DEMS Will Fight To Get Rove's Testimony & Find Out From Him What The President Knew

[kpete]

Dems Seek Maximum Political Gain in Attorneys Uproar

By: Mike Allen
March 19, 2007 07:37 AM EST

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.

Democratic officials told The Politico that one of the major questions Congress would like to pose to Rove, a deputy chief of staff to Bush, and other administration officials is the extent of Bush's
knowledge of the impending changes. One of the officials said the questions would concern whether the president "was aware of the changes, gave his okay, or was briefed on them and didn't raise objections."

more at:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3175.html

[NightWatcher]

1. Three Words: "I Don't Recall"

Ollie and Rappin Ron used those same three words. Do we honestly think that Rove would spill his guts and cry like a little bitch?

[Nevernever]

4. More like TWO words: "EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE."

NOBODY in the WH administration is ever going to see a courtroom over this. NOBODY.

[madokie]

5. I think at some point in time he will but now here now

but when he is fitted with the orange jumpsuit he will

[Robbien]

2. The Politico says is it non-partisan but calls high crimes just political fodder

The president has turned the US government into a totalitarian government. A one party state.

And the politico just headlines Dems are playing games.

[emulatorloo]

7. "The Politico" swings pretty damn far right, if you ask me - I take all their BS with a huge grain

of salt, and I wish DU MODS would just declare them a right-wing source and get is over with

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Rove will probably call in sick on that day

or arrange some other big distraction.

This is better than Watergate!

[soothsayer]

6. smoke him out!