Posts tagged attorney general

• 14 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  GOP Walks Out on Contempt Vote

  After eight years of sitting still, it turns out that Republicans do know how to get up and move. Today, they walked out of the House's vote to hold Josh Bolton and Harriet Miers in contempt over the firing of US Attorney Generals. From the Hill:House Republicans Thursday left the chamber ahead of

• 31 Aug

  Blog: Veracifier

  Lieberman for AG fears are the fruits of political cannibalism

  Since Gonzales resigned on Monday, the Web has been rife with speculation about his successor, much of it swirling around the possibility of a Joe Lieberman nomination. He’s qualified; before he was elected to the Senate, he was Connecticut’s Attorney General. His close relationship with Presi

• 28 Aug

  Blog: TPMtv

  Who is Paul Clement?

  The new, acting attorney general of the United States is not one you might know, but for the next 210 days (maximum), or until Bush successfully appoints a permanent replacement, he's going to be filling Gonzo's shoes.  And that's not necessarily a bad thing.Clement is one of the few in a long line

• 21 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: May 21, 2007

  Low ConfidenceIn a TPMtv Sunday Show Roundup, we survey the Alberto-Gonzales-confidence landscape on the Sunday morning talk shows. And what we find isn't too pretty.There's no mistaking that the tide has turned again on the AGGOP Gonzales Resignation Roll Call ReturnsSenate prepares for a no-confid

• 10 May

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: May 10, 2007

  What TPM Would Ask Alberto Gonzales Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is up on Capitol Hill today to field questions from the House Judiciary Committee about the U.S. Attorney firings. We have a few questions we'd like to ask him ourselves... Links: Secret Order By Gonzales Delegated Extraordinar