Hooboy.

WASHINGTON - "President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.

Bush's attorney told Congress the White House would not turn over subpoenaed documents for former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor. Congressional panels want the documents for their investigations of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' stewardship of the Justice Department."


Aaaaaand, the money shot:

...Thursday was the deadline for surrendering the documents. The White House also made clear that Miers and Taylor would not testify next month, as directed by the subpoenas, which were issued June 13. The stalemate could end up with House and Senate contempt citations and a battle in federal court over separation of powers.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070628/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_subpoenas


Two words for you, Georgie. Richard Nixon.

Three more words. Still. Not. King.

(and the timing of this, right before the 4th of July, delights me. Who's got a musket? Who's got a flag?)

Updates, Indy and Otherwise

Indy Fever continues. The earlier-referenced stalkers were indeed stalking through downtown New Haven, despite the (ugh) heat (it's officially a heat wave, with three days at 90-plus degrees). Serious stalkers, apparently, replete with wannabe Jones wardrobe, coming in from all over the US and parts of Europe.

Ford, according to the news, did not mingle with the masses, but his stunt double did. Vic's always been a class act -- and from what I've heard, he doesn't get enough to do*, even now. Ford likes to get his clothes dirty.

Reportedly, the motorbike-down-the-stairs scene was scrapped. Bummer.


Meanwhile at Ch. Felidae, it remains too warm and very busy. This weekend I have two client manuscripts to handle, plus the possibility of revising/updating a proposal for the day job (of all the things I ever thought I'd be doing, urban development proposals wasn't it!). And writing, yes. Several short stories are finally getting their chance on the screen.

And, in the world at large, some nice news -- the bald eagle has been taken off the endangered species list. Sometimes, as a species, we don't suck...



* a joke, Vic Armstrong's a damn busy man. Google him and be impressed.