Comments on: Measure blocking funds for Iran war gains support.

By: Joar Falstad

Joar Falstad — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:35:40 +0000

From an Eroupean angle the war of oil have different faces.
The draft of new oil law pushed on Iraq is a bad one.

By: curmudgeon

curmudgeon — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:03:14 +0000

Both parties (to varying degress) have sold their souls to the richest, most powerful individuals and corporations (aka those who finance their campaigns). As a consequence, the first priority is their largest campaign donors and the second priority (if it doesn’t conflict with the first) is to the people they are supposed to represent. Complete public financing of campaigns is the answer, however, this would require surmounting massive opposition from those who currently enjoy the lucrative benefits afforded by the status quo. Whenever a representative/senator votes against the wishes of the majority they represent, expect to hear their actions labeled as courageous leadership, when, in fact, they are obeying the commands of their puppet masters. The words of Ralph Nader during the 2000 campaign says it all, “The only difference between Bush and Gore is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock at the door.”

By: Alan MacDonald

Alan MacDonald — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:57:53 +0000

‘had enough’ (#17), yes, this is the pathetic level that we have come to in this global corporate Empire posing as “Vichy America”.

The DeFazio amendment — to attempt to block funds so that the chimp Emperor might be prevented from launching preemptive nuclear war on Iran, and triggering broader nuclear war in the Middle East and the entire world — did not even pass the people’s House of Representatives.

The gutless corporate shills, pimps and whores, who call themselves Congress, do not even have the guts to try to protect our children and grandchildren from the highly probable, behaviorally predictable, and indeed almost certain vainglorious act of our maniac ‘commander in chimp’.

No impeachment of the monsterous liar and mass murderer.

No de-funding of his currently illegal and immoral war crimes and slaughter in Iraq.

No date limitations on his imperial oil-war, and crimes against humanity.

No restraints on this nasty chimp’s ‘flexibility’ to continue his rage and destruction of our own children and Iraqi children.

And now not even the guts (or brains) to attempt — even attempt — to keep his already blood-soaked paw off the nuclear button to broaden the slaughter to a full holocaust.

Is this representative democracy, when the vast majority of the average, honest, ‘working class’ American people want an end to this madness — and have voted strongly for such half a year ago?

By: Perry Logan

Perry Logan — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:41:32 +0000

It’s beautiful watching Republicans strengthen the left.

By: m12

m12 — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:13:29 +0000

Shrug. And when Iran attacks US forces in the Middle East and Israel, those Defeatocrats will be eating crow, knowing they are tying our hands as we try to fend off Islam.

By: ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus

ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:00:10 +0000

I dare you: de-fund the war.
Comment by Jake â€” May 15, 2007 @ 11:48 pm

I dare you: s*ck michael’s tiny little c*ck. Then you can both get over your wimpy and whiny fear mongering that’s masking your own feelings of inadequacies brought on by your sexual orientation confusion.

By: had enough

had enough — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:31:16 +0000

Where are we America??? We need to block funds so our president does not blow up countries… how will all this go down in history?

By: Cougarlips

Cougarlips — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:11:30 +0000

The notion that the military may use money if it need to act against Iran “in an emergency” gives Bush all the cover he needs to start a war based on some manufactured emergency.

By: VerbalKint

VerbalKint — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:58:43 +0000

michael and Jake, what a couple of pathetic bedwetting losers

rock-back-under-crawl

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:48:24 +0000

I dare you: de-fund the war.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:37:47 +0000

De-fund the war. Bring home the bait.

By: Jim Wolf359

Jim Wolf359 — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:36:04 +0000

TripMasterMonkey, I understand what you’re saying, believe me I do. There should already be enough to do it. But, just like 1974 when Congress need something to push them over the edge with Nixon, I think thats what this one needs.
Unfortunatly the cost will be dear this time in blood and treasure, especially, I’m afraid, blood.

By: stopthecons

stopthecons — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:35:49 +0000

blocking funds for Iran does nothing. the government has made it clear that war could be taken to many other countries – north korea, syria, somalia, sudan, etc, etc, etc.

what needs to be done is a complete change of foreign policy – from one of aggression to one of peace and trade. only when we focus on defense rather than offense will this country be safe.

Some further thoughts:

“Leaders Don’t Kill People…”
http://www.populistamerica.com/leaders_dont_kill_people

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:29:36 +0000

If Congress wonâ€™t impeach now, they never will. And that makes them accessories to Chimpy & Co.â€™s crimes.

Comment by TripMaster Monkey

That it does……

By: TripMaster Monkey

TripMaster Monkey — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:24:30 +0000

Jim Wolf 359:

Look at it this way. If this passes the House and then the Senate and then Bush goes ahead and attacks Iran anyway, it would form a solid rationale for Impeachment.

Are you kidding? At this point, do we reallyneed any more rationales? Here’s just a few, courtesy of impeachbush.tv:

1. Bush lied to Congress and the American public about the reasons for invading Iraq.
2. Bush conducted illegal wiretaps of American citizens.
3. Bush violated the Geneva Convention by torturing prisoners of war.
4. Bush violated International Law by invading a sovereign country for illegal purposes.
5. Bush held prisoners without formal charges and without legal representation.

And those are just the top five.

If Congress won’t impeach now, they never will. And that makes them accessories to Chimpy & Co.’s crimes.

By: Jim Wolf359

Jim Wolf359 — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:24:26 +0000

I also think that contrary to their Training and the fact that the Military Leadership is always subordinate to the Civilian that it would force the Generals or at least the Joint Chiefs to act. If not directly, then through the Pentagon.

By: big papa

big papa — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:23:21 +0000

Comment by Gerald Gibson Jr #5

…which is why i SO DESPISE them…

…they are HYPOCRITES of the worst kind…

…subhuman, AMORAL CONNED’selfserving DEMONS…

By: michael

michael — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:23:00 +0000

“You know, it would be far simpler and more effective to just impeach Chimpy and Deadeyeâ€¦

Comment by TripMaster Monkey â€” May 15, 2007″

You people really are a bunch of cowards! Their intentions are clear and you just want to sit back and react to whatever they do. It’s really hard for me to understand people who won’t respond for fear that they might hurt someone’s feelings. God help this country if the progressive traitors ever gain control.

By: AboveTheClouds

AboveTheClouds — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:20:56 +0000

Bush is just buying time until he can hand the keys to the WH to the next President and say, “Iraq is your problem now.” If the man had any desire at all to win the “war on terror” or “bring demacracy to Iraq” would he really have put Donald Rumsfeld in charge? Would he take the “advice” of Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, and Paul Bremer seriously? Just remember that when Bush looks across the table for ideas he sees Karl Rove and Dick Cheney–and he wonders why his approval rating is half of what Bill Clinton’s was?

By: Gerald Gibson Jr

Gerald Gibson Jr — Wed, 16 May 2007 03:14:58 +0000

I have not watched Fox in a while… just did though because of the repub debates… it is amazing watching this guy with the mic acting completely unprofessionally and attacking Ron Paul over and over even when Ron Paul gets the #1 place in the vote Fox was doing…

Is that what goes for reporting?

Or is it really that out of question that republicans will acknowledge the facts of history? How can they simply say that our actions have no reaction? Our good deeds cause people to like us. Our bad deeds cause people to hate us. Is it out of question for republicans to accept that fact and craft their response by taking that into account? Is it pure ego 24/7 with these people? False bravado 24/7?