Karl Rove Fails to Appear at U.S. House Hearing »
Posted By _kam0_ 12 months ago in NewsRove'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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CRYMTYPHON12 months ago
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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libsRfunny12 months ago
The entire issue is pure BS. It's already been proven the idiot who leveled the charges in the first place never had any contact with Rove.
No wonder the do-nothing, Dem-led Congress has record low approval ratings -- 9 percent in the most recent Rasmussen Poll -- and record high poor performance ratings. They should try to do something useful for a change.
I get a kick out of the this subcommittee's extremely partisan makeup -- seven Democrats and one Republican. A kangaroo court if ever there was one.
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Aidenag12 months ago
Rove has now fled the country according to his lawyer. Guess he has something to hide, that is big enough he is afraid he will go to jail over....
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rove_disses_Congr...
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Tcaros12 months ago
The hyporcrisy of the Republicans and their willing assistance by criminals knows no bounds.
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BB6412 months ago
Democrats are harping on the corruption of the Republican Party. Please note that Democrat corruption in government is widespread and far reaching. I could have listed many examples of Democrat corruption such as Sandy Berger stealing documents from the National Archives- however- I decided to look at headlines over the last three months. The below are headline from September - just over 3 months of Democrat corruption.
- An independent counsel who investigated possible tax violations by former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros charged that the Clinton administration thwarted his efforts to get to the truth.
- U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for possible bribery in exchange for promoting business deals in Africa
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ecotourusa12 months ago
I hate to surprise you, but obama would give us the same, as well. I'm not voting for either.
go to: http://campaignforliberty.org
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ConquerorWyrm12 months ago
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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Endoscopy12 months ago
Not quite accurate. While he is now a private citizen they don't want to talk to him about what happened before or after he was part of the administration. He is covered about testifying about what happened while being in the administration.
Is that easy enough for you to understand or do I have to take it to a grade school level.
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miklkit12 months ago
Precisely. The rule of law means less than nothing to you republicon outlaws. You are all treasonous traitors to this once great country.
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Amazing112 months ago
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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cushi11 months, 4 weeks ago
AMACING, MACE!! You actually make sense tonight! I'm with you...and sleepy, too. So good night, all.
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antibrainwasher11 months, 4 weeks ago
more swiftboating lunacy from the AM. The filibustering republicans senate veto proof block and the far and hard right vetoing president are preventing any progress prosecuting Rove, and then the swiftboaters turn around and blame the dems in congress for having no power to prosecute Rove.
Classic ignorant swiftboating, partisanship before country, classic Republican textbook Rovian doctrine, do something incredibly shockingly immoral to grab power, then blame the dems for the consequences.
Its just playground bullies, 3rd grade playground bully mentality, taken to the highest office. Some people never grow up, they just perfect their neurotic sadism.
Vote republican, vote to have AM in a high policy position in McSeniles regime.
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CHAM12 months ago
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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CHAM12 months ago
Yes mmrhe, I thought he was the worst President ever in the United States, then came Bush the Younger to unseat him.
I thought it dispicable of those Democrats who lined up to praise the sob and quietly said to myself, "The Republicans are too moral to allow this behavior from their own group".
I must admit I was absolutely wrong. Repubs now stand up for their Criminal just as the Democrats did for theirs and America as a whole continues to suffer from do nothing!
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CHAM12 months ago
Yes they have betrayed us - although at our invitation. When we allowed Clinton, Nixon, Johnson to walk, we approved of nefarious behavior of our elected leaders.
They saw the light and sold their souls to the Oligharchy, or as I call them the Shadow Government, that small group of rich and powerful men and Corporations who have bought off all our leaders and effectively function as our government - because we allow them to.
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LastTragicHero12 months ago
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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Lincoln8511 months, 4 weeks ago
conservatives care about abortion, gay marriage, and many other social issues..just maybe do not support your view. I don't consider myself a neocon (its a cute term..just like you may not consider yourself a socialist). I have post college level degrees, but am not in the top 1% of wealth in this country. I am also not from the south. How stereotypical of you and why do you think people from the south are stupid? Shame on you...you probably were glad that Katrina displaced southerners. I don't carry water for Bush..but can get behind him more than I can all the socialists in your part...I could be swayed to support an intellectually honest man like Leibermen...but even the socialist party threw him out and now he is an independent.
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danielistical11 months, 4 weeks ago
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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Fosrestoy11 months, 4 weeks ago
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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antibrainwasher11 months, 4 weeks ago
F, there is no doubt that there was a conserted effort to politicize the justice department, firing judges prosecuting republican politicians, and not prosecuting dems during election cycles.
This abuse is a fundamental attack on justice.
It needs to be exposed and examined. Rove, the undisputed mastermind of this immoral and blatant attack on the very foundation of justice in this country, is refusing to testify.
Simple as that. The entire country knows what took place, and who did it, Cheney and Rove manipulated the system, subverted and perverted the system, in an insane powergrab. They believed that Americans were and are the enemy, the 80% who don't support them and their elitist regime for the superclass of superrich. And the weak addle minded village idiot president didn't ever know what was going on, or approved from a distance.
It just doesn't get any worse that that, unless you count killing 4500 americans for a neocon fantasy nationbuilding war.
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antibrainwasher11 months, 4 weeks ago
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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Mdiar11 months, 4 weeks ago
Attempted destruction of habeas corpus, though the same figures did that, too.
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bigurn11 months, 4 weeks ago
Walking away from a drowning woman after a night of boozing and promiscuity
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bigurn11 months, 4 weeks ago
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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antibrainwasher11 months, 4 weeks ago
Congress has a veto proof republican senate block of lockstepping cons, the same block that voted to hold a special session for terry shivo.
Vote them out, and you have a new deal. They are fillibustering every attempt to end the war, and bush is promising a veto for every attempt at finance reform, pollution reform, and so on.
Classic, to blame democratic congress for what the republicans are doing. Great swiftboating Bigum.
vote republican, promote loyal republican partisan shills to positions of policy making. vote for Bigum
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