Dems' Strategy On Attorneys Takes Shape

[maddezmom]

The Politico) By The Politico's Mike Allen.

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Congressional Democrats are planning a new, two-track strategy for maximizing the political windfall — and the disclosure of potentially embarrassing information — from the Bush administration's firings of eight federal prosecutors, according to top party officials.

House and Senate Democrats plan to delve deep into the details of the corruption cases that might have been disrupted by the high-level purge, the officials said. At the same time, top Democrats will escalate the fight for testimony from top White House officials, including Karl Rove.

"I want testimony under oath," Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. "I am sick and tired getting half truths on this." Some Republicans close to the White House expect the strategy to result in the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Several Democratic officials were unabashed in discussing the potential political benefits for their party if they can convince voters that President Bush ousted U.S. attorneys for political reasons. Democratic strategists said the controversy is already helping them recruit House and Senate challengers for '08 races. "We know from last cycle that Democrats can win in Republican districts where corruption is an issue," one of the officials said.

more:http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/19/politics/main2583236.shtml

[catnhatnh]

1. Hey CBS-Frame the debate much???

Let's name the "top party officials" identified in the first paragraph and print the transcript of them stating the purpose of the investigation i t6o "maximize the political windfall" and that their goal is to cause "the disclosure of potentially embarassing information"...This is the type of horseshit that needs to be challenged by the leadership-