Karl Rove Fails to Appear at U.S. House Hearing »

Posted By _kam0_ 1 year, 4 months ago in News

Rove's action today prompted the House Judiciary subcommittee to rule that his reasons for skipping the appearance weren't valid, setting up a possible contempt of Congress vote next week.

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    CRYMTYPHON1 year, 3 months ago

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    If it becomes an executive privilige issue, it would just go to the supreme court.

    Good luck with that.

    I don't see Rove ever answering for what he has done, unless someone saved all those emails after all.

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    Tcaros1 year, 3 months ago

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    The hyporcrisy of the Republicans and their willing assistance by criminals knows no bounds.

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    tchef1 year, 3 months ago

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    And these are the people who some want to keep in office?

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      tchef1 year, 3 months ago

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      This administration knows no bounds in thumbing there nose at our legal system.

      McCain = 4 more years of this type of activity.

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      sumptuousdigs1 year, 3 months ago

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      OOPS!I thought this was a "Where's Waldo?" story.

      Nothing new here...Where's Rove? The "turd blossom" is in the bunker with the rest of the turds.

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      ConquerorWyrm1 year, 3 months ago

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      Republican Apologists...regardless of anything else, this was a subpoena and Rove is now a private citizen, NOT a member of the administration. Penalties for failure to appear should, and you would agree if you actually cared for the law, for Rove the same as it would be for you or I.

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      abntv1 year, 3 months ago

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      So who on this thread does not have contempt for Congress.

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      saintetienne1 year, 3 months ago

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      "Karl Rove Fails to Appear at U.S. House Hearing"

      So?

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      Amazing11 year, 3 months ago

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      Congress should find him in contempt of Congress and then go snag his butt and haul him off to the hooze-gow. I am sick of the entire gaggle of idiots currently occupying Congress. Republicons and Democrats alike need to remember that they all took an oath of office to uphold, protect and defend our Constitution. That oath was not just a freaking ceremony. The founders of this nation pledged their lives, their fortunes and their SACRED HONOR to bring this nation into existence.

      This was meant to be a government OF, BY and FOR the PEOPLE. It was not intended to be a gaggle of geese constantly jockeying for position and power. They have not the will to do what is right, but rather seem to always opt for the votes that will garner the most money from lobbyists for their campaign coffers. The only time they will speak to WE, the PEOPLE is when they want OUR votes. And then, it needs to be tied to a photo op. Preferably with a child or a puppy thrown in.

      Throw the bums out.

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      HMMace1 year, 3 months ago

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      THEY SHOULD SIGN A BENCH WARRANT, AND ARREST HIM...

      THEN WATCH FOX NEWS BAIL HIM OUT...

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      mmrhe1 year, 3 months ago

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      Now if Karl had broken a SERIOUS law like getting a ****** from an intern you know his ass would be in front of congress!

      Right NeoCons?

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      dandt16121 year, 3 months ago

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      He should be hung high for ALL the other crooks in this administration to see.

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      automan9091 year, 3 months ago

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      This Congress has a worse rating than President Bush.

      What's with that lefties?

      It's your Democratic Congress and they can't get anything done. It's all hot air. No Substance.

      Just admit it. You need a Republican majority because you Democrats just don't get it.

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      CHAM1 year, 3 months ago

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      Carl Rove disses Congress? I am shocked, shocked I tell you. That moral icon Rove? Why he's almost as good as Bush or maybe Cheney.

      He and the other two can do what he just did with impunity because under this Administration we have lost our rights.

      Isn't it wild that there are people in America who actually defend this type behavior? They are called Bushies AKA Repuvlicans, doers of dastardly deeds while proclaiming loudly their great love of freedom. Theirs and only theirs, you don't deserve any. If you're not for em you're again em.

      The only problem they have with the great unwashed is that they are so nothing compared to themselves.

      Can't you just expect this behavior from any of the Bush crowd?

      I Do.

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      mmrhe1 year, 3 months ago

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      Thanks for that update Endo....Imagine that scumbag getting off for lying about marital infidelity.

      The Nerve!

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      truthiness1 year, 3 months ago

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      more evidence of how our govt has betrayed us.

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      LastTragicHero1 year, 3 months ago

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      It's so funny to see that by the time Neo-Con's have launched their attacks from the beginning of this thread, the focus became the Congressional appoval rating,rather than Rove's out-and-out disregard to justice and accountability.

      My question to Neo-Con's is this? Are you part of the top 1% of the wealth in this country. If your answer is "yes", first let me congratulate you on your success, secondly, let me also commend you on backing the correct party for your income level. Now, if you fall within the 99% of the rest of this country, and you consider yourself a neo-con, or support Bush STILL, then chances are you are from the South, have less then a college degree, are somewhat racist, and have allowed yourself to be duped into backing a party that could absolutely care less about abortion, gay marriage, or any other social issue. When are you guys gonna wake up?

      What else do Bush,Cheney,and Rove have to do to convince you that they don't care about this country?

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      pongping1 year, 3 months ago

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      I'd like to challenge rOve to an arm wrestling match.

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      danielistical1 year, 3 months ago

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      LET HIM GO UNTILL BUSH CAN NOT GIVE HIM A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD LIKE SCOOTER LIBBY ....THEN PROSECUTE THE S.O.B. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

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        Fosrestoy1 year, 3 months ago

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        The separation of powers, three equal branches of government, have been discussed dozens of times on Netscape and it's those concepts that lead to executive privilege.

        If in the due course of carrying out his duties in office the President is entitled to have his communications kept private or his office would become subordinate to congress. Congress has the same privileges in its communications.

        If a President lies before a grand jury about a matter not related to separation of powers or the execution of his duties, then privilege does not apply. Nor would it apply in a cover up concerning a break in during a reelection or donations to a reelection campaign from foreign entities.

        See also: http://alleducationinfo.com/rateofeducationinth...

        It remains to be seen if congress can force Rove to testify. The courts would rightly have to decide if privilege could be properly invoked.

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        mmrhe1 year, 3 months ago

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        Cham

        Ummmm....That was sarcasm!

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          antibrainwasher1 year, 3 months ago

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          I challange anyone, con or progressive, to come up with a worse offence than politicizing the justice department, or prosecuting a Democrat govenor with trumpted up charges with a republican partisan political prosecution team Rove built, and have him sentenced to 7 years in jail....an elected official and governor of a state....just because he was a democrat, and for a power grab.

          Name something worse that that, and no, getting a hummer in the white house does not even come close. And just for arguements sake, lets take off the table the lying for war and sending 4500 to their death for a neocon zionist nationbuliding big oil fantasy.

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          bigurn1 year, 3 months ago

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          This is a political stunt that can be resolved without conflict through means already available to the courts.

          At the same time, Congress is failing in their duty to act on issues that are causing real harm to Americans and the American economy.

          No wonder the current Congress has a 9% approval rating.

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