Comments on: What Confirmation Process? http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:35:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Veritas78 http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497666 Veritas78 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:09:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497666 <p>What is to stop the Judiciary Committee from subpoenaing these interim appointees anyway? Perhaps they can’t vote to confirm or reject, but how about a decent grilling?</p> What is to stop the Judiciary Committee from subpoenaing these interim appointees anyway? Perhaps they can’t vote to confirm or reject, but how about a decent grilling?

]]> By: moe99 http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497645 moe99 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:03:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497645 <p>BAck to the original premise of the thread, I am an attorney in Seattle, practicing here for 26 years. John McKay, the US atty recently fired by the Bush admin. is part of a prominent Seattle family (12 siblings!). Generally Republican and Catholic. His older brother, Mike was the head of the Bush 1 state campaign back in 88 and was appointed US Atty by Bush 1. Mike then served as chair of the Bush election campaign in 200 and vice chair of the Bush reelection campaign in 2004. John’s firing has to be a gut punch to this family in many different ways. So I take John’s speaking out publicly to be very serious. There is something very weird going on here.</p> BAck to the original premise of the thread, I am an attorney in Seattle, practicing here for 26 years. John McKay, the US atty recently fired by the Bush admin. is part of a prominent Seattle family (12 siblings!). Generally Republican and Catholic. His older brother, Mike was the head of the Bush 1 state campaign back in 88 and was appointed US Atty by Bush 1. Mike then served as chair of the Bush election campaign in 200 and vice chair of the Bush reelection campaign in 2004. John’s firing has to be a gut punch to this family in many different ways. So I take John’s speaking out publicly to be very serious. There is something very weird going on here.

]]> By: newspaperbrat http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497640 newspaperbrat Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:02:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497640 <p><a href="#comment-497196"><em>S.O.S. in MA @<br /> 49 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-497191"><em>Hugh @ 45 </em></a><br /> </p><blockquote> … They will be doing their dirty deals and showing their contempt for us, our laws, and our country the last day they are in office as they are going out the door.</blockquote></blockquote> <p> (or perhaps <em>running</em> out the back door as We, the People come in the front?)<br /> And then We will say, <b>“Molly sent us.”</b></p> <p>Precious! </p> <p>Rest in Peace Molly!</p> S.O.S. in MA @
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Hugh @ 45

… They will be doing their dirty deals and showing their contempt for us, our laws, and our country the last day they are in office as they are going out the door.

(or perhaps running out the back door as We, the People come in the front?)
And then We will say, “Molly sent us.”

Precious!

Rest in Peace Molly!

]]> By: DemWoman http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497636 DemWoman Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:45:32 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497636 <p>OF COURSE no one read the Patriot Act prior to voting on it!! Do you all remember how things were back then? Anyone who even started to voice a question was immediately raked over the coals for supporting the terrorists!! All Democratic Senators (except Feingold) were scared sh*tless to do anything but reflexively vote for any and everything to support the troops/support the pRez. We have *never* been good at verbalizing things–we sit back and allow Repigs to determine the language, determine what will be covered, and then we simply “yaz, ma’am” or “no, sir”.</p> <p>I remember no one having the guts to stand up to any of the Repigs back then because they were <b>IMMEDIATELY and AUTOMATICALLY</b> written off as unsupportive of the U.S. as a whole. <b><i>It would have been the same had the Dems requested time to read the damn Patriot Act prior to signing it.</i></b> They had us over a barrel. It was far more crappy than it is today, and in my red swath of Alabama which runs through the center of PA, things are still pretty durn bad.</p> OF COURSE no one read the Patriot Act prior to voting on it!! Do you all remember how things were back then? Anyone who even started to voice a question was immediately raked over the coals for supporting the terrorists!! All Democratic Senators (except Feingold) were scared sh*tless to do anything but reflexively vote for any and everything to support the troops/support the pRez. We have *never* been good at verbalizing things–we sit back and allow Repigs to determine the language, determine what will be covered, and then we simply “yaz, ma’am” or “no, sir”.

