Holy fuck. Bush is live...saying he'll resist any attempt to supoena his staff...

[Maddy McCall]

and blaming everything on "playing politics."

He's got his gunslinging stance goin' on.

Anyone else watching this?

I'm just amazed at his resilient hubris.

(Edit. I didn't see one of the several ongoing threads on this. I'm working with the TV on in the background...apologize for starting a new thread. But did I say "Holy FUCK at his hubris!" )

[LiberalHeart]

1. will Democrats "waste time" and "provoke a confrontation"? That's our prez talking.

[MADem]

2. He'd better REHIRE Harriet the Spy, then!!!! She may be the weakest link! NT

[John Q. Citizen]

3. IMPEACH!!!!!

[Eurobabe]

4. He is a real Rhinestone Cowboy this afternoon

:eyes:

[NightWatcher]

5. he will let them be interviewed, but not testify

Sic Em, Leahy

[Maddy McCall]

9. Is the difference the oath to tell the truth?

What's the difference in "being interviewed" and "testifying?"

[mondo joe]

11. The real problem is the transcript. Even just being interviewed it is illegal

to lie to Congress. But without a transcript you'd have a devil of a time proving lies were told.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. they need a court reporter.

[Tempest]

6. Nixon said almost the same thing

Look where it got him.

[Tansy_Gold]

49. Actually, Nixon said the opposite --

http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/Renka/Modern_Presidents/nixon_speeches.htm#Second_presidential_term


"And, with ground rules adopted that would preserve the basic constitutional separation of powers between the Congress and the Presidency, I directed that members of the White House Staff should appear and testify voluntarily under oath before the Senate committee which was investigating Watergate.

"I was determined that we should get to the bottom of the matter, and that the truth should be fully brought out—no matter who was involved.

"At the same time, I was determined not to take precipitate action and to avoid, if at all possible, any action that would appear to reflect on innocent people. I wanted to be fair. But I knew that in the final analysis, the integrity of this office—public faith in the integrity of this office—would have to take priority over all personal considerations."


Emphasis by
Tansy Gold, with thanks to CorpGovActivist for the link

[Tempest]

53. I was referring to the "fishing expedition" statement

Which Nixon and some of his co-conspirators also laid claim to.

[supernova]

7. Is he gonna hole up in the WH

with all the ATF guns and ammo? :bounce:

[NightWatcher]

8. STOP KING GEORGE n/t

[City Lights]

The dictator is doing lots of blinking when coming up with lies

to reporter's questions.

[LiberalHeart]

10. "I support the attorney general" ... yikes.

[Cha]

22. You know...it's a good thing that

bush wants to keep the lyin' ag on cause everytime there's an ag issue this will come up and it will just keep getting investigated. bush is once again stepping into his own SHIT.

[Nite Owl]

12. He sure seems scared

and very defensive.

[John Q. Citizen]

13. What's he hiding? n/t

[kimmerspixelated]

Captain Arrogance rides again!

What keeps the man going? I mean really. Everything is such an uphill battle for him, and now he's really having to work HARD! You'd think someone like him would want to resign himself..okay I was wishful thinking....but with Cheney and his heart thing...all of a sudden ZOWIE!- we got Prez. Pelosi!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah Baby!

[tridim]

14. Correct me if I'm wrong, but subpoenas can't be resisted can they?

That's what a subpoena is for.

If you ignore them you go to jail, no?

[fishwax]

19. I'm curious what he means as well. refusing to honor a

congressional subpoena means you can be charged with contempt of congress ... of course, this requires a committee vote and a full house vote, and then the matter must be sent to (irony alert) a U.S. Attorney who can then pursue an indictment.

[Blue Belle]

27. A US Attorney like... let's say... Patrick Fitzgerald?

Or is it a specific attorney?

[fishwax]

37. Good question--I don't know if Congress gets to select the attorney, but

I would guess they probably do.

Also, I should note that I was mistaken before when I said U.S. Attorney--it can actually go to an assistant U.S. attorney or higher, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

[Demeter]

Let George Do the Heavy Lifting

He'll impeach himself at this rate.

[rasputin1952]

15. He's running scared and trying to put up flak....

"wants people to hear the truth".....Jeez, when did this jerk EVER tell the truth???...:grr:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

16. He is babbling and incoherent, as usual

He looks visibly uncomfortable.

