Comments on: Judiciary Committee Panel Rejects Rove Privilege Claim http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/ A Wide Open Weblog for Big News, the Big Picture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cragslist.org http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-1669 Cragslist.org Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:15:23 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/12/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/#comment-1669 [...] Good article, I decided to link to it from my site. All the best. [...] [...] Good article, I decided to link to it from my site. All the best. [...]

]]> By: admin http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 admin Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:38:25 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/12/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/#comment-1668 Thanks. Now it makes sense : ) As usual from the newspapers in Alabama, it's mostly horse shit... Thanks. Now it makes sense : )

As usual from the newspapers in Alabama, it’s mostly horse shit…

]]> By: bammer http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 bammer Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:08:03 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/07/12/judiciary-committee-panel-rejects-rove-privilege-claim/#comment-1667 I think she's talking about the following, which appeared in her local paper, the Fort Payne Times Journal: No excuse for Rove to ignore congress Our Voice The Times-Journal Published July 11, 2008 We probably should not have expected anything less when former White House advisor Karl Rove again turned up his nose at a congressional subpoena Thursday. Rove never seems too shy about answering questions on talk shows, but the prospect of going under oath always tightens those lips. We certainly did not expect any great revelation from Rove about any alleged dealings with Rainsville attorney Jill Simpson. Nor did we think the former Bush aide would discuss claims by former Alabama Gov Don Siegelman that Rove was involved in Justice Department decisions to pursue cases against Democratic politicians. Those questions, we are certain, will never be answered. What we had hoped for was the beginning of the end of this entire mess. Simpson has claimed, both locally and on nationally television, Rove told her to follow Siegelman and uncover evidence that could be used to hurt the then incumbent governor during a campaign against current Gov. Bob Riley. Each time she speaks, Simpson’s claims get more outlandish. Rove has publicly denied knowing Simpson or speaking to her. But, he hasn’t done it under oath. What is more interesting than Simpson’s allegations is the possibility of Rove playing hard-ball politics with the Department of Justice. We are not naïve enough to think politics does not play a major roll in nearly every decision at the federal level. We do understand politics and actually embrace the games played. Politics has a part in our government, but it should not have any role in our justice system. These are the serious questions Rove should swear to the truth about. We need to know how much the White House influenced the prosecution of Siegelman in an effort to help elect a Republican governor. Knowing the truth now would not change anything, and it certainly would not clear Siegelman of any wrongdoing. What it would do, however, is make somebody think twice the next time he or she decides to toy with our system of justice. I think she’s talking about the following, which appeared in her local paper, the Fort Payne Times Journal:

No excuse for Rove to ignore congress
Our Voice
The Times-Journal

Published July 11, 2008

We probably should not have expected anything less when former White House advisor Karl Rove again turned up his nose at a congressional subpoena Thursday. Rove never seems too shy about answering questions on talk shows, but the prospect of going under oath always tightens those lips.

We certainly did not expect any great revelation from Rove about any alleged dealings with Rainsville attorney Jill Simpson. Nor did we think the former Bush aide would discuss claims by former Alabama Gov Don Siegelman that Rove was involved in Justice Department decisions to pursue cases against Democratic politicians.

Those questions, we are certain, will never be answered. What we had hoped for was the beginning of the end of this entire mess.

Simpson has claimed, both locally and on nationally television, Rove told her to follow Siegelman and uncover evidence that could be used to hurt the then incumbent governor during a campaign against current Gov. Bob Riley. Each time she speaks, Simpson’s claims get more outlandish.

Rove has publicly denied knowing Simpson or speaking to her. But, he hasn’t done it under oath.

What is more interesting than Simpson’s allegations is the possibility of Rove playing hard-ball politics with the Department of Justice. We are not naïve enough to think politics does not play a major roll in nearly every decision at the federal level. We do understand politics and actually embrace the games played. Politics has a part in our government, but it should not have any role in our justice system.

These are the serious questions Rove should swear to the truth about. We need to know how much the White House influenced the prosecution of Siegelman in an effort to help elect a Republican governor.

Knowing the truth now would not change anything, and it certainly would not clear Siegelman of any wrongdoing. What it would do, however, is make somebody think twice the next time he or she decides to toy with our system of justice.

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