Smoking Gun II the Smoke and Mirrors

The Smoking Gun to the Smoke and Mirrors, was the press conference of last Wednesday, to which I thought I overreacted but then later heard second hand through The Thom Hartmann Show, that Bill O'Reilly fell for the flipped out part, where I thought that Bush did not understand his own proposal. Well it is not much relief to find that O'Reilly fell for it brilliantly, indeed even spreading the disassociation from the truth that interviews are not going to be open for the American public to hear whatever goes on there. But part of that smoking gun, was the disassociation for himself(Bush) from the White House, and the Justice Department which are all under his burden of accountability. The Smoking Gun II, here applies to the embedding of a staff member in Senator Specter's office to insert a clause into a Patriot Act that disassociates the Senator from his job under Article Two of the constitution in regards to "advice and consent" and the "powers" of the legislative branch regarding the executive branch's powers and appointments.

Happy Supoenas Day!

Embedded in the previous post is the Huffington Post piece, announcing the incremental steps being taken to hold the administration accountable.

"Our only hope."

My posts connected to this important day
Election Fixes 3-11-07[LOCAL]
SJM 8016 / US Attorney Scandal 3-14-07 [LOCAL]
What's going on? 3-15-07
What will happen. 3-15-07
What has happened. 3-16-07

About one week later:
Smoking Gun to the Smoke and Mirrors 3-21-07
Smoking Gun II the Smoke and Mirrors 3-26-07

Now: Listen to Rep. Linda Sanchez on The Ed Schultz Show about the subpoenas necessary to follow the bouncing U.S. Attorneys and the trail of accountability.

Smirking Gun[!]

OK, I won't overuse the term smoking gun, but when I heard Senator McCain's leak theory, I knew something was up.  "The only conceivable" reason that McCain knows the "motive for such damaging and compromising leaks" is that it is something he could conceive of doing.  The Issa cover-up committee is along the same track.  Worse than Watergate, less than WMD***.

September 11th occurred because the Bush administration had contempt for the Clinton administration and refused to carry on in the case against terrorism.  Fast and Furious is still under investigation, but it seems that the political case is of the opposite extreme.  The Obama administration not changing more from the previous administration.

I have a feeling that the Issa Committee investigation is actually an attempt to interfere with the Obama administration* of justice and foreign policy.  Or retribution for Watergate, Iran Contra and Plame combined, or Republican power** as usual.
 
* Ctrl F "obstructionism"
** now that is the ticket or subpoena(Thom Hartmann)

*** 6-22-12 Pre-Post-or-us?
(I was reticent to use 9/11, especially with the smoking[!] gun lede-in. While Representative Mica is really stretching things, two things are certain. September 11th or even a dead ATF agent are nothing to smirk about, and Representative Issa hides his smirk with a snear.)  
[Related posts:  Re:investigation, Re:dribble, Re-course, Re:turn(Ctrl F "sabotage" "pate")]
[GPS for MSNBC labels?]

[!] really sic, i.e. no typo, nor disrespect for the departed intended
[A caller to the Ed Schultz show noted a similar theme.  Republicans are more about obstruction politics than finding the facts.  They must have something to hide.  Obama's success and their incompetence.  But then there followed**2 on Thom Hartmann the PE/FDR/BS [!]]

[It is on !]
[A friend asked my opinion on the wikileaks deal. Well more specifically the personalities involved.  Bottomline, I don't feel that military personel should take it on themselve to leak top secret information without considering the consequences, nor should they have been distributed without the same considerations.  Unfortunately there may not be enough law on the books to prosecute the latter although there certainly is for the former.  Who do we have to blame for the laws on the books?  Congress.  Who do we have for not enough laws on the books?  Republicans.  Well, it is not the quantity but the quality.  But the answer is the same.  Talk is cheap, but actions*2 cost.]

*2 accidental link
[Weird link of the day.]
**2 with all due respect for B.S. it was the PE crack by FDR (Privileged Enterprise)
[Not so weird link of day.]
 

The Day the Tide Turned?

Not today but back when the U.S. Attorney scandal broke.
At least one departure has been due to the Democratic control of congress.
And this fits the pattern just dug up.
Not to mention the flip-flop of the bottom line.
Or the damage to the pinnacle of our purpose.

JUSTICE * The Rovian Touch
thanks to Center for American Progress

[* UPDATE OF SORT:
The bottom line? The people! The pinnacle? Justice!
My point? The Rovian Touch
IS THE LINK TO READ.
The flip-flop of principles, the basis of our constitution,
the three branches of government, its purpose?
A framework of justice for the people.]

[For My Touch.(short version)
and Smoking Gun.(long version)]

Smoking Gun to the Smoke and Mirrors

Addressing the "fishing expedition" in his March 20th, 2007"Press Conference":
BUSH QUOTE:

But that's Washington, D.C. for you. You know, there's a lot of politics in this town.

And I repeat, we would like people to hear the truth. And, Kelly, your question is one I'm confident will be asked of people up there. And the Justice Department will answer that question in open forum for everybody to see.

If the Democrats truly do want to move forward and find the right information, they ought to accept what I proposed. And the idea of dragging White House members up there to score political points, or to put the klieg lights out there -- which will harm the President's ability to get good information, Michael -- is -- I really do believe will show the true nature of this debate.

