Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 497 Editor's Choice: 25
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Hey NNG...
[Read the article: Rove, proven liar]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If you think this one issue is the only investigation the Congressional Judicial Commitees have on their docket, you've got another thing coming. This is just a good test market for Congressional subpoena authority - one in a long line of investigations into the criminal Bush Administration's activities for the past 6 years. This is why the WH is fighting this so hard - they know that further down the road there will be much more serious and flagrant violations that they will be subpoenaed for and there is no reason why they should set precedent (agreeing to testify under oath) right now!
If you think that Congress needs an oath for some sort of "perjury trap" (here's a non-sequitar for you: that's EXACTLY what they did to W. J. Clinton - why weren't you up in arms about it then?) as if that's the only crime against Rove that's worth persuing, you've got 2 more things coming.
Some other fun Rove investigative possibilities:
White House Iraq Group - you think lying about firing employees is bad? Wait until you meet "Lying to Authorize War"!
Insider Trading and Market manipulation - the Intel merger is just icing on the cake: possible crimes committed in sale of stock from Enron, Boeing, General Electric, and Pfizer, just to name a few.
2004 Campaign - Swift boaters, Killian documents, CBS hoax, Ohio - all violate current election/campaign finance laws and could possibly go all the way to the top of the Bush Election Team = Karl Rove
These are just a few of the issues that Congress could pursue - and these are only the ones that involve Rove directly. Many others (Energy Task force) involve Rove only superficially, although his testimony still might be sought for them.
The only reason the Plame investigation didn't lead to criminal idictments against Rove, Cheney and others is a classic example of bad law. The staute is at one time so broad and so narrow as to virtually require someone to knowingly broadcast, in the first person, the name AND face of a covert government employee with premeditated intent to harm just that specific person. Let's please not fool ourselves into believing, NNG, that just because Fitzgerald couldn't find wrongdoing under these extremely specific parameters that Rove or Cheney's noses are clean as a whistle. They did wrong. The civil case will prove that.
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Notice where Ms. Marsden is always situated on the "panel"...
[Read the article: Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Right at the end; the only panelist whose legs are visible. And she always seems to be wearing a dress:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EQi2Jzv7JQY&mode=related&search=
I must say, after watching a few of these YouTube clips of the show, that Ms. Marsden is attractive (if you like the long face look) and nowhere near as shrill or acidic as Coulter. Still, there's time...
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Just saw it... (slight spoiler)
[Read the article: "The Lookout"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think that what Stephanie was trying to say with the "movie for grownups" is that unlike most current movies of this genre, the movie ends without nary a surprise "twist".
No one is revealed to be anything more than what they actually are, an important character leaves without explanation to us or the lead (and stays gone), and a good, honest, and decent character with alot to lose, dies (and stays dead).
Still, it does all work out in the end for our hero, but to no fanfare or maximum upgrade in quality of life. That's the adult part: sometimes the greatest reward for fighting the good fight and doing the right thing is you get to keep on living, to try and make sense of your crappy existance for one more day.
Or perhaps the adult part is the fact that lacking any special reason to care a whit about any of these characters' lives, the actors and director manage to make us care. Because of this, the "boring" ending is strangely satisfying, with the additional bonus of no face-slapping, heavy sigh-inducing, "Really?" moment.
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I think "nathanrudy" is having us on...
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But I gotta ask: What would you write about, "nathanrudy", after a day of baseball. Half of the teams are undefeated, will that continue? How are they going to award the pennant in the AL central when there's a 3 way 152-0 tie between Cleveland, KC, and Minnesota? Half of the teams are without a win - should they throw in the towel? Trade away their best players to look towards next year?
If you are serious about the lack of baseball coverage 2 days into the season (the defintion of "sad"), I'd like to recommend an awesome site to you called "MLB.com." They break down every game, every day, all season long. Seems this is where you should be looking, if you're serious...
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Can't wait for everyone to chime in...
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]About how stupid it is for Candace Parker to not immeadiately declare for the WNBA. Think of all the money she's missing out on! She could get hurt next year! She's ready to take the next step now!
Or is there a double-standard that says women should be encouraged to stay and get a degree because, well, if things don't work out, what are they going to fall back on? Especially since things always work out for guys when they declare for the NBA...
And don't start with the "men make more money thing". After buying a house they can't possibly make the mortgage payments on without an NBA salary (and one for their Mom, too), the requisite 5 cars to make us fans drool when we see them on "Cribs", and an entourage of second cousins and childhood buddies; its no wonder they need a pension plan – because they certainly don't know how to budget for the 30+ years of life that they won't be in the NBA!
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The Sopranos has been dead me...
[Read the article: Day of reckoning]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...for years now. 20 episodes in 4 years has been a forced trial separation and I'm ready to sign the papers. Let's remember the good times, Tony...