Comments on: White House may drop insistence on telecom immunity.

By: ctcadguy

ctcadguy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:28:43 +0000

War Criminals should be indicted and convicted – not given more powers.

Investigate Cheney and Bush for their extensive crimes against humanity and stop talking about giving these murderers more power already.

Democrats need to grow a set. We are talking about fascist murderers for christ sake!

By: zuch

zuch — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:25:53 +0000

White House may drop insistence on telecom immunity.

They just want a bill to “creatively interpret”. Watch for signing statements….

Cheers,

By: nofltwlt

nofltwlt — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:35:30 +0000

We are now all aware that Bush illegally wiretapped everyone. Why is no one calling for an audit to determine who was subject to Bush’s illegal wiretaps? I for one wish to know if John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean … were illegally wiretapped.

By: poperatzo

poperatzo — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:20:48 +0000

Now, see how easy that was? Maybe the Dems in Congress will start to realize they should have been standing up to Bush all along.

It’s not too late to show a little spine. Try it, you’ll like it!

By: Pseudonym

Pseudonym — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:02:12 +0000

That’s nice and all, but what new spying powers are they asking for in return? NOTHING in the FISA prevents the government from spying on anyone they have a justifiable suspician against. Why do they need a FISA revision at all?

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:56:24 +0000

My flim-flam sensor is showing red alert!

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:12:14 +0000

impeachcheneythenbush Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 3:07 pm

Actually, I think a little “tar and feathering” would be a nice touch as well. And for someone who has pushed torture as an “acceptable” thing to do, it would be classic justice.

“In a typical tar-and-feathers attack, the subject of a crowd’s anger would be stripped to the waist. Hot tar was either poured or painted onto the person while he or she was immobilized. Then the victim either had feathers thrown on him or was rolled around on a pile of feathers so that they stuck to the sticky tar. Often the victim was then paraded around town on a cart or a rail. The feathers would stick to the tar for days, making the person’s degradation obvious and continuing. The aim was to hurt and humiliate a person enough to leave town and not cause any more mischief.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_and_feathering

The tar is a bit inhumane, Use Gorilla glue instead. It sets in one hour and cures in 24, does not generate excessive heat and resists most solvents once cured.

By: Mia Kulper

Mia Kulper — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:06:30 +0000

It’s not just the issue of retroactive immunity.

This FISA law has to be the one and only controlling law.

The Bush Administration wasn’t even willing to agree to that! Unless FISA is the exclusive controlling law, it’s practically irrelevant.

By: TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong

TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:06:29 +0000

Did anyone catch the bit on Olbermann last night about the comments Mukasey recently made regarding pre-9/11 phone intercepts from Afghanistan into the US? I was passing through the room and didn’t catch it all but it sounded very damning to this administration in that they ignored intel and that Mukasey might be lying.

anyone…?

By: artmann11

artmann11 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:41:25 +0000

DO NOT TRUST THIS ADMINISTRATION. EVER.

By: Anacher Forester

Anacher Forester — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:35:34 +0000

Open to negotiation? Bush’s negotiation style adheres to a very specific set of rules:

1. It’s my game
2. It’s my ball.
3. I can bully you all I want.
4. I always win.
5. If you don’t let me win, I’ll take my ball and go
home until you wanna play again.

The Bush Administration hates our freedoms because they hate us.

-AF

Andrew Sullivan Is A Fraud

By: IgnoranceIsNotBliss

IgnoranceIsNotBliss — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:30:05 +0000

I don’t trust these bastards. They’re up to something. Watch your back Dems. And don’t capitulate. No retroactive immunity. Period.

By: FunMe

FunMe — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:29:53 +0000

As someone reminded us, it is APRIL FOOL’S DAY.

Therefore, the answer to the bush crime family should: NO

NO immunity to telecoms, period.

NO IMMUNITY TO TELECOMS!

PERIOD!

By: lefty

lefty — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:28:00 +0000

NO COMPROMISES!

They are in a position in which they have no leverage at all. The only play they had was to fearmonger and tell us we’re all going to die and that didn’t work.

THEY HAVE NO LEVERAGE!!!

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:14:49 +0000

Although I’m happy to see Telecom Immunity bite the dust, WHY ON EARTH is Congress trying to expand powers when pre-9/11 powers are MORE than sufficient. Because 9/11 happened does not mean more powers are needed. It just means lazy lame duck presidents need to pay attention to the reports they WERE getting that predicted it!

DO NOT MODIFY FISA. If anything, abolish FISA and the “secret courts” and shine some sunlight into these shadowy UNAMERICAN parts of government.

By: mongo

mongo — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:11:34 +0000

Well, this story in the WSJ pretty much guarantees the white house will *not* back down.

One thing is well known: back petulant child McChimpy into a corner, or give any sort of pretense claiming to “know” what he’ll do, and he is genetically disposed to do the opposite.

Which is no doubt why the WSJ printed the story.

By: impeachcheneythenbush

impeachcheneythenbush — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:07:08 +0000

Zimzone Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 2:37 pm

Actually, I think a little “tar and feathering” would be a nice touch as well. And for someone who has pushed torture as an “acceptable” thing to do, it would be classic justice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_and_feathering

By: multilee

multilee — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:03:33 +0000

Maybe the reason they are finally willing to let imunity go is because they are working on pulling another more stunning, damaging plan. After reading this article last week, I can’t help but think that this is the next big ’shock’ we have to absorb.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/29/business/29regulate.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:51:47 +0000

woodguy Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
The jury’s still out on this one, but it does show what is possible when Democrats stand up and say, “Enough!”.

That would sure be nice, because we’ve had enough of them saying, “Yes, sir, Mr. President. Whatever you want!”

By: woodguy

woodguy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:05 +0000

The jury’s still out on this one, but it does show what is possible when Democrats stand up and say, “Enough!”.