Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Yesterday Sara Taylor, recent Political Director at the WH under the architect's control, showed up at the judiciary committee hearing complete with her political armor in the form of a letter from presidential counsel, Fred Fielding ( yeah that guy that was on the 9/11 Commission).
Now this performance has to be seen to be believed and even then you get the feeling that this bends reality into a very unrecognizable dimension. The only purpose served is that which leads one to conclude that rescuing our country from those now in control of this neocon administration needs to be put on the fast track. Deliverance is our only hope.
This was stonewalling in live performance mode.
There were some very frustrated Senators. But not particularly the Republicans, they all decided to boycott the hearing except for minority leader Specter. He and Leahy had a few
dignified verbal sparring contests, peppered with the antiquated senate personal massaging. Leahy scored with pointing out to Taylor that her oath which she used to defend her loyalty to the president, was actually an oath to the Constitution. Good for Leahy, seems most of the R's have forgotten that significant detail.
The goal of the hearing was to discover more facts about the circumstances involving the firing of the nine U.S. attorneys by the Justice Department. I could not detect any movement toward that but some of the senators get an A+ for effort.
Let's give one to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, himself a former U.S. attorney, he is new to the senate this session, and from the committee hearings and floor appearances, he is going to be an asset. Incisive questions, directness, confidence and professionalism. Keep an eye on him, he will make his mark nationally.
Meanwhile the next step is awaited, Harriet Meiers was to be the witness today, but the WH controlled her even more effectively than Taylor, apparently ordering her to not even appear.
Leahy is threatening contempt charges. Let's hope he follows through, just as he did with the subpoenas.
Meanwhile, get accustomed to la la land.
graysmoke
Now this performance has to be seen to be believed and even then you get the feeling that this bends reality into a very unrecognizable dimension. The only purpose served is that which leads one to conclude that rescuing our country from those now in control of this neocon administration needs to be put on the fast track. Deliverance is our only hope.
This was stonewalling in live performance mode.
There were some very frustrated Senators. But not particularly the Republicans, they all decided to boycott the hearing except for minority leader Specter. He and Leahy had a few
dignified verbal sparring contests, peppered with the antiquated senate personal massaging. Leahy scored with pointing out to Taylor that her oath which she used to defend her loyalty to the president, was actually an oath to the Constitution. Good for Leahy, seems most of the R's have forgotten that significant detail.
The goal of the hearing was to discover more facts about the circumstances involving the firing of the nine U.S. attorneys by the Justice Department. I could not detect any movement toward that but some of the senators get an A+ for effort.
Let's give one to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, himself a former U.S. attorney, he is new to the senate this session, and from the committee hearings and floor appearances, he is going to be an asset. Incisive questions, directness, confidence and professionalism. Keep an eye on him, he will make his mark nationally.
Meanwhile the next step is awaited, Harriet Meiers was to be the witness today, but the WH controlled her even more effectively than Taylor, apparently ordering her to not even appear.
Leahy is threatening contempt charges. Let's hope he follows through, just as he did with the subpoenas.
Meanwhile, get accustomed to la la land.
graysmoke
posted by graysmoke @ 4:54 PM
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