I remember
MB had a live feed from the House Judiciary on while I was washing dishes this morning. At first I was irritated with listening to paint dry, after all, I get enough "news" to not care very much what doesn't happen in Washington each day -- 15 seconds glancing at two ag blogs will suffice tomorrow for today's non-events.
But through the suds and sponging off and rinsing the dishes I started listening. Each roll call. What was the amendment being voted? Are they actually ... ? I was listening by the time the final vote was taken.
I remember Watergate.
Three hours later this lands in my inbox:
Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ISSUES CONTEMPT CITATION FOR WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF JOSH BOLTEN AND PRESIDENT BUSH'S FORMER LEGAL COUNSEL HARRIET MIERS
I heard it happen. Just like it was July 27th, 1974, when the House Judiciary Committee voted 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Nixon: obstruction of justice. The second (abuse of power) and third (contempt of Congress) articles were passed on July 29, 1974 and July 30, 1974 respectively. Only the date is July 25th, 2007.
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Time's a-wasting for the Dubya administration. Less than two years to go and counting...Typical business as usual for this secretive and power-hungry bunch of GOPhers. I couldn't resist the old moniker this freeper administration is named for. They are the kings and queens of newspeak and spin doctoring. However, apparently, they dislike face to face confrontations with congress. Look at the recent obfuscations and stonewalling by the attorney general: "I know nothing..." sounds like the german Sergeant in an old re-run of TV's "Stalag 13". Yes, I am reminded of 1974...However, Dubya has more executive power than even Nixon dreamed of...Moreover, this "deja vu" reminds me of the "Know-Nothing Party" of the 1800s which was also xenophobic and wanted to take over Cuba. (Insert current occupied country...) This is going to be a mighty tasty year and a half.
Posted by: Steve Plonk | July 27, 2007 08:21 AM