Bush screws Miers
President Bush is moving closer towards a legal confrontation with Congress this week over his directive to two former aides (including former Counsel Harriet Miers) to refuse to testify on the Hill regarding internal White House deliberations over the apparently politically-motivated firings of several US attorneys. His instructions to his aides put them in a difficult position because they risk being cited for contempt and their legal shielding by citing Executive Privilege is thin and lacks adequate case law. Harriet Mier's Supreme Court nomination last year was the only abortion that President Bush has ever publicly supported. She is also ugly.
I would like to see this showdown occur, because I believe that the Bush/Cheney White House invisibility cloak is a bad one for this country. We need a check and balance on each of the branches, The White House should be monitored by Congress, just as Congress's best-laid plans and politicos are often tied up by DC escort services.
Posted on July 10, 2007
