I listened to the replay of the hearing re the fired US Attorneys on CSPAN tonight. Not too many senators were there: Schumer chaired, Leahy (actual chair, but wasn't there much - missed what else he was doing today), Feinstein, Feingold, Cardin and Whitehouse were the Dems I saw. Specter, "Gomer" Sessions, and L. Graham for the Rs. Specter asked some tricky questions, but generally fair I thought, though biased towards the administration, Gomer babbled on like the idiot he is, and Graham was a total snake. Actually Graham shot himself in the foot - he asked how long each had been in his/her positions - all said 5-6 years - Graham said that was a long time and so maybe the pres wanted to give someone else the chance to serve, but then added that he found it difficult to convince attys in S. Carolina to serve in US Attys offices. So Sen. Graham, why the change when these folks didn't want to leave and in fact, all had extremely positive performance reviews?
Graham also said, truthfully, that politics was the reason they were all there. Graham's point was that the attys didn't want to speak up but the Dem Congress persuaded them when the admin. reasons for firing were suspect. But he was wrong, of course. Politics is what caused the firings (and so the reason they were all eventually at this hearing).
I was impressed by the dignity, smarts and professionalism displayed by the former US Attys on the panel, esp. when I though of the hacks who decided to remove them - the reasons are all too apparent to all but fools.
My my, aren't the trolls silent these days.
Posted by Judith at March 7, 2007 05:55 AMMy my, aren't the trolls silent these days.
They just haven't found the words to show their support of things -like what happened at Walter reed. I assure you, they support treating the troops like shit for corporate profit. It's their "conservative compassionism" showing through.
Posted by phidipides at March 7, 2007 07:23 AMI love the photo of Fox News with the banner at the bottom of the screen reading: LIBBY FOUND NOT GUILTY OF LYING TO FBI.
Posted by Judith at March 7, 2007 07:41 AM
Phidipides, they are just finding it difficult to come up with their talking points. Give 'em time.
Posted by Judith at March 7, 2007 07:42 AMa Time article up on CNN has the heading "Why Libby Defense Failed". Lots of gibberish, but the idea that the man was just plain guilty never enters the article.
Posted by T2 at March 7, 2007 07:45 AMHuffPo has the exclusive by Libby jurror Denis Collins with pages and pages of notes, interesting stuff.
Posted by mainsailset at March 7, 2007 08:02 AMWhat's the expression I'm looking for......
Ahh! Yes.
Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
Poor Rudy.
Posted by snark at March 7, 2007 08:22 AMJudith wrote: I love the photo of Fox News with the banner at the bottom of the screen reading: LIBBY FOUND NOT GUILTY OF LYING TO FBI.
Hey, Fox is just looking on the bright side: the glass is 20% full, not 80% empty.
:-p
Posted by Hannah at March 7, 2007 08:28 AM