Feminism In A Snap

Jill Filipovic has a photographic proof Barack Obama taking women issues much more seriously than George W. Bush. Take notice of who is standing near Bush. Several Congressional Republicans are no longer in office. No more Tom Delay, Rick Santorum or Dennis Hastert. Change I can believe in.

FDLE Stalled By House In Mark Foley Investigation

The House of Representatives will not allow the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to examine Mark Foley's congressional computer. Dennis Hastert and Nancy Pelosi took a similar stance after William Jefferson's office was raided by the FBI. The raid was done with a legal warrant after $90,000 was found in Jefferson's freezer.

Hastert and Pelosi issued this joint press release after the FBI raid.

"The Justice Department was wrong to seize records from Congressman Jefferson's office in violation of the Constitutional principle of Separation of Powers, the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution, and the practice of the last 219 years. These constitutional principles were not designed by the Founding Fathers to place anyone above the law. Rather, they were designed to protect the Congress and the American people from abuses of power, and those principles deserve to be vigorously defended."

"Accordingly, the Justice Department must immediately return the papers it unconstitutionally seized. Once that is done, Congressman Jefferson can and should fully cooperate with the Justice Department's efforts, consistent with his constitutional rights."

"In addition, the Justice Department must immediately cease any further review of the documents it unconstitutionally seized, ensure that those who have reviewed the documents do not divulge their contents to the investigators, and move in Court to vitiate the search warrant."

The House is behaving as it is above the law. No reasonable person is arguing that Foley or Jefferson behaved unethically. The same can be said about the House.

In related news: the FDLE found no pornographic photos in any emails in Mark Foley emails.

Other Mark Foley posts:

Mark Foley Resigns
St. Petersburg Times Sat On Mark Foley Story
St. Petersburg Times Blows It On Mark Foley
The Tom Reynolds, Dennis Hastert & Mark Foley Connection
FBI Investigating Mark Foley
White House Opposes independent investigation into Foley
Mark Foley in Rehab
More Pages Talk About Foley Emails
Matt Drudge Blames Kids For Foley Troubles
Jeb Bush Letter to Dennis Hastert
Hastert Made Same Mistakes With Foley As He Did With Delay

The Brownie Moment

We now know that Alberto Gonzales's days are numbered. He has received the kiss of death. George Bush has publicly come out to say he is doing a heckuva job.

“I do have confidence in Attorney General Al Gonzales,” Mr. Bush said of his old friend from Texas.

A vote of confidence from a President a 30 percent approval rating is like the Captain of the Exxon Valdez saying to ship is going to make it safely to shore.

Others have felt the warm glow of Bush's vote of confidence.

Tom Delay

"He's been a very effective leader," Mr. Bush said. "We've gotten a lot done in the legislature, and I'm convinced we'll get more done in the legislature."

That mugshot put a crimp into Bush's plans of getting more done together.



Dennis Hastert, come on down.

“Before I liberate the speaker so he doesn’t have to stand up here for that long, Speaker, I want to say this to you,” Mr. Bush said. “I am proud to be standing with the current speaker of the House who is going to be the future speaker of the House.”

Hastert at the time said "I'm going to run and presumably win in this election, and when I do I expect to run for speaker."

Hastert is now a back bencher.

Harriet Miers.

"I picked the best person I could find," Bush said at his first full-fledged White House news conference since May.

And Bush looked no further than his own office.

We can't forget Michael Brown.

"Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job."

Gonzales has experienced his Brownie moment. It's only a matter of time before he resigns.