Nancy Pelosi to urge Judiciary committee NOT to go forward with contempt against Karl Rove.

[platosrepublic]

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/34610

I have firm confirmation that Nancy Pelosi is urging the Judiciary committee NOT to go forward with contempt against Rove.

Congressman John Conyers and the Judiciary staff are battling for it but this has become an infight among dems.

Time to burn up the phone lines.

How is this lady still in office, she is the ultimate yes woman to the Bush administration.

[DJ13]

1. Nancy, you wouldnt BE in this situation if you had refused to help Bush violate the law

Hell has a special place reserved for you and the rest of the Bush enablers.

[Motown_Johnny]

2. Gotta hope Conyers goes for it anyways....He backed off impeachment for her, but Rove should be

fair game

[frog92969]

3. I'm Shocked! Shocked!!!

:sarcasm:

[99th_Monkey]

4. As if Pelosi hasn't already embarrassed herself and the Democratic Party enough??

and now this.. carrying GOP water to provide cover for Turd Blossom.

Just when I think it can't get worse ... won't someone please replace this disgraceful turncoat!!

[opihimoimoi]

6. Why??? What is her Reasoning???

[99th_Monkey]

14. No one's telling who really knows, but rumor has it

that Pelosi's being blackmailed due to her going along with all the torture and illegal surveillance programs,
because she was briefed on it all long before it became public.

[peace13]

15. Nancy...

You're going to jail Missy!

[LaStrega]

34. ack. you beat me to it. n/t

[LakeSamish706]

13. With this move I am now certain that she does not qualify as a Democrat ....

This is beyond belief. As if Impeachment is off the table wasn't enough, and now this....

[napi21]

5. I can almost accept that she was against impeachment because of so many bluedogs in

the house who were afraid they could never be reelected if they impeached Shrub, but even THEY can't possibly like the Rover. I want to hear her reason for this position!

[MonkeyFunk]

7. And what exactly is the "firm confirmation"?

[redqueen]

50. Who cares? Just start screaming and pulling your hair out.

DU style.

[anonymous171]

8. WTF!? WHY!?

[rateyes]

9. Pelosi is complicit. They have the goods on her...

that's the only thing I can figure. What a disappointment she has been.

We had such high hopes for you Nancy. You're going to go down as one of the worst Speakers in history for not doing your job.

[simmonsj811]

31. They have the goods on her...

well if that's the case she needs to lay down and take one for the team!!!:mad: :argh:

[Canuckistanian]

10. For what fucking conceivable REASON?

The fat fuck Rove isn't even part of the administration any more. He's a PRIVATE CITIZEN.

And since WHEN do PRIVATE CITIZENS get to evade a Congressional subpoena??

The McCarthy hearings sure brought in the private citizens and even JAILED some for refusing to speak.

How is Turdblossom immune?

[nc4bo]

11. Claude Hammercy this is getting beyond ridiculous!!! She's gotta go.

All of these creased crotch fence sitting 2-faced pseudo democrats must be shown the door.

[spartan61]

12. After the election, will she still be Speaker

or will the Dems realize what a poor excuse for a Speaker she is and elect someone who can do the job properly.. Of course I'm assuming that we will still be in the majority.

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[Cha]

16. What Orwellian nightmare is

Nancy in where karl rove is not contemptible?

[KaryninMiami]

17. Is it possible-- just maybe- that she is concerned that he'll be pardoned by Bush if they bust him?

And that by waiting, and continuing to gather evidence, they have a better shot at putting him away forever after Bush is out of office? I know it's a long shot but- might this be at all possible? It's the only reason I can think of that would make her take this position and have it make sense. Otherwise, what she is doing is unforgivable- but then again, so is keeping impeachment off of the table.

[Motown_Johnny]

20. Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt... So if Shrub pardons turd blossom

and he accepts then he has admitted that he broke the law while on the shrub's staff.

[mtnsnake]

18. Nancy Pelosi jumped into bed with Bush the night after we won the 2006 elections

She is the most disgusting Democrat going, the biggest fraud out there, and the biggest disappointment EVER.

[Fovea]

19. No honest person would stand for this outrage.

Ergo, she and Reid are dirty.

Time for them both to go.

[gateley]

21. What reason could she possibly be giving the Judiciary Committee for this stance? nt

[Political Heretic]

22. All of this time, both on FISA and stuff like this, my rage has been directed at this Woman.

[tritsofme]

23. I love how this unsubstantiated bullshit works.

If there are no contempt proceeding for Rove, it will be DU conventional wisdom that Speaker Pelosi somehow obstructed it.

But if there are proceedings, it will be only because Conyers acted against the wishes of Pelosi, making him a hero, and Pelosi still the villain.

What a load of shit.

[Bjorn Against]

24. Maybe she can censure MoveOn again instead

When someone will not censure Bush's cronies, but will censure MoveOn you have a hard time believing that they are not a Republican.

