Photo collage from source, HuffingtonPost.com
It's often said that this Congress was elected in November to end the war in Iraq. That's part of it. For me, another big part was two magic words: subpoena power.
Even the most hard-core right-winger would have to admit that during the previous years of the Bush Administration, there was precious little oversight. Congress ceased to be a separate but equal division of government--they were just a rubber stamp for anything the President wanted. When Democrats in the last Congress thought something was awry, they had absolutely no power to do anything about it. They couldn't even hold hearings in the Capitol, unless it was in a friggin' storage room in the basement.
So yes, a big part of the appeal of a Democratic Congress was the return of subpoena power. And that power is finally bearing fruit, or at least the promise of fruit. Tony Snow can rant and rave all he wants, this was overdue, and it is the "people's business."
Even the most hard-core right-winger would have to admit that during the previous years of the Bush Administration, there was precious little oversight. Congress ceased to be a separate but equal division of government--they were just a rubber stamp for anything the President wanted. When Democrats in the last Congress thought something was awry, they had absolutely no power to do anything about it. They couldn't even hold hearings in the Capitol, unless it was in a friggin' storage room in the basement.
So yes, a big part of the appeal of a Democratic Congress was the return of subpoena power. And that power is finally bearing fruit, or at least the promise of fruit. Tony Snow can rant and rave all he wants, this was overdue, and it is the "people's business."
My hope is that Congress remains steadfast, and builds upon this good start. Don't drop it, don't worry that the public isn't supporting you. Take these things to their conclusions, let the actual crimes and misdeeds be laid open. If you do that, you don't have to worry about public support. Once the string is pulled on this interconnected web of deceit, it will finally unravel, and it will not be difficult to attain that support. End of rant.
For a good rundown of some of what's going on right now, click here: Bush Crisis: Rove Subpoenaed, Senators Want Gonzales Perjury Probe, Contempt Of Congress at HuffingtonPost.com.
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