Isn't There Somthing "Odd" About Not Letting Rice Testify in Public??

[BabsSong]

Forget the blather about precedents and a President's staff member not having to testify before Congress. They would drag her by the hair to Capitol hill, tie her to a chair and beat her into talking if it would kill the Clarke thing and make Bush out like the Great Warrior Prince that he wants everyone to think he is. So she goes up there and does a great song and dance. The commission had even agreed to not have her under oath. So she can lie her little Hitler hairdo off--what skin is it off Bush's butt??? Why are they so deadly scared of her in public??? She's cleaver. She can dance around the panel just like the other administration lackeys did. Why don't they just physically want her out in public?? The separation of powers poop just doesn't fly here. They would do anything to make Bush look like a rose right now. Condi would lie like a rug to save their asses. I don't get it.

[goclark]

1. Don't Get It Either

She will just fold her hands over her chest, look mean and start the Nazi way of talking. Pompous, talking down to people, so sure of every word that comes out of her month.
Have you noticed those eyes of steel? She is one mean motor scootter.

What could she possibly be afraid of? She now has the option of knowing exactly what Clarke has said and my qwuestion is -- will he have an opportunity to defend himself or will this scum have the last word?

[seemslikeadream]

6. She IS one mean motor scotter

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. She's coming unglued

I saw her on CNN last night. She was shaking all over, and it was obvious she was lying. I think if she was forced to put her hand on the Bible, she'd lose it all.

[Solomon]

3. Don't Worry. She's bleeding. It's a bad wound. It'll only get worse,

because they keep using the wrong treatment.

The Nation Security Advisor is bleeding profusely, during a campaign, in which national security, is the only issue Bush can run on.

I really think this is make or break time.

[not systems]

4. She might get asked a question that has not be approved.

There are so many questions that have no reasonable answer
related to her and GWB's actions that any under oath testimony
will only make their eventual trial for crimes against humanity
hard to for them to defend against that is why they don't want
to give an inch.

[MurryMom]

5. Condi won't testify in public under oath

Condi's problems are that(1) she can't tell the truth (too damaging to GWB) and (2) she can't lie because documents and testimony of Clarke et al would expose her mistruths quickly. Yes, Condi is often a convincing liar when interviewed by amateurs like Russert et al with limited time and resources to x-examine her. But pros like Ben
Veniste on the 9-11 Commission would make mincemeat out of her falsehoods in public testimony.

Another factor you apparently overlooked is that families of 9-11 victims are always in the audience. Do you think any of the families would applaud Condi like they did for Clarke?

The Bush administration has done many stupid things. However, please give them credit for political savvy, meaning Karl Rove and GWB won't let Condi testify publicly under oath.

[BabsSong]

7. Murry--I was making the point that I believe they have said (at least

at some point) they would allow her not to be under oath. If that's so, then I don't know why Bush isn't sending her up there to b.s. the administration out of trouble.

[Jade Fox]

8. It likely they know she will either have to lie, or tell truths so..

devastating to Bushco they can't be spun. And she clearly is not a
good liar.

They may also be stone-walling in order to get their stories straight
with each other, and to coach her as much as possible before she
has to go it alone.

[readmylips]

9. Condisleeza is protecting the little fooker...

Little fooker knew all the intelligence and did nothing. His obsession was to get Sadam to get even. Saddam wanted to kill his poopy. Don't forget, the bush evil family are extremely vendictive...real kkkristians.

[leftofthedial]

10. she CAN'T lie as well as the others

She is a terrible liar and would collapse under any kind of questioning.

She not only is incompetent in her job, she is incompetent in her role.

[FreakinDJ]

11. Not under oath ....... Not held accountable

How can the average American be so stupid to buy into the White House Spew.

If she is not under oath she will never be held accountable for what ever lies she decides to tell. The whole spin is so ridiculous it is hard to beleive any one would buy the story

This may be more hard evidence of the "Dumbing Down" of America