Login HereDear Congressional Democrats-
Now that most of you have made your statements of dismay regarding the Scooter commutation, would it be too much to ask that you guys stop talking about taking this administration to the woodshed and actually do it?
Right, right, I'm sure you'll get right on it.
Thanks!
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Shame.
Howdy TRex.
Damn Republics keep moving the woodshed further and further away from the Democrats.
-GSD
Hey TRex :-)
Well said. Simple. Eloquent. Great job TRex.
hi TRex
when can I stop banging my head against the wall?
I still think this president (and vice president) should be impeached, even if there aren’t enough votes to convict. Our national self-respect requires it.
Stop worrying, everybody. My new and improved strongly worded public letter coming right quick will really bring the WH down! You just wait.
Sincerely,
Harry
Short and sweet, TRex. There is no way in hell we are gonna let them weasel outta this. Actions speak louder than words.
punaise @ 7
Hopefully 1-20-09, but I hate to think about you banging your head against the wall for that long…
punaise @ 7
The very moment that the head stops banging back.
spurious @ 8
I agree completely.
LoudounLib @ 11
said wall will be gradually softened by the repeated blows.
TexB @ 13
Best argument I have heard.
Well, ain’t that precious?
>:
TRex! You’re Back!!! I was getting worried there…!!!
did any democratic politician use the words “obstruction of justice” in their statement?
punaise @ 14
I don’t think so. His(?) head will soften up first.
Ahhhh, the 80’s. Bad clothes, really bad hair, but I swear there’s actually a good song buried in there somewhere. Close your eyes and pretend that those cheesy synthesizers are fat Stax-Volt horns.
Would all of the Democratic candidates who think that GWB gave this matter more than two seconds’ thought on his way to his holiday please raise your hands?
Thought so…
Perhaps we should move the woodshed closer to the outhouse so we could dispense some justice and get rid of the fowl smell at the time.
Joe Klein’s conscience @ 19
his
selise @ 18
Not yet, but it’s time.
TRex @ 24
Already 6 hours past time.
ES
where did you go?
did you get your chocolate?
EPU’d from last article, links to various related stuff:
Amb. Joe Wilson’s reaction, with a transcript at DKos. A reaction from Larry Johnson and SusanUnPC at No Quarter.
Insert link guard here.
TRex:
I have my “Pleasure Victim” gold record hanging on my wall!
SteveAudio @ 28
Gosh, she could sing. I heard she’s, like, working in a bank now.
spurious @ 8
Yes, I think you are right, because then a lot of things which are now hidden would come out. But the dems have made up their minds not to bother. Most of congress seems to hope that “oh, if only those next 18 months would be over already”. One by one, they pass up opportunities to be proactive. You don’t curb misuse of power by wishing the other would stop doing nasty things. You have to take it back.
It’s the summer recess and all congresscritters should be in their home districts. My suggestion would be to get their itinerary show up everywhere they go in large numbers to show our displeasure. My Representative’s office is only 3 blocks away and I’m going to bloody well go down there in person. I’m only working part time at the moment, so she and her staff are going to be seeing a lot of me.
TRex @ 29
Really?? Wow. She, Pat Benatar, and I all have something in common then. I was a bank teller in my youth.
TRex @ 29
Ihaven’t talked to Terri in a while, I know she bought the rights to the band name and does the club/fair circuit. Really great girl, and yes, a really good singer.
The other folks were cool, too. David Diamond, the cute keyboard player now repairs airplanes.
sorry to hijack the thread so early, but jim capozzola, writer of the rittenhouse review and one of the original bloggers in blogtopia, has passed away this evening.
just got home from work followed by babysitting sick grandchild…WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY!!!! Sorry for yelling. (deep breath, tries to relax.)
Thanks to the Lake, at least i don’t feel alone in my outrage.
Helpless Dancer - I’ve been looking for you on the threads to say my congrats for the hat tip you got in Froomkin’s Thursday column wherein your Cheney comment was quoted.
Okay, for those of you who missed it…
In a blogosphere many light years ago (early this morning), before we got the news that flipped us out…
Christy Harden Smith had a post regarding WaPo hosting a Pity Party for (you know how).
When a young Jedi named Teddy posed the question If you’re invited to a Pity Party, what do you bring as a gift. Winners to be announced.
But, then, news from the Dark Side eclipsed the souiree.
But, there were some clever responses.
NewDealFarmGrrrlll @ 35
Hope the grandchild is ok…
but on topic, i was lucky enough to see berlin live at the us festival in 81, and heard their mtv interview live backstage afterwards. they were very funny as well as a great band.
TRex @ 29
Better than working in a coalmine.
;>)
TexB @ 13
Mary McCurnin @ 15
‘Tis better to have accused and lost, than never to have accused at all!
skippy @ 34
My condolences, Skippy!!! RIP-Jim!!! God bless!!!
Suzanne @ 36
Thank you very much. All I can say is that it seemed obvious to me.
demi @ 37
Bush could use an orange jumpsuit, too.
.
.
Anybody got any good sulking music?
July 27, 1974 — Judiciary Committee, Article One:
Sulk Here
Davis X. Machina @ 45
Ding!
Sure Elliott — here ya go:
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
Elliott @ 44
Again, from this morning…96 Tears
does this mean pelosi is going to take back the pledge? that leahy and conyers are going to actually serve the subpoenas? that the congress is going to actually cut off the funds for the occupation? nah. america has jumped the shark.
