S3742 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 26, 2007 the ‘‘do-nothing’’ Congress. The 110th a bright yellow in contrast to those of Which is worse: Leaders offering peanuts Congress is quickly becoming the ‘‘say the Atlantic menhaden, which are for a vote of this magnitude, or Members al- anything and do-nothing Congress’’ grayish. Menhaden range in weight up lowing their votes to be bought for peanuts. when it comes to fiscal discipline. Last to 1 pound or more. At sea, schools of The editorial went on to conclude: week, when the Senate debated the Atlantic menhaden may contain mil- These provisions demean a bill that, if en- budget, the majority spoke of the need lions of members. Common names for acted, would affect the lives of troops in Iraq for fiscal discipline, even as it passed Atlantic menhaden are mossbunkers and Afghanistan, the balance of power in the Middle East and America’s long-term secu- the $700 billion tax hike for taxpayers and fatback. In Florida, yellowfin men- rity. over the next 5 years. haden are called pogies, and are the In short, what we have is that my The chairman of the Senate Budget preferred species for use as strip bait. Committee was quoted as saying: This is important. It talks about the colleagues on the other side of the aisle We have a responsibility to govern, and range, since this is supposedly done as are willing to put money into pet you can’t govern without a budget. part of the Hurricane Katrina relief projects—which may or may not be But governing takes more than sim- measure. It says gulf menhaden range worthy endeavors, we will never ply passing a budget. Governing also from the Yucatan Peninsula to Tampa know—and yet are unwilling to ade- includes the discipline to live within a Bay, FL, with finescaled menhaden quately fund the needs of our military. budget. from the Yucatan to Louisiana—I For all their talk of earmark reform Unfortunately, both the Senate and guess we are getting a little closer now and transparency earlier this year, my the House failed in their first test by to where Hurricane Katrina hit—yel- colleagues seemed to have forgotten all including billions more in the war sup- lowfin menhaden from Louisiana to of that when they put together the sup- plemental than the President re- North Carolina, the Atlantic menhaden plemental appropriations bill. Madam President, I yield the floor, quested. As I mentioned, President ranges from Jupiter Inlet, FL, to Nova and I suggest the absence of a quorum. Bush has already threatened to veto Scotia. The various species of menha- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. STA- the House bill; not all because of the den occur anywhere from estuarine BENOW). The clerk will call the roll. timetable it imposes for our troops’ waters outward to the Continental The bill clerk proceeded to call the withdrawal from Iraq but also because Shelf. roll. the bill is full of pork. It says that menhaden are essentially Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, In today’s edition of the Politico, filter feeders, straining microscopic I ask unanimous consent the order for they did a fine job of identifying some plankton, algae, et cetera, from the the quorum call be rescinded. of the most egregious examples of pork water they swim through open- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without included in the House bill. They high- mouthed. Unlike mullet, they are not objection, it is so ordered. The Senator lighted $5 million for tropical fish bottom feeders. Due to their feeding from Tennessee is recognized. breeders and transporters for losses habits, they must be caught by cast Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, from a virus last year; $25 million for netting to be used as live bait. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in spinach that growers and handlers were This is the most interesting part of morning business for up to 8 minutes. unable to market, up to 75 percent of the article. It says: menhaden are not The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without their losses; $60.4 million for the Na- used for human consumption. Most re- objection, it is so ordered. cently, menhaden has begun to be ex- tional Marine Fisheries Service to be f distributed among fishing commu- ploited as a source of omega-3 fatty nities, Indian tribes, individuals, small acid fish oil for commercial human FIRING OF U.S. ATTORNEYS businesses, including fishermen, fish consumption, further threatening men- Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, processors, and related businesses, and haden populations. my late friend Alex Haley, the author other persons for assistance to miti- I certainly don’t know what the pur- of Roots, lived his life by 6 words: gate the economic and other social ef- pose is of this $120 million for shrimp ‘‘Find the Good and Praise It.’’ I fects by a commercial fishery failure. and the menhaden fishing industries, thought of those 6 words in connection It also includes $74 million for the but I can’t see in this description, or with the current discussion about the payment of storage, handling, and anywhere else in this legislation, why firing of 8 United States Attorneys. other associated costs for the 2007 crop this is an emergency or why it ought to The Democrats are making political of peanuts to ensure proper storage of be included in an emergency war sup- hay out of these firings at a time when peanuts for which a loan is made, and plemental. If anything, the inclusion of the Senate should be focused on Iraq, the House bill also includes $120 mil- this kind of appropriation in this emer- terrorism, health care costs, excessive lion for the shrimp and menhaden fish- gency war supplemental in the House federal spending, energy independence ing industries to cover consequences of bill trivializes the importance of pro- and keeping our brainpower advantage Hurricane Katrina. viding the money that will help our so we can keep our good jobs here in- Now, I have to confess, even though I troops deployed in Afghanistan and stead of seeing them move overseas. like to fish a little myself, I had never Iraq in harm’s way. U.S. Attorneys have always been po- even heard of menhaden, so I went on Here is what the Senate bill included: litical appointees serving at the pleas- the Internet to something called the $24 million for funding of sugar beets; ure of the president. President Clinton Menhaden Fact Sheet. This is, if you $3 million funding for sugar cane, all of fired them all on his first day in office. will recall, $120 million for the shrimp which goes to a Hawaiian cooperative; Such partisanship is nothing new. and menhaden fishing industries to $100 million for dairy product losses; an Former Attorney General Griffin Bell cover consequences of Hurricane additional $31 million for a 1-month ex- recently said that the custom once was Katrina. Well, as it turns out, accord- tension of the Milk Income Loss Con- for U.S. attorneys simply to vacate ing to the Wikipedia, the free encyclo- tract Program; 13 million for Ewe their offices on the day a new president pedia on the Internet, the menhaden Lamb Replacement and Retention Pro- was inaugurated, knowing that new po- are fish of the—well, I can’t even pro- gram; $115 million for the conservation litical appointees would soon arrive to nounce the Latin phrase, but they are security program; $100 million for take their desks. of the herring family. small agricultural dependent busi- In the summer of 1963, in between my It says here, describing this menha- nesses; $13 million for mine safety first and second year at New York Uni- den that the taxpayer is being asked to technology research; $50 million for versity Law School, I worked in Attor- pay $120 million in this emergency war fisheries disaster mitigation fund. ney General Robert Kennedy’s office as supplemental: to support the gulf men- There is so much pork included in an intern. I was so impressed that, haden and Atlantic menhaden which this supplemental appropriations bill, after graduation, I drove to Chat- are characterized by a series of smaller both in the House version and in the tanooga to apply for a job as an Assist- spots behind the main, humeral spot Senate proposal, that it warranted a ant U.S. Attorney. The interview went and larger scales than yellowfin men- front-page story and editorial in USA fine until the U.S. Attorney for the haden and finescale menhaden. In addi- Today. An editorial in USA Today Eastern District of Tennessee asked tion, yellowfin menhaden tail rays are questioned: about my politics.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:26 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S26MR7.REC S26MR7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY March 26, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3743 ‘‘I’m a Republican,’’ I said. lawyer-bashing remains fashionable in some come governor before the inauguration set ‘‘Sorry,’’ he said, ‘‘We only hire circles. by the legislature for January 20, 1979. While Democrats.’’ Despite the din of criticism, the truth is Bill Leech, a populist Democrat from Santa that our nation has looked to lawyers for ‘‘But the Attorney General said the Fe, had been in the eye of the storm before, guidance and leadership in times of crisis. he did not relish answering this question. On administration of justice was non-par- An appellate lawyer from Virginia wrote the January 3, 1979, his office issued Opinion No. tisan,’’ I replied. Declaration of Independence. A trial lawyer 79–3 concluding that Republican Governor- ‘‘That word hasn’t gotten down from Illinois signed the Emancipation Proc- elect Lamar Alexander could take the oath here,’’ the U.S. Attorney said. lamation. A former criminal prosecutor led of office and become governor any time after Yet the historic political nature of the citizens of New York during the dark midnight on January 15, 1979. General Leech these appointments is no excuse for the days following the destruction of the Twin decided against releasing the opinion to the excessive partisanship, amateurishness Towers. And it was a Tennessee lawyer who, public immediately. as a member of the Senate Watergate Com- On January 5,1979, Governor Blanton con- and bumbling exhibited by the firing of mittee, helped establish that not even the firmed that he had been notified that he was these eight U.S. Attorneys in the mid- President of the United States is above the a target of the federal grand jury ‘‘clemency dle of the President’s term. The best law. for cash’’ investigation. In addition, the way to put in relief what is wrong with Lawyers and the courts have also been in- United States Attorney for the Middle Dis- these firings is to remember Alex strumental in facilitating orderly transi- trict of Tennessee sent a letter to the parole Haley’s admonition, ‘‘Find the Good tions of governmental power in times of con- board identifying twenty-six prisoners who and Praise It,’’ and point to an example troversy and unrest. Most recently, the na- were implicated in the growing ‘‘clemency of how political appointees can by their tion and the world looked on as lawyers and for cash’’ investigation. Despite these devel- courts resolved the legal disputes sur- opments, Governor Blanton continued to courageous action earn respect for the rounding the 2000 presidential election. Al- joke with the press about his plans to pardon administration of justice. most thirty years ago, two Tennessee law- Roger Humphreys. I have a personal interest in the ex- yers orchestrated one of this country’s most Even though the Attorney General’s opin- ample I offer. Nearly 30 years ago—on unique transitions of governmental power ion was not released to the public until Jan- January 17, 1979—I was sworn into of- right here in Tennessee. My purpose is to re- uary 15, 1979, rumors about the possibility of fice 3 days early as Governor of Ten- count some of what Hal Hardin and Bill an early swearing-in began to circulate on nessee in order to prevent the incum- Leech did in less than twenty-four hours on Capitol Hill. Speaker of the House Ned Ray Wednesday, January 17, 1979. McWherter confirmed that the General As- bent Governor from issuing 52 pardons Governor Ray Blanton’s administration sembly might inaugurate the Governor-elect and commutations to prisoners the FBI was clouded by controversy from its very be- early if Governor Blanton issued any mass believed had paid cash for their release. ginning in January 1975. Many of these con- commutations. Lamar Alexander, an accom- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle troversies involved state prisoners. In Octo- plished lawyer himself, downplayed the At- District of Tennessee, Hal Hardin—a ber 1976, a rumored federal ‘‘clemency for torney General’s opinion. After consulting Democrat appointed by President Car- cash’’ investigation made front page head- privately with the Speaker McWherter and ter—telephoned to ask me to take of- lines when FBI agents raided the office of Lieutenant Governor John Wilder, he stated fice early. Hardin was working with Governor Blanton’s lawyer and seized over that it would be ‘‘totally inappropriate for one hundred files. In August 1977, the Gov- me to assume power wholly on my own ini- the State attorney general, William ernor fired Marie Ragghianti, his hand- tiative.’’ Leech, another Democrat, to arrange picked chairman of the parole board. Ms. Speaker McWherter’s fears were realized the unprecedented early swearing-in. Rigghianti hired Fred Thompson, and litiga- on Monday, January 15, 1979. Around 8:00 Because Hardin and Leech were able to tion followed. p.m. on that cold, rainy evening, Governor rise above partisanship, the Speakers Perhaps the most notorious controversy Blanton returned to his office in the Capitol. of the Senate and House and Chief Jus- involved Roger Humphreys, the son of one of He was joined by his new lawyer and his tice as well as the Secretary of State— Governor Blanton’s political allies, who had Commissioner of Correction, and later by been convicted in 1975 of murdering his Secretary of State Gentry Crowell. Over the also all Democrats—participated in my former wife and her boyfriend. Humphreys course of the next three hours, Governor early swearing-in and the ouster of a shot his two victims eighteen times with a Blanton signed clemency papers for 52 pris- Democratic incumbent Governor. two-shot derringer. Governor Blanton ar- oners, including Roger Humphreys. As he As it turned out, I was the only Re- ranged for Humphreys to become a trustee signed Humphreys’s papers, the Governor publican in the group. and then gave him a job as a state photog- commented, ‘‘This takes guts.’’ Mr. Crowell As then-Speaker of the House and rapher. When questioned, the governor in- replied, ‘‘Yeah, well some people have more later Governor Ned McWherter said, sisted that Humphreys was ‘‘a fine young guts than they’ve got brains.’’ ‘‘We are Tennesseans first.’’ man’’ and bragged that he planned to pardon The press corps quickly learned that Gov- Humphreys before he left office. ernor Blanton was in his office, and the re- The story of January 17, 1979 was re- The reaction to Governor Blanton’s prom- porters were waiting for him when he left cently retold by Judge William C. ise to pardon Roger Humphreys was swift the Capitol after 11:00 p.m. The Governor Koch, Jr., a member of the Tennessee and furious. The Tennessee House of Rep- confirmed that he had signed a number of Court of Appeals, in the March 2007 resentatives passed HJR 271 urging Governor clemency documents, but he was coy about issue of the Nashville Bar Journal. Blanton not to pardon him. A bipartisan how many and for whom. Governor Blanton Judge Koch was on the staff of the committee, chaired by former Governor Win- did not tell the reporters that Rogers State attorney general at that time field Dunn, a Republican, and John Jay Humphreys’s clemency was being hand-car- and later was counsel when I was Gov- Hooker, a prominent Democrat, started a ried to the state prison at that very moment. statewide petition drive to urge the Gov- By the time the Secretary of State con- ernor. ernor not to pardon Humphreys. Governor firmed that Humphreys was among the 52 In the spirit of ‘‘Find the Good and Blanton announced on the eve of the 1978 prisoners receiving clemencies, Humphreys Praise It,’’ I offer for the RECORD Judge general election that ‘‘after prayerful con- had already left the prison a free man. Koch’s article as an example of how sideration’’ he would not pardon Humphreys. News of the 52 late night clemencies hit our system of political appointment of However, two weeks after the election, Gov- like a bombshell on January 16, 1979. State U.S. Attorneys can and should operate, ernor Blanton announced that he had and federal officials—both Democrat and Re- in contrast to the example of the 8 changed his mind and that he was again con- publican—expressed dismay and began look- firings and the response to those sidering a pardon for Humphreys. ing for ways to undo what Governor Blanton The public’s outrage increased during De- had done. The Governor’s office fueled the firings that we are discussing today. cember 1978. The FBI arrested Governor controversy when the Governor’s new lawyer There being no objection, the mate- Blanton’s lawyer in his office at the Capitol announced that Governor Blanton might rial was ordered to be printed in the and charged him with selling pardons. The issue 18 more clemencies, including one ‘‘big RECORD, as follows: lawyer had clemency papers and marked name,’’ before the governor-elect’s inaugura- [From the Nashville Bar Journal, Mar. 2007] money in his possession when we was ar- tion. rested. One week later, Governor Blanton ap- General Leech was in Washington on Janu- THEY WERE TENNESSEANS FIRST peared before a federal grand jury and pro- ary 16, 1979 to argue a case before the United (By Judge William C. Koch, Jr.) claimed as he was leaving the courthouse, ‘‘I States Supreme Court. His pregnant wife had Cries of ‘‘let’s kill all the lawyers’’ have have nothing to hide.’’ also gone into labor. He completed the argu- been heard ever since Shakespeare wrote Governor Blanton’s activities eventually ment and telephoned his office with direc- Henry VI. Some believe that lawyers and prompted Senator Victor Ashe, a Republican tions to modify Opinion No. 79–3 to state judges have caused—or at least contributed from Knoxville, to ask William M. Leech, that a court might hold that the Governor- to—most of society’s ills. Because the legal Jr., Tennessee’s new Attorney General, to elect could only take the oath of office at profession provides such a convenient target, decide whether the governor-elect could be- the scheduled inauguration. General Leech

