Letters to the Editor
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The Coup That Keeps on Giving
Yes - it's high time for Bush to answer questions... he never will; honestly or otherwise.
It would be interesting to watch him try to spin this into, "We have to fight them there so we can keep on shopping"
It is time for the full, unredacted transcripts of all testimony to come to light. Somebody somewhere has got to have a key to that file cabinet! C'mon!! There a C-note and heroes parade awaitin' ya!
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It's finally time for Conason to stop lying about Libby
Washington Post editorial.
"A bipartisan investigation by the Senate intelligence committee subsequently established that all of these claims [by former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV] were false -- and that Mr. Wilson was recommended for the Niger trip by Ms. Plame, his wife... The [Libby] trial has provided convincing evidence that there was no conspiracy to punish Mr. Wilson by leaking Ms. Plame's identity -- and no evidence that she was, in fact, covert... The former ambassador will be remembered as a blowhard. Mr. Cheney and Mr. Libby were overbearing in their zeal to rebut Mr. Wilson and careless in their handling of classified information. Mr. Libby's subsequent false statements were reprehensible. And Mr. Fitzgerald has shown again why handing a Washington political case to a federal special prosecutor is a prescription for excess. Mr. Fitzgerald was, at least, right about one thing: The Wilson-Plame case, and Mr. Libby's conviction, tell us nothing about the war in Iraq"
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To Trollman - Lost in Time?
Hey, that WP EDITORIAL is such old news. It has totally been rebutted and outed as non-factual. That's why it's called OPINION EDITORIAL (Op-Ed). Have you not read the news for a week?
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Umm...Toujours Anonymous...
...Op-Ed stands for Opposite Editorial, not Opinion Editorial. In a print edition, when you open to the Editorial page, it's the opposing page.
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RE: What "OpEd" Means in the 21st century
<<An Op-Ed is a piece of writing expressing an opinion. Such items are often found in a full newspaper page, containing such articles by columnists, letters to the editor, and other points, rather than news or facts. It is primarily an American term.>>
This is from Wikipedia. Yes, it might have originally meant "opposition editorial," but since the end of the 20th century and the wide use of the Internet version of so many newspapers, the term no longer references "opposition editorial" in terms of publishing placement.
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This Just In from Camp Cakewalk
I'm fascinated by the fact that every time Salon runs a piece on the travails of convicted felon Scooter Libby, Elephant & Friends (whose letters are eerily similar to the comments of certain wingnuts who appear on Sunday morning TV) show up to clog the thread with the same old tired and discredited Gop talking points. "Scooter" obviously has some very rich and powerful friends, or is keeping some very damaging secrets for them -- or both.
The only question for historians will be, did the order to out Ms. Plame come directly from Junior, or from Junior via Rove, or from Cheney via Junior via Ol' Dick Cakewalk himself?
Meanwhile, the passing this week of "Lady Bird" gave us a glimpse into the Bush-Cheney legacy. Those few who remember LBJ remember only a failed president who lied to start a war that turned out badly. Most don't remember him at all, or vaguely associate him with something distasteful. Thus Bush, who it is safe to say will not be on Mt. Rushmore and who took The Deified Saint Reagan down with him in the sands of Iraq (sorry, wingnuts).
And Osama bin-Forgotten and still at large, six years after 9/11, to their eternal infamy.
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libby
the consit bars pres from pardoning concerning impeachment actions. Libby is a material witness in any impeachment...pres can't pardon
no pres should pardon anyone unless the heads of the cia and fbi sign off.
pass it on palo
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Answers not just questions.
It’s bad enough that the US news media has lost any balls it may have once had with regards to questioning the president or VP on anything important. But this article illustrates a more fundamental problem with the media.
Joe Conason says -It's "finally" time for Bush to answer questions....-
and asks -"Why not" start with releasing the transcripts of Bush and Cheney's interviews with special prosecutor Patrick...?-
No offence Joe, but what a bunch of fucking softballs!
The media needs to get beyond feeling bullied away from even asking any real questions. They need to not only ask these questions consistently and persistently, but more importantly demand answers. Ask the same question over and over again until you get an answer; stop politely waiting your turn.
It may not look cool to be a pain in the ass and you may not get to sit at the front in press conferences but in a democratic country a reporter’s job is to ask questions people don’t want to answer. If not he's just a weatherman with a better office.
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Treason
n.
1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
2. A betrayal of trust or confidence.
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Wrong again, Weikuboy...
Some people don't remember LBJ for the war that he and the JFK holdovers initiated in Vietnam.
Some people remember LBJ for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which LBJ, with the help of the Republicans in Congress, managed to enact into law over the objections of Southern Democrats.
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Southern Democrats
Democrats like Strom Thurmond, Trent Lott?
Elephantman, you're smart enough to know that most of those segregation loving Democrats left the party and went where they were much more welcome. Where was that? Hmmm?
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When Presidents Pardon Their Own Crimes
"George Mason (1725-1792), the father of the Bill of Rights (1791-2002), argued at the Constitutional Convention in favor of providing the House of Representatives the power of impeachment by pointing out that the President might use his pardoning power to “pardon crimes which were advised by himself” or, before indictment or conviction, “to stop inquiry and prevent detection.”
James Madison (1751-1836), the father of the U.S. Constitution (1788-2007), added that “if the President be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds to believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; they can remove him if found guilty.”
From David Swanson's "When Presidents Pardon Their Own Crimes"
http://www.counterpunch.org/swanson07032007.html
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WHY NOT START THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS RIGHT HERE???
Why not a group of Salon readers who are also US citizens (who are also outraged by GW Bush and Gang's crimes), start the impeachment proceedings informally right here at Salon? The wimps in the Congress and Senate may follow if you do it effectively enough - and if you gather enough US citizens to join you guys. (I'm not a US citizen myself, or I would have loved to start this up this laudable venture!)
--GSC