thinkprogress.org — The House Judiciary Committee just announced that it will vote tomorrow on whether to offer legal immunity to Gonzales' former counsel Monica Goodling, who was intimately involved in the U.S. Attorney firings. Thus far, Goodling has said she would take the Fifth Amendment if called to testify.
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entropymanApr 18, 2007
This is exactly the right thing to do. Once she's offered immunity, there are no grounds for her to take the 5th. She can still commit perjury, but that's her choice if she wants to lie to protect her bosses. But she can't avoid answering questions after this.
sillyrabbitsApr 18, 2007
Congress is so frustrating. The current administration is going to be out of office in about a year and a half anyway. Why not spend this time actually working on bills and productive things? Going on hunts for any possible tiny scandal is just a waste of time at this point. It amazes me how they literally spend weeks investigating why a handful of lawyers were let go (combing through thousands of e-mail documents for any little inconsistency), but they can't spend more than a few days discussing an annual budget that affects hundreds of millions of people. I guess meaningless investigations are easier than trying to fix social security or anything like that....
littlebylittleApr 18, 2007
Gonzo, Condi, Cheney, Rove, Libby ...Things aren't going too well for the Administration.
sillyrabbitsApr 18, 2007
@FyreGoddessWow, were you even awake during the Clinton administration? Hello pot, meet kettle....
fyregoddessApr 18, 2007
I don't recall Clinton having staff members called "Scooter" and "Gonzo".It's called a sense of humor. Silly rabbit...
ruffridrApr 18, 2007
@juneauThat'd be fine if Congress was also getting other work done. They are not. They have accomplished absolutely nothing in the last 100 days. Unless you count some of their own scandals as getting things done. Worst... Congress... Ever. And that's saying something.