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:26 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S26MR7.REC S26MR7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S3744 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 26, 2007 arrived in Nashville later that evening and Numerous telephone conversations involv- Courage does not always draw attention to went directly to the hospital. His son was ing Lamar Alexander, Speaker McWherter, itself. Hal Hardin did not attend the inau- born the next morning. Lieutenant Governor Wilder, and General guration. Bill Leech was present but did not It was at this point that Hal D. Hardin, the Leech followed. play a prominent role in the ceremonies. United States Attorney in Nashville, stepped They agreed that bipartisanship was essen- While Lamar Alexander, Ned Ray up to the plate. Hardin, a ‘‘yellow dog’’ Dem- tial and that Tennessee’s citizens should un- McWherter, and John Wilder deserve credit ocrat, had been appointed United States At- derstand that Tennessee’s elected leaders for their personal courage and decisive dem- torney by President Jimmy Carter in July were united in this decision. They decided onstration of bipartisanship, the principal 1977. Prior to that appointment, he had been that the legislative leaders, the constitu- figures in this political drama agree that the the widely respected presiding judge on the tional officers, and the Attorney General- all events of January 17, 1979 would not have un- Circuit Court for Davidson County. In fact, Democrats—should be present at the cere- folded the way they did had it not been for Governor Blanton himself had placed Mr. mony, and they agreed on a statement that Hal Hardin and Bill Leech. These lawyers Hardin on the bench in 1975. Despite Gov- Alexander would read before he took the placed the rule of law and governmental in- ernor Blanton’s protestations that the oath of office. They also decided that the tegrity ahead of political expediency and ‘‘clemency for cash’’ investigation was a par- ceremony should take place in the court- personal reputation. In the words of Speaker room at the Supreme Court Building in tisan Republican conspiracy, Hardin had McWherter, they were Tennesseans first and Nashville and that Chief Justice Joseph been involved with the investigation for their actions sprang from their desire to pro- Henry, also a Democrat, should be invited to more than a year. tect the interests of all Tennesseans, regard- administer the oath of office. Mr. Hardin had learned from a confidential less of party. source that Governor Blanton was preparing Shortly after 5:00 p.m., Speaker to issue clemencies for 18 to 20 more pris- McWherter, Lieutenant Governor Wilder, the Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the Sen- oners who were implicated in the ongoing constitutional officers, and the members of ator from Washington. I yield the floor. ‘‘clemency for cash’’ investigation. Rather the media walked from the Legislative Plaza f than waiting for events to unfold, Mr. Har- to the Supreme Court. They were joined din, without the knowledge of the FBI or his there by Lamar Alexander, his family, and MORNING BUSINESS staff, telephoned Lamar Alexander on the several of Alexander’s senior advisors. Chief morning of January 17, 1979. He told Alex- Justice Henry administered the oath. The Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous con- ander that he was calling as a Tennessean somber ceremony lasted six minutes. The sent the Senate now proceed to Morn- and explained that he had received reliable press conference that followed lasted much ing Business with Senators allowed to information that Governor Blanton was pre- longer. It was not lost on the media that the speak for up to 10 minutes each. paring to issue additional clemencies, and he new governor was a Republican while most The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of the other officials involved in the cere- recommended that the Governor-elect con- objection, it is so ordered. sider taking office three days early in what mony were Democrats. One television re- Lamar Alexander later described as a ‘‘swift porter attempted to obtain a partisan com- Mrs. MURRAY. I suggest the absence and secret coup.’’ ment from Speaker McWherter. However, of a quorum. Lamar Alexander had high regard for Hal Speaker McWherter, who would later serve The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Hardin. However, rather than acting on his as Governor with distinction, cut the re- clerk will call the roll. own, he asked Hardin relay the information porter short saying, ‘‘Let me say to you. The bill clerk proceeded to call the to Speaker McWherter, Lieutenant Governor First, I’m a Tennessean, and I think this is roll. Wilder, and General Leech. Hardin placed in the interest of Tennessee regardless of the party.’’ Mr. LIEBERMAN. I ask unanimous separate telephone calls to Speaker consent that the order for the quorum McWherter and Lieutenant Governor Wilder. Just before the ceremony began, General He suggested a meeting among the three of Leech telephoned Governor Blanton to in- call be rescinded. them. Speaker McWherter and Lieutenant form him he was no longer Governor. Fol- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Governor Wilder decided against the meeting lowing the call, Governor Blanton com- objection, it is so ordered. plained that ‘‘there was no courtesy ex- because they were concerned that a private f meeting might violate the Sunshine Law. In- tended to me today.’’ Agents of the FBI cir- culated through the Capitol serving grand stead, they asked him to meet with General SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS Leech. Mr. Hardin telephoned General Leech, jury subpoenas on Governor Blanton’s staff. and a short time later, General Leech and Hal Hardin decided not to attend the cere- Mr. LIEBERMAN. Madam President, mony. Rather than remaining in his office, two senior members of his staff met with Mr. I rise to speak in support of the amend- he went for a long drive to be alone with his Hardin in a hotel room across the street ment to strike section 1315 of the sup- thoughts and to reflect on the events of the from the federal courthouse that Hardin had plemental appropriations bill now be- day. rented under an assumed name. Both Hardin As soon as the ceremony ended, several fore the Senate. The motion to strike and Leech understood that they had been senior members of now Governor Alexander’s was proposed earlier today by the Sen- given the responsibility to chart a course of staff made their way to the Capitol to secure ator from Mississippi, Mr. COCHRAN. I action for the leaders of state government. the Governor’s office. They found Governor am honored to be a cosponsor of it. I The discussion was tense and sometime heat- Blanton’s lawyer in his office preparing ed despite their close personal and profes- wish to explain to my colleagues why I clemency papers for 30 more prisoners. Lewis am cosponsoring it. sional relationship. For several hours, they R. Donelson, a Memphis lawyer who had al- reviewed Opinion No. 79–3 and eventually de- ready been named as the new Commissioner This is a bill that is quite necessary termined that the original opinion was cor- of Finance and Administration, refused to to the funding of our military effort in rect. They also discussed how Governor permit the lawyer to leave the building with Iraq and more broadly. The bill has Blanton might react and formulated contin- the papers. When Governor Blanton tele- kind of grown like Topsy and has a lot gency plans. When the meeting concluded, phoned to question his authority, Mr. of other stuff in it. Maybe I am reflect- both General Leech and Mr. Hardin agreed to Donelson replied that he was acting ‘‘by the ing on the fact that I am going to see advise the state officials that the only way authority of the new governor.’’ In response my grandchildren soon. One of my fa- to prevent Governor Blanton from issuing to Governor Blanton’s assertion that he was more clemencies would be for Lamar Alex- still the governor, Mr. Donelson replied, vorite Dr. Seuss books is about ander to take the oath of office immediately. ‘‘Not anymore.’’ Thidwick the moose. Thidwick is a glo- Mr. Hardin returned to his office following A full discussion of the aftermath of the rious moose with large antlers. Various the meeting in the hotel room. General events of January 17, 1979 must await an- creatures in the forest begin to occupy, Leech telephoned Lamar Alexander. He told other day. Governor Alexander appointed ultimately quite unjustifiably, the Governor-elect that despite his earlier Fred Thompson as special counsel to oversee Thidwick’s antlers until they fall off. misgivings about Opinion No. 79–3, he was his Administration’s response to the clem- There are parts of this supplemental now convinced that state law permitted the ency crisis. Governor Alexander’s formal in- Governor-elect to assume office before the auguration took place as planned on January appropriations bill that in my opinion, inauguration and that removing Governor 20, 1979. For the second time, Governor Alex- respectfully, do not belong there. Most Blanton from office was not only appropriate ander took the oath administered by Chief significant of those is section 1315, but necessary. Then General Leech met with Justice Henry in the presence of Speaker which our motion would strike. Speaker McWherter and Lieutenant Gov- McWherter, Lieutenant Governor Wilder and Section 1315 would order a with- ernor Wilder and reiterated what he had told the constitutional officers. While litigation drawal of American troops in Iraq to the Governor-elect. The legislative leaders in the federal and state court would follow, begin 120 days after passage, regardless were convinced that Governor Blanton the transition of governmental power pro- should be removed from office, and Speaker ceeded with bipartisan dignity. Governor of conditions on the ground, regardless McWherter telephoned Lamar Alexander and Alexander announced that ‘‘today ought to of the recommendations of General told him, ‘‘It’s time for leadership . . . We be a happy one because the people and their Petraeus, regardless of the opinions of will support you.’’ government are back together again.’’ our partners in Iraq and throughout

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