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May 16, 2008

The Huffington Post

@ 9:34 am by Walter Alarkon

Karl Rove needs to appear before the House Judiciary Committee within a week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) writes in the Post’s lead item Friday morning. If he doesn't, "We'll hold in contempt" or "have him arrested," Conyers adds. In the blog, Arianna Huffington writes that John McCain has given up straight talk for "pure unadulterated fantasy" in his latest speech, which declares that the world in 2013, after one term of President McCain, will feature the end of: war in Iraq, Osama bin Laden, Iranian and North Korean nuclear weapons ambitions, the world food crisis, and the genocide in Darfur. Huffington calls the speech "the political equivalent of the trippy tour the Beatles gave us in 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.'"

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  1. Conyers living proof of why term limits are needed.

    Comment by Dave — May 16, 2008 @ 4:53 pm

  2. Rove - living proof that retroactive abortion is needed.

    Comment by Erik — May 16, 2008 @ 7:40 pm

  3. Arianna Huffington, or Huff and Puff-ington. Why would anyone listen to that brainless boob. If it were not for her ex-husbands money she wouldn't have a forum upon which to make public her diatribes. What a loser (and she still hasn't learned to speak English).

    Comment by Bill — May 16, 2008 @ 8:23 pm

  4. The first two comments are a perfect illustration of the difference in tone and attitude we see from those on the right as compared to those on the left. "Dave" expresses the need for the democrat to retire, but for "Erik" the liberal, it's not enough that he disagrees with the Republican, Rove. He thinks Rove should be dead. "Retroactively aborted" as he puts it. So pathetically typical of the hate that comes from the left these days.

    Comment by Bea — May 16, 2008 @ 8:45 pm

  5. The illegal, immoral house of cards that has been the Bush administration is finally getting it's due. Everyone who doesn't support Bush is NOT a patriot. Noboby believes that crap anymore, and the entire country, with the exception of the neocons, understands that Bush has become nuclear waste. Couldn't happen soon enough. Hey Rove, if I were you, I'd do this before Obama gets sworn in, so maybe you can serve your term before Bush and Cheney start their war crimes tribunal at the Hague.

    Comment by jj — May 16, 2008 @ 11:07 pm

  6. Yes, indeed! Karl Rove, otherwise known as "Bush's Brain," needs to answer under Congressional oath. Once his oath is taken, anything he says will be a distortion, a disception, or just an out-right lie. This is Karl Rove!! Give Karl the opportunity to testify, and then put him in prison for the rest of his days. Even a life sentence for our country's Number #3 Traitor is too generous for this power thug! Karl Rove has done more damage to this country than all of the double secret agents that have ever lived. The prison in Florence Colorado certainly will have a room available.
    My compliments to Chairman Conyers! Go get this Bozo, Sir!

    Comment by C.W. Heileg — May 16, 2008 @ 11:48 pm

  7. Rove, as a presidential advisor is covered under exec. priv.

    Bush was totally within his rights to fire fed. attorneies that serve "at his pleasure". This has been the case for 232 years. Bill Clinton fired all of them, not just 8 as Bush did.

    Conyers is blowing smoke and has no authority to override exec. priv.

    This is a non-issue..political pandering by democrats.

    If a Dem is elected Pres and he/she decides to fire all 80 attorneies…will the Dems in Congress swaak about it? not very likely

    Comment by bill — May 17, 2008 @ 7:37 am

  8. any woman that does not know her husband is a switch hitter sould not be allowed near a computer.

    Comment by motorman — May 17, 2008 @ 8:59 am

  9. "…If it were not for her ex-husbands money she wouldn't have a forum upon which to make public her diatribes….Comment By Bill"

    Yes. and if it wasn't for George Bush's family money (since every business he touched he ruined) we would not be in this mess to begin with.

    And we certainly wouldn't have to put up with the illiterate Deciderer's destruction of the Constitution.

    So get a clue, Bill - yomomma's callin' for you to suck her tit for dinner.

    Comment by Levitt — May 17, 2008 @ 2:47 pm

  10. Oh yes…the Dems are going to HAVE to fire 80 attourneys because the ones Georgie hired are just as traitorous and tainted as georgie is.

    The only difference is that DEMS have a history of hiring both Republican and democrats for their cabinets whereas Georgie-porgie was a Partisan Hack who sold the country out to Crucifix-wearing deluded christians.

    Comment by amyanne — May 17, 2008 @ 2:49 pm

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