Comments on: Taking It to the Rubber Stamp Republicans…

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:13:34 +0000

While we’re at it, how about a central billboard somewhere: “Worst. President. Ever.” I’d happily pay my share for it.

By: Susan in Iowa

Susan in Iowa — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:08:12 +0000

BarbaraB 103
I checked back this am and found your kind offer. Thank you for that, and for the advice.
I had not thought about Yearly Kos due to too much other stuff going on, but I’ll suggest it to Spencer’s campaign.

By: ccmask

ccmask — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:45:03 +0000

Fahrender-#83

I know it is a commodity. Only it is something that belongs to everyone, given by Mother Earth. For some to have to begin to sell family heirlooms to get to work while others eat $200 plates of veal marsala, is wrong when it is a natural resource.

It is not like the oil companies invented something, for pete’s sake. I’m all for people getting patents and making money, but when they take it from the ground……..

I guess our only role is to send off our young sons to die for oil, while back home, their mothers get raped at the pump.

By: bob h

bob h — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:36:05 +0000

How about “Patsy” Roberts?

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:03:13 +0000

If I understand correctly, the House of Representatives of the Illinois general assembly has before it a resolution, HRJ0125, containing:

WHEREAS, Section 603 of Jefferson’s Manual of the Rules of the United States House of Representatives allows federal impeachment proceedings to be initiated by joint resolution of a state legislature; and […]

WHEREAS, Evidence suggests that President Bush authorized violation of the Torture Convention of the Geneva Conventions, a treaty regarded a supreme law by the United States Constitution; and […]

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the General Assembly of the State of Illinois has good cause to submit charges to the U. S. House of Representatives under Section 603 that the President of the United States has willfully violated his Oath of Office to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States; and be it further

RESOLVED, That George W. Bush, if found guilty of the charges contained herein, should be removed from office and disqualified to hold any other office in the United States.

and per http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042506A.shtml :

… the War Crimes Act of 1996 makes committing a war crime, defined as ” … a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party … ” punishable by being ” … fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death.”

and per section 603 of Jefferson’s manual, which has been adopted by this session of the House, such a resolution preempts other House business. I’m just saying that’s what I think I’ve read.

By: fooj

fooj — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:33:58 +0000

Anne- from one Central Coaster to another…RE-elect Al Gore!

By: Anne Holliday

Anne Holliday — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:21:18 +0000

ck # 85 – Speaker of the House Pelosi – works for me – imagine the help she’ll be with the re-election of (”I used to be President Elect”), Al Gore! Here on the central coast of California we’re still waiting for the minority leader to do some explainin’/revision of her pathetic Kos post.
; )

By: BarbaraB

BarbaraB — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:25:34 +0000

Susan #92, if you’re still here in EPU territory, are you going to YearlyKos? If so, consider bringing your candidate with you. The workshops promise some very practical advice and the networking opportunities should be helpful. He can come to the FDL breakfast. I’ll treat (for the breakfast, not the whole thing!).

By: scarecrow

scarecrow — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:56:39 +0000

John Casper — I assume a different tariff on “foreign” oil would violate trade agreements and lead to confusing pricing between foreign vs domestic oil that would confuse downstream prices. Gaming would then appear as to what is “foreign” and what is “domestic.” As Enron showed us in California electricity crisis, the “games” followed logically from the incentives created by the pricing rules. Nothing Enron did was irrational.

A common, consistent tax on all oil-related fuels might be simpler, less amenable to gaming, and have the same desired effects you list. The point of the tax system is to prevent the concentrated owners of the oil industry from suddenly boosting supplies and pushing prices back below the break-even point for the alternatives (probably harder now than it was 20 years ago). That has killed alternatives many times.

Sharkbabe — yes, hard realities, but then why should this be any simpler than any other politial problem? Like immigration?

Delahunt just mentioned scarecrow and my friend, tinman, and then Meek shows us the stamp!!!

By: cbl

cbl — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:56:21 +0000

back to the thread (the teenager and I fight over the computer - my turn !)

scarecrow # 57 - great stuff, I had to read it a couple times, b/c of my comp skills not your writing and just wanted you to know well thought out, logical stuff like yours does get read and appreciated.

ok, how about a little dessert ?

is rwcole here ? I ask b/c I just witnessed something rw said would happen when GWCF’s #’s went low, low 30’s -

O’Reilly to Juan Williams -

(somber tone) . . . “I’m afraid they are headed into (hesitates) Jimmy Carter territory, and if they don’t turn it around, and I mean turn it around pronto, they will be seen in history as a very poor, weak presidency”

rwcole - you rock !