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Politically Incorrect

Published on April 17, 2007 by The Sentinel

    And you thought KSU student e-mail was sketchy. The three-ring circus
that is the Alberto Gonzales investigation was recently upgraded to
full-blown carnival.

    The most recent point of contention is missing
correspondence. The Congressional investigative committee had requested
documents relating to the case, only to be informed that both the White
House and Republican National Committee were missing a number of
e-mails. Say, 5 million. Republicans blamed technical errors, while
Sen. Patrick Leahy drew a parallel between the incident and former
President Nixon’s infamous 18-minute gap in Oval Office recordings.

For Redstaters: “What can I say? Those Whitewater documents were tricky,” said Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
For the Blue: “I’m innocent. I don’t even know how to use e-mail,” said President Bush.

    Meanwhile, the man at the center of this political
firestorm is set to meet with the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will testify regarding his
involvement in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Critics claim that
the terminations are politically motivated. Gonzales maintains that no
one was fired for any improper reason…

    Congress is working this week to finalize a funding
bill for U.S. operations in Iraq. Both the House and Senate attached
provisions in their respective bills that designated time lines for
troop withdrawal from the region. President Bush has stated he will
veto any bill that includes such stipulations or pork barrel spending.
Bush claims that any instituted time lines would undermine the U.S.
military effort. Democrats point to recent bombing inside the Green
Zone and other violent attacks as proof that the war is worsening.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plan
to meet with the president this week…

    But never mind the war, let’s talk groceries. During
a campaign stop in Alabama last week, Republican presidential hopeful
Rudy Giuliani faced the tough issues. Such as, how much is a gallon of
milk or a loaf of bread? The former New York City mayor guessed $1.50
and $1.25 respectively, while a website for an Upper East Side grocery
store listed $4.19 and $2.99…