tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497078.post1944593538666044243..comments2023-10-20T04:05:20.070-04:00Comments on The Patriot: Here We Go AgainMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606902928721266606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497078.post-13664774659694823072007-07-10T14:11:00.000-04:002007-07-10T14:11:00.000-04:00Even if the subpoena issue manages to make it to t...Even if the subpoena issue manages to make it to the high court, it won't be until after Dubya is out of office. SCOTUS will then dismiss, or more likely deny cert because the issue is "moot" as the term is understood in constitutional law.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606902928721266606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497078.post-42908146447662368702007-07-10T12:15:00.000-04:002007-07-10T12:15:00.000-04:00This President is isolated--his approval rating is...This President is isolated--his approval rating is around 25%; fellow republicans can't run fast enough away from him, including by coming around on a pull out from the Iraq war (no doubt only b/c they want to keep their jobs come election time). Due to lack of time, he is also without hope of restoring his "legacy" as POTUS. Being in such an isolated and hopeless position, the only thing left him now are his cronies. So, he will do everything to appease them and prevent them from harm (hence, the commutation of I. Lewis Libby.) Similarly, he will not let them touch Gonzo. And if I were Bush, I guess I would probably have the same attitude at this point. "Bring it on." <BR/>After all, congress will have to do this and that to for the contempt order and even if they can manage to swing that, executive privilege is an ambiguously defined power. If there is one branch he has successfully rooted a legacy in it is the judiciary. <BR/><BR/>Who might his judges side with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com