZ]

58. Whooo Hoooo ...what a difference a day makes! K and R

:kick:

[catzies]

61. Henry Waxman is fantastic. If I lived 20 miles south I'd be in his district

[calimary]

67. Well, I do live in his district, and I feel prouder and prouder of that

fact, every day! It's like having a large clove of garlic in your pocket while walking through vampire country. At least that's how it's felt for the last six years.

Dance with me, Henry!

:party:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

80. "like having a large clove of garlic . . ."

:spray:

[jamesinca]

64. So what are you saying

Hell hath no fury like that of Waxman the pissed.

[WiseButAngrySara]

63. This is great! K&R. I'll go to bed happier. ....n/t

[Stevendsmith]

69. Waxman so rocks.

He's everything you want a public servant to be: vigilant, moral, above politics.

The tragedy is how much of an anomalous figure he is.

[Vinca]

73. Finally, finally - someone has opened the box of secrets.

Everything this criminal administration has done has been under lock and key for years, aided and abetted by their cronies on the Hill. This particular revelation - no investigation after Plame's leak - is particularly noxious. When will Pelosi change her mind on impeachment?

[rodeodance]

77. Pandora was getting real cramped

[rodeodance]

78. Pandora was getting real cramped

[pberq]

79. Legal question

If the Executive Order is not followed, is that a crime?

[wryter2000]

85. But, but, but...

There was a suspicious package in Washington yesterday. Doesn't anyone care about homeland security? The bad men in the funny hats are going to kill us all if we don't do exactly what our President tells us to.

(Anyone who needs a sarcasm smilie, I'll pm you one.)

[TankLV]

111. And the SCHOOLBUSSES! Think about the CHILDREN!

appears some aaraab islamofascist (all aaaraabs are, ya know) types were buying schoolbusses, don'tchaknow...

[IWantAChange]

86. No investigation??? How could they when EVERYONE was involved?

Can't have a 'surprise party' when there's nobody to surprise can you???

[CrazyOrangeCat]

87. That sums it up, doesn't it? n/t

[The Doctor.]

90. "Investigate ourselves?"

LMAO!!

:rofl:

Bravo Rep. Waxman! :applause:

[DemReadingDU]

107. At the beginning, it was denied that WH was involved

See my thread #96 above, then follow the few threads after that

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2769968&mesg_id=2770982

[mzmolly]

88. Hmmm,

:evilgrin: :toast:

[WillyT]

91. Go Henry !!! - K & R !!!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

[happydreams]

92. I tell you, Waxman is the hardest hitting SOB out there! He has a

rare combination of patience,persistence, integrity, and the ability to read the political situation like few others.

Maybe when he gets through putting Bush in jail he could run for POTUS.

[kaal]

94. Thank you Waxman

Just keep the ball rolling and it'll fall straight in .... All roads lead to Bush...

[CrazyOrangeCat]

95. Hey Kaal!

Welcome to DU!

[kaal]

103. Thank you CrazyOrangeCat

:) nice discussion forum... I'm feel i've been here before..

[MasonJar]

98. Kudos to Waxman; he is right on top of everything. That means that he is

going to be one busy rep for the next two years. You go, Waxman.

[kestrel91316]

99. Here's the deal:

"......why the White House 'did not follow the investigative steps prescribed by Executive Order 12958', as signed in March 2003....."

We're talking about an EXECUTIVE ORDER. Bush is The Decider(TM), and he has the unfettered right to decide whether or not he or his office actually comply with executive orders. He signs them, and then SELECTIVELY enforces them.

Isn't that sort of what he is all about? After all, we DO know that the laws only apply to Dems and the Little People.....

[lovuian]

100. Can't wait for the Reply if Waxman gets one

He's off an running

:patriot:

Accountability a word Bush doesn't know until now

[njdemocrat106]

101. Woot! Go Congressman Waxman!

I don't care if it's a few months before the '08 election; I want to see the Bush Cabal disgraced out of the White House.

[orleans]

102. CAN WE IMPEACH THESE FUCKERS NOW?? PLEASE???n/t

[Dinger]

105. Waxman Should Have Been On EVERY Sunday Talk Show

He is doing an awesome job!

[Truthseeker013]

109. Waxman Demands White House Explanation for Lack of Investigation into CIA Leak

(applause, long overdue)

If the tables had been turned...

[TankLV]

112. bush*: Common, let's open the investiga...what Karl?...we did what?...get those guys back here and

quash this thing before anything else gets out!...where are the shredders now...get dick on the phone...pronto...

That's the extent of the investigation.

[kiwilover]

113. Reply From White House

I hear the defening sound of silence.

[goodhue]

114. Sadly the media does not appear interested in this

[heatstreak]

115. kick