Panel Asks Rove for Information on '08 Election Presentation

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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sought more information yesterday about a presentation by a White House aide given to political appointees at the General Services Administration that discussed targeting 20 Democratic congressional candidates in the next election.

In a letter to White House political affairs director Karl Rove, the committee chairman, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), asked about the Jan. 26 videoconference by Rove deputy J. Scott Jennings, which was directed to the chief of the GSA and as many as 40 agency officials stationed around the country.

Jennings's 28-page presentation included 2006 election results and listed the names of Democratic candidates considered beatable and Republican lawmakers thought to need help. At a hearing Wednesday about the GSA, Waxman said the presentation and follow-up remarks allegedly made by agency chief Lurita Alexis Doan may have violated the Hatch Act, a law that restricts federal agencies and employees from using their positions for political purposes.

In yesterday's letter, Waxman asked Rove who prepared the presentation and whether Rove or Jennings consulted with anyone about whether it might be in violation of the Hatch Act. Waxman also asked whether Rove or any members of his staff have given the same or similar PowerPoint presentations to political appointees at other government agencies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/29/AR2007032901962.html

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

1. i was literally thinking of this as you posted it! To me, this is as stunning as Sampson's testimony

about Gonzales.

Thank you for posting and Recommended!!!!!

[mmonk]

2. A recommend from me as well.

Time to push all this out into the open.

[cassiepriam]

3. So what else is Rove doing to rig the 08 elections?

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

[Benhurst]

4. Might as well make it 10: Recommended.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. Kick! eom

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. My Congressman is on this hit list and I received this in the mail from him last night.

This week, we learned some disturbing news: At a political briefing that took place at the General Service Administration this past January, Scott Jennings - Karl Rove's deputy at the White House - delivered a Power Point presentation that was undeniably political in nature and probably a violation of the Hatch Act. This presentation included a slide of "2008 House Targets: Top 20" and I am on that list!

I guess I got their attention. The National Republican Congressional Committee is already looking forward to 2008 and wants desperately to win this seat back. Simply stated, we must be ready. I know it seems early to ask, but an early showing of our financial strength will be one of the best ways to discourage opposition.

March 31 -- only one day away -- marks the deadline for the first Federal Election Commission filing, a critical benchmark for freshman representatives. A contribution today of $100, $250, $500 or any other amount will send the message to the National Republican Party that we have no intentions of giving up New York's 19th District.

If you have already contributed early, many thanks. If you haven't and can do so now, please help us continue the progress we are making by contributing as generously as you can. You can do so online at www.johnhallforcongress.com or send a contribution postmarked by March 31st by using the form provided on the website.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Congressman John Hall

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. Kick for Sunday Morning. eom

[annabanana]

8. Youzaa!! . . Elections have consequences alright!

Get that whey-faced pile of gelatinized pus up on the stand.