[MissDeeds]

25. This is sickening

Haven't we spent enough time trying to make excuses for this Bush enabler, trying to think there may be some modicum of logic somewhere, that perhaps she knows something we don't? Haven't we spent enough time trying to defend the indefensible? Pelosi needs to go now. Her stonewalling has made the way for more BushCo crimes to occur and more innocent lives to be lost for a war of choice.

I, for one, am mad as hell and thoroughly disgusted with some of our so-called "leadership". :thumbsdown:

[GoldieAZ49]

26. Wow, what a difference Democratic leadership in Congress makes, they could be

Republicans for all that they do.

[depakid]

44. And their public approval ratings reflect that.

Impressive how that alwys seems to happen when Democrats enable and legitimize- or capitulate to Republicans and the far right.

[ProSense]

27. Has anyone confirmed this?

Why would Pelosi be doing this when this was posted on her blog four days ago?

[dmr]

40. That is interesting, isn't it?

It was posted by Jesse Lee, who is Pelosi's Senior New Media Advisor.

Is it her official public face that is being projected here? You know for those in her district that aren't paying attention to what may really be transpiring?

I sure would like to know. Right now I'm in no mood for games. I want Rove's head. Rove should never have been in the White House in the first place, let alone given security clearances, and the authority to fuck up America. He has been very lucky in getting away with crimes he committed and instigated. It's about time his luck ran out. His ass needs to be in an uncomfortable jail - for a very long time.

[iconicgnom]

47. I never liked that "could" caveat that I noticed right away. It's such a typical maneuver

"a refusal to appear in violation of the subpoena could subject Mr. Rove to contempt proceedings"
Perfectly consistent with "might, and even probably might, not!"

[samsingh]

28. why the fuck not?

[liberal N proud]

29. Pelosi is sounding more like Lieberman every day

:wtf:

[The Doctor.]

30. Can't you recall a congressman? nt

[ladjf]

32. Exactly why is it that we can't get rid of Pelosi?

[LaStrega]

33. dupe

[tibbiit]

36. Its simple...

they have something "good" on her. That is the only thing that explains her actions and the actions of other bush enablers.
They (bushco) have the goods on them.
tib

[Bullet1987]

37. Nancy Pelosi has been horrible at the position

And House Dems have completely and utterly acted as gatekeepers for the Bush administration!!

[dailykoff]

43. The worst. She might as well be Condi.

Either she's a total moron or she's as corrupt as any of them.

[kentuck]

38. Nancy is being bribed ??

By this Administration because she knows about a lot of illegal shit, including torture. Unfortunately, she did not have enough sense to say no. So now, she is part of the crime network. At least, that's what it looks like from this angle...

[dmr]

41. You know what, kentuck? I bet they have some

very interesting information about her, or her family she doesn't want the public to find out. Seeing that this administration majors in oppositional politics, I don't doubt they targeted many Democrats (and others) around the country to see what they could find to blackmail them with or have the US Attorneys go after them with their sanctimonious hypocritical election fraud indictments.

I think it's combination of what you say and more. Too bad politicians like Nancy are in politics as a professional career choice, instead of going into politics to be worthy public servants wanting to do the public good. I guess it's unreasonable to ask these professional politicians to suck it up and do what is right for America.

[frog92969]

39. Here's a petition

For what that's worth :shrug:

http://www.petitiononline.com/everyman/petition-sign.html

[TheKentuckian]

45. Whatever shady dealings that are going down

you can bet she has to at least get a diluted version of them. She is third in line. Still, there is more stench in the air than mere complicity. Reid is likely equally into it. We need Pelosi's people out ASAP.

Wexler for Speaker of the House!!!

Kerry for Majority Leader!!!!

We very much need for the people by the people in places of leadership.

[frog92969]

48. Oh, she's in it up to her neck

as are most of the critters on Capital Hill.
Either fear for their life, fear for their freedom, or pride in their wallets. I'm thinking it's a case by case basis.
With their tough talk and fake disappointments they're just another branch of the propaganda unit, with a handful of exceptions.

[RNdaSilva]

42. The incarnation of Ethel Rosenberg?

Mata Hari?

Tokyo Rose?

Benedict Arnold in drag?

[Occam Bandage]

46. Man, I should write some unsubstantiated bullshit rumors. It'd be fun to watch the netroots jump

like a pack of trained monkeys.

[onenote]

51. who is blackmailing you?

Or is it the photos?

I love this place sometimes!

:sarcasm:

[Kablooie]

49. She must be being blackmailed. And we will never know anything about it.

[4themind]

52. This is incompetence (if true)

I'm not going to speak on Nancy's personal policy belief's but I think it's clear that she's shown a dearth of aptitude in keeping her "house in order" given her position (Why did the FISA bill come up for a vote in the FIRST place? Do you think Hassert/Delay would let almost any ideological-averse bill even get out of committee?)

[4themind]

54. I'd also like to see this "firm confirmation" before making further judgement-nt

[SeaLyons]

53. Pelosi is just the biggest disappointment going...

what the hell is she good for????? She needs to step aside and STFU!

[intheflow]

55. Did she secretly have his love child, or what?

What could be the possible reason for her being so stubborn about protecting that war criminal? :banghead: