Rep. Davis (R-VA) threatens subpoenas (of WH and Cabinet members)

[TheGunslinger]

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/111005/news3.html

House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.) yesterday threatened to subpoena three members of the Bush Cabinet and White House counsel Harriet Miers if they do not comply with document requests issued by his select committee on Hurricane Katrina response.

During a committee hearing yesterday, Davis decried the failure of White House officials to release e-mails and other communication records related to the hurricane and its aftermath. Davis set a hard deadline of Nov. 18 for all federal agencies to comply with his requests.

“If documents aren’t produced by that date, I’m ready to proceed with subpoenas,” Davis said.

Davis chairs the special committee investigating the emergency response to Hurricane Katrina and the resulting flooding of New Orleans. The committee’s creation was a topic of intense partisan wrangling earlier this fall, when three Gulf Coast Democrats agreed to participate despite a party boycott urged by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.).

Shall we all hold our breath until the 18th?

;)

[Captain Hilts]

1. Davis is a mean cuss, who is a hunter not a gatherer.

He's been pretty good for some liberal causes lately.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Yay

It's good to know some of the repugs aren't all tooo repugnant. Some are actually showing some spine...

[prescole]

3. So whaddaya think is in the emails?

A few jokes, some fashion reviews, Bush asking if he can go home yet? Looks like Brownie wasn't the only one making an ass of himself on the Internet.

[TheGunslinger]

4. I'm sure lots of partisan BS...ways to spin the tragedy to their benefit.

Gotta be gigabytes of them.

[Burried News]

5. Forward hoe

[TheGunslinger]

6. That's a good one.

[Roland99]

7. Good thing for him the "Hammer" isn't in his leader position anymore.