House Dems Move To Cut Cheney's Funding

Spending Bill Amendment Response To VP's Claim He Is Not Part Of Executive Branch

(CBS/AP)  House Democrats, responding to Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion that his office is exempt from certain national security disclosure requirements, said Tuesday they will try to strip his office's funding.

The proposal to eliminate funding for Cheney's office would come as an amendment to an annual spending bill, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said. This amendment may come up on the House floor either late tonight or tomorrow.

Cheney set off protests from Democrats when he declared that his office was exempt from sections of a presidential order that executive branch offices provide data on how much material they classify and declassify. The White House agreed, saying that Cheney's office was exempt from the reporting order because it was not intended to treat the vice president's office as an executive branch "agency."

According to Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Cheney not only violated Executive Order 12958 by blocking the National Archives from conducting security inspections in his office, his staff also sought to abolish the Information Security Oversight Office.

Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., sponsor of the de-funding amendment, noted that five years ago Cheney claimed executive privilege in refusing to release details about his meetings with oil industry executives to discuss energy policy.

"Now when we want to know what he's doing as it relates to America's national security in the lead-up to the war in Iraq and after the fact, the vice president has declared he is a member of the legislative branch."

Therefore, Emanuel said, "we will no longer fund the executive branch of his office and he can live off the funding for the Senate presidency." The vice president presides as president of the Senate.

Hoyer, asked if the amendment would pass, said, "I don't know about that." But he said "we shouldn't fund him in both branches. I think there's going to be consideration of an amendment and that will be discussed."

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaking Sunday on Fox News Sunday, said Cheney's move was "the height of arrogance." She said it might not be a bad idea that money for Cheney's office be held up until he decides whether or not he's in the executive branch.

Cheney's spokesperson Lea Anne McBride said Emanuel's amendment was "pure politics."

In a letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding yesterday, in which he disputed White House claims that Cheney's actions were above board, Rep. Waxman criticized the administration's handling of classified information and security issues, writing that executive staff regularly blocked inspections by security officials checking for compliance with security rules; regularly ignored security breaches reported by Secret Service or CIA agents; and mismanaged the White House Security Office.

In addition, Mr. Bush's top political advisor, Karl Rove, had his security clearance renewed although it was prohibited under guidelines signed by Mr. Bush himself, given Rove's leaking of classified information in the Valerie Plame affair.

Waxman repeated a request for interviews with certain White House officials, and said he would seek subpoenas if they were not forthcoming.

[godofredo29]

I guess this is what happens when you don't finish your dissertation. Glad I didn't quit. And, you can't buy your way out of that one.

[rushlimpdrug]

Thank you for taking the 1st step.
Can hardly wait till they impeach this scum.
This guy is more dangerous than the swine flu.

[skyk-2009]

Hehehehe I love it!!

[clestes-2009]

Cheney is the worst slime ball of all the neocons. He has broken any law that he didn't like. He has shredded the constitution. The only reason he is holding back with his papers is because they will show he is a thoroughly ruthless, selfish, money grubbing oil baron, who misuses his position of power to make a fotune off the Iraq invasion at the expense of hundreds of thousands of lives and does not care about anything except himself.

He claims to care only about what history says. History will show him to be the absolute worse vice president in this country's history. History will show him to be a crook, a thief, a liar, a law breaking sob who did more damage to this country and the rest of the world than any other vice president. Bush is merely incompetent. Cheney is EVIL.

May he rot in hell forever for the death he has caused.

[charlesdjohn]

Give em hell Cheney! Stand your ground against the constitution hating democrats and liberals.

[forthepeopl1]

AMERICANS TO CHANGE THIS ILLEIGAL ADMINASTRATION AS A VETERAN IT IS MY DUTY TO SAVE MY COUNTRY.

time to take up ARMS and take them all out.

EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO HELP WITH THIS SHOULD BE TALKING TO ALL MEDIA OUTLETS AND TELLING THEM THAT AMERICANS ARE READY TO TAKE WASHINGTON ON AND ITS NOT A FEW AMERICANS ITMILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT WILL TAKE BACK THERE COUNTRY..

I AM WILLING TO GIVE MY BLOOD FOR ALL AMERICANS TO GET OUR COUNTRY BACK TO WHAT OUR FORFATHERS WANTED.

AM A VET AND AM READY TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS AMERICAN BOYCOT/COOP IF WE THE PEOPLE DONT DO THIS NOW WE WILL BE GIVENING UP ON OUR CONSTITUTION AND WHAT ALL OUR VET HAVE DIED FOR..

