Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 373 Editor's Choice: 5
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Would Mukasey really "restore the central integrity to the DOJ"... ?
[Read the article: Michael Mukasey's role in the Jose Padilla case]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But if there were a chance to have an AG who really would prosecute lawbreaking where he saw it, and restore the central integrity to the DOJ, those are principles worth embracing.
Glenn’s comment brings me to some questions I have about Looseheadprop’s post over at FDL (that Glenn linked to). S/he seems to be saying that the White House is putting one over on us again with this nomination. I’m not sure I get this, so maybe someone else can explain it.
How would going along with this appointment “buy” the White House out of future investigations about the firing of US attorneys?
How would confirming this nomination (for the Democrats) “give away” the Senate’s oversight powers?
What would they be bargaining away? (Sorry if these are dumb questions, but I’m obviously missing something here.)
Looseheadprop is convinced that Mukasey is going to be “punked” just like Ashcroft was, and they’ll hide what they’re really doing from him.
That’s certainly possible, but that’s true of anyone isn’t it?
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They believe the defeat of the "left wing fascist movement" is "unavoidable"
[Read the article: Limitless wrongness]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In their world, the Republicans are always ascendent, Bush is always the Strong Leader, Democrats are always the sorry losers captive to their destructive Leftist extremists, and Americans are aching to support the War.
This worldview was expressed quite succinctly in an e-mail published by Kos today:
Today was a dark day for the antiamerican left . The communist organization Moveon.org and the left wing fascist movement have been demoralized and defeated . The Petraeus report has made it clear that the surge is working and it is clear that the US will have permanent bases in Iraq . The Democrats , the left wing antiamerican groups like yours , the socialist MSM and the Islamofascists have lost , America won . Give up , communist cowards ! We will be in Iraq for generations , like in Germany , Japan or Korea ..
Iran is next and you ( or the Iranians ) can't to a damn thing about it . The next President will be anther Republican . There will be new laws in the WOT , preventive detention camps for Terrorists and their helpers and many new pleasant surprises for the antiamerican left . It is unavoidable .
Those against the war – a tiny “fringe” of communists and fascists are “losing” badly. Americans want permanent occupation of Iraq, and new wars with Iran and Syria. Republicans will win the election and set up a police state replete with detention camps for those who don’t share this worldview. And yes, it’s all inevitable.
At least someone believes all the propaganda.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/18/2916/43545
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Might we see a little role reversal?
[Read the article: Are Democrats planning still worse FISA capitulations?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This obviously doesn't prove what any Democratic president might do, but the original FISA was adamantly supported and signed by President Carter (and strongly supported by members of both political parties at the time).
And what about Republicans? Will they suddenly change their minds on giving such powers to a Democratic president?
Couldn’t we see a dramatic shift in their position if they lose the White House? Not long ago, they were claiming that the “filibuster” was “unconstitutional” but now that they’re in the minority, they’ve used it more than it’s ever been used before.
Won’t they suddenly be really suspicious of “executive” powers once they no longer “own” those powers? Might we see a little role reversal?
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the "innuendo" works, the "message" is clear
[Read the article: The art of neoconservative innuendo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]They constantly opt instead to argue by unstated implications and lurking innuendo and smears. Whatever else that might be, courageous and resolute it isn't.
True, but there are plenty of Bush-supporters who do have “the courage” to say what Kristol and Ledeen imply. Here’s Ann Coulter on Fox News about the Democrats. These views were so important that Fox News had to break away from General Petraeus so she could say:
"To hear what's actually going on, you suddenly realize how completely treasonous the mainstream media is, and the Democrats."
"They want us to lose. They hate the troops. They think the troops are a bunch of illiterate, toothless rapists. ... They've been against this war from the beginning. The same people who say the surge isn't working didn't want us to go in. ... They want America to lose. They are rooting for al Qaeda."
Nothing subtle about that. And if you want someone with the “courage” to say what Ledeen really wants to do in the Middle East go to Misha over at Michelle Malkin’s blogroll. He’ll spells out “our desired” foreign policy in clear concise terms, no innuendo:
"Nuke the entire fucking Middle East.
Immerse the motherless shits in canned sunshine, wipe every last motherfucking one of them out. Give them the Carthage treatment, I don’t fucking care.
The Romans had it right. We don’t. We’ve devolved into a bunch of gutless pussies."
Read the comments on that thread. They say what Kristol and Ledeen only imply, showing that “the message” has been received loud and clear, their innuendo notwithstanding.
http://freedomfightersnetwork.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=846751%3ABlogPost%3A10459
http://www.nicedoggie.net/2007/?p=1054