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- Shogi, on 07/17/2008, -10/+95Please please, send this man to jail. We need to set an example and stop letting these dirtbags get away with things.
- seltaeb4, on 07/17/2008, -13/+93Funny thing about Repubs...
They'll show up, scream about how patriotic they are, plaster their cars. bodies, children, and pets with flag stickers, send other people's children to die for their manufactured wars, etc... all the while declaring their immense admiration for "freedom" and "the rule of law..."
But as always... chickenhawks. Your Prez, Mr. Rove, has less authority to do what he's done on your instructions, than Congress does to call YOU before it and ask you to explain yourself—and yet you skip out on that, just like all of your war-headed and chicken-hearted cronies on the right...
Perhaps you could show a little more respect for a time-honored American institution, Mr. Rove? - wesdenton, on 07/17/2008, -4/+62Why don't they actually DO something instead of talking about how they are going to DO something.
- Berkana, on 07/17/2008, -5/+33And somehow Karl Rove still has a job as a commentator on Fox News.
Stop talking and send the sheriff after him! - JeremyGrieves, on 07/18/2008, -4/+28Yeah make him say "I can't recall" a million times in a room full of over-payed public employees.
- charm803, on 07/18/2008, -4/+27Deep down inside, diggers and politicians have a lot in common.
Diggers talk a lot about how it sucks and crap, but many don't do anything about it. - WhiteRaven, on 07/18/2008, -3/+20I have a hypothetical question. Were the Congress of the United States to abuse it's power of subpoena, what recourse is there? The ability to force someone to appear and answer questions without any kind of justification or reason is obviously prone to abuse. This ability to harass and badger, to bombard someone with leading and derogatory questions is custom made for the pursuit of vendettas and political grandstanding.
So I ask, what recourse does any person have if the US Congress sets it's sights on them? Where is the check on this power? - FairDinkumMate, on 07/18/2008, -3/+20No, you see, Clinton & his advisers at least turned up fro hearings, even when it WASN"T an issue of National Security!!!
- tpawloski, on 07/18/2008, -6/+21Waterboard him to answer the questions since its legal.
- starmanfalls, on 07/18/2008, -5/+20Wait a minute. Contempt of Congress??? Congress now has a less than %10 approval rating. I don't know about you, but I have a major contempt of congress. And the Senate and the Supreme court as well. And I know I am not alone in my disappointment of our country.
- goodinohio, on 07/18/2008, -2/+16Democrats haven't done anything they said they would since they took control of congress.
- Barackalypse, on 07/18/2008, -4/+17This line pretty much sums up what they're really upset about, "Mr. Rove's disregard for Congress has become intolerable." They could care less about what his actual crimes may or may not be, but the fact that he doesn't respect them is what they can't handle. Well Congress, I have zero regard for you either, and based on your approval ratings most of America doesn't.
- UltraDavid, on 07/18/2008, -4/+17Bah... alright. Didn't realize I was writing a law review article over here. *fires up the google*
"During the reporting period, Paul... received the most military contributions, with $201,271. That’s significantly more than the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain from Arizona, who received $132,133 from military donors, according to CRP... Obama, meanwhile, whose opposition to invading Iraq has been a centerpiece of his campaign, has received $178,456 in military contributions." - May 6
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/05/army_mil ...
"Among people who have donated at least $200 to a presidential campaign this election cycle, Obama has collected more than $327,000 from those identifying themselves as military personnel, while McCain has collected $224,000" - July 1
http://www.examiner.com/a-1467662%7EMilitary_see_p ... - eliot2000, on 07/18/2008, -7/+19Dear Rep. Linda Sanchez:
Great article! Now go back to congress, and have his ass thrown in jail or kindly stfu.
It's sad that even members of congress are complaining about how congress isn't doing anything to reign these bastards in. - UltraDavid, on 07/18/2008, -1/+13I see a lot of shoulds, recommends, and ifs in that article. This is a powerful member of the House Judiciary Committee, and she's talking in wishes and maybes? It's hard not to have contempt for this Congress.
