I spent the day yesterday volunteering at the U.S. Vets 4th of July BBQ here in Vegas, (they provide comphrehensive services for homeless veterans, of which we have about 4,300 here in the Las Vegas area).

One of our congresscritters, Shelley Berkley, showed up to speak and confer some medals.

I took her aside and asked the following:

“Tony Snow yesterday admitted that the President and his top advisors had been discussing for several weeks the ‘appropriate’ response to the pending decision on Libby’s appeal for a stay of sentence. How many other convicted federal appellants do you suppose have gotten similar monitoring and deliberation regarding the progress of their in-process stay requests by the Bush administration?”

Her immediate, angry reply? “Oh, none, you can count on it.”

I asked emphatically that she and her fellow legislators loudly include this in their arguments against this execrable insult to America.

Bush didn’t even wait for the ink to dry on the denial-of-stay order. It was a done deal from the outset of Libby’s conviction (with the pardon obviously to follow, on Bush’s last day in office). Of course, we all know that, but for John Q. NoClue, this specific point needs to be hammered relentlessly, in addition to all the others.

I have written all my other legislators (Reid, Ensign, Porter) and will continue. I have never been more pissed. They’re counting on just arrogantly riding this out. Don’t let it happen.

Unlike for any other pending federal criminal appeals under this administration, the Bushies hovered over the progress of Scooter's appeal for stay of sentence and then Presidunce Dim Son acted as soon as pen was set to paper on the denial because they couldn't allow as much as a day to go by for Libby to get the heebs and reconsider and call Fitz to cut a deal.

Ice the Scooter for now. Then pardon him in January 2009.

Were any veto-proof Iraq policy change measures to pass Congress, Dodo the Decider Guy would no doubt simply cite his asserted Unlimited Unitary Executive Authority as Commander in Chief.

"We must have that oil at ANY cost. And if we can't have that oil, then we must not let China, India or Russia get it, at ANY cost."

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Oil is a totally fungible commodity that no one can control (short of destroying its production and distribution infrastructure). It finds its way to market no matter who 'has" it. What they gonna do, bathe in it? Drink it?

This whole "oil-as-a-blackmail-weapon" is a tiresome, sophomoric canard, albeit a useful one for the Bu'ush Party.

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He should be in the full-length mirror business.

And his kids should be serving in Iraq.

doesn't understand the TENETS of spelling. But wants to be taken seriously nonetheless.

LOL!

Maybe you oughta spend some time at firedoglake.com and see just how wrong you are. There'e a reason Jane Hamsher and Christy Hardin Smith are now getting so much MSM ink and airtime -- the excellent quality of their analytic gumshoe reporting. They are true patriots.

Yeah, asshat, I'm a "blogger," and one taken very seriously here in Vegas, But, it has nothing to do with politics.

See http://santafeandtherfatcityhorns.blogspot.com

FDL, where I hang a lot for politcal discourse, is now taken quite seriously in political circles, FYI

Don't bring that weak shit my way.

http://santafeandthefatcityhorns.blogspot.com

OOooooohhhh.h.....

Pick that up and run with it. A TYPO!

You're beautiful when you're angry, sweetie.

Awwwww...tryin' to hurt my feewings.

Ample hit/pageview stats ongoing, sweetie, worldwide. You are the deluded one. Can't even spell "tenets" either LOL. Speaks volumes.

And, join us over at FDL, spout some of your drivel over there for some good comic relief.

You get the last word. Over and out. This thread is over.

Buh-bye.

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Were we not occupying Iraq, that ghastly truck bombing, and all that preceded it in Iraq since we invaded, would simply not have happened.

"One might think that the first reaction, irrespective of party would be, let's hunt down the people who are doing this and pop a hellfire missile up their miserable asses. That's my attitude, and I don't consider it to be a 'Republican' one."

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"let's"?

Enlist today, motherfucker. Your nation needs your heroic, gung-ho, take-no-prisoners ass.

Othwerwise, STFU.

http://www.bgladd.com/The_Disgracer_in_Chief.jpg

HOOO-ahhhh!!!!!

"The defendant will please rise."

Hack was a true American hero. He would have been beyond appalled at the latest antics of thses clowns.

"...we cannot let emerging threats fully materialize in attacks on our homeland."

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We? WE???

It's always "we" with these cowards. "WE'RE fighting them there so WE don't have to face them here."

(That was a fav of the college republicowards on the YouTube clip.)

Rove, you could still sign up for FOB duty.

They're eminiently deployable in Der Homeland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGit_tZDqs

Mr. Heroic War Presidunce Dim Son made damn sure HE didn't stay in Vietnam one second.

Neither will HIS children spend one second in Iraq.

http://www.bgladd.com/The_Disgracer_in_Chief.jpg

HOOOO-ahhhh!!!

Cry me a muthafukin' tsunami. Then call the whaaaaa-aa-aa--hhhh-bulance.

Ding, ding, ding!

Bu'ush had a 2% stake in the Rangers, purchased with sweetheart-deal loans. Then they trotted him out at the ballpark for photo-ops as "the owner."

LOL!

Is this a great country or what?

http://www.bgladd.com/The_Disgracer_in_Chief.jpg

Then why did he cop a plea? Why not fight back, if he was so innocent, clear his name?

Some things are obvious.

"...don't want to presume anything...As a human being who has done no wrong..."

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"Done no wrong"? "Presume"?

You're joking, right?

The time for, well, say, "presumption of innocence" is, uh, long gone. He copped.

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!

Kudos.

Don't let the stall door hit'cha...