DOES THIS NOT INDICATE HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HIS OWN "REASONABLE PROPOSAL" ?
If there are not a lot of Dean screams going around the press corps, something is wrong. The big fish is at his pleasure with an empty pond apparently.

[Additional Comment: 9:30 PM]
White House Counsel's Proposal:

Questioning of White House officials would be conducted by a Member or limited number of Members, who would be accompanied by committee staff. Such interviews would be private and conducted without the need for an oath, transcript, subsequent testimony, or the subsequent issuance of subpoenas.

BACK TO THE TRANSCRIPT:

Q In San Diego, Nevada, Arizona, Republicans were the targets of investigations, and those U.S. attorneys were removed. Does that not give the appearance --
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't -- it may give the appearance of something, but I think what you need to do is listen to the facts, and let them explain to -- it's precisely why they're going up to testify, so that the American people can hear the truth about why the decision was made.

The bold and italics combo are mine, but it appears I have misunderestimated Bush in his brilliant navigation of his proposal.

Smoking Gun? Flipped Election?

Siegelman case of...

44 AG request

Rove named... Time *
Thanks to Thom Hartmann.

Justice (documents) not delivered.

[10:30 PM As often is the case, I have not fully read the above links, but now add one I did read: U.S. Attorney Scandal -- Birmingham cont'd Harpers
found in link below]

[08-31-07 7:20 AM
PLUS an additional resource for this and other scandals -
TPMmuckraker.com]

* This is a quick summary of the Alabama controversy

Ryan/Romney run from Ryan plan..

Ryan runs from own plan endorsed by Romney.
Not Exactly.
The lies and hypocrisy know no pail. 
Here is to Thomas Roberts. (Not... Today)*

*Links scrolling up.
(i.e. reverse order)
Rachel Maddow: Shrug Life **
Morning Joe: Romney "hate"/"chains" Biden
Today: Reince Priebus "blood"
Today: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Ryan Obama Pick?
Thomas Roberts under "Here". Who is Paul Ryan?
--
The Ed Show: unchained memory
**[?]
The Ed Show:  Romney Medicare Lies
The Last Word: SNL Republican War Hypocrisy Ryan***
Lean Forward? Or go back. Ryan Fiscal Conservative?
TheLiaisonReport: Wikileaks Ryan
Lean Forward(or back [FOX] to Morning Joe) Cuts and Run.
The Last Word: Romney and Ryan run from Romney Plan

**  Maddow Seg-way
***[Smoking Gun: Ryan votes against stimulus, says it works and takes funds for state.]

[The E Pit o'me of Nuance or Flip-Flop.(in reference to above layout, links and asterisks.] 

[And this AM: Ryan runs from Wonk and Partisanship.  That is a hoot, since he was on the BS Panel(Bowles-Simpson).  Reminds me of Saving Pirate Ryan, and "going postal".  The USPS(congressional failure) is the Iron Knee to Romney/Ryan I Ron Knee, Funding Bane Or...
(Note: Bane/Bain Boehner confluance and bracket of  "Funding"(...)"Or" or Mitt Rob Me.  The USPS is not going broke, anymore than the government is going broke, Republicans are breaking it by running their plan which ironically in moderation would solve so many problems.  i.e. investment.  But they are over-investing in the pension plan and at the same time hoping to privatise it.  Won't that be a boon?)  In proper context, pirates were a government program.  Speaking of hole in the Hart.(AM)]

[See bold book ends: Shrug Life /The Last Word. Not exactly.]
[A last clip (Jon Stewart on The Cycle!) And the pie chart of fiscal irresponsibility does not even include the flip-flop of going austere and focusing on cutting the debt while cutting taxes as soon as the Republicans no longer led.]

EMP

Experience Message Project
Not Experience Mitt Project

In Seattle there is Paul Allen's Experience Music Project but last night (or as I hit snooze this AM) while it has escaped me now, my project was more "fair and balanced".  Something about red, blue and purple, not to joke* about dreams. Experienced Medium Project was not what I was going for, but may be the way I roll.**

*Ctrl F "green"
** Roman Numberal Pages (label added).
[Scroll over for hints, Nav &*** need updates.]

[ Re: Cycle ? The Cycle (undated?)]

7-17-12 Perspectiv-ism  (Not fully read yet.)
Dog Whistles ! Not (Nerdlandy Exceptionalism) So Cheap Trick [!] ? [!] (Or the Blue Badge of Courage.)[Raw Money and Pawlenty?]
[ The Real(B) Smoking Gun(A) ?  CNBC guest and host, don't get America, Obama or English.  "That" is not "it"! Obama did not say that they did not build thier businesses, they did not build the roads.  Well, they did but, we paid for them. And today Romney showed that 75%(or plays down 94%) of the Chamber of Commerce don't get economics either.]
[A. Maria Bartiromo and her guest cannot be so obtuse or are they deliberately distorting what the President said. "That" is not "it", means that the President meant they did not build the infrastructure not their businesses. B.  And former Senator Sununu is really blowing smoke, the better his message not be seen for how wrong it is.]

Preempting Irony or Rerunning Cycle

Support for WMD
Historic Hoax
A link worth consideration and a rerun worth seeing.
The irony that keeps the vicious cycle not winning, not losing.
Going after the WMD.
The smoking gun in the name of prevention now in corporate hands.