by Hubert G. Locke

Published on Friday, July 27, 2007 by The Seattle Post Intelligencer

King's July 31 interview of Vice President Cheney dealt mostly with a number of political topics. A sample of the questions from the interview:

How do you deal with it when public opinion polls are stridently   more...against the [Iraq] policy?

But in all cases, they did question themselves. In all cases, they said, well, let's look at it this way. Don't you? I mean the question is, don't you ever say, maybe I'm wrong?

In retrospect, you would still go into Iraq?

Does it pain you when Brent Scowcroft says this is not the Dick Cheney I knew?

Wouldn't you like to be liked?

OK, let's go back. On this program, May of 2005, you said the Iraqi insurgency was in the last throes. Why were you wrong?

In that same interview, you said that the Iraqis were well on their way to being able to defend themselves. Why not? Why are they gone?

To which branch of government do you belong? Are you executive or legislative, or both? We were a little confused over recent statements that you're not in either.

We have an op-ed piece by Walter Mondale, a former vice president, who held your job. And at that time, I guess, up to that time, he would be considered the most powerful vice president. He wrote that: "After 9/11, Cheney set out to create a largely independent power center in the Office of the Vice President. It was an unprecedented attempt not only to shape administration policy, but, alarmingly, to limit the policy options sent to the president."He also accused you of having "a near total aversion to the notion of accountability." How would you respond to that?

Don't you think this administration has also had its credibility problems?

Alberto Gonzales. Do you stand by him?

You're going to stand by him? No doubt about that?

In that regard, "The New York Times," which is -- as you said, it's not your favorite paper, reports it was you who dispatched Gonzales and Andy Card to then Attorney General John Ashcroft's hospital in 2004 to push Ashcroft to certify the president's intelligence gathering program. Was it you?

The "Scooter" Libby trial, did it pain you?

The Senate Judiciary Committee is subpoenaing Karl Rove in connection with the firing of federal prosecutors. Why shouldn't he appear?

But the public might say, what have you got to hide?

So he -- so he [Rove] will not appear?

General Powell says he would close Guantanamo yesterday. Would you?

You have to torture them when they're there?

How come in the past though there's been a question on that?

Have you ever said, "We support certain methods of physical harm"?

What is "enhanced" [referring to Cheney's line 'We support the ability of certain agencies of the federal government to have the capacity to use enhanced techniques for interrogation']?
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House Resolution 333 (Kucinich) to impeach Dick Cheney for High Crimes and Misdemeanors hit the floor yesterdy and made painfully slow progress

