I hope our guys on the Judiciary Committee are doing the homework

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

for the Gonzales appearance Monday where he will defend the warrantless surveillance. I will not accept half-assed, incomplete, uninformed questions, lack of follow-up when he obfuscates, OR blowhard grandstanding when the Constitution of the United States is literally at stake.

Senators, it's NOT ABOUT YOU! - no speech-making, do the research and ask the HARD questions.

This link is an article about how Gonzales might play some of it.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1156499,00.html






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[against all enemies]

1. Can they ask him about the torture memos too?

[Mnemosyne]

4. Feingold's on the committee and

he's been asking questions already about Gonzales lying about the torture when being confirmed. If anyone is going to or is allowed to ask it will be him.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. I hope so too

:scared:

[blm]

3. Two of them should ask Boxer and Kerry to sit in for them. They are the

two toughest interrogators in the Senate.

[FreedomAngel82]

7. I wish

Maybe Durbin and Biden could do that. Too bad. Would they be able to do it?

[karynnj]

8. Biden would never even think of doing that

First it would mean accepting that they would be better. Second, give up a chance to again tell us he is Irish Catholic and tell a long winded story of no tangible relevance. After all, maybe this time he will spend his entire 30 minutes instead of a mere 26 asking his questions.

[blm]

13. Sad thing is that Biden CAN be sharp when he wants to. Durbin is always

good.

[cali]

9. There are plenty of sharp questioners

on that panel. Personally, I prefer my Senator (Leahy) as a questioner, to either Kerry or Boxer. And Biden can be terrific when he's not pontificating. Also Feingold and Schumer. They'll be fine without Boxer and Kerry.

[karynnj]

11. Are they even allowed to do this?

The other problem is that as they are not members of that committee, I think they have a lower security clearance or it may just be they are considered not to have the need to know on these issues.

[ClassWarrior]

5. I always hope for that... but we also need to be vigilant...

...against a Corporate Media all too willing to spin certain Dems or certain behavior as self-centered speechifying politics while ignoring the hard questions that are being asked. (We all know that it makes a better tabloid headline to ridicule someone than to cover actual policy.)

Just sayin'.

NGU.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

6. Do you think his wife will sit behind him and burst into tears?

And then the media can all talk about how "mean" the Democrats are.

[wtmusic]

10. Live on C-SPAN, 9:30 AM EST

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/fullschedule.csp?timeid=212005968121

Fireworks are likely.

:popcorn:

[rodeodance]

12. the junior squade was on deck this week--now for he Big daddy!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

14. kicking to remind them. No partying this weekend - work only! nt.