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Palin Falls Short of VP Standards

Does anyone believe that if John McCain were president and had selected Gov. Sarah Palin under the 25th Amendment to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency Congress would have confirmed her? Not likely. In fact, it is even less likely that McCain would have even attempted to do so, for he would have embarrassed himself.

Posted on Sep 12, 2008 READ MORE  |  95 COMMENTS


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Mukasey: Miers, Bolten Not in Contempt of Congress

On Friday, Attorney General Michael Mukasey thwarted the efforts of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers to bring White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers before a federal grand jury for ignoring subpoenas to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006.

Posted on Feb 29, 2008 READ MORE  |  55 COMMENTS


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Bush to Miers: Don’t Talk

President Bush has told his former White House counsel, Harriet E. Miers (pictured), not to even appear before the House Judiciary Committee in its investigation into the firings of U.S. attorneys, the committee chairman said Wednesday.  The panel was to hear from Miers on Thursday.

Posted on Jul 11, 2007 READ MORE  |  24 COMMENTS


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