If I read this right, we may see some congresspersons going to the pokey....
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Some Legal Opinion: Congress Doing War Crimes?If I read this right, we may see some congresspersons going to the pokey.... Okay, So, Like, Do We Revolt Instead?This is far from funny, and seems to corroborate a lot of conspiracy deals.... After months of stories headlined "Ney denies wrongdoing..."President picks a hell of a time to tout the economyAt his press conference today to build support for "harsh" treatment of detainees and fiddling with the Geneva Convention, our fearless leader said the following:
I don't believe the Democrats are going to take over, because our record on the economy is strong. If the American people would take a step back and realize how effective our policies have been, given the circumstances, they will continue to embrace our philosophy of government. We've overcome recession, attacks, hurricanes, scandals, and the economy is growing -- 4.7 percent unemployment rate. It's been a strong economy. It's a crime it's a warBefore Sept. 11, 2001 had even passed into history, we faced a major choice. How to treat the perpetrators of that day's deeds? You all know which option the president chose. Ford makes unemployment "Job 1"Headlines you never imagined possible as recently as 15 years ago: Ford and UAW extend buyouts to all hourly workers Quote of the dayI'm not blaming the Democrats for 9-11 alone. I'm blaming them also for the Cole bombing, for the embassy bombings, for 20 years of attacks that have not been stopped. It is indisputable that it is because of regulations that came post-Watergate when Congress was made up of two parties: Democrats and radical Democrats.Ann Coulter Iraq again called a disasterAt least one retired U.S. General has long ago called our adventure in Iraq a disaster. Now Kofi Annan says that Middle Eastern leaders generally consider it a disaster, and one which is destabilizing the region: Krugman: notice the desperate effort to find some number, any numberIn his column last week titled Whining Over Discontent, Paul Krugman noted the desperate effort by conservatives to:
..find some number, any number, to support claims that increasing inequality is just a matter of a rising payoff to education and skill...More broadly, right-wing commentators would like you to believe that the economy's winners are a large group, like college graduates or people with agreeable personalities. But the winners' circle is actually very small. "Administration approved" talking points on NSA warrantless spyingRaw Story has acquired an "Administration approved, unclassified talking points" memo sent out from Alonzo Robertson, of NSA's General Counsel's Office, to Pat Roberts, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, for distribution to the members of the committee. |
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