Rove defends Bush policies

Attorney General Eric Holder: Please Appoint a Special Prosecutor

President Obama’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Holder, was confirmed by the Senate yesterday and sworn in today. In another proud historic first, Mr. Holder will be our first African American Attorney General.

During his confirmation hearings, Mr. Holder declared unequivocally, “Waterboarding is torture.” This terrified Republicans because it means Holder must prosecute George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales, and other top officials who authorized waterboarding and the rest of the “Bush System of Torture,” as Keith Olbermann calls it.

Republicans pressured Mr. Holder to promise not to prosecute the torturers, but Mr. Holder refused. He said, “No one is above the law.” That’s exactly what President Obama said when ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked him our question on January 11.

Of course Mr. Holder must also end eight years of absolute corruption under John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales, and Michael Mukasey. He must reverse George Bush’s criminal policies on torture, habeas corpus, secret government, and warrantless wiretapping. How can Mr. Holder do it all?

The best solution would be for Mr. Holder to quickly appoint a Special Prosecutor to focus exclusively on Bush’s crimes. That would take these crimes off Mr. Holder’s desk entirely, and ensure a thorough and nonpartisan investigation.

In December, we launched a petition drive with our friends at Docudharma.com. Over 20,000 activists have already urged Mr. Holder to appoint a Special Prosecutor.

Please join them

If you already signed, please user our petition form to encourage friends to sign.

You can also call Mr. Holder’s office at 202-514-2001 and leave a simple message: “Appoint a Special Prosecutor for George Bush’s crimes.”

Thanks for all you do!

Bob Fertik

Thanks for continuing to push for Rove’s appearance under oath at judiciary to answer questions including his involvement in the trumped up prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman of Alabama. If Rove walks away it will only encourage Americans to believe that some people are above the law — even those who have made it a political practice to subvert it.

ivan swift

Please call, fax, and/or email House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chairman John Conyers, Jr. thanking them for standing up to Karl Rove and seeking the truth about Rove’s involvement in the Siegelman prosecution and in the firing of the U.S. Attorneys who would not file politically motivated charges.

Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

Free Numbers: 800-828-0498; 800-833-6354
Office: (202) 225-4965
Fax: (202) 225-4188
Email: sf.nancy@mail.house.gov

House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
Free Numbers: 800-828-0498; 1-800-833-6354
Office: (202)-225-5126
Fax: (202) 225-0072
Email: john.conyers@mail.house.gov

Thank you so much for your continued help and support!

Sincerely,

Don Siegelman
Governor of Alabama 1999-2003
http://www.donsiegelman.org

Glynn:

Great piece on the Rove/Luskin tango. Your quotes from Priscilla Duncan provide important insight into what’s going on. Thought you might be interested in this piece from Legal Schnauzer, borrowing heavily from your work:
Rove’s Lawyer Is Pulling the Wool Over Our Eyes

Also cross posted at Daily Kos.

Hope it gets a fair amount of attention and brings more traffic to the Fork:

Think you’re the first journalist to show what Luskin is really up to with this tap dance about Rove’s “cooperation.” Would love to see Olbermann or Maddow or Horton etc. pick up on what you’ve done.

Roger