Does anyone remember that a REPUBLICAN, James Comey, fell on his sword to stop the wiretaps? [View All]

Does anyone remember that EVEN JOHN ASHCROFT thought
the program was ILLEGAL?

Does anyone remember that Alberto Gonzales walked
the PLANK to make sure that we didn't find out the
extent of the wiretaps?

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/05/15/comey/

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"The transcript of part of Comey's testimony is here. In particular, Comey detailed the attempt by Andy Card and Gonzales to manipulate Ashcroft's approval while Ashcroft was in the hospital so sick from a gall bladder condition that he named Comey Acting Attorney General pending his recovery. Comey's recollection is that the hospital visit by Gonzales and Card was arranged as a result of a telephone call from the President himself to Ashcroft's wife.

Comey testified that upon learning of this intended visit, he literally ran up the stairs to Ashcroft's hospital room, and his reason for the rush tells you all you need to know about this administration: "I was worried about him, frankly. I was concerned that this was an effort to do an end-run around the acting attorney general and to get a very sick man to approve something that the Department of Justice had already concluded -- the department as a whole -- was unable to be certified as to its legality." According to Comey, once he arrived in Ashcroft's hospital room, this is what occurred:

And it was only a matter of minutes that the door opened and in walked Mr. Gonzales, carrying an envelope, and Mr. Card. They came over and stood by the bed...."


This is ALL about shutting down responsibility
for the Bush Administration. If the telco's get
immunity, so does the GOVERNMENT.

I am SICK.

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