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Good Day for the NYT

by BooMan
Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 07:38:04 PM EST

It was a good day for the New York Times. They finally came out forcefully for a withdrawal from Iraq and their public editor exposed their sloppy reporting on Al Qeada in Iraq. It's not often that the press throws a wet towel over the distortions of the Bush administration. The Times gave them the full treatment today.

It's another sign of a cratering presidency.



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Kudos to the Times, though long overdue.  Now how about an acknowledgment of their witholding of the NSA domestic spying story?

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-
by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 07:55:39 PM EST
yep.....frank rich really went after chimpy today too:

A Profile in Cowardice repost via truthout, sans firewall.

lTMF'sA



the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 07:59:56 PM EST
so when do we begin to draft Articles of Impeachment for two-fer? We have 18 months. Time 's a wasting.

We have this article in the Denver Post by U S Attorney John S. Koppel "Bush justice is a national disgrace" (H/T: Laura Rozen)                          

"As a longtime attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, I can honestly say that I have never been as ashamed of the department and government that I serve as I am at this time.

The public record now plainly demonstrates that both the DOJ and the government as a whole have been thoroughly politicized in a manner that is inappropriate, unethical and indeed unlawful. The unconscionable commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, the misuse of warrantless investigative powers under the Patriot Act and the deplorable treatment of U.S. attorneys all point to an unmistakable pattern of abuse.[.] read on..

and then this from Joe Galloway, McClatchy Newspapers

"Why is it that the Bush administration, in its dying throes, looks remarkably more like an organized crime ring than one of the arms of the American government? A poorly organized and run crime ring, truly, but a crime ring nonetheless."

SO, how about it Nancy?

An Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi

"Madam Speaker:

It is time to impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney.

We all know the case for doing so: the litany of this administration's offenses is long and tragic, the damage they have wrought to our nation and the principles it was founded upon profound.

And yet many of us understood - even if we did not agree - when you said "impeachment is off the table." Your case was credible, if not persuasive. The proceedings would have been disruptive, making progress in other areas difficult, and the fact that three of the last six presidents would have been impeached by the opposition party could have damaged the presidency and sank this nation into a permanent partisan war. It could have fed the notion that impeachment proceedings were simply another political maneuver to be used by partisans to cripple their opponents, much as partisan Republicans did with Clinton. And with two years remaining, this did seem a high price to pay for getting rid of George Bush and his partners in crime. Taking the high road had a certain nobility, even if it didn't satisfy a hunger for justice many of us felt.

But now - with scarcely eighteen months left - you have no choice but to impeach Bush and Cheney regardless of the cost, because it has become increasingly clear that the very foundations of this nation have been assaulted as never before in our history, and to let that record stand would be an act of cowardice on your part and a dangerous precedent to future presidents.

Others have laid out the specific charges, and they are legion. But it is the nature and character of the offenses which leave you no choice. This administration has not simply broken specific provisions of arcane laws, or committed "misdemeanors." They have sought to fundamentally rewrite the Constitution in a manner that is more to their liking. They have systematically put the interest of a political party over the interests of the nation, committing serious crimes in the process.[.]

Amen.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 08:13:07 PM EST
the DOJ is collapsing under the weight of Abu Gonzales and BushCo™ and the corruption inherent in it's activities. it is no longer a watchdog over the rights of citizens, but has now become a lap-dog of the administration....existing solely for the political purposes, and pleasure, of the executive branch.

...you have no choice but to impeach Bush and Cheney...

this is an interesting statement, in light of the fact that the constitution, in  article ll, sec 4 specifically states:

The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

note the word shall...legalese for must....no choice, no call, it is a demand, no if's, ands, maybe's or keep the powder dry buts allowed.

perhaps ms pelosi, the D caucus, as well as mr reid and the senate, should consider their responsibility to the constitution and the rule of law and get on with it.

l won't be holding my breath.

lTMF'sA



the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 09:17:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]
The proceedings would have been disruptive, making progress in other areas difficult, and the fact that three of the last six presidents would have been impeached by the opposition party could have damaged the presidency and sank this nation into a permanent partisan war.

Far from being a "permanent partisan war", this is the normal state of affairs in a parliamentary democracy, a system most of the rest of the democratic world uses, and one we might be well-advised to adopt ourselves. If there has been one consistent theme in American democracy, it is the continuous growth of executive power, beginning with the rather weak executive envisioned by the Founders and ending up with actual tyranny in the reign of George II.

It's high time we made some major readjustments to our system of government, not the least of which would being subordinating the executive branch to the legislature, the way the Founders plainly intended. Reduce the president to an actual executive, executing the laws enacted by Congress. In a democracy, a strong leader only gets in the way of democracy itself. The whole strong leader meme, in fact, ought to be left behind in the dustbin of history along with the autocratic and fascist ideologies from which it springs. In a democracy, elected officials are not leaders; they are servants. And it's about goddamn time we reminded them of who's boss.

---Cthulhu for President: Why vote for the lesser evil?

by eodell (eodell at naqada dot org) on Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 11:16:14 PM EST
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I know it won't, can't, and has been deemed by the secret world government itself that the American fallacy of Al-CIA-duh must continue until all vestiges of the "American" government are gone but I really tire of this bullshit media telling us all that the evil Muslims are behind all of the world's problems.  I know we have a retarded, corrupt Soviet style government but would all of this energy not be better put to use solving the very real economic and enviornmental problems the world faces?
by Lasthorseman (Lasthorseman@comcast.net) on Sun Jul 8th, 2007 at 09:39:06 PM EST
The NYT has a long way to go to regain my confidence.

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by epppie on Mon Jul 9th, 2007 at 12:49:41 AM EST


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