WH Waivers on Condi

[CatWoman]

I go there every evening to catch the evening video news, and this is the lead story:

CBS/AP) Late Monday afternoon, White House officials were considering an about face on whether to bow to demands from the 9/11 commission to have National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testify in public and under oath, reports Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts.

Roberts tells CBSNews.com the change in policy is being discussed at the highest levels in the White House. Rice reportedly believes that it might be positive for her to appear. But President Bush makes the final decision, and is thus far against it, says Roberts.

The White House is under enormous political and public pressure to waive its claim of so-called "executive privilege." President Bush has vigorously defended his right to receive advice from aides without the threat it will be aired in public.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/21/terror/main607659.shtml

[Nlighten1]

1. Oh my...

Now the stonewalling must face public opinion...

[Zeke]

7. Democrats Must Be Careful...

Rice giving public, sworn testimony could become a reverse Anita Hill scenario, making Democrats look like their high-tech-lynching an African American woman.

Right now, Bush say NO is working.

If not broke, don't fix.

[Nlighten1]

8. True, very true...

and we know how they stay to the script without fail.

[Zeke]

9. Yea, Verily...

Those who forget the 1991 Senate Hearings with Anita Hill are condemned to repeat them.

Democrats must play very smart.

Cunning as serpents. Gentle as lambs.

[BabsSong]

2. I pray our great leader still says "no"

I really don't care what the lying bitch will say---she won't cough up the hard copy proof so it's just a nice propaganda slot for them. I want our masterful leader to keep saying 'no'---it's the most damaging thing to them. And, trust me, this ass is saying 'no' because he's fucking scared of something..even with her lying. He's scared of her in front of all these 'lawyers'. Otherwise he would give her a nice pat on the butt and tell her to go "out there and whore for me like a nice girl, Condi".

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

3. hmmmn..not sure about this...

a) on one hand it would be good to have the WH keep stonewalling as it makes them look bad.

b) on the other it would be good to have Condi answer some questions...(but will she be truthfull? And what kind of questions?)

[CatWoman]

4. make sure you watch the video

[ezee]

6. Condi

wont tell the truth even if she does go before the public at the hearing. And if she does I will bet that the WH will only allow her to only if they get to review the questions before hand.

[Vickers]

5. Flip flop! Flip flop! Flip flop! Flip flop! Flip flop! Flip flop!

:bounce::crazy::bounce::bounce::crazy::bounce::bounce::crazy::bounce:

[kodi]

10. "what did the president know and when did he know it?"

repeat as necessary.

[jackstraw45]

11. NO OATH, NO POINT....

If she's not under oath, she's free to lie as usual.

This woman is a liar - there's no reason to make a transcript of unsworn testimony public.

[Cleita]

12. CatWoman, are you familiar with Cynthia Tucker of

the "Atlanta Constituition"? They had her on "The News Hour" on PBS tonight and she presented some very compelling arguments why Rice should testify under oath. Her whole point was that there have been precedents of security advisors voluntarily testifying in the past to put questions to rest and that running around from talk show to talk show basically calling Clarke a liar won't go away until she is willing to testify and call him a liar under oath.

[CatWoman]

13. Yeah, I know of her

I read her column here in the AJC.

Bummer I missed NewsHour.

[Disturbed]

14. Perception

It is better that they don't allow her to testify.
If she does, the questions will be sofball and she will
spout the usual party line crap. The panel wouldn't dare grill her or it will look like the black woman is being picked on. She would come out unscathed. This whole thing may be another Rove trick. Make it look like she is being forced to testify then have her do it. She is the picked on person. I bet she testifies and the Bushites will applaud her.