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To: Road Walker who wrote (272411)	2/6/2006 9:08:37 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575422

"Here are some of the questions that need to be asked:" He forgot some important ones. "Mr. Gonzales, when you were going through your confirmation hearings last year, you labeled speculation about the president ignoring inconvenient laws as "hypothetical" and assured us that he would never do that. Given recent events, those assurances seem to be rather hollow. And you knew it at the time. So, is someone who issues bald-faced lies during confirmation hearings, qualified to hold their position? Should they resign in disgrace?"...

To: Road Walker who wrote (272411)	2/7/2006 3:35:54 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575422

No, the big problem for Bush & Co. — the thing that makes the president and his apologists apoplectic — is the mere fact that this domestic spying program has come to light. Investigations are under way to determine who might have leaked information about the supersecret program to The New York Times, which disclosed its existence, and others. The Bushies think its Congress. I bet its within the WH itself. Even co-opted Republicans know when something goes against American principles. This is not a time for Congress or the media to bow before the intimidation tactics of a bullying administration. This is a time to heed the words of a federal judge named Damon Keith, who reminded us back in 2002 that "democracies die behind closed doors." That's right. This is no time for anyone to be intimidated by bullying tactics. ted