The Iceman..Errr...Waxman Cometh...

by S-Q @ 12:05 PM MDT


Raw Story

"I request that you provide any electronic messages sent or received by Karl Rove, J. Scott Jennings, or any other White House officials using accounts maintained by the RNC that relate to (1) the January 26, 2007, PowerPoint presentation at GSA, (2) the presentation of any similar political briefings at other federal agencies or to other federal employees, or (3) the use of federal agencies or resources to help Republican candidates," he wrote to RNC Chairman Mike Duncan.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today requested e-mails from the Republican National Committee related to the possible misuse of federal government employees and resources for political purposes.

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) warned that there were "Serious questions...about the legality and propriety" of a presentation delivered by a top White House aide, J. Scott Jennings, to General Services Administration appointees on the 2008 Elections. Some GSA political appointees reportedly asked how they could use their agency to contribute to Republican political gains in the 2008 elections.

Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby

Presidential records bill seeks to stop 'rewriting of history'

By S-Q @ 12:17 PM MDT


A bill sponsored by the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), seeks to stop the "rewriting of history" by restoring full access to presidential records, RAW STORY has learned.

"There are those who would like to rewrite history for their own purposes," Waxman warned in a floor speech, available at the Speaker of the House's blog, The Gavel.

Waxman was speaking out in favor of the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007, a bill he co-sponsored to cancel a 2001 executive order by President George W. Bush that "gave current and former presidents and vice presidents broad authority to withhold presidential records or delay their release indefinitely," according to a fact sheet at Waxman's website.

"It would allow the records, the raw information to be available, and let those who want to interpret those events do so as they see fit," Waxman said of the bill.

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