Waxman Threatens to Subpoena Andy Card

[babylonsister]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OKIFBO0&show_article=1&catnum=0

Waxman Threatens to Subpoena Andy Card
Apr 20 04:49 PM US/Eastern
By LAURIE KELLMAN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - If President Bush's former chief of staff can chat about the identifying of CIA agent Valerie Plame on Jon Stewart's comedy show, he can talk about it to the House oversight committee, the panel's chairman said Friday.

If Andy Card refuses, the panel will vote Wednesday on whether to compel his testimony with a subpoena, said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.

White House Counsel Fred Fielding has declined to let Card testify.

"Mr. Fielding's position appears to be that it is appropriate for you to discuss these matters on 'The Daily Show' but not before a congressional committee," Waxman wrote to Card on Friday. "You will not be surprised to learn that I take a different view of this matter."

Waxman, chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wrote that if Card won't agree to appear voluntarily before Wednesday's meeting, the panel will vote on whether to issue him a subpoena.

Also being considered for a subpoena on a related issue: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Waxman wants to know what Rice knows about the administration's claim, later discredited, that Iraq sought uranium from Africa.

"I hope we can work together over the next week to schedule a voluntary appearance by you before the committee," Waxman wrote to Rice on Tuesday. "That would eliminate the need for the use of any compulsory process."

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[stellanoir]

1. He'd better do more than threaten him.

Subpoena him.

[Parche]

2. subpenis subpenis subpenis

Go Waxman

[Warpy]

3. Promises, promises

and we didn't even get the Arpege*.

Waxman seems to be issuing a lot of threats without followup. If he doesn't start acting on one or two, the criminals are going to start to ignore him.

*reference is to a mass produced perfume's commercial, "Promise her anything, but give her Arpege."

[babylonsister]

4. Warpy, thanks for the memories.

I REMEMBER that commercial.x(

Don't lose faith in Waxman; he's a busy guy.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. Yes I remember that! Good smelling stuff too!

Arpege smells good. The logo is an Art Deco drawing of a lady in a billowing dress that looks like a sail, I think. Not sure if it's supposed to be Helen of Troy or what.

[napi21]

5. I don't expect Andy to be much help in giving any info.

if you watched him on TDS you'll know what I mean. He's very goodat talking without saying anything.

[lligrd]

6. Stop With The Threats

and just do it!! Quit playing games.