He could be granted use-immunity, in which case he could not successfully plead the Fifth. Then, a failure to testify could result in his being held in contempt of congress.
Advocate wrote:He could be granted use-immunity, in which case he could not successfully plead the Fifth. Then, a failure to testify could result in his being held in contempt of congress.
But as I understand the law, and I admit I could be wrong, he could refuse immunity and then it would not apply to him.
He can't refuse. BTW, he is one of yours -- GWB called him turd-blossom.
Advocate wrote:He can't refuse. BTW, he is one of yours -- GWB called him turd-blossom.
Sorry,he isnt one of mine.
I am NOT a republican and never have been.
I AM however,a conservative.
I've been quite taken with MM's tagline - always makes me think of Mr. Bush trying to find a way to pick up his very own turd-blossom. The visual is brilliant.
I appreciate the giggle it provides.
It has become MO for the members of this administration to repeat lies so they become truths, and not mention truths so they'll go away.
Rumsfeld resignation letter omits 'Iraq'
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
43 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The word "Iraq" doesn't appear in former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation letter. Neither does the word "war." In fact, the deadly and much-criticized conflict that eventually drummed him out of office, comes up only in vague references, such as "a critical time in our history" and "challenging time for our country," in the four-paragraph, 148-word letter he wrote to President Bush a day before the Nov. 7, 2006 election.
I wonder what Rummy did during the past seven years if it wasn't the war? Did he have a job?
An example of the administration's big lie involves social security. It appears that many people now believe that it will not be around when they retire. This is, of course, BS.
However, one good effect is that the lie will encourage some to save more.
We've all heard of "unintended consequences." When it happens to Bush, it's "unintended benefit." More than 90 percent of what he promised has never happened, and that's being generous!
McT, When I was stationed in Morocco with SAC back in the late fifties, I put a sign above our hut door that said "Heartbreak Hotel." Soft power.
Here is an interesting, but sickening, piece on GOP sexual hypocrites.
Liam Michael Golden, Michael Flory, Glenn Murphy Jr.
Welcome back to the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week.
This week, we are honoring a trio of Republican sexual hypocrites. Although there is a dump truck load of GOP hypocrisy going on relating to the shredding of our Constitution, the Iraq War, and domestic policies, we can't ignore the epidemic of Republican sexual perversity and hedonism.
Democrats tend to ignore or overlook the widespread, nearly pathological sexual hypocrisy and perversity among Republican leaders. That's because liberals tend to have a philosophy of live and let live, unlike the GOP who consistently -- and ironically -- paints Democrats as libertines.
So we feel it is the BuzzFlash duty to set the record straight, because, unfortunately, the public -- in the absence of the Dems blaring about GOP sexual improprieties -- tends to believe that liberals are really the ones who are running around with lustful abandonment, while they view Republicans are God-fearing, law abiding, monogamous pillars of virtue.
In truth, our readings of the daily news reveals countless GOP politicians who are not just sexual hypocrites, but lawbreakers espousing family values, monogamy, and harsh punishment for sex offenders.
Just recently, we took note on the Hypocrite of the Week Web site of the Vitter prostitution scandal, as well as the rather bizarre gay fellatio solicitation of a Florida State "family values" GOP representative, one Bob Allen.
This week, to hammer home our point, we are "honoring" a trio of alleged Republican family values" sexual lawbreakers, just to offer up some more examples of hypocritical GOP deviance.
First, let's go to conservative Washington State GOP rural county prosecutor, Liam Michael Golden. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Golden "is facing allegations that he did not properly disclose past sexual relationships with the mother of a victim in one case and the mother of a defendant in another. His office also charged someone with cyberstalking a woman Golden had slept with, though Golden recently turned that case over to a prosecutor from neighboring Thurston County."
Ah, Republican justice!
Next, we move to Michigan, where Michael Flory, "The former head of the Michigan Federation of Young Republicans admitted today that he sexually abused a colleague during a national convention here last summer. Flory, a 32-year-old attorney from Jackson, Mich., pleaded guilty to sexual battery on the day he was to stand trial for rape." Ah, those randy young Republicans!
To fill out our GOP trio, we go to the Hoosier state of Indiana and meet up with Glenn Murphy Jr., "the chairman of the Clark County Republican Party -- who last month was elected president of the Young Republican National Federation."
Uh, make that the former president of the Young Republican National Federation. You see, Murphy ran into a legal problem and had to abruptly resign the position.
"The Clark County Sheriff's Department on Friday began investigating Murphy for alleged criminal deviate conduct -- potentially a class B felony -- after speaking with a 22-year-old man who claimed that on July 31, Murphy performed an unwanted sex act on him while the man slept in a relative's Jeffersonville home."
Oh, dear me. But there's more: "In 1998, a 21-year-old male filed a similar report with Clarksville police claiming Murphy attempted to perform a sex act on him while he was sleeping. Charges were never filed in that case."
So the next time a Republican leader comes to your town, lock up the men, women, children -- and we suggest your pets, too.
Until next week, remember our motto: So many Republican hypocrites, so little time.
Catch up with you soon.
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This is the first HOTW Award for Liam Michael Golden, Michael Flory, and Glenn Murphy, Jr. Welcome to the Club.
That's neat. Thanks for sharing advocate.
It is so uplifting. advocate. I'm glad I don't have as much time as you, or interest in that stuff. While you are at it, why don't you research Democrats, Libertarian, and independents, and people that don't even vote, as I am sure there is ample material to entertain you and hold your interest for months on end.
Okie, I heard that Vitter paid for diapering. You have to admit that this is significant. I was surprised the piece didn't mention the pedophile congressman from FL, who was kept in office because he was a reliable Rep vote.
BTW, don't most people keep their spare cash in the freezer?
I thought "under the mattress" was SOP.
You are not up-to-date. Jefferson was at the cutting edge.
You liberals will not like this, so please do not bother watching it.
The rest of ya, enjoy.
http://www.break.com/index/the-front-fell-off.html
There was a piece in my paper today which reminded us of how poor and how damaging and now how alienated Mr Bush is, even among Republicans.
Let me see if I can bring it to you.
Ah yes, here it is:
"But while the left loves to revel in Bush's woes, it invariably revels in the wrong woes. Bush's problem is not that he has failed on our terms - humanism, equality, peace and democracy - but that he has failed on his own."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2152157,00.html
McTag, just wait and you might wishing for the good old days and to have Bush's friend, Tony Blair, back.
