CNN Special Report...I heard P. Leahy Said NO....to

[capi888]

Bush....no way. I was in the kitchen when the special report came on. LEAHY REJECTS WH OFFER!!! Just backed up my DVR....

YOU GO PAT!!

[mikelewis]

1. What offer?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

3. Shrub Offered Harriet Miers To Be Leahy's 'Personal' Assistant If They Drop The Investigation.

Leahy said no thanks.

[capi888]

4. Testimony Rove and Meirs

From Meirs and Rove....he does not accept the offer of no swearing in, or any of the other offers

[David Zephyr]

"Go fuck yourself" said Dick Cheney to this man once.

Ah, how sweet retribution is.

[Lex]

7. It was a French man who 1st said "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid"

---Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderios de LaClos.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

[David Zephyr]

8. Serve it cold, baby!

Hooo haaahhh.

[pinto]

2. Yep. Heard the comment. He rejected the "offer".

:thumbsup:

[NYCGirl]

5. Vermont politicians are a rare breed. Thank God we got 'em! NT

[blm]

6. This is the only way to deal with the Bushes - they've proved their lack of decency.

,

[Bitwit1234]

9. Answer this question I don't know law that well..........

If rove and miers are served with a subpoena, and they don't show, what happens? Are they arrested and carted off to jail like in contempt of court til they do? Somebody help with this.

[Poiuyt]

11. Contempt of Congress

In the federal law of the United States, contempt of Congress is the crime of obstructing the work of United States Congress, with a punishment of up to one year in prison and up to $1,000 in fines.

The United States Congress generally brings this action for refusing to testify before a Congressional committee, or failing to provide a committee with requested documents. There have also been contempt cases based on bribing a United States Senator or United States Representative.

more -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

[Bitwit1234]

14. Thanks

this is the only forum where people are so helpful..they never answer a question like this for me on the others..thank you you are sweet to an old lady.

[MADem]

10. I watched the report--it's in no uncertain terms. And CHIMP is up now...

Now the Monkey is on TV. He looks a bit beleaguered. He's trying to say that he can hire and fire the US attorneys at will. Like it isn't political.

Now he is using the MAD voice and suggesting that he is doing Congess favors about providing individuals with testimony and paperwork.

He's using AW SHUCKS language and Texaning it up like mad--RECKON-ize, WHAAH instead of WHY...

He is saying NO FISHING EXPEDITIONS, no show trials, and you'd better not be MEAN to me!!!

He's saying he will REFUSE SUBPEONAS for White House officials!!!

Better rehire Harriet, asshole!!!

[eppur_se_muova]

12. Leahy does "not accept" White House offer (CNN)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, sharply criticized the White House's offer to have Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers testify off the record on Capitol Hill regarding the U.S. attorney firings.

"I don't accept his offer," Leahy said in a statement. "It is not constructive and it is not helpful to be telling the Senate how to do our investigation, or to prejudge its outcome."

"Instead of freely and fully providing relevant documents to the investigating committees, they have only selectively sent documents, after erasing large portions that they do not want to see the light of day," Leahy added. "Testimony should be on the record, and under oath. That's the formula for true accountability."
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http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/

[bobbolink]

13. Call to thank him! 800-828-0498, 800-459-1887, 800-614-2803

You can be sure his office is getting swamped with hate calls and hate mail.

Please call to thank him for taking a strong stand--we have so few who are willing to do so. (And my damned DINO senator is one of them! :nuke:)

Also, be sure to thank the staff. They appreciate being remembered, and Leahy couldn't do all that he's doing without a fine staff.

:toast: to Leahy and staff!