As far as Goodling is concerned, its hard to imagine that she will nottestify before May 10. It would be an inexcusable tactical error if she testifies after Gonzalez appears before Judiciary on the DOJ appropriations bill.

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Marcy, what do you know about Judge John Bates?

Not much. But I can tell you that–regardless of which judge it was–it’d be a very long shot for the suit not to get thrown out. So I wouldn’t put too much hope in the Wilson’s getting to subpoena Turdblossom, sorry.

I recall looking into him a while back. He is a Bush appointee and had some other things that made it look like he was a bad draw for them. He was appointed to the FISA court by Roberts which does not bode well I suspect.

Apologizing in advance for three off-topic comments (like this whole thread hasn’t gone astray).

First, what’s to stop Monica Goodwife from claiming “I did the whole thing myself, nobody helped me, such a pity I’ve been immunized. And by the way, all those votes for Sanjaya – that was me.”

ianal BUT;

since this is “use” imunity, if she admits guilt she can still be tried but her testimony can’t be used against her…easy enough to gather the evidence that incriminates her once she says she did it

Second, When bush vetos the Iraq funding bill, why not just give up and say “Oh, well. We tried. I guess the generals better start moving out while there’s still money.”

ya, I made this point a while ago;

oncce the president vetoes the bill the democrats really should go on the TEEvee and say

“we gave the president more funds then he requested, we finally gave our military the resources that are required for their tours, something that has not happened with the republican congress…yet the president wants to make a political statement and use the troops as his personal puppets

the president needs to understand our armed forces are not there for him to experiment with bizzare and novel excursion invented by civilians

he has decided to take the resources we gave the troops away which we think is irresponsible

he has the funding he’s asked and more, he is required to obey the will of the people and they insist he begin the process of bringing his war to an end so we can once again replenish the military to which the president has brought to levels too dangerous for confort

if the president refuses to fund the troops that is his perogative, we will be happy to fund their return home, we miss our children and need them here where they belong”

Meanwhile Alberto Gonzales still defies the odds of the bookies on whether and when he’ll be forced out.

when speculation first began that he would resign shortly I told everyone this was a no option for the president

once abu torture is “resigned” in disgrace, every single claim he’s made can be considered irresponsilbe

abu torture leaving positition is the something they have to avoid at all costs…until it appears the president will go down unless abu torture is resigned he will stay

this is not the decision of abu torture, it is the decision of rove and it happens to be the correct decision as far as his position is, which is to allow the president to hang on as long as possible

The Condi Rice subpoena to explain how she let the Niger claim into the SOTU

well, how could she POSSIBLY remember how that made it into the sotu address?

really marcy, do you know how LONG ago that was?

if she remembers anything that will surely be a miracle

Has anyone read this diary at dKos?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/28/165814/698
USAs: Disrupting Money Laundering Investigations at Indian Casinos?
by mswsm

Yes! I like the idea of following up on this especially because it might provide access to the 750,000 emails McCain’s committee on Indian Affairs (??) obtained back when oversight was almost an afterthought.

Bob in HI

Has anyone read this diary at dKos?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/28/165814/698
USAs: Disrupting Money Laundering Investigations at Indian Casinos?
by mswsm

Yes! I suggest working this angle, especially because it might open the door to the 750,000 emails McCain’s(?) committee on Indian Affairs got, back when oversight was an afterthought.
Thar’s gold in them thar bills! heh.

Bob in HI

Schadenfreude Saturday and all…

I forgot to add: he was also demanding a “loyalty oath” from groups getting AIDS funding that they would not use their resources to help prostitutes. And then he is implicated in a sex-for-hire scandal. He had to go. At least the guy has that amount of decency in him, unless he was pushed.