Comments on: Dreaming In The Shadows

By: Unmask911

Unmask911 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:24:17 +0000

Says much and says it well, from Rockstroh:http://www.smirkingchimp.com/node/8371.
Where’s it headed? Civil War. Lord of the Flies.
Are you teaching your child to fight as in insurgency, as in freedom fighter, as in that which created America: REVOLUTION, Christy? Or will we Jack and the Beanstalk our way until the civil war is foisted upon us? Can’t happen here? Bullshit. It’s happening by degree day by day. Ask the Palestinians. Ask the Iraqis. With the usual mix of white supremacy and savagery, we will likely be incited to fight these brown folks flooding into America because of the economic desperation in their homeland. Yes, we will fight among ourselves before long. Social engineering at its worst. The uni bomber was on to something. SCOTUS is giving us yet another glimpse of Full Spectrum Dominance as its carefully laid design continues to shit upon the world.

By: radiofreewill

radiofreewill — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:01:09 +0000

Steven Parrish - Sorry for the late reply, but the power has been out here for most of the day.

The part of Marbury I expect the Supremes to drop is the compulsion aspect - the Court forcing the president to take an action - like surrendering the subpoenaed documents.

Bush will argue that Marbury doesn’t apply when the UE has been invoked.

By: Shell

Shell — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:02:27 +0000

When my son was only 5 years old, he left his jacket at school. I told him to be sure to bring it home. The next day, no jacket. I asked him again — the next day, he said he couldn’t find the kid he loaned it to. So, on Day 3, I went to the school. I asked him the child’s name. He didn’t know. I asked him to describe the child so I could locate him on the playground. I got things like, “He is taller than I am,” “He likes such-and-such” TV show,” but not much else. When I finally found him, I was astonished to find out he was black. I asked my son, “Why didn’t you tell me he was black?” (This would have narrowed down the field immensely.) He just had a confused look on his face. CHILDREN don’t see BLACK and WHITE as much as adults do.

By: VJB

VJB — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:56:11 +0000

Citizen Jane @ 25 suffers from an image of Clarence Thomas as a porn lover; I can’t see his name (let alone anything else of him) without recalling ‘Long Dong Silver’ Eeeeew. Not to mention the pubic hairs on the Coke can. But he was assuredly the most qualified jurist to succeed Thurgood Marshall, or he would not have been confirmed, right?

By: bhatten

bhatten — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:46:12 +0000

To: 167 and the thoughts about social legislation. I’ve had the same fleeting thought about the GI bill. You know, without the draft, there is not so much appeal since the warriors may not be “our” boys…and as the Sr. Barbara says, “those people” will be just as happy going to war and not having to worry about a GI bill. The returning vets. are very different from the Greatest generation after WWII, after all. Surely, I must be wrong.

By: Brisingamen

Brisingamen — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:37:39 +0000

portia.vz @ 155

Social Security is the thing that scares me. They couldn’t get their private accounts through legislation. Could they get rid of Social Security by overturning the Supreme Court decisions of the 1930’s regarding the consititutionality of a social insurance program?

Not going to happen — Social Security is the proverbial third rail of US politics — touch it and die…

Besides, I used to work for Social Security, and the fix isn’t very difficult, just unpopular. All they need to do is to remove the cap on wages.

Right now when someone’s yearly salary goes above $99,000, the amount of OASDI tax they pay is capped at that level. So someone earning $200K or more only pays OASDI tax on the first $99K.

I’m probably preaching to the choir, but I’ll say it anyway. DO NOT make Social Security your sole source of retirement funds. It is intended to be a supplement to your retirement income not your sole source of funds.

By: QuakerGirl

QuakerGirl — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:53:19 +0000

brio @ 163

I’ve heard it said that if you don’t vote, you can’t say anything about politics. I don’t buy that argument anymore than “America-love it or leave it.” When I finally see and hear a genuine politican, I’ll vote.

I feel the same way coming from Louisiana I only know corrupt politicians. Now I live in California and see a lot of spineless and corrupt politicians. However, I do vote. If you don’t want to vote for the politicians vote for the issues. Also, your word still counts and you have a congressman and senators so call them. You are still their constituent. Hold their feet to the fire.

By: QuakerGirl

QuakerGirl — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:42:39 +0000

portia.vz @ 155

Social Security is the thing that scares me. They couldn’t get their private accounts through legislation. Could they get rid of Social Security by overturning the Supreme Court decisions of the 1930’s regarding the consititutionality of a social insurance program?

Let them try and there will be a serious uprising. I have no doubt this nasty thought crossed their mean little minds.

By: Boudica

Boudica — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:12:07 +0000

First the Presidency was stolen, and now justice. We were too complacent and too civil. The Presidency was stolen with the complicity of right wing ideological justices. It was done with the particular purpose of changing the direction of the court. It is not a reflection of the will of the people. It is not a court working toward justice. It is a stacked court, like the rest of the Bush justice system. In contradiction to their stated support of stare decisis, they are there precisely to overturn it. Yes, they lied. They cheated and they lied. This result could not have happened any other way. Our government has been kidnapped and corrupted, and it will take years to take it back. Chief Justic Roberts’ clever little comment summing up his position reveals contempt for the history of the issue of race in this country. He may have a prodigious ability to cite cases, chapter and verse, but he reveals to us that to be a great justice requires much more. The best of them have integrity, wisdom, empathy and knowledge of the country’s history. Justice Robert’s has yet to demonstrate any of these characteristics.

By: johnSwifty

johnSwifty — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:07:14 +0000

brio @ 163

I read political blogs for 2 hours every day. I may not vote, but I always want to know what the scoundrels are up to.

Vote a little…you might like it.