"Feingold Pins Gonzales"

[GreenPartyVoter]

When the Senate Judiciary Committee begins the most important oversight hearing in recent congressional history this week, Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold will go after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for what appears to be a deliberate deception of the committee and Congress.

This is not a political game. This is not posturing to score ideological or intellectual points.

By every measure, Feingold has the goods on Gonzales.

In advance of the Judiciary Committee hearings on President Bush's authorization of the warrantless wiretapping of the telephones of Americans, Feingold sent a letter to Gonzales asking that the attorney general prepare to explain why, during his confirmation hearings in January 2005, he responded by saying "it's not the policy or the agenda of this president to authorize actions that would be in contravention of our criminal statutes" - a statement that appears to have been a lie

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0206-29.htm

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. I hope you're right

It would be nice to see that smirk wiped off Gonzalez's face.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I hope so too *fingers crossed*

[stillrockin]

13. Yes!

I thought I would jump through my screen and smack him upside the head when I saw that smarmy smirk. :spank:

[la la]

14. My old grama used to call that-

a 'shit-eatin' grin', as in "Wipe that shit' eatin' grin off your face right now!"

grama had some good ones for a sweet little old Baptist lady! ;>)

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. There are times

a switch comes in handy.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. Off of all of them

If they get Gonzalez than they all could go down. These people don't go down a lone.

[RufusEarl]

3. Feingold

Why do you suppose Feingold gave Gonzales a heads up on what his was going to ask? Seems to me it would have been better to have ask that question, without Gonzales knowing it was coming.

[Mr_Spock]

4. Then Gonzales would not be able to say he was "blindsided"

You know these pussy Republicans will use any excuse in the book to get away with a lie.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. So true.. Although they love to blindside liberals. (Hannity v. anybody,

for example)

[Mr_Spock]

9. Hannity would be the biggest pussy ever if it weren't for the Loofa man

These guys are SO insecure and SO willing to do ANYTHING to retain their positions of power.

It would be funny if it weren't for the morons who want to be told what to do by these morons.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. True enough

[formercia]

6. but then Gonzales can't claim he was blind-sided

He had plenty of time to think it over. A polygraph examiner works that way. The subject always knows what questions are going to be asked.

[formercia]

7. I hear an echo lol

[kiteinthewind]

8. Feingold for President!!

:patriot:

[Jackpine Radical]

17. Second.

[robbedvoter]

11. So, now we know why no oath...he knew he will be caught lying

[longship]

12. That's right. And Gonzo equivocated.

He said he took the earlier question (posed during his confimation) to be a hypothetical.

Then, in later questioning by Schumer, he refused to answer a question because it was a hypothetical.

This guy is incredible.

[chelsea0011]

16. Down goes Gonzales. Down goes Gonzales. It's all over. It's all over.

I loved when Feingold said thanks for not saying it was a hypothetical. And Gonzales turns towards the cameras with his shit-eatin grin on his face.

[understandinglife]

18. “I’m sorry, Mr. Attorney General. I forgot you can’t answer any questions

... that might be relevant…” – Sen. Pat Leahy, 2/6/06

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/06/im-sorry-mr-attorney-general

Too cool!!!!


Peace.

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Yeah, Leahy has done very well today.

[FreedomAngel82]

23. LOL

Oh what a nice smackdown from Leahy!

[understandinglife]

20. TP: "Feingold Exposes Bush’s False Claim That Previous Administrations ...

... Did The Same Thing

Link:
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/06/previous-admin

Good to see Think Progress highlighting these key elements of torture boys' (lame) cover-up of Bush's (and his) crimes...


Peace.

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. Yes it is. Thanks!

[Atman]

24. CNN headlined it as "Gonzalez Lashes Out at Critics."

They must have seen different hearings. The only Gonzalez I saw was a wimpering, cowering liar.

[Tinksrival]

25. This looks like a good thread to say,

Have you signed Russ' petition?

Hold the President Accountable on Illegal Wiretapping!

A week ago, in his State of the Union address, President Bush made no apologies for his illegal wiretapping program. We need to show him that the American people will not stand by as he authorizes the government to invade the privacy of law-abiding Americans by bypassing the laws of this country. We have a goal for 10,000 citizens to sign this petition. Please help us meet our goal.

http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/page/petition/nsa0206

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. Yes, a very good thread for petition promotion :^)

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. Kick for the petition