Senate Hearings Continue: Gonzales Signed Off On Attorney Firings

[Hissyspit]

Source: MSNBC

Ex-aide: Gonzales signed off on attorney firings
Democratic panel chair Leahy says Justice Dept. motivation was improper

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Updated: 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales falsely denied he was deeply involved in the firing of eight federal prosecutors, his former top aide said Thursday, adding that the final decision on who was to be dismissed was made by Gonzales and President Bush’s former counsel.

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"I shared information with anyone who wanted it," Sampson said. Asked by Schumer if Gonzales' statement was false, Sampson replied, "I don't think it's accurate if the statement implies that I intended to mislead the Congress."

The hearing was briefly halted by Republicans using a rarely invoked Senate procedure, but reconvened shortly afterward.



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[paparush]

1. Cspan.com must be getting SLAMMED with traffic!!

America loves to watch a good train wreck....

[WiseButAngrySara]

2. I couldn't get C-Span streaming due to high capacity. ...n/t

[irish.lambchop]

3. Does anyone remember Johnny Carson?

When something he said didn't go over well, he'd do a softshoe . . . am waiting for Sampson to get up and do the same. Wouldn't be surprised at all and, at this point, what else does he have to lose.

[ktowntennesseedem]

4. Classic Carson! "Tea... for two... and two... for tea... "

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[SavageDem]

5. Guilty, Guilty, Guilty!

As we uncover crime after treason after cover-up after illegal activity of the Bush Crime Family, I constantly harken back to Doonesbury's famous cartoon from Watergate days. It's so apropro that I wish he would do a redux with the current crowd of criminals - which (not that there was ever any doubt about it) now indisputably includes Gonzales. But maybe he's waiting until we put the real Criminal-in-Chief behind bars, along with his henchman Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, et al.

[thoughttheater]

6. See A Spoof Of "The President's Prevaricators"

The daunting ailment that has plagued those in the service of the White House continued to take its toll on the President's minions. Today, members of a congressional investigative committee continued their efforts to find the source of the ailment as it seems to be highly contagious. The most recent strains seem to be far more pervasive yet determining its origin continues to remain elusive. Senator Chuck Schumer closed his questioning by offering the hypothesis that the ailment was a virulent form of lying.

Many within the media stepped in to immediately offer the public a layman's interpretation of the symptoms as well as analysis of the ongoing implications if a cure for the ailment could not be administered soon. The White House continued to downplay the seriousness of the ailment as it sought to allay the growing fears within the American public that the disease might soon decimate the bulk of their elected officials. A growing number of pundits continued to suggest that the President is in denial as to the severity of the ailment and what it might do to the Republican Party.

See a tongue-in-cheek visual spoofing an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live featuring a guest appearance by "The President's Prevaricators"...here:

www.thoughttheater.com

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. so they wanted to get rid of Fitzgerald!