Republicans gird for surge of investigations

[babylonsister]

The fact this article came from the WA Times made me post it ~ :evilgrin:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070402-113109-2747r.htm

Republicans gird for surge of investigations

By Jon Ward
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
April 3, 2007

The hearings over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys are just the start for Democratic congressional investigators, and Republicans at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue know it.
For the first time since 1994, Democrats control both houses and have a long list of issues they say demand investigation.
"It's going to be a problem for this administration over the next three years," said Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, Virginia Republican, in a recent speech to the Republican National Lawyers Association.
"The good news is, for lawyers, there's going to be a lot of work for you all," Mr. Davis said.
If the attorney firings have been a thorn in the administration's side for weeks, then Rep. Henry A. Waxman, California Democrat, is looking to become a brier patch, and the White House has been preparing for his investigatory onslaught for months.
"They're going to be in our kitchen quite a bit," a senior administration official said. "What did Waxman say, 'There are so many I don't know where to start?' So I take him at his word. I think it's going to come from all angles."
In January, Mr. Bush hired Fred F. Fielding as White House counsel, replacing Harriet Miers, one of the targets of threatened Democratic subpoenas in the attorney firings. Mr. Fielding served in the Nixon White House during Watergate and later became President Reagan's counsel from 1981 to 1986.
Mr. Fielding has increased the number of White House lawyers from 17 to 19, and is considering adding more, said Emily Lawrimore, White House spokeswoman.
Mr. Waxman, who is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent seven letters to current and former Bush administration officials last week.

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[Buttercup McToots]

1. Good!

I am bored to tears this week...:bounce:

[tanyev]

2. "Gird for surge"

LOL! Go get 'em, Henry!

[BOSSHOG]

3. Like prostitutes in San Diego during Fleet Week