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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

A Long, Hot Summer for DC

posted by on June 27 at 15:34 PM

From the Washington Post:

A Senate committee investigating the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program issued subpoenas to the Bush administration this afternoon for documents related to the authorization and legal justification for the eavesdropping.

The Judiciary Committee subpoenas were delivered to the offices of the president, vice president, national security adviser and the Justice Department, escalating a simmering legal battle between Congress and the Bush administration.

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1

Oh, if only there was some sort of executive privilege that the Vice-President could invoke--he could hide behind it for years!

Posted by NapoleonXIV | June 27, 2007 3:44 PM
2

Too bad he's not a part of the executive branch of government, huh?

Posted by Dan Savage | June 27, 2007 3:48 PM
3

Oh, I get it. The Democrats don't want the American public thinking about Iraq any more than the Republicans do.

Posted by SteveR | June 27, 2007 3:55 PM
4

expect nothing from the democrats. you won't be dissappointed.

Posted by maxsolomon | June 27, 2007 4:52 PM
5

Buckets of that!

Posted by Mr. Poe | June 27, 2007 4:58 PM
6

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, Dick.

Posted by Will in Seattle | June 27, 2007 5:09 PM
7

Oooh, I'm going to be in D.C. for a few days in July - I would sacrifice a day at the Smithsonian to be able to sit in on one of these hearings!

And @3, 4 & 5: "Baby steps, Ellie. Baby steps."

Posted by COMTE | June 27, 2007 6:56 PM

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