Letters to the Editor
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@Aycharaych
Is there anyone reading my words who agrees with me that Democrats who support the war on drugs are "bad Democrats"?
I don't know if I'd go that far, but only because of generations of propaganda that has given well-intending people a false impression. I would agree that they are lazy for not informing themselves, or perhaps politically opportunistic for not speaking out against it. Personally, I agree with you 100% that the War on (Some) Drugs is a catastrophic failure in every meaningful sense of the word. It has created artificial supply shortages that push prices sky-high and drives addicts into criminal activity to finance their overpriced purchases. It has funneled untold wealth into organized crime syndicates and created the most imprisoned society in the advanced world.
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Mark Pryor's real advantage...
...is that he's a legacy (maybe that's why he loves so many of Bush's policies). His daddy was the Democratic mainstay Sen. David Pryor.
But the son is not exactly a good Democrat.
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I'm completely unfamiliar w/ the listed "Blue Dogs"
So I can't cast an informed vote.
Now, if you put Reyes, Pelosi, or Sen. Jello Jay on the list...
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If only
We could generate the same tsunami of moral outrage over Eliot Spitzer's victimless crime that this enormous white collar crime with profound constitutional implications can't seem to attract.
They will go right back to watching MSNBC reruns of to Catch a Predator and Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution in the Far East. Not to make light of these terrible crimes but none of them have anything to do with Eliot Spitzer, sex for money between consenting adults and prostitution arrests on that level.
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The President as the Law
Calling the issue "Telcom Immunity" diverts attention away from the real issue is: Whether the President has the power to authorize criminal activity. The answer is no. Congress should act in such a way as to make clear the answer is no.
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Kentucky Dems have handed Mitch his re-election
I really think people should be focused on Senate seats from Mitch McConnell's to Ted Stevens'--
-- jayackroyd
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 08:30 AM
I am furious and humiliated to report that newly elected Democratic Governor Steve Beshear, DSCC Chair Chuck Schumer and the "leadership" of the Kentucky Democratic Party have guaranteed the re-election of Evil Incarnate Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Why Are We Being Punished This Way.
Extremely long and disgusting story short: Beshear and Schumer forced out of the race the only democrat with a chance to beat McConnell in favor of a Bruce Lunsford, a criminal and democratic traitor who gives tens of thousands of dollars to republican campaigns and is best friends forever with ... wait for it ... Mitch McConnell!
And yes, we real Democrats are worthless cowards for letting this happen and failing to tar and feather the bastards who did it.
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@BigTuna, Aycharach
Is there anyone reading my words who agrees with me that Democrats who support the war on drugs are "bad Democrats"?
I don't know if I'd go that far
I would. They support a provably racist and ineffective program. Their occupation is to make policy decisions. If they support programs which are clearly counter-productive (there is no argument at this point if one goes to the actual numbers), then they are at best incompetent and at worst they have no respect whatsoever for the intended function their office.
Apparently no American politician has any motivation at all to reform the program, not personal, spirtual, or out of principle. Not even because it is provably ineffective. The over-arching priority is "looking tough" and damn any and all consequences.
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Those pesky voters.
Without delving into details, the first question that comes to mind when discussing DINO Congressmen is are they indeed representing their constituents? Voter education has to be a big part of any effort to rid ourselves of the worst of them.
I'd also like to thank the WSJ for confirming my assertion that the defining moment when the NSA program was put in place was when the TIPS program was withdrawn from consideration.
http://phd9.blogspot.com/2008/02/re-signing-statements.html
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L.W.M.
Not to make light of these terrible crimes but none of them have anything to do with Eliot Spitzer, sex for money between consenting adults and prostitution arrests on that level.
Haven't you heard? It's not about the sex. No, not at all. The titillation and the enjoyment people get poring over other people's secretly recorded sex talk has nothing whatsoever to do with why people are so interested in this story (just as the Clinton obsession had nothing at all to do with cigars and oral sex).
No, see, this is a major, major breach of the public trust. A huge, important, serious story. The fact that it involves hookers and adultery and sitting in judgment of other people's sex lives and the exciting anticipation of hearing very soon about all the juicy details -- maybe even getting to watch a couple of the prostitutes interviewed on Larry King about what Eliot Spitzer likes and what he does -- that's just all coincidental, a total side issue, having nothing at all to do with the intense fascination people have with what Eliot Spitzer does at night in his private life.
We're a society that simply does not tolerate any law-breaking at all by our elected officials. That's what this is about -- the illegal acts (lying under oath!), not the sex.
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@ Rosenkavalier
Did I read your comment correctly? To me it read something like: but just imagine the implications of a functional democracy.
A pleasant prospect, this imagined fulfillment of the American Dream. File it under consummations devoutly to be wished, and let's get on with the task at hand.
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End Of The Road
I've been a Democrat since I first cast a vote, for George McGovern in 1972.
This situation is more than depressing; it's tragic. It cuts to the very core of what our democratic institutions purport to be, and what kind of a society we truly are.
And, if any version of the legislation is passed out of Congress which contains anmesty for the telecommunication vendors (as I'm afraid it will), then I'm no longer a Democrat. I will not work for, vote for, or contribute in any way to another Democratic politician.
Not that it will matter -- and that, sadly, is the real bottom line: Whatever we do doesn't seem to matter any longer.