DAVID A BELANGER,VET US ARMY,[e-mail],978-618-3105

ok so wants to join in on this great american REVOLUTION


they cant kill millions of americans at once so if we charge them all at once we will win and take them out and hang them all..

just like in the old days of the west...hang them from the trees in front of the whitehouse and see how many start telling the truth about what they have done to all us americans..


if the american NOW dont stand up and start a NATIONAL REVOUTION ON THIS WASHINGTON BULL S/H/I/T/ THEN we as TRUE AMERICANS can say nothing!!!

its time to take all this *** and take our government back now..

[mcvet]

Give em hell Cheney! Stand your ground against the constitution hating democrats and liberals.
Posted by CharlesDJohn at 02:37 PM : Jun 27, 2007

How is that? Are you saying our Elected Representatives can't cut off funding to the head of the Gestapo? Or are you saying they don't have a right to the info? With you fascist it's so hard to figure.

[charlesdjohn]

forthepeople,

I think I see a line forming behind you...

It looks like a pimple on a gnats a$$.

[huskerarmy]

Give em hell Cheney! Stand your ground against the constitution hating democrats and liberals.
Posted by CharlesDJohn
Constitution hating? Where were you educated man? Please, before posting this kind of ignorant pablum, give us a cite, anything that infers that the VP is not part of the executive branch... anything, a kernel of a grain of something. For God's sake have you no shame?

[rushlimpdrug]

Give em hell Cheney! Stand your ground against the constitution hating democrats and liberals.
Posted by CharlesDJohn

Charlie? are you ok? I'm thinking your in "D-John".

[pepperp1]

His funding should be cut because we the tax payers want him fired, he has lied again and again to the American people or he is dumb as a rock, either way he is unacceptable to the American People.

[charlesdjohn]

MCVet

You sound more like a draft dodger, that did not dodge hard enough, than a veteran of the US Military who was proud to serve their country......

[huskerarmy]

You sound more like a draft dodger, that did not dodge hard enough, than a veteran of the US Military who was proud to serve their country......
Posted by CharlesDJohn
Cheney received serial deferments to avoid Viet Nam. Now you want to defend him and challenge a veterans patriotismin the same breath... How desperate you and your ilk have become.

[charlesdjohn]

For the last umpteen years I have watched while the fascist Democrats have lined up to strip American citizens of there constitutional rights. When they figured out that citizens were watching and that they were losing then many of them jumped to the other side of the fence to try and hide.....

Cheney has more balls than the entire democratic party combined.....

[tuckerndfw]

Charlie? are you ok? I'm thinking your in "D-John".

Posted by rushlimpdrug at 02:45 PM : Jun 27, 2007

He (it?) is clearly a GOP troll.

CharlesDJohn is a clever alias. He (it?) is full of sh*t.

[forthepeopl1]

REVOLUTION IS THE ONLY WAY OUR ELECTED WILL SEE THAT AMERICA IS DONE WITH ALL THEIR LIES AND SCAMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS DOWN IN CONGRESS. AND WE THE PEOPLE DO HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE WHAT IS GOING ON DOWN THERE. SO WHY NOT MARCH ON CONGRESS WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO SHOW THEM WE THE PEOPLE DO HAVE A SAY IN THIS COUNTRY.

DO YOU REALLY THINK OUR GOVERNEMNT WOULD FIRE UPON US..I DONT THINK ANY AMERICAN GUARD OR ANYONE IN THE SERVICE WOULD FIRE UPON ANY AMERICAN TRYING TO SAVE AMERICA

[rushlimpdrug]

Cheney has more balls than the entire democratic party combined.....
Posted by CharlesDJohn
I hear what your saying Charlie.
My neighbor has a dog like that.
All day long he's just licking his balls.
Just like Cheney.

[charlesdjohn]

I still recall that beautiful summer (1978) day at Fort Leonard Wood during Basic Combat Training. The DI questioned every member of my platoon asking each why they were there. There was a chorus of replies saying, "I am here to avoid going to jail, I am here to avoid losing my drivers license..." I still remember how I felt when it came my turn to answer his question and I replied, "Because I want to be!"

[charlesdjohn]

If anyone here thinks that I or my fellow American's would not defend our great nation against all enemies foreign and domestic then you are sadly mistaken!

[rushlimpdrug]

. . Because I want to be!"
Posted by CharlesDJohn
and your still a wannabe.

[charlesdjohn]

There is as proper way to march on Congress...

It's called get off your fat a$$ and vote!

If you don't like our government then work and VOTE to change it.

Be advised that if you attack our government then you will lose...

[charlesdjohn]

You are ashamed of being an American!

I am proud to say that I WANNABE an American and that I am an American!

[fascistusa]

WAKE UP!!!

9/11 part 2 is COMING!!!

The Neo-Cons, Israel, and The American Elite WILL KILL AMERICANS for their AGENDA.

THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VOTING IS A JOKE. THEY GOT THE GUNS, WE GOT THE NUMBERS.

[feelfree1]

Re: "House Democrats, responding to Vice President *** Cheney's assertion that his office is exempt from certain national security disclosure requirements, said Tuesday they will try to strip his office's funding."

It is refreshing to see the Democrats demonstrate a crumb of creative thought!

Nice tactic!

[feelfree1]

Re: "House Democrats, responding to Vice President *** Cheney's assertion that his office is exempt from certain national security disclosure requirements, said Tuesday they will try to strip his office's funding."

It is refreshing to see the Democrats demonstrate a crumb of creative thought!

Nice tactic!

[gkc99]

One look at Darth and you can see in his eyes that he is a deeply troubled man. A sociopath. He needs help, of the kind only a "residential" institution can provide. The kind of undisclosed location that you can't walk out of.

I am an American, proud to be so, love our flag, and WILL NOT watch as the red, white and blue comes to represent TORTURE AND FASCISM! Neocon goosesteppers you will not turn our nation into an emblem of TORTURE. period.

[nativewoman]

Isn't it TOO hilarious that the cbsnews.com censor-bot considers Cheney's first name a naughty word such that it must be displayed as "***"!

[ganttbarb]

First it was WMD and Nigerian yellowcake.
Next it was destroy the infrastructure of Iraq so Halliburton can reconstruct w/out competitive bid. Then it was ooops millions of dollars have disappeared from the reconstruction money. Wonder which Cheney account that lost money was deposited into. Next will it be Sudan-Nigeria, or Libya-Venezuala? ....or Iran....WHY MUST THE OIL CARTEL GREED ... PREVENT ALTERNATIVE FUEL FREEDOM FOR THE US?
Ok, so Wolfowitz and Libby are taken down. Now we need to take down Cheney and then impeach Bush.

[forthepeopl1]

to charles D, OUR WHITEHOUSE AND OUR GOVERNEMNT IS THE DEMESTIC ENEMIES OF AMERICANS. AND IF YOU CANT SEE THAT, THEN MAYBE GETS SOME GLASSES ON..

THEY HAVE BEEN MURDERING OUR TROOPS FOR THEIR OWN PLESSURE AND PROFIT..

AND I WILL DEFEND MY COUNTRY FROM THESE DOMESTIC ENEMIES, BUSH,CHENEY,RICE,RUMSFELD,ROVE

[pepperp1]

The Tax and Steal party has increased government spending by 48% while in power and have been giving 40 cents of every discretionary US Tax dollar to their donor Repug companies. No wonder they want to keep everything a secret on how and why they are spending your tax dollar. Congress should end all no bid contracts now, assess what work can be in sourced back to the US and or US companies instead of throwing our tax dollars to companies HQ in Dubai. 40 cents on every tax dollar I worked for and they supposedly can not fund Soc Sec obligations.

[forthepeopl1]

DONT FORGET THE 100 MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH WE THE PEOPLE PAY OUT OF OUR TAXES FOR BORROWING FROM CHINA.JAPEN..

SURE YOU DONT CARE ABOUT THAT CHARLES D.

[randalds]

If he's not really part of the executive branch when it comes to following those laws, but not really part of the Senate when it comes to following those laws, then he's not really a federal employee and needs to be fired as a cost savings of his wasted salary. Same with his staff. If he wants an office at the White House then he should pay the going rate for D.C. office space per square foot and hire and pay for his own staff. Same with the official vice-president's home. Figure up the rent and the bills he's cost the taxpayers the past 6+ years, for office, home, Air Force 2 flights, travel, all other expenses and send this worthless POS deadbeat MF a bill!

[bobnjersey]

[For the last umpteen years I have watched while the fascist Democrats have lined up to ...]
[Posted by CharlesDJohn at 02:51 PM : Jun 27, 2007]

fascist democrats?

well ... at least you spelled it right.

[pepperp1]

pad lock the doors, turn off the lights.. good night ***.

[feelfree1]

Re: "The White House agreed, saying that Cheney's office was exempt from the reporting order because it was not intended to treat the vice president's office as an executive branch "agency."

###

******** Cheney and the Bush mafia do seem to have a point here.

Since Bush (the lesser) was most likely never legitimately elected into office, it stands to reason that Cheney can not be considered as part of the Executive branch.

[fascistusa]

REVOLUTION. REVOLT.

Get out of your seats. Get on your feet.


THE ONLY THING THAT WILL STOP THIS FASCIST REGIME IS We The People in the STREETS.

The black people know how it works :

LA RIOTS.

LIGHT THIS MOTHER**FU**CKI*NG COUNTRY ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!

