Mr. Vice President, do you like apples?
Yes? Well, then, how do you like them apples? For those who missed the original story, VP Cheney has made the argument that his office is not subject to ISOO oversight because, Cheney claims, the office of the Vice President is not an "entity within the executive branch." Leaving aside the merits of Cheney's argument, of which there are essentially none, Emmanuel's stratagem is a lovely example of why our Congress is viewed by the public with slightly less confidence than HMOs. Playing tit-for-tat with my tax dollars is not amusing to me in the least. If you've got a point here, Mr. Congressman, make it in court.
posted by QueensGuy @ 9:45 AM
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Sort of like when the President Clinton denied he was the Commander In Chief, or something like that, for legal reasons. Or when Hillary was part of the administration, then not, depending on what gave her more legal protections.
These sort of legalistic arguments, even when you feel some people are trying to unfairly take advantage of you, always make you look bad.
Quite so. This case strikes me as particularly ironic given that he's fighting against a security audit of some documents on which he has claimed executive privilege.
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