Also, Blair said expressly he did NOT do that - so unless you think he's outright lying, and I don't, that is not what got these sailors released.

-- GlennGreenwald

Then what did?

You folks all seem to forget that Iran had been painted as our enemy with nuclear programs and WMD's for years before Bush came into office. Do I have to drag out the Clintonista WMD qoutes from 1998? Of course all the major news outlets are going to go along with the Bush program... until 9 months previous it had been the Clinton program.

It was in fact so well ingrained into the public consciousness that a mere two(2) days after 9/11-- 78% of poll respondents thought Saddam did it. That's 8 out of ten people. Look to bottom of page.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/vault/stories/data082303.htm

Blame ABC if you like for rejecting absurd requests for information about anonymous sources, but realize that if you didn't like their slant on the war, it's not really all their fault. They were already conditioned by the previous administration for Clinton's war on Iraq.

You folks all seem to forget that- Iraq -had been painted as our enemy with nuclear programs and WMD's for years before Bush came into office.

Meanwhile, does anyone think Pelosi asked why women aren't considered full-fledged human beings in a large parts of the Middle East?

Perhaps the Justice Department should open investigations on why Pelosi exceeded her Constitutional limitations? Heh.

According to the WSJ Pelosi has apparently violated the Logan Act with a prison term of at least three years. Let the investigations begin!

Translation:

Never present mitigating or contradicting context to fatwas issued by the mullahs of the blog... even if you agree with the core teaching. Heresy is not tolerated, not even from the faithful.

So what do we have here? A closed eye to the Legislative branch usurping function of the Executive? Where is the clarion call of denouncing crimes(Logan Act)committed outside Constitutional limits? I call for investigations, impeachments, trials, and exposure of heinous actions.

Like Senators of yore visiting soulmate Sandinistas, the Capitulation Caucus rides again.

RE: JimC

Speaking as a conservative and one of the resident trolls, this is over the line and irrelevant. Leave Glenn's personal life alone. He hasn't made it an issue and neither should you.

Surely this isn't your first attempt to comment at a lefty site is it? The reponses you've received are actually more civil than you might get at other spots. Being a Christian, I'm sure you're familiar with Daniel and the lion's den? Welcome to the jungle.

In addition, being a conservative Christian is one of the greater sins of the leftist world. If you want to comment on blogs such as this be prepared to turn the other cheek, and remember that missionaries do well to remember where they are, and how to address the natives.

Mona....

The bigger problem is that you are operating from a mindset that is as authoritarian as it is simplistic and driven by whatever memes your fellow authoritarians are pushing at the moment

If not authoritarianism by the elected leader than what do you suggest to replace it? Once a decision is made by the group, how is it carried out if not with authority granted by the group?

Aren't Dems trying to be the authoritarians? One can easily point to Dem affinity for totalitarian regimes such as Cuba and Venezuela, while proclaiming that leaving Saddam in power would have been better for the Iraqis.

I think you might want to reconsider slinging sloppy slurs that reflect badly on the speaker.

This is interesting stuff, let's hear about the ideal governing arrangement.

Pretty typical.

-- Whispers

Tsk. I'm absorbing what RWA is and why it's bad. Do you folks have something better to offer? If so, what? Or would you rather just continue to scare each other with tales of conservative chicanery?

If you think having something better, is off topic and not worth expressing, I'll have to take you at your word.

I've been following the comments, asked a couple of questions, and so far this looks like good old conservative bashing. I've seen nothing positive, just another bitchfest.

You folks might want to consider, that unless you offer something better, authoritarianism is the only game in town.

Sorry, I was thinking that RWA was something interesting, but no. It seems to be just a euphemism for "fascist". Tsk.

Faulty reasoning — RWAs are more likely to:

Make many incorrect inferences from evidence. heh

-- Jim Montague

Actually, the part I liked best was the wiki entry for right wing authoritarianism....

It(RWA) is not an ideological measure, but a social psychological one that, in spite of its name, is not necessarily associated with right-wing political views. The nature of the RWA scale leads to predictions that High RWAs will tend to support the current political authority, regardless of the ideology expounded by those in power. For example, it was predicted, and confirmed that in the old Soviet Union, high RWAs were supporters of the Communist Party because it represented the established authority even though it would be described as a left wing Party. (The Authoritarian Specter)

Translation: We've decided that ANY authoritarian behavior, even by left-wing individuals, will be called right wing authoritarianism.

The truly wonderful part is the Altemeyer categories describing most of humanity. That could be a problem for liberals with those traits, but that's taken care of by describing everything bad as Right Wing Authoritarianism. Mercy, it doesn't get more convenient than that.