Attorney Purge: Conyers Wants to Question Rove (John Nichols of The Nation)

[marmar]

BLOG | Posted 03/13/2007 @ 1:57pm
Attorney Purge: Conyers Wants to Question Rove

John Nichols

House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers wants White House political czar Karl Rove to testify--under oath--about his role in the firing of US attorneys who refused to politicize their prosecutions.

Seven US attorneys were removed from their positions as part of a purge that has now been linked to Rove and the Bush White House. An eighth US attorney was removed in an apparent effort to clear a position in Arkansas for a Rove protege.

In response to the revelations of Rove's involvement in efforts to pressure US attorneys to use their positions to advance the Bush administration's political agenda, Conyers is taking the lead in demanding accountability.

"On Friday, the Judiciary Committee issued a letter expanding the investigation into the firing of US attorneys to include the White House," says the Michigan Democrat, who is the senior member of the committee. "We had previously learned of Karl Rove´s involvement in the firings, and recent stories implicating him in the firing of raise even more alarm bells for us. As a result, we would want to ensure that Karl Rove was one of the White House staff that we interview in connection with our investigation." ....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?bid=15

[LiberalFighter]

1. Can they rigged his seat so that it shocks him whenever he lies?

Or rigged his genitals?

[Greeby]

2. Does he have any?

I figured there must be a reason why he takes delight in tearing down men who are braver than he will ever be :shrug:

[LiberalFighter]

3. If he doesn't have any then next best alternative is insert probes in his rectum

[kestrel91316]

4. A bull-sized Electrojac ought to be about right.

I'd volunteer to be the one on the control knob, since I have professional training.