[rasputin1952]

17. He's running scared and trying to put up flak....

"wants people to hear the truth".....Jeez, when did this jerk EVER tell the truth???...:grr:

[C_U_L8R]

18. If Bush wants to fight...

he's gotta fight. C'mon dems!!!!!

[Cha]

20. Can't wait to see Jon Stewert and

crew on this..they'll show the little grossly meanspirited asshole in his true darkness.

The corporatemediawhores will blame it on the hardworking Dems.

[supernova]

24. I wish we had TDS

during Watergate. :rofl:

I usually record TDS, but I might stay up tonight for this! :D

[deepthought42]

28. You and me both...I'll also have to make sure to watch Countdown! n/t

[lovuian]

23. Resist how can the President resist a supoena without

throwing whole Justice system out the door

[pkz]

26. when you are the Almighty *

obviously you can do whatever the hell ya want

[edhopper]

25. So...

what's with all the blinking. I swear it looked like he was sending Morse Code everytime he tried to answer a question.

[Blue Belle]

29. That's what he does when he's nervous...

remember all the blinking in the debates with Kerry?

[DearAbby]

36. blinking in body language

to me, meant the person is lying. Not scientific, but experience of 50+ yrs.

[Blue Belle]

39. Well of course he's lying... he's talking isn't he??

I just seem to forget that we need to make that distinction anymore! :+

[DearAbby]

43. I forgot

in His Highness' case, the other tried and true way....when his mouth is moving, you can tell he is lying. ;)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

34. People blink...

rapidly when lying. They also look down and to the left a lot. Two little things to remember, the next time you get stopped by a cop. They look for these visual cues.

[WinkyDink]

42. Da*n! He's not even good at being a psychopath! LOL!

[leftofthedial]

30. he's the brown stripe

on the dirty boxers of repuke-ism.

[karlrschneider]

31. They got him a whole new set of books to stand by.

:puke:

[melody]

32. He has no choice but to keep dancing

If he lets them talk, they're all going down.

It's the same reason they went with the firings -- it was either that or go down.

They'll do anything to hide the fact they're all as crooked as a dog's hind leg (to
quote my grandfather, with apologies to dogs everywhere for the comparison).

[zanne]

33. He just shot himself in the foot.

If he thinks he can play the same game he played for six years, he's sadly mistaken. His speech was a direct challenge to the Democratic congress; they're not going to like it one bit.

[Maddy McCall]

38. That's exactly right.

:thumbsup:

[Rockholm]

35. "Playing Politics?" One word....BLOWJOB.

Tit for tat, scum.

[Cleita]

40. Jack Daniels gives you the courage you need to make

a bullying ass out of yourself.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

41. Not that he's hiding anything

It's not about them wanting impunity from perjury charges that's just all Democratic spin. People need to just ignore the spreading damp urine stain on the front of shrub's trousers also. He's really not scared one bit, he just drank too much water.

[Octafish]

44. Bush fears prison.

That should be the least of a traitor's worries.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

45. Oops! His dictatorial ways are showing through!!!!

C'mon Dems! Give that little dictator what he and his want---> a constitutional confrontation!!!

Enough, already!!! Those corrupt thugs have gone way WAY to far, already!!

[paparush]

46. Brrrinng...Yes? This is fartblossom. Yes? Take her out. Done.

[Canuckistanian]

47. Jawohl, Herr Bush, sorry for the impertinence!

We will leave and have ourselves shot, immediately!

[Patsy Stone]

48. So it's only a "witch hunt" if they appear under subpoena?

They were fine with Harriet and Karl dropping by for an informal chat, but once you put a sworn statement in the mix, it's politcal? How does that work?

[maggiegault]

50. Gunslinging, Nothing...The Little Bastard Was Terrified.

Freep it, Folks:

http://www.azcentral.com/

Go down the page to the poll on the lower right side of the page. The question:

Do you agree with anti-war demonstrators urging Arizona senators to bring troops home from Iraq?

(For what it is worth, we had a RECORD turnout at our protests on Monday.)

[Marie26]

51. He was

When a reporter mentioned the investigation in "San Diego", he went into a tic convulsion. He stepped back, blinked rapidly, rolled his eyes away & grimaced. Total tell. The Carol Lam investigation is the key here - it's what he's most afraid of.

[EstimatedProphet]

52. Done-freepers are puking on it again