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		<title>By: The Oracle</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-770556</link>
		<dc:creator>The Oracle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;When are the Bush impeachment hearings to begin?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When are the Cheney impeachment hearings to begin?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is the first time in American history that we should have “twofer” and hold the impeachment hearings for both Bush and Cheney simultaneously. It’ll make history. And it’ll get both of their lying, scummy asses out of OUR White House at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To put it simply, if our nation’s founders had wanted a “unitary executive,” then they’d have switched positions of Article II and Article I at the beginning of the U.S. Constitution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Republican Party, once the party of Lincoln, has now become a party of traitors, subverting and sabotaging everything that our nation holds dear, in a blatant, almost Communist-like grab for power and a dreamed-of quest for perpetual Republican one-party-rule. Warped. Twisted. Insane. And very, very dangerous for our democracy today, as well as the future of our democracy and the future of nation’s children.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When are the Bush impeachment hearings to begin?</p>
<p>When are the Cheney impeachment hearings to begin?</p>
<p>This is the first time in American history that we should have “twofer” and hold the impeachment hearings for both Bush and Cheney simultaneously. It’ll make history. And it’ll get both of their lying, scummy asses out of OUR White House at the same time.</p>
<p>To put it simply, if our nation’s founders had wanted a “unitary executive,” then they’d have switched positions of Article II and Article I at the beginning of the U.S. Constitution.</p>
<p>The Republican Party, once the party of Lincoln, has now become a party of traitors, subverting and sabotaging everything that our nation holds dear, in a blatant, almost Communist-like grab for power and a dreamed-of quest for perpetual Republican one-party-rule. Warped. Twisted. Insane. And very, very dangerous for our democracy today, as well as the future of our democracy and the future of nation’s children.</p>
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		<title>By: Kathryn in MA</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769997</link>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn in MA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/dear-richard-cohen-part-ii/&quot;&gt;desmond dekker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/dear-richard-cohen-part-ii/">desmond dekker</a></p>
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		<title>By: pluege</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769878</link>
		<dc:creator>pluege</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Were these problems and confrontations avoidable? Absolutely.A strong and independent attorney general never would have let such partisanship seep into the Justice Department from the White House;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These are stupid notions. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;gonzales isn’t some unfortunate mistake that slipped through the screening process. gonzales was installed as head of DOJ by bush and the republican congress specifically because of his partisan hackery; because he would faithfully execute the plan to use the DOJ not for fighting crime, but as a weapon against political opponents, and for retaining and growing cult of republicanism infestation of the government. That gonzales has been imminently successful at his mission is exactly why he is still in charge of DOJ.&lt;br /&gt;
.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Were these problems and confrontations avoidable? Absolutely.A strong and independent attorney general never would have let such partisanship seep into the Justice Department from the White House;</em></p>
<p>These are stupid notions. </p>
<p>gonzales isn’t some unfortunate mistake that slipped through the screening process. gonzales was installed as head of DOJ by bush and the republican congress specifically because of his partisan hackery; because he would faithfully execute the plan to use the DOJ not for fighting crime, but as a weapon against political opponents, and for retaining and growing cult of republicanism infestation of the government. That gonzales has been imminently successful at his mission is exactly why he is still in charge of DOJ.<br />
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		<title>By: earlofhuntingdon</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769767</link>
		<dc:creator>earlofhuntingdon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;What’s at play - apart from the incompetence demonstrated by ‘Fredo while in office - is the reckless behavior that put him there.  Few doubt that had ‘Fredo possessed a sharp legal mind, confidence and integrity, Cheney would have blocked his nomination as Attorney General. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Appointing a manipulable lightweight such as ‘Fredo was to make sure that no one would interfere with Addington’s and hence, the OVP’s, influence on legal policy.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That, in turn, gave cover to the lawless behavior of the administration’s key players.  And it prevented anyone in the DOJ from being tasked with exposing them or reining them in.  In short, it was an important element of Mr. Cheney’s silent coup.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What’s at play &#8211; apart from the incompetence demonstrated by ‘Fredo while in office &#8211; is the reckless behavior that put him there.  Few doubt that had ‘Fredo possessed a sharp legal mind, confidence and integrity, Cheney would have blocked his nomination as Attorney General. </p>
<p>Appointing a manipulable lightweight such as ‘Fredo was to make sure that no one would interfere with Addington’s and hence, the OVP’s, influence on legal policy.  </p>
<p>That, in turn, gave cover to the lawless behavior of the administration’s key players.  And it prevented anyone in the DOJ from being tasked with exposing them or reining them in.  In short, it was an important element of Mr. Cheney’s silent coup.</p>
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		<title>By: LS</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769680</link>
