Uhhhhh...where does Specter get off? Did he forget he's not in charge anymore?

[in_cog_ni_to]

Subpoenas Force Talks for Testimony Deal
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A Senate Republican offered President Bush a compromise Thursday in the standoff over the dismissals of federal prosecutors, suggesting that select lawmakers question Karl Rove and other administration officials in public, but not under oath.

White House counsel Fred Fielding promised to convey the offer to Bush, said Sen. Arlen Specter, who took the first step toward brokering a deal a few hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved but did not issue subpoenas for Rove and others.

Specter's plan would grant one of Bush's key demands _ that the officials named in the subpoena authorization testify without being sworn. But the proposal dismisses other White House conditions by suggesting that Rove and the others testify in public.

"Mr. Fielding did not accept or reject it," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.<snip>

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2007/03/22/617294.html

[robinlynne]

1. excuse me. he put the shit into the patriot bill. shouldn't he be kicked off the committee or put

in jail? He is the enabler for ALL of this. HE created it. why was he not punished?

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. I know. The Senate MUST know what he did if WE do. WTF is up with that?

They just ignore it like it never happened. Now the asshole is trying to broker a deal with the LIARS not under OATH??? Is he out of his freakin' mind?

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. There is a lot of that going around.

Arlen stay away from Senator Imhofe, stupidity is contagious

[rodeodance]

3. ha---Dana----did you hear what Tony said today?? NO negotiations!

[TwilightGardener]

5. What do Republican Senators possibly have to gain by defending

BushCo at this point? Or is it, what punishment are they seeking to avoid?

[robinlynne]

6. think about it. once the truth starts coming out, it is going to pour!!!!!!

what's pissing me off is that the truth is still not coming out, except here and in a few places....

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Right. Once the dam is opened, there's no stopping it and heaven knows

there's a TON of illegal crap they've been involved in. The repuke Congress people were complicit and many of them were INVOLVED directly.

[robinlynne]

9. Bush is keeping a lot of people out of jail right now.

[robinlynne]

8. Excuse me. I'M FURIOUS AT THIS!

absolutely Furious. how can this man act as if he still has the right to even speak?

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Because he never paid for his CRIME! The repukes NEVER have to pay for their wrongdoing

so they continue doing wrong until they end up like Duke Cunningham! Harry Reid should have done SOMETHING to Specter for sneaking that crap into the Patriot Act, but noooooooooooooooo...it's as if nothing ever happened.

[robinlynne]

11. I feel the same way. it's so god damn frustrating.

[robinlynne]

12. you're right. even abramoff only has 4 years left to serve. the man killed people,

got caught bribing sentors, not one senator, multi-senators, and 4 years? and now they're going to give him a little break....

[fooj]

13. Hey Arlen...

We know what you're about. EVERYONE now knows what you're about. Little Lord Pissypants didn't seem to care about releasing those pesky e-mails, did he? You are a foolish little coward.

Game over.

[catnhatnh]

14. Typical AP bullshit....

Specter did not make an "offer"-he hasn't the standing to do that.Fielding CANNOT "accept" an offer that was NEVER MADE.He can however PRETEND an offer was made (with the help of AP) and try to preserve this as an option.Notice the story doesn't seem to mention that this was a minority member of the committee making a suggestion that WAS NOT accepted by the committee...

[OneBlueSky]

15. there is only one reason to want to not testify under oath . . .

and that is because he plans to lie through his teeth . . .

are people like Specter too stupid to understand this? . . .

[Justice Is Comin]

16. When Kyle Sampson testifies, the damn is

going to break. He leads right to the heart of Carol Lam and the "problem."

It won't be long and the republic senators will have no choice but to say we're screwed. Long, hard and deep.

Remember Sampson is coming voluntarily .

I'm not even factoring in the 22 year career tobacco lady yet ha ha ha.

[salin]

17. What... Specter initially feins outrage - and then completely caves to bushco?

how shocking :sarcasm:

Seems to be his standard operating procedure.

[Hubert Flottz]

18. Arlan is a snake in the grass!

I'll just bet, that Sphincter didn't know that the law that let Bush bypass congress on the USA appointments, wasn't written into that bill. I don't believe Brother Arlan anymore than I believe Bush. The GOPers have all proven themselves to be a totally untrustworthy pack of liars and crooks, time and time again, year after year.

[Terri S]

19. LOL....

I thought they didn't want a public spectacle???? Now it's ok, as long as they don't really have to swear to tell the truth? :rofl: