Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 1824
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The "tu quoque" defence ... some eedjit thinks that's a valid argument:
[Read the article: More on Zelikow, the BGR firm and Allawi]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is all just ridiculous. Can this get any more petty? Is there ANY person in Washington DC that can legitimately claim no bias whatsoever? Is this a Republican problem? Of course not. To claim that as a standard is nonsense. The only thing worth considering is what any person is biased towards.
Wall street had exactly the same problem in that analysts commenting on stocks had undisclosed holdings of their own or companies they worked for had relationships with said company.
And that's worked really well too....
Look, if it isn't a problem, then no problems disclosing such, at the very least, eh?
Cheers,
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The usual suspects....
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here][Glenn, from the post]:
That is not going to happen if the Democrats allow the confirmation of one of the ostensibly less corrupt and "establishment-respected" members of the Bush circle -- Michael Chertoff or Fred Fielding or Paul Clement or some Bush appointee along those lines.
Chertoff: Whitewater panty-sniffing raid counsel.
Fielding: Nixon's hatchet-man.
Clement: Dubya's enabler in front of the Supreme Court for the dismantling of the Constitution.
"Establishment-respected"?!?!? By the coctail-weenie-eating Beltway insiders, perhaps. I vote "none of the above".
Cheers,
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A P.S.
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here][more Glenn from the post]: ... the only acceptable replacement for Alberto Gonzales is someone who is truly independent of the Bush machine and whom Democrats are supremely confident will act independently...
... like Janet Reno, who was nonetheless vilified by the Republicans.
Cheers,
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@ Ondolette
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Now that he's resigned, Alberto Gonzales can be investigated and indicted by a grand jury, and then prosecuted.
By the Dubya DoJ?!?!? Fat chance.
We got Mitchell, but that was with a special prosecutor, IIRC.
Cheers,
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@ ElephantDung
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am about as exorcised [sic] about Gonzalez leaving as I was about Harreit Miers' SCOTUS nomination being withdrawn. Which is to say, "Yesssss!"
IOW, you're still possessed by the Devil. Colour me surprised.
Cheers,
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@ i_ween
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"There isn't a big market for people who believe in such protests." That statement can *only* be written by someone who thinks about the market....
Seems you're new here. I think you should research your characters a bit before you begin to impute pecuniary motive. Have you ever heard of the "marketplace of ideas"?
Now calm down. Take a deep breath. And see if you can contribute. If you don't think you can do so here, then there's plenty of other stuff that should adequately occupy your time. Telling Glenn he's only in it for the money doesn't seem to be one of them.
Cheers,
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Oh, but ... but ...
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Larry Craig! Loookee, Larry Craig!... More of that politicisation, politics of destructions, and BDS....
Seriously, folks: What will it take to get the American people en masse to take out the buckets of tar and feathers, and ride the entire crew of hypocritical, lying sacks'o'sh*te out of town on a rail?
Cheers,
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@ Glenn (and others)
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If people want to march in the street by the hundreds of thousands or millions, go right ahead. If I thought it would work or if I saw evidence that it was, I would change my mind, encourage it, join in.
If five million people converged on DC with pitchforks and torches, I think there would be an effect. Would it "work"? Maybe, maybe not. But would it grab attention? Surely. There is some evidence that massive demonstrations do have a significant effect, not just from our own Vietnam era, but also from places like the former Soviet republics (even Russia), and Serbia.
But here I'll agree with Glenn: Without more work upfront (or some particularly egregious and horrific act [although I'm starting to get hard-pressed to think of what it would take]), it's not going to happen; most of the U.S. public is too busy, too distracted, too worried about just everyday things, to engage in such, even if they might be supportive of doing such as a general proposition if they thought it would help). Compounding the problem of raising interest in activist activities is the slow drip-drip-drip of excesses and criminality; we're becoming so inured to the "next foot" dropping that we seldom step back and see the full picture of how far they've marched. For this, we need to spread the word, and in support of Glenn and the other electronic torch-bearers, they are starting to make an impact and a difference (see, e.g., O'Hanlon's interview with Glenn, and Zelikow's reply in the last post). But "to each according to their ability...." Whatever you think works, do it. At least we agree on the seriousness of the challenge.
Cheers,
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@ Michael Harold
[Read the article: The Democrats' responsibility in the wake of Gonzales' resignation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Get rid of the SUV and buy something that gets over 20 miles per gallon.
My SUV does get over 20 mpg (it's a hybrid). And I actually use it to put kayaks, skis, or bikes on, so it's not just trips to the grocery store....
Just wish that Toyota (or someone) would get their rear in gear, so to speak, and start selling pluggable hybrids.
I did try and talk my sweetie into getting the Tesla electric car. No dice though....
Cheers,
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ElephantDung demonstrates his cognitive capacity and moral standards (or lack thereof):
[Read the article: Forcing Larry Craig's resignation while embracing David Vitter]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We'll call for the swift resignation of the morally-disabled David Vitter, and set up the appointment of his replacement by a Democrat governor...
...if you will call for the resignation of the physically-disabled Tim Johnson, with the Republican Governor of South Dakota naming his replacement...
So Vitter was "morally disabled", eh? Is that a communicable disease? Seems to be; so many Rethuglicans are infected. But of course, it's not their fault....
Is Johnson "physically disabled"? Maybe FDR shouldn't have been president; he might not have managed to "land a supersonic fighter" on the deck of a pitching aircraft carrier far out to sea, or even go in with M-16, bayonet, and grenades and take out Osama bin Forgotten all by himself....
That you even (pretend to) conflate the two shows for all thinking people here that Glenn's take on the "morals" of the Republican party and its adherents is spot on. Thanks for your contribution.
Cheers,