		<dc:creator>LS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769507&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mui @ 179&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769336&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;LS @ 175&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I’m sorry to hear that.  I’ll bet your friend would be happy for you to experience something good right now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Maybe you’re right. For &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg&quot;&gt;Republikan crooks&lt;/a&gt; Guns of Brixton. And for the DC &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=8q4QYA2bqiY&quot;&gt;journo-autocracy.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Excellent!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-769507"><em>mui @ 179</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-769336"><em>LS @ 175</em></a></p>
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<p>I’m sorry to hear that.  I’ll bet your friend would be happy for you to experience something good right now.</p>
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<p>Maybe you’re right. For <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg">Republikan crooks</a> Guns of Brixton. And for the DC <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=8q4QYA2bqiY">journo-autocracy.</a></p>
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<p>Excellent!!</p>
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		<title>By: mui</title>
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		<dc:creator>mui</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769336&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;LS @ 175&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769322&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mui @ 172&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;OK no more or I’ll cry. I guess I felt a little guilty having fun on the thread when I’m supposed to be in mourning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m sorry to hear that.  I’ll bet your friend would be happy for you to experience something good right now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Maybe you’re right. For &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg&quot;&gt;Republikan crooks&lt;/a&gt; Guns of Brixton. And for the DC &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtube.com/watch?v=8q4QYA2bqiY&quot;&gt;journo-autocracy.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-769336"><em>LS @ 175</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="#comment-769322"><em>mui @ 172</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>OK no more or I’ll cry. I guess I felt a little guilty having fun on the thread when I’m supposed to be in mourning.</p>
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<p>I’m sorry to hear that.  I’ll bet your friend would be happy for you to experience something good right now.</p>
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<p>Maybe you’re right. For <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg">Republikan crooks</a> Guns of Brixton. And for the DC <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=8q4QYA2bqiY">journo-autocracy.</a></p>
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		<title>By: Sharon</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769460</link>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;One of my favorite B-52s tunes: Dance This Mess Around&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0K5wW3frBU&amp;mode=related&amp;search=&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....mp;search=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of my favorite B-52s tunes: Dance This Mess Around<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0K5wW3frBU&amp;mode=related&amp;search=">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#8230;..mp;search=</a></p>
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		<title>By: TiredFed</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769343</link>
		<dc:creator>TiredFed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769066&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Englischlehrer @ 2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;oy vey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;haha, is that a quote?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-769066"><em>Englischlehrer @ 2</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>oy vey.</p>
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<p>haha, is that a quote?</p>
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		<title>By: Frank33</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769342</link>
		<dc:creator>Frank33</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769244&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alfred Kelgarries @ 149&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hillary Does YouTube….&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/song/video/&quot;&gt;With Bill, Chelsea, and Jonny Sack. Sigh.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I thought it was going to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA&quot;&gt;Don’t Stop Belivin’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-769244"><em>Alfred Kelgarries @ 149</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>Hillary Does YouTube….</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/song/video/">With Bill, Chelsea, and Jonny Sack. Sigh.</a></p>
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<p>I thought it was going to be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA">Don’t Stop Belivin’</a></p>
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		<title>By: LS</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2007/06/19/held-hostage-by-bffs/#comment-769336</link>
		<dc:creator>LS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#comment-769322&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;mui @ 172&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;OK no more or I’ll cry. I guess I felt a little guilty having fun on the thread when I’m supposed to be in mourning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m sorry to hear that.  I’ll bet your friend would be happy for you to experience something good right now.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="#comment-769322"><em>mui @ 172</em></a></p>
<blockquote><p>OK no more or I’ll cry. I guess I felt a little guilty having fun on the thread when I’m supposed to be in mourning.</p>
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<p>I’m sorry to hear that.  I’ll bet your friend would be happy for you to experience something good right now.</p>
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