Bush uses executive privilege again

President Bush claimed executive privilege to block the release of an FBI interview with Vice President Dick Cheney referring to the leak case of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Rep. Henry Waxman of the House Oversight Committee said he would move to hold Attorney General Michael Mukasky in contempt of Congress for not releasing the documents. Former State Department official Richard Armitage was the first one to reveal Plame's identity and I. Lewis Libby, the former cheif of staff to Vice President Cheney, was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the investigation of the leak and had his sentence commuted by the President. Recently, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan claimed he was at best, misled, during the investigation by Karl Rove, the president's senior advisor and Libby. It seems like the administration has much to hide about this leak case and is doing as much as possible to make sure it never makes the light of day.

Reference

Obama wins, whats next for Clinton?

Now that Senator Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination and Senator McCain has begun his attacks on him, what will Senator Clinton do? She still has not conceded from the race, but few think she will run as an independent candidate as that would make her the Ralph Nader of 2008. She will also most likely suspend her campaign instead of ending it as that would allow her to keep her delegates and give her more power. From rumors yesterday, it seemed like she was going for the VP slot in Obama's campaign. The Obama campaign seems to be open to the idea of having Clinton somewhere in the campaign or eventual cabinet if he wins, but whether they offer her the VP slot, we will have to wait and see. She has the vast support of 17 million Democrats, but also carries a lot of baggage from her past. Other options she has are to go back to the Senate and run for the Governor's seat in NY, become a powerhouse Senator like Senator Kennedy, or run for Senator Reid's seat as Majority Leader. This campaign has made Senator Clinton much more powerful since it shows she does not need President Clinton and can carry her own weight. Her next steps are being watched very closely by everyone.