[cbs627]

Just imagine. If each and every one of you used all this energy to write your representative and congressperson, then ask five of your friends to do the same and have five of their friends do the same - imagine the impact that would have. You don't believe it would? Try it. I remember a time when the American public forced a President out of office just because the American public COMMUNICATed with their elected officials in Washington DC. Remember Richard Nixon? It is all a matter of being involved with your life, not expecting others to do it for you. You have a powerful tool - its called EMAIL.

[sam_jamison]

Why dont we just impeach both the President and Vice President simultaneously? Also how did it slip by that its ok for big business and corporations to sponsor ad campaigns? Whats going on America? Its time for the Supreme Court, GOP, and also the leaders of the Democrats to be called to justice.

[sam_jamison]

Why dont we just impeach both the President and Vice President simultaneously? Also how did it slip by that its ok for big business and corporations to sponsor ad campaigns? Whats going on America? Its time for the Supreme Court, GOP, and also the leaders of the Democrats to be called to justice.

[fascistusa]

Ammonia and Bleach DOES NOT Explode.

It forms Chlorine Gas. Deadly Chlorine Gas.

USED IN WW1. Will be used in The 2nd American Revolution.

Your pee contains Ammonia. **** away!!

[mbcsmith]

DONT FORGET THE 100 MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH WE THE PEOPLE PAY OUT OF OUR TAXES FOR BORROWING FROM CHINA.JAPEN..

SURE YOU DONT CARE ABOUT THAT CHARLES D.
Posted by forthepeople

Who is Japen and why are we borrowing money from them?

[fascistusa]

Ammonia and Bleach DOES NOT Explode.

It forms Chlorine Gas. Deadly Chlorine Gas.

USED IN WW1. Will be used in The 2nd American Revolution.

Your pee contains Ammonia. **** away!!

L.A RIOTS. IT WORKS.

FREE AMERICA FROM THIS FASCIST REGIME!!!

[tylenol6]

DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING THE IDIOTS IN CONGRESS SAY
THEY ARE GOING TO DO......THEY ARE THE DO NOTHING
CONGRESS.....

[fascistusa]

Ammonia and Bleach DOES NOT Explode.

It forms Chlorine Gas. Deadly Chlorine Gas.

USED IN WW1. Will be used in The 2nd American Revolution.

Your pee contains Ammonia. **** away!!

LA RIOTS. HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS - THEIR BUSINESSES!!

FREE AMERICA FROM THIS FASCIST REGIME!!!

[sam_jamison]

RE: TYLENOL6...

The do nothing congress of the Dems or the Do everything illegal under the table/behind closed doors of the Republicans.

This government is corrupted to the core on both sides.

Maybe Nader should run again, he'd have more chance now than ever before

[feelfree1]

fascistusa,

Re: "It forms Chlorine Gas. Deadly Chlorine Gas."

It is my understanding that mixing bleach and amonia results in the formation of hydrosene gas, not chlorine gas. Chlorine is the only thing needed to make chlorine gas.

This gas is deadly, has been used in the early 20th century as a chemical weapon, it is highly flamable, and is used as rocket fuel.

Maybe the UN inspectors should have checked Saddam's utility closet for WMDs? ;-o

[fascistusa]

Often, one looks at a bottle of bleach and wonders, 'Why shouldn't this be mixed with ammonia?' If you know how dangerous chlorine gas is to humans (it was used as a chemical weapon during World War I and later by Nazi Germany in World War II), this will be very apparent. This entry will tell of a few reactions that can occur when bleach and ammonia are mixed in various proportions - the release of chlorine gas is just one of these. In the following sections, the header will be the name of the most dangerous compound produced in the reaction shown. Please, do not try any of this at home.

[feelfree1]

fascistusa,

I think that I misspelled the word. It should have been 'HYDRAZINE', and it is explosive, deadly to inhale, and is used as rocket fuel.

[antoniof123]

As the elections draw near the idiot neo con congress will relaize that while you can play your games you may not get to keep your jobs. Each day is one day closer to the elections and you will be punished again for this. This is the new party the neo con party because the Republican party no longer exists. I along with so many others have left. Also look for more after the blood bath in 2008.

[fascistusa]

Often, one looks at a bottle of bleach and wonders, 'Why shouldn't this be mixed with ammonia?' If you know how dangerous chlorine gas is to humans (it was used as a chemical weapon during World War I and later by Nazi Germany in World War II), this will be very apparent. This entry will tell of a few reactions that can occur when bleach and ammonia are mixed in various proportions - the release of chlorine gas is just one of these. In the following sections, the header will be the name of the most dangerous compound produced in the reaction shown. Please, do not try any of this at home unless your Country has turned FASCIST.