Specter Caught Lying to Himself

[splat@14]

My apologies if previously posted...
Splat:


That Was Then


" During my stewardship here, I'm going to put everybody under oath when we have testimony, as we do on confirmation hearings."

Judiciary Committee Chairman

Arlen Specter, April 5, 2005


This Is Now

"It is my judgment that it is unnecessary to swear the witness."

Specter, declining to put Attorney General

Alberto R. Gonzales under oath, Feb. 6, 2006

http://www.bartcop.com

[MADem]

1. They need to ROLL THAT TAPE in PA, IMO!!!! n/t

[napi21]

2. Did you send this to Arlan's office?

I know he can't go back and redo Gonzo's hearing, but as I understand it, Gonzo will be back before that same committee. Maybe a few reminders will convince him to change his mind next time.

On another post here on Du the other day, someone said "the one thing you NEVER do is try to tell a Committee Chairman how to run his hearing! They are king in that meeting, they know it, and will fight back EVERY TIME!" I suspect that's right. I don't know what the alternative would have been, but if Arlan is actually convinced that he should change HIS mind, it may be different in the next hearing.

[splat@14]

11. Agreed, he has the right to skip the swearing in, may even

have a been a valid reason. However, in light of his earlier statement, all reasons are over shadowed by the sheer hypocrisy of his later statement. It is abundantly clear that "party" is his only motive. No oversight once again.
Splat

[McCamy Taylor]

3. Gonzales probably refused to appear under oath, Spectre didnt

want to lose face so he pretended it was his idea. Gonzales PRETENDS he would have taken the oath so he can act like he had nothing to hide. Spectre thinks he has reached somekind of statesman like compromise. He is really just a great big GOP T-O-O-L doing the GOP Goosestep RAG

http://www.grandtheftelectionohio.com/Flash/GooseStepRag/GOPGooseStep.html

[JohnnyRingo]

6. I think you're right

I'm sure they were prepared to exert exec privilege or certainly "National security" to avoid the issue, but republicans agreed among themselves that at least a show of accountability and transparency would be best for the party.

The sake of the country is always secondary.

[AtomicKitten]

4. .... except if he expects the Republican witness to lie.

[rodeodance]

5. Gonzo man said he would not object to being put under oath and that

he would say the same thing under oath or not under oath.

[Dr Fate]

7. A "Magic Bullet" in the foot. The "moderate" is in on another cover-up

n/t

[spartan61]

8. When I read this post with Spector's quote,

I got so mad that I copied and pasted his quote from April, 2005 and e-mailed it to him with the snide comment:

"Just in case you forgot what you said, I'm sending this to remind you. Alberto is coming back for another round, don't you think he should be under oath this time?"

I'm not a resident of PA, but I sent it to him anyway.

[splat@14]

9. Good idea, I will do the same!

[Divine Discontent]

10. it's stuff like thisssssssssssss

that the Dem. party needs to run all the time during elections...

these repub always are talking out there arses!


http://www.cafepress.com/sureshotcheney

[splat@14]

12. Wow, that was fast!

[leftofthedial]

13. what? a repuke lying?

i don't believe it.

[mom cat]

14. Flippity flippity flippity flip flop.

[AzDar]

15. I CANNOT figure out how these fools are getting away with this ...

Gonzales practically giggling while he testified... Cheney SHOOTS someone and people pretend as though it is no big thing when the V.P. pumps his hunting companion full of birdshot and doesn't report it for over 24 hours...
Honestly, is there something in the water supply??