73

[Hissyspit]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/10/73

73.

Percentage of Americans who believe that Karl Rove and other top White House officials should testify under oath about the U.S. Attorney scandal, according to a new LA Times/Bloomberg poll. “Even among Republicans, 49% said the aides should testify; 43% said they should not.” A majority also believes Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-ex-poll10apr10,1,5752569.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true

Poll finds Americans want attorney general to resign
Majority also wants White House aides to testify under oath about the firing of prosecutors, an L.A. Times/Bloomberg Poll finds.
By Doyle McManus, Times Staff Writer
3:40 PM PDT, April 10, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Most Americans believe Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales should resign because of the controversy over his office's firing of federal prosecutors and a big majority want White House aides to testify under oath about the issue, the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll has found.

The survey, conducted Thursday through Sunday, found that 53% said Gonzales should step down because he claimed he had no role in the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys last year -- an account later contradicted by Justice Department documents and congressional testimony by his top assistant.

Senate and House Democratic leaders have asked White House aides to testify under oath about the firings, in part to answer questions about the roles of Gonzales and Karl Rove, President Bush's chief political strategist.

Bush has rejected those requests, but the poll found that 74% of the public believes his aides, including Rove, should comply.

Even among Republicans, 49% said the aides should testify; 43% said they should not.

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[Rude Horner]

1. I'd like to know why...

43% of the polled Republicans say that Rove and other officials shouldn't testify under oath. I mean, when we bitch about illegal wiretapping, aren't they all "Well if you've got nothing to hide, then ...."

:puke:

[Hissyspit]

5. I guess their argument would be executive privilege. But, of course...

they were the first to mock executive privilege during the Clinton years.

[Catherine Vincent]

10. The 43% doesn't want them to testify under oath because they know

they'll get caught in a lie.

[renate]

22. ding ding ding ding ding!

You're exactly right.

What hypocrisy.

[Jackpine Radical]

24. Because those mean Dems are picking on God's Chosen People

in the White House.

[loudsue]

2. This is important. It's time to put rove under oath.

:kick:

[aquart]

3. And then indict him for perjury.

Wait. Does anyone think he'll tell the truth?

[loudsue]

6. The truth isn't in him, aquart.

That's why I can't wait to see him under oath. :evilgrin:

:kick:

[lonestarnot]

4. FOUR

[MelissaB]

7. Six...and I want to see it hit 73.

:kick:

[mile18blister]

8. I'd pay to see KKKarl squirm and sweat under oath.

I'd pay even more to see him frogmarched.

K&R

[bmbmd]

9. 73

means "goodbye" in ham radio talk.

[Kurovski]

11. K&R

I almost didn't open this thread.

I thought it might be about the number of active fight threads about Imus.

[sutz12]

16. I know what you mean....my first thought, too

:)

[Hissyspit]

17. I've stayed out of the Imus threads.

But that may be an accurate number in that case, too.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

12. 100

percent full up of BushCo and all their crooked courtiers. Way past time for them to go.

[Hissyspit]

13. .

[Quantess]

14. Good. Most people have the right idea.

[sutz12]

15. Finally, after 6 long years....

Bush is evolving into the "Uniter" he claimed to, and we all new he could, be.

:sarcasm:

[Hissyspit]

18. .

[Hissyspit]

19. ......

[Touchdown]

20. 643

The amount of days we have until Bunnypants get kicked out of our white house on his ass.

[corkhead]

21. 27

...the actual percentage of dead enders who are just as boneheaded as the chimperor in chief.

now we know.

[Jackpine Radical]

23. I don't want Gonzo to resign.

That's crazy. As long as he's on the ship, the press is gonna keep lobbing projectiles at it. This is too much fun. If he quits, it'll give them an excuse to go back to doing stories on Whatsername's navel lint.