"you would have thought someone took away their pacifiers."

[rodeodance]

te he.

I got this and had a good laugh (for the most part)

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Democrats Standing Firm Against Treason
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:36:04 -0800
From: Congressman John Conyers <[e-mail]>
Reply-To: [e-mail]
To: xxxxx



November 4, 2005

Democrats Standing Firm Against Treason


Returning from the Rosa Parks memorial ceremony in Detroit this week, I have been encouraged by the principled stands that many of my Democratic colleagues have taken.

Earlier this week, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid invoked a rarely used parliamentary procedure to demand on the Senate floor that Republicans provide answers to questions about the administration's use of pre-war intelligence. When Senate Republicans were confronted with the need to come clean with the American people and put our nation's security ahead of propping up a sinking administration, you would have thought someone took away their pacifiers.

"Never have I been slapped in the face with such an affront to the leadership of this grand institution." - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist

Sorry Senator Frist, but having to face questions about why we are fighting a war based on flawed intelligence is not an affront, it's your job. It's disappointing that you consider this responsibility such a burden.

This week, joined by my House colleagues Henry Waxman and Maurice Hinchey, I called on Vice President Cheney to testify before Congress. In the 1970s, Cheney served as Deputy Chief of Staff to President Gerald Ford who agreed to appear before Congress to explain his reasons for pardoning President Nixon. While I am not expecting a speedy answer from the Vice President, I believe the country deserves to hear his reasons for outing a covert agent and undermining our intelligence community. .

I would be remiss if I did not highlight a principled Republican standing up to speak the truth. Former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Larry Wilkerson, attracted a lot of attention when he chose to speak publicly about a cabal led by Cheney and Rumsfeld co-opting our national security policy for their own purposes. What was perhaps most illuminating was Wilkerson's interview on NPR's Morning Edition yesterday when he explained that Cheney himself directed the policy of detainee abuse in Abu Ghraib. How was Wilkerson so sure? Because Cheney asked him to collect all the documents and records of communications within the administration on this issue. I wonder where those documents are now?

The DCCC has also been engaged in some creative work following the Libby indictments. They have produced a short video that includes clips of many of the promises Republicans made to get to the bottom of the Valerie Plame leak. This piece includes the Bush Sr. declaration that the lowest form of treason is revealing a spy, the current president’s promises to fire anyone involved in the leak, and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie affirming that this was worse than Watergate.

I will be posting this email on my blog, http://conyersblog.us and would encourage any of you to come to this site and post any comments you may have. I will be checking in periodically throughout the weekend to respond to postings.

Thank you for your help and your continued stand for a better democracy.
Sincerely,
http://www.conyersforcongress.com/mail/util.cfm?mailaction=clickthru&gpiv=1999992949.173156.105&gen=1&mailing_linkid=2029
John Conyers, Jr.

[grannylib]

1. God bless you, John Conyers!! That's great. Frist and the reThugs are a

big bunch of crybabies when anyone DARES to question them or their motives or their agenda.
Boo fuckin' hoo.
Have a hanky, Biwwy Boy...wipe your wittow nose and DO YOUR FUCKING JOB.

[Debau2005]

2. I have found

that when my Repub co-workers or family bring up the "dirty trick" of closing the Senate doors (their words not mine!) remind me them of the number of times that the Repubs closed the Senate doors to discuss Clinton's penis! I believe it was SIX! Remind them this is was to get information on why we are killing American, and foreign troops, and Iraqi civlians. This usually shuts them up. I get the feeling that my Repub family are really dreading the holidays with me!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. John Conyers is my hero

and also a gentleman. He mentions Republicans who are speaking out, and simply reminding crybaby Frist that he needs to quit whining and do his job.

[kwolf68]

4. Conyers is awesome

bump...

[gratuitous]

5. You'd think an indictment would raise some eyebrows

But the Republicans seem about as curious about this as a pro wrestling referee. You'd almost think they weren't interested in the result of an investigation.

Almost.

[me b zola]

6. Rep. Conyers continues to hammer the cons over their heads with the truth

Rep.Conyers:

"Sorry Senator Frist, but having to face questions about why we are fighting a war based on flawed intelligence is not an affront, it's your job. It's disappointing that you consider this responsibility such a burden."


:patriot: