Contemptible you
Attorney General Alberto "Speedy" Gonzales testified on the Hill yesterday and "slipped" the idea that he (and by extension the rest of the Bush White House) felt that they had the inherent legal authority tap domestic phonecalls without a warrant.
The Daily Kos feels that this is tantamount to admitting that such a program actually exists.
I agree. Many representatives are annoyed that Gonzalez refuses to divulge information on what NSA is actually doing. I guess that I'm confused--don't witnesses have to testify before Congress? Does the Executive Branch have the right to refuse to discuss things as they've been doing for the last few years? Doesn't that constitute contempt?
I recently saw recordings of Mafia gangsters testifying before the Kefauver commission 50 years ago and we've all seen the unpleasant video aftertaste of the McCarthy hearings. Why doesn't Congress start using its powers to get some answers to critical questions? What exactly are these people afraid of, I wonder.
When I think of this, I flash back on Vice President Cheney, Richard to his friends, Dick to his enemies, telling Senator Leahy to "fuck himself" from the witness stand in the Senate.
I'm tired of their arrogance and I'm appalled that they're listening to domestic phone calls. When oh when will this horrible nightmare be over?
Oh yeah, 2008. I urge anyone reading this to remember this when they see Bush supporters on the ballot in November. But for God's sake, don't talk about it on the telelphone!
Posted on April 07, 2006