I remember no one having the guts to stand up to any of the Repigs back then because they were IMMEDIATELY and AUTOMATICALLY written off as unsupportive of the U.S. as a whole. It would have been the same had the Dems requested time to read the damn Patriot Act prior to signing it. They had us over a barrel. It was far more crappy than it is today, and in my red swath of Alabama which runs through the center of PA, things are still pretty durn bad.

]]> By: patience http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497475 patience Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:34:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497475 <p>NPR reported this afternoon that the Senate Judicial committee went back to the 120 day rule of temporary appointments by a 12-6 votes.</p> <p>Anyone at FDL have some follow up on that?</p> NPR reported this afternoon that the Senate Judicial committee went back to the 120 day rule of temporary appointments by a 12-6 votes.

Anyone at FDL have some follow up on that?

]]> By: Vic http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497342 Vic Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:29:38 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497342 <p><a href="#comment-497334"><em>jinny @ 143</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-497178"><em>Rayne @<br /> 33 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Vic — you do remember, don’t you, that Dems did NOT have a majority in the House or Senate when the Patriot Act was written, modified, renewed?</p></blockquote> <p>Also, please remember that John Edwards was one of the authors of The Patriot Act.</p></blockquote> <p>I am no fan of Edwards. Again we are talking about when the P.A. was amended not who wrote the original Patriot Act.</p> jinny @ 143

Rayne @
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Vic — you do remember, don’t you, that Dems did NOT have a majority in the House or Senate when the Patriot Act was written, modified, renewed?

Also, please remember that John Edwards was one of the authors of The Patriot Act.

I am no fan of Edwards. Again we are talking about when the P.A. was amended not who wrote the original Patriot Act.

]]> By: jinny http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497334 jinny Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:21:13 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497334 <p><a href="#comment-497178"><em>Rayne @<br /> 33 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Vic — you do remember, don’t you, that Dems did NOT have a majority in the House or Senate when the Patriot Act was written, modified, renewed?</p></blockquote> <p>Also, please remember that John Edwards was one of the authors of The Patriot Act.</p> Rayne @
33

Vic — you do remember, don’t you, that Dems did NOT have a majority in the House or Senate when the Patriot Act was written, modified, renewed?

Also, please remember that John Edwards was one of the authors of The Patriot Act.

]]> By: urban pirate http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497327 urban pirate Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:17:26 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497327 <p><a href="#comment-497301"><em>ccmask @ 131</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>urbanpirate: I saw that cat video and posted it a long time ago. I love that one. I’d hate the water bill though.</p></blockquote> <p>Well, a belated hat-tip then. :)</p> ccmask @ 131

urbanpirate: I saw that cat video and posted it a long time ago. I love that one. I’d hate the water bill though.

Well, a belated hat-tip then. :)

]]> By: rumi http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497321 rumi Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:15:03 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497321 <p><a href="#comment-497307"><em>montag @ 134</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-497304"><em>ccmask @ 133</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Scarborough opening up with Anna Nicole. No soldiers dying in Iraq story yet. Still waiting.</p></blockquote> <p>Scarborough saying, “I know how this sudden death thing goes.” ????</p></blockquote> <p> Is that how he explained the dead girl in his office?</p> montag @ 134

ccmask @ 133

Scarborough opening up with Anna Nicole. No soldiers dying in Iraq story yet. Still waiting.

Scarborough saying, “I know how this sudden death thing goes.” ????

Is that how he explained the dead girl in his office?

]]> By: dab from CT http://firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497319 dab from CT Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:13:27 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/08/what-confirmation-process/#comment-497319 <p><a href="#comment-497300"><em>neurophius @ 131 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>My cat loves to follow humans into the bathroom. Very curious, but so far she has not tried to flush.</p></blockquote> <p>One of my daughter’s cats TPs my daughter’s apartment (unrolls an entire roll of toilet paper) if my daughter is away overnight.</p> neurophius @ 131

My cat loves to follow humans into the bathroom. Very curious, but so far she has not tried to flush.

One of my daughter’s cats TPs my daughter’s apartment (unrolls an entire roll of toilet paper) if my daughter is away overnight.

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