Slog - Comments on A Long, Hot Summer for DC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc 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.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:34:13 -0800 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:56:35 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by NapoleonXIV Oh, if only there was some sort of executive privilege that the Vice-President could invoke--he could hide behind it for years!

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753533 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:44:57 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Too bad he's not a part of the executive branch of government, huh?

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753538 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753538 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:48:11 -0800 Comment by SteveR Oh, I get it. The Democrats don't want the American public thinking about Iraq any more than the Republicans do.

]]> SteveR http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753546 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:55:18 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon expect nothing from the democrats. you won't be dissappointed.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753580 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753580 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:52:18 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Buckets of that!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753584 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753584 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:58:10 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, Dick.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753599 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:09:24 -0800 Comment by COMTE 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."

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/its_gonna_be_a_long_hot_summer_in_dc#c753670 Politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:56:35 -0800