- FlamDukke, on 07/17/2008, -2/+12Man, this is hard... I'm trying to think of something really funny involving Karl Rove in prison. I swear there's some image that I can't quite pin down. Something involving Karl Rove in jail... any suggestions?
- inactive, on 07/18/2008, -4/+13They should hire Dog the Bounty Hunter to collect him... think of the ratings!
- WhiteRaven, on 07/18/2008, -0/+9I'm sure that is of great comfort to someone sitting in jail because they happen to be unpopular in certain circles.
- swrostmore, on 07/18/2008, -6/+14Journalism? This is an op-ed by a Democratic member of the House Judiciary Committee. At least take the time to figure out what you are responding to before you call ***** on the source.
- Focher, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7There is a difference between the apathy of individual citizens versus apathy / inaction from the people specifically elected to take action. I don't carry an M-16 and defend the country, but that doesn't mean the US military is excused from doing it.
House Democrats have been particularly spineless for the last two years. They have a rather solid majority (not like in the Senate) and could execute on their threats, but so far they are all talk. - Izult, on 07/18/2008, -3/+10Considering the Democrats have done dick to stop the funding *read empty campaign promise 125* i hardly think that hypocrisy is squarely on the shoulders of the Republicans
- vexingmodstwo, on 07/18/2008, -5/+12If there's any question that this is all politics and nothing about enforcing law, etc. look at the choice of image for this Digg.
And Chavez is writing for the HuffPost now? Are you serious? - inactive, on 07/18/2008, -3/+9Talk is cheap Rep. Linda Sanchez.
- mecharabbit, on 07/18/2008, -2/+8Send him to Guantanamo as an "illegal enemy combatant" and have him detained indefinitely. Put him in a cell with the biggest, baddest Afghani mountain man. If only Muslims didn't consider pigs to be an unclean animal, he could make Rove squeal like one, if you know what I mean...
- scottsutherland, on 07/18/2008, -7/+12The two parties are NOT the same. Of course, there are tons of third-parties out there that are extreme enough to make the two seem the same, but there are polar contrasts between the two on everything from whether or not to invade a foreign country, to whether or not to provide every citizen with the right to adequate health care. Learn some politics, and then go back to whatever radical micro-party you represent.
- humptyz, on 07/18/2008, -2/+7The Republicans as a minority party still have the power to force the Democrats' hands? Please, the Democratic leadership is as guilty as the Bush administration. Why do you think all they ever do is talk talk talk, but will never actually do anything.
- vexingmodstwo, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5I think you're confusing two totally separate things. There's a huge difference between government and government programs. Conservatives want smaller government in terms of government programs (note I didn't say Republicans, but conservatives), but I don't think anyone wants to actually get rid of the three branches of government when it comes to our elected representatives.
- devzer0, on 07/18/2008, -2/+7Less talk. More arresting.
- Moetownslick, on 07/18/2008, -2/+7i think we're talking about the slighty-related, but different issue of him ignoring a federal subpeona.
- paintgrl, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5I say it is time for a real 3rd party. I am personally voting for Obama and then 3rd party for all others. Out of all the members of the 2 branches of gov we are talking about there are only like 6 or 7 good ones in there.
I say we start one called the Diggers..That is a joke:P - patpl22391, on 07/18/2008, -15/+19Is that why the vast majority of people who serve in the military are of Republican/Conservative background?
- eastshores, on 07/18/2008, -8/+12We The People can voice our will at election time
- laubscher, on 07/18/2008, -8/+12This is how Rove should play it:
1) Testify, but refuse to answer any questions.
2) Go to jail for contempt.
3) Get pardoned by Bush
4) Profit!
He'd better get a move on too, cause the Dub won't be able to pardon him much longer. - joe8pack, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5I love it, Mr.Rove is not above the law to quote the great lady from California, Linda Sanchez, but the Telco sure are, according to the latest FISA bill passed overwhelming by these chuckle-heads in Congress. Its interesting to see how the laws are applied in this once great nation, if you are poor and get arrested with drugs, you go to jail, if it happens a couple of times you go to jail for a long time. Now if your a celebrity or rich or both, you go to rehab on a treadmill, over and over until you overdose or dry out. Same for the rest of the legal code, if your at the top of the food chain you can walk away from anything 99.99 percent of the time, Rove knows this, and he knows the President, weasel that he is will pardon Rove for anything Congress can convict him of.
