Yawwwn….House Panel Nears A Legal Clash With Bush Over Firings - washingtonpost.com:
“The House Judiciary Committee announced yesterday that it will press toward a constitutional showdown with the Bush administration over the U.S. attorney firings scandal, even as embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales vowed to stay on and “fix the problems” that have damaged the [...]

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The Ny Times whines about the Bush’s administration’s “Contempt for Congress“:
“The Bush administration‚Äôs disregard for the rule of law hit another low this week when Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, defied a Congressional subpoena. Ms. Miers, who was called to testify about the United States attorneys scandal, refused even to show up at [...]

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It’s about time that the Bush Administration told the Senator Judiciary run by witch hunting partisans Patrick (leak anything for facetime on TV) Leahy and John (abuse a staffer) Conyer to stuff it. Now “Mutt and Jeff” want the President to “justify it“:
“The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees yesterday ratcheted [...]

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Two noted former Justice Department officials in an oped in the La Times today write:
“ATTEMPTING TO resuscitate a rapidly expiring “scandal,” congressional Democrats have issued subpoenas to former White House Counsel Harriet E. Miers and former White House political affairs director Sara M. Taylor, demanding their testimony regarding the administration’s 2006 decision to replace eight [...]

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Another sign that Gonzales is winning the coup:
“A senior Justice Department official who helped carry out the dismissals of federal prosecutors said Friday he is resigning. Mike Elston, chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, is the fifth Justice official to leave after being linked to the dismissals of the prosecutors.
Elston was accused [...]

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