Senate Scoffs at Bush Offer
The Senate told Bush to shove his "take it or leave it" offer and ordered subpoenas for key figures in the U.S. attorney scandal. Sen. Pat Leahy had this to say about the president's above-the-law attitude: "A system of justice does not serve at the pleasure of any person in this country."The Senate told Bush to shove his “take it or leave it” offer and ordered subpoenas for key figures in the U.S. attorney scandal. Sen. Pat Leahy had this to say about the president’s above-the-law attitude: “A system of justice does not serve at the pleasure of any person in this country.”
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