"So the Bush administration goes around the world abducting other countries' citizens and torturing them. It then claims that the legality of its actions cannot be judged by anyone -- even American federal courts -- because American national security would be harmed if its actions were subjected to such review. Under the circumstances, it is so very difficult to understand why the rest of the world mocks, ridicules, and scoffs at the Bush administration's lectures to the world about principles of freedom and democracy, along with the administration's belief that it can even invade other countries around the world in order to impose what it understands to be "freedom and democracy.""* soto :
"Do you think that The Poodle knows something about Bush's plans for Iran?
On the morning that John Murtha pointed out that Iraq is now in worse shape than it was before regime change, Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Baghdad today and said that the Brits are getting ready to go. Both Blair and new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said today that it is hoped that the Brits will turn over all four of the provinces they control to the Iraqi security forces by the end of this year, with the first two being handed over as early as next month. (Remember that Professor Juan Cole told us over the weekend that any US attack against Iran would punish the British forces in four southern provinces)"
* from New York magazine via brad:
"Does (Al Gore) , like many Democrats, think the election was stolen?
Gore pauses a long time and stares into the middle distance. "There may come a time when I speak on that,” Gore says, "but it’s not now; I need more time to frame it carefully if I do.” Gore sighs. "In our system, there’s no intermediate step between a definitive Supreme Court decision and violent revolution."
Later, I put the question of Gore’s views on the matter to David Boies, his lawyer in the Florida-recount battle. "He thought the court’s ruling was wrong and obviously political," Boies says. So he considers the election stolen? "I think he does—and he’s right.""
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There was an intermediate step that Dems in the Senate could have taken after the Coup de Court. When the Black Congressional Caucus objected to the certification of the election results, they needed just one Senator to sign their objection. Instead Tom Dashcle made a Quisling deal with Busolini that Dems would not object to certification of his election results if he would promise to nominate moderates to the Supreme Court. PUHLEEEEZZ. Then Harry
Reid laid down when they got around to nominating. He didn't even question the legality of a president appointing his own lawyer and instead was defending Miers as a victim of the NeoNutzis, instead of calling her a willing co-conspirator to undo the seperation of powers and upset the balance of power between the three branches of gov't. Then old Give'em hell Harry didn't even fight the Motion for Cloture on debate on for the Alito nomination, as if 30 hours of debate was enbough for something as critical as the SC. Think how much better off the whole world would be if they had just refused to certify the selection of a President by fiat.
"they needed just one Senator to sign their objection"
we got a signature in 2004 to no avail...
the thought of a gore presidency this past 6 years brings a tear to the eye...
04 was different because the SC was not involved, you didn't have Repugnican goons banging on the door to stop the Florida recount etc. It was BEFORE the big 9/11. Once 9/11 occurred everyone was afraid to look unpatriotic. You know the old saw of not changing horses mid war.
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