JUNE 28 2007
White House does damage control to prepare for the questions
about Karl Rove's involvement in the Siegelman Case.
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Siegelman Sentence Sends Riley to DC.
posted on Doc's Political Parlor
Riley told disappointed organizers of the Cullman function that he will
meet with Bush Administration officials to discuss damage control
relating to the Siegelman case. “The sentence will come down today,
and they’re very concerned about all the questions about the role
Karl Rove played in this prosecution,” the [Cullman County GOP]
source said.
<more on Doc's>
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Siegelman Sentenced. Riley Rushes to
Washington.
by Scott Horton Harper's
...Meanwhile, sources in the Cullman County GOP tell me that
Alabama Republican Governor Bob Riley, whose election campaign
against Siegelman precipitated the criminal investigation and
prosecution of Siegelman, was summoned urgently to Washington,
DC. He was to have addressed a dinner at the Dodge House
Restaurant in Hanceville (famous for its all-you-can-eat prime rib
buffet on Fridays). Riley told disappointed organizers of the Cullman
function that he will meet with Bush Administration officials to discuss
damage control relating to the Siegelman case. “The sentence will
come down today, and they’re very concerned about all the
questions about the role Karl Rove played in this prosecution,” the
source said.
But why the worry? Aren’t all these concerns paranoid delusions?
Hardly. In fact, the White House has given strict instructions to avoid
all questioning concerning the Siegelman case – which explains why
Karl Rove’s fake answer was supplanted with a “no comment.” Isn’t it
strange that Louis Franklin, the man supposedly in charge of the
case, makes aggressive statements about Rove’s non-involvement –
covering matters as to which he obviously has no personal
knowledge – whereas Rove himself and the White House maintain an
increasingly nervous silence? Telling facts, I’d say.
And consider further the White House’s invocation of Executive
Privilege in a desperate last-step measure to block production of
documents to Congressional oversight committees which might well
have shed more light on the White House’s dealings with federal
prosecutors in Alabama concerning the Siegelman prosecution.
<more>
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Did Karl Rove sic the Justice Department on
former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman?
by Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo
Josh Marshall thinks this case should get more attention....
<link to video>
White House does damage control to prepare for the questions
about Karl Rove's involvement in the Siegelman Case.
..............................................................................................................
Siegelman Sentence Sends Riley to DC.
posted on Doc's Political Parlor
Riley told disappointed organizers of the Cullman function that he will
meet with Bush Administration officials to discuss damage control
relating to the Siegelman case. “The sentence will come down today,
and they’re very concerned about all the questions about the role
Karl Rove played in this prosecution,” the [Cullman County GOP]
source said.
<more on Doc's>
..............................................................................................................
Siegelman Sentenced. Riley Rushes to
Washington.
by Scott Horton Harper's
...Meanwhile, sources in the Cullman County GOP tell me that
Alabama Republican Governor Bob Riley, whose election campaign
against Siegelman precipitated the criminal investigation and
prosecution of Siegelman, was summoned urgently to Washington,
DC. He was to have addressed a dinner at the Dodge House
Restaurant in Hanceville (famous for its all-you-can-eat prime rib
buffet on Fridays). Riley told disappointed organizers of the Cullman
function that he will meet with Bush Administration officials to discuss
damage control relating to the Siegelman case. “The sentence will
come down today, and they’re very concerned about all the
questions about the role Karl Rove played in this prosecution,” the
source said.
But why the worry? Aren’t all these concerns paranoid delusions?
Hardly. In fact, the White House has given strict instructions to avoid
all questioning concerning the Siegelman case – which explains why
Karl Rove’s fake answer was supplanted with a “no comment.” Isn’t it
strange that Louis Franklin, the man supposedly in charge of the
case, makes aggressive statements about Rove’s non-involvement –
covering matters as to which he obviously has no personal
knowledge – whereas Rove himself and the White House maintain an
increasingly nervous silence? Telling facts, I’d say.
And consider further the White House’s invocation of Executive
Privilege in a desperate last-step measure to block production of
documents to Congressional oversight committees which might well
have shed more light on the White House’s dealings with federal
prosecutors in Alabama concerning the Siegelman prosecution.
<more>
..............................................................................................................
Did Karl Rove sic the Justice Department on
former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman?
by Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo
Josh Marshall thinks this case should get more attention....
<link to video>
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| Video posted June 28 at 2:44 pm Produced by Josh Marshall <link to video at TPM> |
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