Miers and Rove won't testify under oath?

[redqueen]

From CNN

"-- The White House will allow key presidential aide Karl Rove and former counsel Harriet Miers to be interviewed by committees probing the firings of U.S. attorneys, but they will not testify under oath, Rep. Chris Cannon says."

If they're subpoenaed, they damn well will!

These crooks are so unashamed of their crimes, it's sickening.

[Ninja Jordan]

1. The WH position is clear: not under oath, behind closed doors, and without transcripts.

A constitutional fight is brewing.

[Virginia Dare]

9. Time for Cheney to take Scalia duck hunting again...n/t

[Ninja Jordan]

15. And refrain from shooting people in the face.

[Greeby]

2. Schumer says subpeona vote will go ahead tomorrow

According to the other threads on this

[redqueen]

6. I just saw that elsewhere...

THANK GOODNESS!

Ugh... to think how many villains have been allowed to get away with lying to congress... UGH!

[woodsprite]

10. Yeah, but don't you think the repubs will still carry Rove's water for him? n/t

[redqueen]

14. Of course...

but getting them under oath is the first step...

[bryant69]

3. Maybe they'll end up testifying under bars

er, behind bars.

One can always hope.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[emulatorloo]

4. Shumer and Leahy are going ahead w supoenas -- no deal for lying Karl

See other threads for links.

[cali]

16. it's a minor point, but I wish Schumer would

stop jumping out on this. It's Leahy's Chairmanship, but you'd never know it from the way Schumer acts as spokesman. It really isn't up to him to say the Committee is going ahead with subpoenas.

[jpak]

5. Either they are prepared to LIE or have something *real big* to hide

I hope they don't get away with this...

[madokie]

12. more than likely both, prepared to lie and something to hide

methinks

[sharp_stick]

7. I'd respond with a nice little

FOAD you POS to the White House Counsel. They will come under oath now and voluntarily or later when the subpoenas come thorough.

I really sense a constitutional crisis coming and I say it can't happen soon enough. It's time to bring the chimperor to his knees.

on edit: typo correction

[bullimiami]

8. congress needs to pass a law. all testimony is under oath. no exceptions.

no need to be sworn. just a reminder.

[redqueen]

17. Brilliant idea!

Shame it hasn't been implemented already... we've got six years of their $#&*@ to clean up!

:grr:

[TahitiNut]

11. Trivia: I wonder why her name is spelled "Miers" and pronounced ...

... "my-urz." If it's a German name, such a spelling would infer a pronunciation of "mears" ("ears" preceded by an "m"). German is very regular in its rules of pronunciation. The "ie"/"ei" diphthong is always pronounced according to the second letter ... "ei" is "eye" and "ie" is "ee."

Just something that perplexes my trivial mind. :shrug:

[redqueen]

18. Hah, I had to edit cause I spelled it Meirs in the subject line...

based on how it would be spelled if German pronunciation rules were observed.

:hi:

[TahitiNut]

23. I know ... I get my "wires crossed" on that all the time.

Like a dummy, my high school and college language elective was German. (Only the "dumb" kids picked Spanish and the "girls" chose French.) Dumb. I've kicked myself in the butt in all the times I've been in French-speaking or Spanish-speaking circumstances ... and felt like a total dunce when I've been in Germany (or Switzerland) and couldn't remember enough German to make any kind of sense.

[WI_DEM]

13. of course the media should ask "what are they afraid of?" but will they?

[redqueen]

24. The mighty wurlitzer? Surely not!

With a few exceptions, I'm sure their hesitance to testify under oath will be spun to death.

[Me.]

19. Please Call & Let Our Representatives Know How You Feel

The numbers can be found here:

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x456296

[WinkyDink]

20. CNN is pushing this hope as fact.

[redqueen]

25. I'm so shocked!

not

UGH!

[Tyler Durden]

21. These two clowns are NOT public employees or officials.

They are Public Figures. Let the White House try it. We should remind rePukes that if THEY can pull this off, perhaps another administration from the DEMOCRATIC PARTY might just try it.

Precedent is precedent.

[niyad]

22. somebody should remind them of the results of the november elections. THEY do not get to set the

terms anymore.