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Evidently, Dimitri ain’t no republican.

really man, you’re brave and funny

as for the gay republicans … well, i think that soon there will be a lot fewer of them

message to gay republicans: YOUR PARTY HATES YOU AND WINS ELECTIONS BY CALLING YOU NAMES AND DENYING YOU BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS

ok. later.

MSNBC is getting ready to explain why Lamont is so far behind.

Hmmm. Can we trust their journalistic integrity to go back to Q-data for the primaries and actually look at the way-off polling for for Destefano & Malloy?

mOropeza @ 290

Is it illegal for a sitting president to destroy his papers? I know Henery Kissenger is sitting on a bunch of incriminating stuff and the bush presidential libary will be a gold mine unless he destroys stuff and or moves to Paraguay. I think the DEM presitential canidates should all pledge to declassify everything gw has done (with the exception of the capabilites of our military equipment. I would love to see McCain and the other GOPer presidential canidates freak about what they really knew about the war becoming public. This is the kind of debate battle plain/terrain we should choose to fight on. It would distract the GOP from getting their message (whatever that is ) out.

As far as destroying papers, yes, certainly, some probably have.

As far as releasing papers, all the next president has to do is to issue an Executive Order rescinding in full George Bush’s EO 13233. That’s all that is required for sequestered papers since the beginning of Reagan’s term in office to be released. Clinton has already requested that his papers be released, but Junior is still protecting Poppy’s VP and Pres. papers.

It’s that simple. A Republican in the White House in 2009 will not do it, and not a few Dems will not do it, either. But, that’s all it will take–a simple recission of Bush’s order.

I would strongly support any candidate who promises to repeal everything that’s been done since Bush took office, and for the parts that actually need doing, do them over right. That seems like much less work than trying to identify everything that was done wrong.

Montag What if the oil companies are found complict with an illegal war and held liable?

Umm, well, we’re a nation of laws, yes? But, the oil companies aren’t in charge of policy. The government is. Even if our domestic oil sheiks greatly influenced the government, the decisions would still be made by those in government, whether the reasons were for immediate or eventual profit of the companies advising, or for simple greed on the part of all parties.

The actions of the government are of primary consideration, still, when it comes to matters of war and war for resources, even if the reasons are suspect.

Cheers.