Call, Email, and Fax these guys! ASAP!
Tell them that they   more...need to support HR 333 to Impeach Dick Cheney!
This link goes to the email for the Judiciary Committee: http://judiciary.house.gov/contact.aspx
Committee Democrats
Chairman John Conyers (202) 225-5126 John.Conyers@mail.house.gov fax202-225-0072
Delahunt, (D) Massachusetts, 10th (202) 225-3111 - fax202-225-5658
Nadler, (D) New York, 8th (202) 225-5635 - fax202-225-6923
Scott, (D) Virginia, 3rd (202) 225-8351 - fax202-225-8354
Davis, (D) Alabama , 7th (202) 225-2665 - fax202-226-9567
Watt, (D) North Carolina, 12th (202) 225-1510 mel.watt@mail.house.gov - fax202-225-1512
Gutierrez, (D) Illinois, 4th (202) 225-8203 - fax202-225-7810
Berman, (D) California, 28th (202) 225-4695 - fax202-225-3196
Boucher, (D) Virginia, 9th (202) 225-3861 rick.boucher@mail.house.gov fax202-225-0442
Lofgren, (D) California, 16th (202) 225-3072 - fax202-225-3336
Wexler, (D) Florida, 19th (202) 225-3001 - fax202-225-5974
Sánchez, (D) California, 39th (202) 225-6676 - fax202-226-1012
Sherman, (D) California, 27 (202) 225-5911 brad.sherman@mail.house.gov - fax202-225-5879
Weiner, (D) New York, 9th (202) 225-6616 anthony.weiner@mail.house.gov - fax202-226-7253
Schiff, (D) California, 29th (202) 225-4176 - fax202-225-5828
Wasserman Schultz, (D) Florida, 20th (202) 225-7931 - fax202-225-8456
Signed onto H Res 333:
Johnson, (D) Georgia, 4th (202) 225-1605 - fax202-226-0691
Baldwin, Tammy (D) Wisconsin.
Waters, (D) California, 35th (202) 225-2201 mikael.moore@mail.house.gov - fax202-225-7854
Ellison, (D) Minnesota, 5th (202) 225-4755 keith.Ellison@mail.house.gov - fax202-225-4886
Cohen, (D) Tennessee, 9th (202) 225-3265 steve.Cohen@mail.house.gov
Jackson Lee, (D) Texas, 18th (202) 225-3816 - fax202-225-3317
Committee Republicans:
Sensenbrenner Jr., (R) Wisconsin, 5th (202) 225-5101
Coble, (R) North Carolina, 6th (202) 225-3065
Gallegly, (R) California, 24th (202) 225-5811
Goodlatte, (R) Virginia, 6th (202) 225-5431
Chabot, (R) Ohio, 1st (202) 225-2216
Lungren, (R) California, 3rd (202) 225-5716
Cannon, (R) Utah, 3rd (202) 225-7751
Keller, (R) Florida, 8th (202) 225-2176
Issa, (R) California, 49th (202) 225-3906
Pence, (R) Indiana, 6th (202) 225-3021
Forbes, (R) Virginia, 4th (202) 225-6365
King, (R) Iowa, 5th (202) 225-4426
Feeney, (R) Florida, 24th (202) 225-2706
Franks, (R) Arizona, 2nd (202) 225-4576
Gohmert, (R) Texas, 1st (202) 225-3035
Jordan, (R) Ohio, 4th (202) 225-2676
Don't forget Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:
Office of the Speaker
H-232, US Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-0100
sf.nancy@mail.house.gov
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King's July 31 interview of Vice President Cheney dealt mostly with a number of political topics. A sample of the questions from the interview:

How do you deal with it when public opinion polls are stridently   more...against the [Iraq] policy?

But in all cases, they did question themselves. In all cases, they said, well, let's look at it this way. Don't you? I mean the question is, don't you ever say, maybe I'm wrong?

In retrospect, you would still go into Iraq?

Does it pain you when Brent Scowcroft says this is not the Dick Cheney I knew?

Wouldn't you like to be liked?

OK, let's go back. On this program, May of 2005, you said the Iraqi insurgency was in the last throes. Why were you wrong?

In that same interview, you said that the Iraqis were well on their way to being able to defend themselves. Why not? Why are they gone?

To which branch of government do you belong? Are you executive or legislative, or both? We were a little confused over recent statements that you're not in either.

We have an op-ed piece by Walter Mondale, a former vice president, who held your job. And at that time, I guess, up to that time, he would be considered the most powerful vice president. He wrote that: "After 9/11, Cheney set out to create a largely independent power center in the Office of the Vice President. It was an unprecedented attempt not only to shape administration policy, but, alarmingly, to limit the policy options sent to the president."He also accused you of having "a near total aversion to the notion of accountability." How would you respond to that?

Don't you think this administration has also had its credibility problems?

Alberto Gonzales. Do you stand by him?

You're going to stand by him? No doubt about that?

In that regard, "The New York Times," which is -- as you said, it's not your favorite paper, reports it was you who dispatched Gonzales and Andy Card to then Attorney General John Ashcroft's hospital in 2004 to push Ashcroft to certify the president's intelligence gathering program. Was it you?

The "Scooter" Libby trial, did it pain you?

The Senate Judiciary Committee is subpoenaing Karl Rove in connection with the firing of federal prosecutors. Why shouldn't he appear?

But the public might say, what have you got to hide?

So he -- so he [Rove] will not appear?

General Powell says he would close Guantanamo yesterday. Would you?

You have to torture them when they're there?

How come in the past though there's been a question on that?

Have you ever said, "We support certain methods of physical harm"?

