"Mr. Jennings, I am not here to play games," warned Chairman Patrick Leahy

[Kadie]

Judiciary pushes Bush probe
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
42 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday scored its first public interview with a currently-serving aide to President Bush about the firings of federal prosecutors.

But the session with White House political aide J. Scott Jennings yielded little more than an appeal for sympathy and a citation of Greek mythology.

snip...
Jennings' refusal to answer questions is all very familiar to the committee. What they hadn't heard before was a young political buck quoting Greek literature to its members.

"I hope that you can appreciate the difficulty of my situation," Jennings said. "It makes Odysseus' voyage between Scylla and Charybdis seem like a pleasure cruise."

Committee members were not intrigued.

"Mr. Jennings, I am not here to play games," warned Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. "Let's not be too contemptuous of this committee."

more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_on_go_co/prosecutors_jennings_13

[msongs]

1. "not here to play games"...ha ha ha - here to to nothing at all is more like it nt

[billyoc]

2. I'm here to tell you to "go fuck yourself", Mr. Chairman,

but I can't tell you who told me to say it. :rofl:

[rug]

3. Maybe Leahy should get an eagle to gnaw on his liver.

[Beetwasher]

4. Who's His Writer? Dennis Miller?

What a fucking idiot. Yeah, it's all a big fucking joke. I hope you ultimately rot in prison you fucking treasonous scumbag, or spend the rest of your life dreading a hunting trip invite from Dick Cheney.

[EFerrari]

6. This person is seriously divorced from reality.

Odysseus?

:wow:

[spanone]

5. send in the clowns

where oh where do they find these schmucks?

[Disturbed]

7. Leahy asked this Asshole what his job is at the WH.

This Asshole invoked Exec. Priv. regarding what his freakin' job is. Incredible!

[L. Coyote]

15. Great question.

Apparently,Bush has reserved the right to know what people in the Executive branch do unto himself.

But would he know if we asked him? NOT! :rofl:

[radfringe]

20. always room for more under the cloak

visit: http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwc for more toons

[Amonester]

8. College Rebublicons - eom

[bdamomma]

12. they are nothing but foot soldiers to lay down for their loyal masters.

sickening.

[tanyev]

9. Rove and Miers completely blow off the committee, and they send in youngsters

like Jennings and Sara Taylor to take the heat. It is astonishing that the lackeys stay so loyal.

[mmonk]

10. It's not like they are going to do anything

if they don't co-operate.

[kestrel91316]

11. Ooh, I bet Jennings is REAL SCARED. Did Senator Leahy give him

a MEAN LOOK, too????? Next we know, he'll be getting a spanking and sent to bed without supper.

I want my country back from the fascists. Either the Dems in Congress step up to the plate, or We The People will wind up doing it for them.

[bdamomma]

13. it may come to that, meaning one more incident will send people

over the edge to confront these bastards.

[brentspeak]

27. What is it that you're complaining about?

So the Democrats are NOT supposed to conduct hearings, now?

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[spag68]

14. I keep wondering

why the rethugs don't seem to understand that all this presidential power may soon be transferred to a Dem. Maybe a woman or a black man. I suppose then they will want to reverse the rules right?

[DeSwiss]

16. Now if it had happened like this....

"Mr. Jennings, I am not here to play games," warned Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt as he slid his Colt .45 revolver onto the table. "Let's not be too contemptuous of this committee."

Then he might have gotten some damn answers!!!

There is only one solution....
IMPEACH!!!

[Blue_Tires]

17. i was listening to the recap on npr

and damn near drove my car off the road...where in fuck's name does bush keep finding these unapologetic, unrepentant, lowlife pieces of SHIT? they have to be created and conditioned in some secret lab somewhere, because there is zero indication that any of them have a brain or a soul...I so want to find some of their parents so i can discover how it is possible to raise a child with no heart or honor...:argh: :rant: :banghead: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :grr:

[Eurobabe]

18. Why does no one believe me when I tell them they are

either Rovian clones or sperm donor offspring from that pasty white dough boy? LOOK at them, ALL of them, at least the males -- they all physically look like KKKarl Rove, chins and all~!

[Blue_Tires]

19. forgot to mention

the dems have got to start turning up the heat...do whatever it is they have to do, because with each hearing, bush and his underlings are mocking every american with their 'we don't care' and 'its not what you know but what you can prove' smug-assed attitudes

[radfringe]

21. if the Dems don't get serious about impeachment

then they are playing "go fish"

[ClassWarrior]

22. Are you serious about IMPEACHMENT?

How many times have you contacted your Congresscritter this week?

NGU.

[radfringe]

23. I send weekly letters

and when they are in town - they get a visit from me

don't get snarky with me, ok?

[ClassWarrior]

24. Excellent job.

Just trying to motivate folks to quit whining and start acting. It's obvious that WE're the ones who have to make this happen. Thank you for all you do.

NGU.

[Supersedeas]

25. did he just call duly elected U.S. Senators harpies -- respect for democracy and the rule of law??

Not so much -- then again, it is a Rovian protege: what Justice, Democracy and the Rule of Law matter to Neo-Con filth.

[Blue_Tires]

26. ttt