Cheney gets last laugh, has won battle to withhold records from public

[babylonsister]

Cheney gets last laugh
By Kevin Bogardus and Rebecca Brown
Posted: 06/19/08 07:51 PM


Vice President Dick Cheney has won his battle to withhold records from the public despite efforts by Congress and other critics who say they should be open to scrutiny.

The Democrats are conceding defeat. The party’s top investigator in the House of Representatives acknowledges that there is nothing more he can do to force the vice president’s hand.

“He has managed to stonewall everyone,” said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “I’m not sure there’s anything we can do.”

Waxman said that despite Cheney’s turning this administration into “one of the most secretive in history,” there’s not much he or anyone else can do because the administration has only a few more months left in office.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/cheney-gets-last-laugh-2008-06-19.html

[Wapsie B]

1. A perfect example to not believe in karma.

He'll never answer for what he has done.

[DCKit]

13. As a former victim of many episodes of "instant Karma"...

I am an astute observer of the fact that many who deserve to get struck by lightening (on a regular basis) seem to suffer no ill effects of the horrors they perpetuate upon others.

I stopped fighting my own Karmic affliction and turned to the good side long ago, but I've also had to stop wondering "Why?" when confronted with unpunished evil. It just is.

[indepat]

2. The Congress certainly has no power over the purse-strings or to impeach

:D

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. Someone please explain how a public servant on the public payroll doing the public's business

gets to withold "his" records???

Bull&!@#$ingshit!!! They are OUR records!!!!!

[Robbien]

12. The next step in the process after subpoenas are ignored is up to the Speaker

And we all know the position "off the table" Speaker Pelosi holds.

[stevedeshazer]

4. Nancy-Pants will never, ever stand up. Aren't the Democrats supposed to be in charge?

And I'm somehow supposed to be excited by getting Democrats elected in November?

I'm pissed.

[jimshoes]

5. Well if that just doesn't beat all.

Who is he, the king or something? Fuck him, arrest the old fuck.

[kwassa]

6. his paranoid delusions have really screwed this country over

[windoe]

7. I just don't get it.

For the life of me I cannot figure out HOW the administrative branch gets to write its own laws, this is absurd. This cannot be legal in the traditional legal American sense, is it? Or is Darth Cheney just so powerful no one can touch him?
I trust Henry Waxman, but what if he were somehow threatened, or just doesn't have enough back up? :wtf: Am I missing something?

[Rex]

8. If he is withholding criminal records you better figure out what to do.

JFC

[bluesmail]

9. K&R TO HELL CHENEY

[hootinholler]

10. What. The. Fuck. Henry!

[Dover]

11. Ah...one of the republican's lessons learned from hard experience and Watergate.

Who says you have to hand over the goods just because Congress wants you to? Who is gonna make you?

[notfullofit]

14. Talk is all they do...what a crock

'But despite Congress’s tough talk, Cheney has managed to keep his funding and hold onto his records. The question now is whether his unique position will survive into the next administration.'

[leftofthedial]

15. no mas!

[SirDaddybear]

16. Un...

humping believable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What HAS George done to our constitution?

[Solly Mack]

17. So..Congress has no checks and balances over the VP office?

Well, no effective ones it would appear

And, apparently, no recourse over a criminal executive.

Golly, almost seems we don't need Congress...except to maintain the illusion that all is well...that the system is healthy...that it works.

Ah...the Imperial Presidency!

[Hannah Bell]

18. of course there's something they can do, they can impeach, if

they have the votes.

they don't.

why that is, i might get booted for speculating.

[Karenina]

19. Start with INDICTMENTS! Those will keep him busy!

;-)