What is "enhanced" [referring to Cheney's line 'We support the ability of certain agencies of the federal government to have the capacity to use enhanced techniques for interrogation']?
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When you have Tony Snow spinning wild accusations against Democrats to distract from the news that Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee has requested a Special Prosecutor to look into   more...Alberto Gonzaless conflicting testimony before Congress, who else better to have on than a former Reagan official? After all, its not like Saint Ronnies man could be accused of a partisan witch hunt.

Chris Matthews talks to Stan Brand, former US House Counsel and Bruce Fein, formerly part of Reagans DoJ. Not surprisingly, Fein sees parallels in what is happening with Watergate.

MATTHEWS: How can Tony Snow come on the show as the Presidents spokesman and deny seeing and hearing what we just heard and saw?

BRAND: Well, hes not a grand jury and hes not a prosecutor

FEIN: Hes Ron Ziegler during Watergate. And you remember all the equivocations that were made by Mr. Nixon that these are just concocted allegations and John Dean is lying. Well, John Dean wasnt lying. One of the ironies there about this attempt to split hairs right now is what its a reminder of for Republicans: its President Clinton with the meaning of the word is is, whats the meaning of the word alone? This is not games when youre under oath and testifying with regard to an oversight function of Congress.

MATTHEWS: Okay, let me ask you this, the toughest question in the world: so what? Can those guys on the Hill, Chuck Schumer, etc. and Patrick Leahy for judicial or political reasons, or Constitutional reasons, really bring the case to this White House and this Attorney General? Can they really put him in jail for lying?

FEIN: They cannot, because they cannot enforce the law and initiate a criminal prosecution. What they can do and what they would have to do is begin impeachment proceedings. The President has a duty to faithfully execute-not sabotage-the law
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Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) drills Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on who exactly put fired New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.

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All we have to do is pressure the 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee, make them hold Rove in contempt and send him to jail. We've never had such a direct opportunity to hold Rove accountable. No, this is not enough punishment for his years and years of crimes, but it's a huge start, and will send a very clear message to the entire Bush administration.

The specific issue regarding Rove's failure to testify before Congress is a little complicated, so we put together this video that explains exactly why Rove should be held in contempt and sent to jail. Check out Send Karl Rove to Jail, and sign our petition to ensure that the HJC holds Rove in contempt.  less

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Senate Republicans blocked action on legislation containing more than $50 billion in tax breaks and renewable energy incentives Tuesday. (June 10)

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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on the pressing need for election reform. In her testimony, the Senator emphasized the need for every citizen   more...to be given the opportunity to vote as well as the confidence of knowing that his or her vote is counted.

Senator Clinton also highlighted her comprehensive election reform legislation, the Count Every Vote Act, which she and Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones reintroduced earlier this year. The bill would require a voter-verified paper record for every vote cast, improve security measures for electronic voting machines, set a uniform standard for provision ballots, and implement a number of other reforms to improve the federal election process.

For more information visit:
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Enough debating, let's settle this like 10-year-olds.

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I don't know why I posted this, this man just exemplifies the goodness I like to believe is in us all and that we can one day return to.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a stunningly unexpected vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation. (July 9)

AZ Senator Karen Johnson talks about 9/11 and provides evidence to the Senate.

Hillary Clinton returned to the Senate Tuesday for the first time since suspending her presidential campaign earlier this month. The New York Senator will be back on the campaign trail Friday for a joint   more...appearance with Barack Obama. (June 24)  less

This is a video I'm entering into some political contest. I don't really care if I win or lose, so don't hit this video up unless you think it deserves to be hit up. I only want the people who are putting   more...on the contest to know that to some of us, it's not about fame or money. It's about doing what's right, the way our founding fathers wanted. I couldn't be their pundit anyway, because I can't fully express my views do to my being limited in my speech right now. If I did win, I would probably use the money to buy some camera equipment to make my videos even better. If you like the music I was playing in the background, you can download it for free at the Jamendo Site. Here is the link: http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/12805 The music is It's not my faul by D-Alternative and has an Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported Rating. Thanks for watching!  less

Remarks by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to the 2005 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference

Rep. John Haller (R-PA) introduces a bill that will allocate (classified) dollars over the next (classified) years to fight flesh-eating (classified).

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Law makers - break the law !

The state IG's appearance before a NYS Senate Committee regarding Troopergate.