Samhain
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Re: Justice Dept says president has exerted executive privilege over Fast and Furious
I'm pretty sure the difference is that Bush invoked executive privilege over conversations between himself and Gonzales, not DOJ documents. Plus, I don't remember anyone ever questioning that Bush was involved in the discussions over the attorney firings. See the above Congressional Report about the last 40 years of Executive Privilege( http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/104284.pdf )
'Ya know, Bush invoked executive privilege, and it was wrong, but that doesn't mean that people should turn their heads when Obama does it. Bush was a terrible president, but he is no longer the president. Obama is, and he is doing the same terrible presidential type stuff Bush did. Why are Democrats supporting this? Ahh, I think it's because Obama has a D after his name instead of an R.
I'm pretty sure the difference is that Bush invoked executive privilege over conversations between himself and Gonzales, not DOJ documents. Plus, I don't remember anyone ever questioning that Bush was involved in the discussions over the attorney firings. See the above Congressional Report about the last 40 years of Executive Privilege( http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/104284.pdf )