Cheney is leaving the country for 10 day trip to Asia ....

[Blackhatjack]

Michael Isikoff writes in Newsweek with an important point: If Libby's lawyers want Cheney to testify, they'd better act quick.

Cheney "is due to leave the country for a 10-day trip to Asia on Feb. 19.

Now isn't this convenient?

This White House has rushed people overseas to avoid testifying before. Should work for Uncle Dick. I just wonder if team Libby will be able to get this nugget of information to the Jury, that they wanted to call Uncle Dick but he had to leave the country.

[muntrv]

1. Cheney should stay gone. We don't need him.

[SoCalDem]

2. No problem.. court gets a 10-day recess.. Welcome back. Dr. Evil..take a seat !

[Missy Vixen]

18. Actually, there might be a problem with the 10 day recess

Patrick Fitzgerald has another trial starting very shortly in Chicago, namely Lord Black's. It should offer some serious fireworks. I wonder if they'd have to get a continuance to wait around for Crashcart.

In the meantime, H2O Man said on another thread that if he's appearing, it'll be Thursday.

:popcorn:
Julie
president for life of the PFEB

[whistle]

3. Is there a way to get Dick Cheney to leave the planet?

[undeterred]

4. Cheer up-

Maybe he'll be impossible to protect over there. :evilgrin:

[Quakerfriend]

5. My, my, my! He hardly ever goes anywhere for 10 days at

a time anymore.:bounce:

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Kitten shoping?

[Jacobin]

7. Awwww. He had 'other priorities'.....AGAIN

what a fucking wormy piss ridden trollop of a skank he is

[lovuian]

8. Somebody is playing cat and mouse

Yes Cheney delaying the inevitable...

[TZ]

9. no doubt to pick our next target after Iran

which won't be N. Korea since they actually can fight back...

[upi402]

10. Aneken got too close to the lake of fire. He'll return as full-on Darth Vader

The farce is definitely with him.

[Loge23]

11. and the purpose of the trip??

Off to scout the latest in torture tech?

[tridim]

12. How does this work for normal people on vacation?

I bet they make non-Darth Vader types without their own planes fly home immediately to testify. This could get interesting if he refuses to come back to testify.

[napi21]

13. OH OH...will they please KEEP HIM?

We'll pay you! PLEASE KEEP HIM THERE!!!!!!

[Olney Blue]

14. Don't let the West Coast hit you in the ass on the way out.

Shooter.

[volstork]

16. HA!

[H2O Man]

15. Thursday

is his only "open" day. It will be interesting. It appears that Libby's attorneys are leaning toward calling him.

[Olney Blue]

17. Has Cheney been served a subpoena already? If so, can he leave the country?

[Blackhatjack]

20. This is where the unitary executive theory & separations of powers arguments rise....

will be up to the courts to decide what course of action must be taken to obtain his compliance(ie. postpone trial, etc) and it is a toss up whether the Executive Branch will bow to the will of the Judicial Branch in a 'small' criminal case involving an individual.

[sam sarrha]

19. and Bu$h is going on an Extended South American jaunt. hunting down the little drunken Ho's no doubt