House Dems to White House: Let's Talk

[babylonsister]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002851.php

House Dems to White House: Let's Talk
By Paul Kiel - March 22, 2007, 6:33 PM

With subpoenas at the ready, House Democrats wrote White House counsel Fred Fielding today to tell him that they "remain committed to seeking a cooperative resolution."



House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and subcommittee chairwoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA), who oversaw a vote yesterday to authorize the issuance of subpoenas for Karl Rove and other White House officials, signed the letter. You can read it here.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/fieldinghouseltr/?resultpage=1&

Under the solution Fielding laid out in a letter sent Tuesday, Rove and others would be offered to the committee in closed meetings, with a limited number of participants, with no oath and with no transcript. The letter also said that the White House would not turn over any internal White House communications.

Democrats have said no deal. "(W)e cannot accept your proposal for a number of reasons, and would sincerely hope that your office will work with us," says the letter sent today.

The letter concludes with a request that the White House not dispose of any relevant documents: "In the meantime, we also ask that you ensure the preservation of relevant White House documents, as defined in our March 9 letter."

[EFerrari]

1. Beware of the patient man.

:)

[Kikosexy2]

2. Let's not!....

Come on Committee! No DEALS! NO COMPROMISES! SUBPOENA NOW! CRIMES WERE COMMITTED! INVESTIGATE NOW! NO DEALS WITH THE DEVILS...ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I WILL BE VERY PISSED IF THEY CUT A DEAL WITH THESE CRIMINALS!

[Rusty MacHenry]

4. I don't think a deal will be made

Cause if there was a deal it will be that Rove and Co. testify before a committee that is is barred from the public, there would be no oath taken and it will be off the record and we know how the Dems feel about that.

[louis-t]

5. The only deal they will cut will be testimony under oath.

They don't want to use the subpoenas and I believe they will give dumbass one more chance to cooperate, then bombs away.

[Kikosexy2]

6. NO MORE DELAYS...

NO MORE MR/MS NICEPERSONS....SUBPOENA RIGHT AWAY! THESE FREAKIN' SNAKES WILL TRY ANYTHING, ANYTHING TO SQUIRM OUT OF THIS...

[louis-t]

10. C-SPAN last night showed subpoena hearing, repukes all over the map.

One guy saying 'this is wasting time' then 'let's delay a few weeks'in the same breath. The republic party is losing the last shred of decency and sanity they had left.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Talk about open government, Mr Bush?

I thought Mr Bush was for all this freedom and openess or is that just reserved for the Iraqis? Hmmmm!

[ixion]

7. you can't reason with thugs... someday maybe they will learn that

all these reptiles care about is how much cash they can sock away for them and their buddies.

[Iwasthere]

8. They are not learning that.

I have been saying all day that we cannot let them have additional time. Their time is up! There is no rule that says we have to give them any more time. they have said over and over they will NOT cooperate! Issue the FUCKING subpoenas! opportunity is slipping away IMO!

[kestrel91316]

9. No compromise. Take no prisoners.