I'll keep this one short....isn't it "odd" that these folks still control the executive branch of the US government? Will the democratic majority in congress reveal enough damning evidence to end up with no choice but to hold impeachment hearings and refer criminal charges? I didn't "create" the details in this thread. I simply posted them. A number of the articles now do not exist at the links where they were published. The mods, in the past, have closed a number of threads that dealt with tangents of this topic. They were created because they were relevant on their own, and there was too much specific information to "lump" the details solely into this more general thread.
Instead of threads like this being the searchable archive that they were intended to be, this site was "improved", last year, to the extent that older threads contents do not show up in search results. Thank you to all who have posted encouraging words, your appreciation has helped to offset the roadblocks thrown up by those who I would not have predicted would opt to do so. I think that this thread is an example of the depth of this forum that seems at odds with what the intent is for this forum to be. The depth, IMO, is what sets it apart....makes it an historical record, rather than just another discussion board. I've been surprised that there is so much resistance to the idea that this forum can be both. I am also surprised at the continued indifference, complacency, and the defense of what seems indefensible, in reaction to what has gone on in the Bush administration....maybe it's just a matter of bringing more facts to people's attention.....
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http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002930.php
House Dems Want Former Abramoff, Rove Aide for Questions
By Paul Kiel - March 30, 2007, 3:57 PM
Much to the chagrin of the White House, House Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) wants to hear from Susan Ralston.
Jack Abramoff's former personal assistant, Ralston became Karl Rove's assistant in 2001, where she was his "implant" at the White House.
But after a report last October by Waxman's committee (then chaired by Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA)) showed that Ralston had accepted <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901434.html">thousands of dollars in gifts</a> from Abramoff without compensating him, she abruptly resigned.
At the time, the White House was clear that Ralston's resignation meant the end of the issue. "She recognized that a protracted discussion of these matterrs would be a distraction to the White House and she's chosen to step down," said deputy White House press secretary Dana Perino. "We support her decision and consider the matter closed."
But it's not closed, according to Waxman, who, in a letter sent today, invited Ralston to appear before the committee on Thursday, April 5, to answer questions about Abramoff's access to the White House.
The hearing will also be a good opportunity for Waxman to press for more details about White House employees' use of outside email accounts provided by the Republican National Committee. Ralston used such outside accounts when corresponding with Abramoff, even <a href="http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=195">writing to him once</a>, “I now have an RNC blackberry which you can use to e-mail me at any time. No security issues like my WH email.”
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