I don't like Karl Rove, don't get me wrong, he's a douche bag to put it in polite terms, but of all the frivolous crap Congress can pick to waste their time on, this seems like it should be pretty far down the list. Impeaching the President should be way ahead of this, or a long term alternative energy policy, or banking oversight and regulation, the reapplication of Glass-Stegall with the separation of commercial banking from investment banking, or even dismantling the Federal Reserve before it becomes omnipotent in its penchant for power over all our lives thru owning the economy.
Cmon Linda, give a brother a break and spend some time fixing all the crap that's driving this nation into the ditch before we hit a telephone pole. - Focher, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4That's a rather funny attempt to get side tracked on the violation. In a timeline, it is true that Armitage has admitted he leaked the name. However, Scooter Libby nor Karl Rove knew about that fact when they "confirmed" the name to reporters. Their criminal act is not excused by the Armitage's. And the only reason both Armitage and Rove were not prosecuted was because they admitted to the FBI investigators about their behavior. Libby, however, lied to the investigators and the special prosecutor decided to prosecute him for perjury because it was much easier to prove the criminal elements than the ones around revealing a covert agent.
- vernonhuffman, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5Contempt of Congress is a crime on par with Perjury. Refusing to comply with a subpoena is contempt.
- Tenlow, on 07/18/2008, -2/+6So while the president has expanded his powers to previously unthinkable levels AND removed any checks and balances from his office, he wants us to think it's important to limit the power of congress?
Now if that ain't the pot calling the kettle a ***** traitor, I don't know what it is. - UltraDavid, on 07/18/2008, -7/+11Ohh, you're exactly wrong, buddy. Used to be that way, but guess which party and candidate has gotten the most contributions from the military? For a while even Ron Paul had more donations than John McCain (although that's probably not the case anymore).
- Loonacy, on 07/18/2008, -3/+7Ha ha ha... Karl Rove in jail. Like THAT will ever happen.
- jgzman, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5Actually, the power to compel people to testify before congress does not exist anywhere in the Constitution. It was assumed into being, because a sufficient number of people, including the supreme court decided to do so.
Somehow, I just can't be angry at Rove for this anymore. - AmonAmarth, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5Sadly we all know that as soon as Rove gets jailed, he'll be pardoned.
- patpl22391, on 07/18/2008, -10/+13Are we still talking about the Valerie Plame leak? Where it has been very clearly stated and repeated a million times, that the source of the leak was Richard Armitage?
- charlie55, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3ok, to be clear, your position is that congress can call anyone they want, for any reason, and force them show up, or jail them?
if the bush administration does not agree, what is their argument, and why isnt it valid? - 99butcher99, on 07/18/2008, -1/+4yes he can. Your congress has to send the equivalent of the sergeant at arms in other countries to pick him up by the short hairs... And why am I, a Canadian telling you how it is done?
- charlie55, on 07/18/2008, -3/+6oh, so your claim is that congress can just call on anyone they want and force them to show up, or arrest them. this is your claim?
and if this is the case, then why hasnt he been arrested? - vexingmodstwo, on 07/18/2008, -1/+4And there's the real reason for all of this. What better way to distract the populace about the inexperienced Democrat running for office than to have Karl Rove pleading the fifth on TV?
- inkgrok, on 07/18/2008, -2/+5If you think your congressional subpoena is invalid you can bring up with the court system.
- maceelk, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3lol, is that a peter pan reference?
- dejay181, on 07/18/2008, -4/+7ha...shouldnt it be...congress should go to jail? that the sentence..."Mr. Rove's disregard for Congress has become intolerable" be changed to "congress's disregard for the american people has become intolerable"?
- russ3, on 07/18/2008, -7/+10Can someone point me to the conservative polar opposite of huffnpuff? I need to balance out.
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