White House Invokes Executive Privilege -- Again

[kpete]

White House Invokes Executive Privilege -- Again
The House oversight committee was supposed to vote this morning on whether to hold EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson (and an OMB official) in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas.

But the EPA and the White House have now invoked executive privilege, committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) just announced, so he's delaying the vote to assess the privilege claims.

Keep in mind that the EPA and White House have been stonewalling Waxman for months, but have waited until now to formally invoke executive privilege.

It's all part of the Bush Administration's overarching strategy for its last year in office: Delay. Delay. Delay.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/200971.php

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Time for another strongly worded letter!

:sarcasm:

[cliffordu]

2. Now, now now...No need to get all medieval on 'em.....

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. The letter will be waterboarded then held from the ceiling for a week

to lower its potency.

[Javaman]

3. Or, and now for a strong 4 letter word! nt

[global1]

4. If They Wait Until *Co Is Out Of Office To Bring Any Of These People Before Committee......

can the now not in office (previous administration - *Co) still invoke Executive Privilege?

[jimshoes]

6. They laugh at us.

And we do dick about it. I am so depressed right now.