Comments on: House passes FISA legislation.

By: batteries

batteries — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:18:37 +0000

I have to wonder though. If he is so adamant about protecting some corporations from lawsuits because they broke the law at his illegal request, why is he attaching this immunity to passage of any FISA renewal law? Why do they both have to happen at the same time? Besides, even if he vetoes the bill, and even if the Republicans can show some backbone and override Bush’s veto, what makes anyone think the illegal wiretapping won’t stop? The telecoms knew the wiretapping was illegal and unconstitutional, but that didn’t stop them from cooperating anyway. What did manage to stop them was when the federal government failed to pay its bills. To the telecoms, even “protecting national security” took hp f2019a battery,hp f2019b battery a back seat to making money. And conservatives wonder why we liberals think they hate America?

By: Chocolate Jesus

Chocolate Jesus — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:36:10 +0000

>Veto away junior–ya little piece of shit.

Amen.. Bush will look like the corporation defending tool that he is, and the bill is crappy and unnecessary anyway. I have a strong feeling the 9th circuit is going to tell Bush to shove the ludicrous “state secrets” doctrine up his @ss,
and hopefully by the time this case gets to the supreme court, we will have a new president who will drop the obsctructionist tactics…

By: basher72

basher72 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:07:28 +0000

“…In recent weeks (Bush) has used escalating rhetoric to make his case for immunity, claiming that it is unfair to subject the telecoms to “billions of dollars” in legal costs when the White House assured them their actions were legal.”

Well, the CEO of Qwest knew it was illegal.

Were the rest of these morons completely oblivious to the illegalities of spying on American citizens? Ignorance of the law is no excuse (ask any judge).

Let the lame duck use his veto pen all he wants. It won’t stop the lawsuits, and it won’t make us “less safe” (after all, the FISA law is still in effect).

By: Left Coast Mike

Left Coast Mike — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:17:32 +0000

kharma Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Veto away junior–ya little piece of

NO, no, no, he is one very large piece of SHIT…

By: gallery

gallery — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:37:47 +0000

I’m not celebrating yet ….. but this is good news.

Time for everybody in congress to go to their tailor and have some alterations done so they can have room for those newly found balls.

And let little boots veto.

send him the same bill over and over again until he chokes on it.

By: jbarab

jbarab — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:09:17 +0000

Bush won’t get the chance to veto it because the Senate won’t pass the House bill. Bush will once again try to sow fear throughout the land….

By: hellinabucket

hellinabucket — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:52:28 +0000

I’d like to know why Kucinich voted Nay.

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:48:36 +0000

Conference committee first. We’ll see what gets reported out of that…

By: flavorino

flavorino — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:14:33 +0000

It’s about time Congress stood up to Commander Cuckoo Bananas the tap-dancing nut-case that occupies the White House.

By: Zimzone

Zimzone — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:05:57 +0000

Who you gonna call?

BILLBUSTERS!

By: katy

katy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:04:51 +0000

ralph the wonder llama Says:
When Bush vetoes, every damn Democrat in public life ought to repeat loudly, on every bobblehead show to which they can wrangle an invitation, that Bush puts the interests of the telecoms ahead of safety for Americans.
.

what was it keith “mistakinly” called it? the “Protect American Corporations Act”?

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:04:31 +0000

First, the bill has to go back to the Senate. It’s going to be interesting to see what the Senate does this time. And if Bush vetoes it, so be it. Then Congress can put it aside until after the Democratic president takes office and do it right.

By: Fan of Man

Fan of Man — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:04:01 +0000

now why would bush veto legislation that gives him a get out of jail free card?

think president obama will pardon him?

hehehe.

By: robbez_92107

robbez_92107 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:51:19 +0000

Stamp your feet and pound the lectern, too, you petulant little Chimp!

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:49:43 +0000

You’re right, missmolly. If he vetoes the bill he won’t get his precious immunity for his co-conspirators, the telecoms.

I have to wonder though. If he is so adamant about protecting some corporations from lawsuits because they broke the law at his illegal request, why is he attaching this immunity to passage of any FISA renewal law? Why do they both have to happen at the same time? Besides, even if he vetoes the bill, and even if the Republicans can show some backbone and override Bush’s veto, what makes anyone think the illegal wiretapping won’t stop? The telecoms knew the wiretapping was illegal and unconstitutional, but that didn’t stop them from cooperating anyway. What did manage to stop them was when the federal government failed to pay its bills. To the telecoms, even “protecting national security” took a back seat to making money. And conservatives wonder why we liberals think they hate America?

By: Fritz

Fritz — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:49:34 +0000

YAY!

Maybe this time Congress won’t cave…

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:48:56 +0000

Of course the War Criminal will Veto it, when things go to court things get publicity and when things get publicity they get noticed and when they get noticed even the most loyal American Idol watcher will notice, and then just maybe the War Criminal will be impeached, but then again, he will be out of office by then (hopefully he will leave peacefully).

But all in all, the War Criminal just might pull off another 9/11 and fool most of the American public that is not paying attention, you know, like, cancel the elections, or bomb Iran, something to distract the sheeple, again.

Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09

By: celtic cynic

celtic cynic — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:48:16 +0000

Go ahead, George.
Show us again and again and again what a complete moron you are.

By: The Republic of Stupidity

The Republic of Stupidity — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:47:13 +0000

HAH! I scooped TP this morning!

I posted this almost an hr ago!

Long Live Me! Long Live Me!

By: hellinabucket

hellinabucket — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:46:50 +0000

Let him veto it. Let’s make sure the truth is known that no gapping holes will be in our shield against terrorism.

Bush will have to explain himself how he could say that the bill is worth than no law at all (read the current laws that cover all already).

“There’s nothing to fear but fear itself”