On The News
July 2nd, 2007All I have to say after reading this article is Damn right, Pat Leahy. You’ve always been a favorite of mine, and we all know how the White House feels about you!
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he was ready to go to court if the White House resisted congressional subpoenas for information on the firing of federal prosecutors. “If they don’t cooperate, yes I’d go that far,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. He was asked in a broadcast interview whether he would seek a congressional vote on contempt citations if President Bush did not comply. That move would push the matter to court. “They’ve chosen confrontation rather than compromise or cooperation,” Leahy said. “The bottom line on this U.S. attorneys’ investigation is that we have people manipulating law enforcement. Law enforcement can’t be partisan.”
If you remember, Leahy was the one who was confronted by Dick Cheney in the halls of Congress a few years ago.
I’d like to announce my happiness with this news.
Republican John McCain reorganized his campaign Monday, cutting staff in every department as he raised just $11.2 million in the last three months and reported an abysmal $2 million cash on hand for his presidential bid. “We confronted reality and we dealt with it in the best way that we could so that we could move forward with this campaign focused on winning our primaries in the early states,” said Terry Nelson, McCain’s campaign manager.
Once considered the front-runner for the GOP nomination, McCain trails top Republican rivals in money and polls. More than 50 staffers, and perhaps as many as 80 to 100, were being let go, and senior aides will be subject to pay cuts as the Arizona senator bows to six months of subpar fundraising, according to officials with knowledge of the details of the shake up. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the campaign would not publicly discuss details of the restructuring.
That’s happy news. It means that Barry Goldwater’s ghost has an uphill battle for the Presidency. I just wish that Richard-Nixon-with-Ovaries, Bobby-Kennedy-Without-the-Brain and Rudy Giuliani would all go down as well.