Comments on: House sues Bolten, Miers for testimony

By: landlines

landlines — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:13:06 +0000

More proof of my theory that people vote for Congressmen in order to get these annoying dolts out of their neighborhoods and banished to Washington DC for a few years.

Kind of like “voting them off the island…”

By: shibumiglass

shibumiglass — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:29:24 +0000

Two words:

Term limits.

I used to think this wasn’t a good idea, but I’ve recently changed my mind. After all, the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.

Unlimited terms just. aren’t. working!

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:26:23 +0000

Here’s my fantasy: President Bush calls Congress into session. Once seated, President Bush walks right up in front of the House Judiciary members, holds up their lawsuit and tears it to shreds, tossing it down in front of them before he walks out in silence.
They have wasted enough money and time and more money trying to “Get” President Bush. He’s done this January;they will still be well paid nuisances for years to come.
Their most recent litigation is baseless, and they know it.
I pay taxes to keep these cretins in power; I want my money back.

By: 2Tru2Tru

2Tru2Tru — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:39:18 +0000

Bring it. Oops, except President Obama will benefit from the more clearly defined powers.

By: lodestonejames

lodestonejames — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:20:09 +0000

I’m outraged!!

Surprised? No.

There’s no there there. They serve at the discretion of the President and he can fire every Goddamn one of them if he wants to, without cause. I just with Gonzales would have had the balls to say, “they’re liberal appointees of a prior administration and we didn’t want them around. So what?”

Balls people, we need balls.

By: mojo

mojo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:13:54 +0000

Can’t they now force the committee and it’s individual members to release “any and all documents relating to” the case?

By: SoulGlo

SoulGlo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:59:16 +0000

I’m pretty sure Congress has better things to do.

By: Hog Wild

Hog Wild — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:57:44 +0000

Congress is working hard to maintain that record approval rating.

By: someguy

someguy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:59:18 +0000

This “case” is absurd. The people pursuing this investigation ought to be sued for misuse of public funds. There is nothing here. People got fired. It happens. Reno fired every attorney and it’s just another day at the office. I’m…outraged!

By: Dr.Cwac.Cwac

Dr.Cwac.Cwac — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:43:36 +0000

Why hasn’t one of our good Congressmen brought up how BillyJeff, through ManHands Reno, fired all but one of the district attorneys when he took office?

By: Dr.Cwac.Cwac

Dr.Cwac.Cwac — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:42:19 +0000

As long as they are going after this, they aren’t stealing any more of my liberty.

By: Merovign

Merovign — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:35:17 +0000

The most ~~ethical~~ ~~political~~ ~~ideological~~ jackass Congress in history!

By: JiangxiDad

JiangxiDad — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:29:04 +0000

Where the hell is the public outrage in all this?!!! Where is it?!!!!

Where?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pilamaye on March 10, 2008 at 7:35 PM

Are you serious? What country do you think you’re living in????

By: Horatius

Horatius — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:16:09 +0000

I have two thoughts on this, beyond echoing the Captain’s comments about Congress being very careful about what it stirs up.

The first is a question. Why does the Constitution say impeachment shall only be for *high* crimes and misdemeanors? Well, I think it has something to do with the fact that back in Merry Ole England (remember, the Founders knew nothing about American history, because it didn’t exist yet. They knew British history backwards and forwards) Parliament used to be in the habit of impeaching the King’s ministers basically for what I would call *low* crimes–that really weren’t crimes at all, Parliament just disagreed politically with what the ministers were up to. Go take a look at the 1702/03 impeachment of those who first tried to negotiate for England the Treaty of Spanish Sucession. I think this is the standard that Congress is trying to use with Bolton and Miers–”we don’t like you, or what you are doing, so we are going to see if we can’t get you by hook or by crook.”

There is a reason why the Founders thought the British system had become corrupt…of course, it always had been.

My second thought is that this is once again where Congress increasingly acts like a Star Chamber, except one visible to the public eye. Prisoners are hauled before the bar to be berated for their percieved faults, without the full ability to argue back that…if Congress has evidence, the Captain is right–to DOJ it goes.

By: letget

letget — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:50:39 +0000

Ms. Polosi, you have the time and energy to sue the WH, but can not find the time for FISA? You girl, and I am one, are, I am trying to find the words, a disgrace to America.
L

By: jadedlady

jadedlady — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:35:53 +0000

Is this congress preparing for the next democrat president ?

By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:35:33 +0000

Let’s see, we have the problem with the price of gasoline going through the roof, the problems with the economy, the housing situation, the price of food going up, plus prescription drugs being found in drinking water, plus the issues with illegal immigration, and never forget the threat of more terrorist attacks on American soil!

And what is the House doing? What is the House Of Representatives doing? What is the House of Representatives under Nancy Pelosi doing?

Essentially revisiting a dead horse that had already been beaten to a pulp?

Who the hell cares anymore about the stupid firings of attorneys, except for duncecapped idiots like Nancy Pelosi and John Conyer?

Why are these so-called representatives not being recalled for wasting taxpayers money on lunatic idiocy like this, while the rest of the country is going to hell in a handbasket?

Where the hell is the public outrage in all this?!!! Where is it?!!!!

Where?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: TooTall

TooTall — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:34:05 +0000

Hopefully another waste of time by Pelosi et al.

By: lorien1973

lorien1973 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:31:57 +0000

Better this than actually have them legislating anything.

By: petefrt

petefrt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:31:28 +0000

It’s hard to take them seriously when we know they’re not taking seriously the well-being of this country. As Ed says, for them this a game for scoring political points. Screw ‘em.

By: upinak

upinak — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:23:25 +0000

I did have a thought about this.

If a Senator or Congressman, pushes an issue such as this, for so long. Wasting Tax payers time and obviously money. Could the Court:
1. Make the Senator/Congressman pay the United States back the money wasted on this.
2. If they do, would they have to personally pay OR would it be the State in which would have to pay the Federal Government?
3. If that happened, could the State throw out that particular Senator/Congressman?

I know I probably won’t get an answer.. but these questioned popped in my head!

By: Kini

Kini — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:22:05 +0000

This is an abuse of Constitutional power. They are clearly stepping out of the bounds of the separation of powers. Bush’s time in office is short, he’s not a lame duck, and they (the democrats) are looking for anything to put Bush through what Clinton went through. With Clinton, there was a crime. The demorats just might slap themselves silly if this blows up on them. If not, then they should get a spanking anyway.

By: Seven Percent Solution

Seven Percent Solution — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:19:37 +0000

Gas prices reaching $4.00/gal, we can’t drill our own oil, our border is still wide open, and these as*-hats are going after political hay when there was no evidence of a crime.

But don’t worry, the GOP will never use any of this stuff to win an election. We are above that kind of thing……

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:14:37 +0000

Nancy Pelosi can blink? When did this happen?

By: Vntnrse

Vntnrse — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:13:26 +0000

What part of Executive Priviledge do the Congress not understand? The part that says what’s good for the goose (William Jefferson’s freezer?) is not good for the gander?

Bill Clinton fired EVERY ONE of the lawyers when Janet Reno (Lurch) took office!!!