Gonzales Resigned

What a nice surprise for a Monday morning! (n/t) (0.00 / 0)

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by: davewolfusa @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 09:28:56 AM CDT

Nice start to the week! (0.00 / 0)

Who's next?

"Be the change you wish to see in the world"

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by: Kath @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 09:42:14 AM CDT

hear hear! (0.00 / 0)

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by: Zappatero @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 10:45:18 AM CDT

It is essential (4.00 / 3)

that senators hear right now that they must:

1)  Make it clear to the Bush administration that a recess appointment is out of the question.

2)  Do anything else necessary to prevent a recess appointment.

3)  Make it clear to the White House that it is unacceptable to run out the clock with an acting AG.  This could apparently happen, as pointed out by Mike Allen via Glenn Greenwald.  Watch for Bush to nominate an utterly unacceptable person, so that the "acting AG clock" can be reset upon failure of the Senate to confirm that unacceptable person.

    -- Eric Johnson

Make sure your voter registration is up to date!

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by: by foot @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 10:48:11 AM CDT

Recess Appointment (4.00 / 2)

Josh Marshall is watching out for it too.
http://talkingpoints...

This is another test for Democrats.  Are they going to shrug their shoulders, take the "bi-partisan" approach and let it happen? Or will they stand up and stop Bush from manipulating the system. 

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by: Karinthy @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 10:52:50 AM CDT

The effective date is 9/17 (or something close to that) (0.00 / 0)

The Senate will be back by the time it's official.

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by: DavidThi808 @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 18:42:42 PM CDT

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Bush already has a replacement (4.50 / 2)

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by: Ralphie @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 19:23:59 PM CDT

Iglesias comment (0.00 / 0)

David Iglesias notes the proper role of the AG:

"I just hope that the next Attorney General is a person who understands the core mission in the Justice Department is not to play politics, it is to enforce the law," Iglesias said. "And it's to give the president hard advice that he sometimes doesn't want to hear like, 'Mr. President, you can't do that, it's not constitutional.'"

Casey Mulligan

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by: leveller @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 19:31:32 PM CDT

Unfortunately... (4.00 / 1)

...as long as Bush is in office, that may never happen. 

If You Listen to Fools, the Mob Rules!!!!

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by: CO Democrat @ Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 00:40:47 AM CDT

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Dropping like Flies. (0.00 / 0)

Thank God.  Is there any truth to the Chertoff rumors?

If You Listen to Fools, the Mob Rules!!!!

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by: CO Democrat @ Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 19:55:22 PM CDT