Anybody recording the hearings?

Doan just said something about being afraid “they” were going to get her fingerprints off her waterglass!

Stealing government property is a felony!

When she returns she should be told that she needs to return the waterglass! If she has an aide do it, Waxman should say…”I’d like you to PERSONALLY hand it to the Sergeant-At-Arms, if you would.”

:-)

eCAHNomics @ 206

conniptionfit @ 200

Does Waxman have any way to sanction R committee members for rudeness, shouting, talking over the Chair, etc? Seriously, he needs to get hold of those guys and demand some manners. Otherwise they’re just going to turn every meeting into an apeshit festival.

All the more material for Jon Stewart.

I’ve been kinda wondering whether he would turn on the Ds now that they control Congress. But with Rs behaving the way they are, not to worry.

I would like to see Doan smacked down by Waxman and instructed that she may not interupt Congress members, and that she must answer all questions in full, as she promised to do in her oath. It is not for her to say as to whether it is appropriate or not to answer questions (sounds like she thought she was giving a press conference, rather than submitting sworn testimony to the Congress of the US). Waxman needs to threaten her with contempt.

I wonder if he could also say…and please return the glass you took…that was GOVERNMENT PROPERTY!

conniptionfit @ 200

Does Waxman have any way to sanction R committee members for rudeness, shouting, talking over the Chair, etc? Seriously, he needs to get hold of those guys and demand some manners. Otherwise they’re just going to turn every meeting into an apeshit festival.

All the more material for Jon Stewart.

I’ve been kinda wondering whether he would turn on the Ds now that they control Congress. But with Rs behaving the way they are, not to worry.

Didn’t they just sanction a Democratic Congressman from Louisiana for saying to another (rather than directing the question to the Chair) that Rep. X “should really come down and see the suffering his vote will cause”.

That was viewed as a personal attack…so I would think that calling the Chair a “lady of the night” would likely be censurable.

Perhaps Burton will have to apologize on the floor (more good footage) and be forbidden to ask questions during a future hearing.

Webb’s been doing great … wow!

also watching CNN – fascinated by the latest on UK Iran standoff (prelude to war?) … have no idea who was where when seized but showing a photo of a GPS coordinate taken after the seizure and claiming the boat had not moved so the GPS must be accurate is rather weak … there had been rumours last night that UK would prove location via GPS but pics taken after the fact wouldn’t hold up in court … will they hold up as justification for an attack?

One of the links here at FDL on the capture stated that the captured personnel AND their craft were removed to Tehran. Any “GPS” photos of the “craft’s GPS” would be slightly suspicious at best or downright deceiving. Caution – grains of salt required.

Are all Fascist Republicans on these committees sounding like cute hoors at all? (cute hoor = an Irish term, gender inspecific – and handy). All the best………

So Cookies is proud to be appointed by Shrubya and gave him F-ING $200,000?!? I guess she overlooks the fact that many other members of Shrub’s team are convicted felons or soon to be convicted and/or resigned. David Safavian, a convicted felon, was promoted by Shrub out of the GSA office. Scoots Libby is a convicted felon. Talk about team-building!

Her extreme pride in giving Shrub $200,000 alone is enough for her to fired.

BTW, what the hell is wrong with Dan Burton? What a child. I’m thinking some big-time Blue America action in his district. The guy is freaking insane!

Isn’t $200,000 well above the legal campaign contribution limits? I thought it was $4200?

How’d someone who is supposed to be a NEUTRAL administrator pull this off?

In addition, where’d she get this kind of money on a Renaissance literature degree?

Rayne @ 281
Is that one of her minders sitting behind her that is blinking so rapidly?

He’s worried.
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Bet you’re right. He’s trying to be coy, bordering on invisible, but every time she turns for help, she makes eye-contact with him 1st. He then looks a lil disgusted (as if he resents working with such a ditz???), & tends to do a slight head-tilt twd folks off camera to his right. The whole team MO seems to be passing the buck around till the string runs out, then she shrugs helplessly when it gets back to her.
Mebbe that trick is getting so “old” by now, that’s one reason why the committee’s losing patience. It’s a scam, & a clumsy one at that, I’d say.

heck-of-a-job… do i smell roverschtick?

Aha. It’s not fooling Waxman at all, at the moment, and Mr. X just started scribbling a “note to self” in re question Waxman was asking. And… he left when Doan was excused.

& wrapup w/ Mica “reminding” us all that “almost all these problems happened before [Cookies was on the job].

Mica acting weird. Might wanna check his bottom drawer along with Burton’s. Leaning way back in chair, lovely arm-pit-view to the live cameras, rocking around in chair. Loudly announcing “OH!” & looking peeved when someone noted the next witness was about to start testimony without being sworn in…

Witness Brian Miller (GSA Inspector General) looking stunningly patriotic in his clip-on(?) flag-stripe tie(!)

wonder if Henry will ask for a show of hands for all the Feds in the room today.

It seems, from at least some of the play-by-play, that Waxman and others are nibbling at the edges of something very, very important for the public’s understanding of all these hearings–that the corruption was systematic, widespread throughout the government, and originated in the White House.

I hope that’s a theme that he continues to develop over time.

There’s probably something crooked in the purchase and resale of trailers which were supposed to be used in NOLA.

So Cookies is proud to be appointed by Shrubya and gave him F-ING $200,000?!?

Doesn’t this alone indicate there is something seriously amiss with our economic system — that someone like Cookie would ever have $200K to give away?