Hard to know what’s left. Have they filled in the Grand Canyon yet?
Oh yea, CHS’s youtube was Leslie Gore, It’s My Party.
Are the dems that afraid of their 51 senate votes?
skippy @ 34
Oh, gosh. He was, like, my age, wasn’t he? What happened?
Hollywood Freddie Thompson, Law and order. Not so much. Another proponant of elite justice.
Rumor has it he’s stalling in California.
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy.
More skeletons the better.
-GSD
Helpless Dancer @ 31
Come to think of it, W didn’t give the Congresscritters much warning of this Irve commutation, do you think? Easy for him to go on vacation, leave the press corps behind in Kennebunkport with Poppy and OldBar, and then commutate Irve. But — all the ‘critters have to face the home folks this week.
Could make for some tasty Independence Day parades, barbeques, and townhalls.
I hope you don’t go down to the office alone. Take some friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDXlZuw-NN4
MARCY WHEELER GETS THE FACTS STRAIGHT ON HARDBALL!
Mary McCurnin
LoudounLib
demi
all good ones!
thanks
Some of the answers:
Sour Grapes (me)
A box of empty promises (me 2)
handcuffs
an arrest warrant
a resignation letter and a pen
Davis X. Machina @ 45
Hopefully, a new one shall be drafted, to wit; Judiciary Committee, Article One, Section 1, dated July 27, 2007!!!
Meanwhile Jihad Joe Lieberman just got a little woody.
US ties Iran to January Karbala attack. So says the US.
-GSD
skippy @ 34
Oh, skippy, what a loss. Back in the dark, early days before we gained the critical mass of our collective, progressive voices on the internet, Jim was one of the few bright stars to which I could look.
Thanks for letting us know. I don’t know how much more disappointment I can handle in 24 hours before I have to pull the plug and do something else.
TeddySanFran @ 55
Citizens, Congresscritters
Bush doesn’t give a shit.
Dear American People,
Now that you have made your statements that Congressional Democrats do something, would it be too much to ask that you guys stop talking about taking this administration to the woodshed and actually get out on the streets, blockade 1400 Pennsylvania Ave, blockade every office of every Republican, be willing to get arrested, be willing to demonstrate en masse? They can’t jail all of you.
Right, right, I’m sure you’ll get right on it.
Thanks!
Love,
The rest of the world
John Tully @ 57
Sweet (ears ringing from the shouting). I missed the first part of her on Hardball.
Elliott @ 26
I went to the twenty four hour dry cleaners and sent you a small note on face book.
TRex @ 54
He was 45, still too damn young.
Suzanne @ 65
I missed the whole thing. Thanks for posting it.
TRex @ 20
Amen to that. One of the best examples of that is “First Boy in This Town” by Scritti Politti. In my mind’s ear, I can hear those keyboard parts being played by Southside Johnny’s horn section. Fantastic chart.
GSD @ 61
Read: BG Bergnan!!! Expose the farce, early and often!!! *g*
thinking that these banana republic (icans) aren’t running
out the clock by this. their defence is about to get pounded.
methinks Rover fucked up again.
TexB @ 13
Agreed.
I’ll call my representatives tomorrow.
And I just bought this shirt.
Beltway Craig Crawford runs the “Bush is liberated by his low polls” theme that is popular among the beltway braindeath set.
Way to go Craiggy!
-GSD
Things to take to a pity party:
Morrissey album.
World’s smallest violin.
Raft. (for negotiating the rapids on Crymeeah River)
Very uncomfortable chairs.
DVD of “Beaches”.
A volume of Plath.
MARCY ON FITZ AND HER HARDBALL INTERVIEW::
Via email from Patrick Fitzgerald’s spokesperson:
“We fully recognize that the Constitution provides that commutation decisions are a matter of presidential prerogative and we do not comment on the exercise of that prerogative.
We comment only on the statement in which the President termed the sentence imposed by the judge as “excessive.” The sentence in this case was imposed pursuant to the laws governing sentencings which occur every day throughout this country. In this case, an experienced federal judge considered extensive argument from the parties and then imposed a sentence consistent with the applicable laws. It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals. That principle guided the judge during both the trial and the sentencing.
Although the President’s decision eliminates Mr. Libby’s sentence of imprisonment, Mr. Libby remains convicted by a jury of serious felonies, and we will continue to seek to preserve those convictions through the appeals process.”
For the record, when I said almost the same thing on Hardball, I hadn’t gotten this yet in the email. Glad to see that my feeble mind is thinking along the lines of a great mind.
Update: Oh wait, I think I said the bit about the fact that this was not an excessive sentence for a different interview, that will no doubt be cut. You’ll have to take my word for it then
Marcy Wheeler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDXlZuw-NN4
LoudounLib @ 38
Thanks! Yes, strep throat which we caught early but it’s been less than 24 hr on antibiotics so still fever etc. My daughter needed some groceries, and as my son-in-law is in Iraq, makes this kind of thing hard on their little household. (deep breath, don’t start swearing about that evil #$%!! infesting the oval office)
TRex @ 74
And whine.
Lots of whine.
Eureka Springs @ 66
Oh, the white pajamas
do you really wear white PJs?
skippy @ 34
so sorry to hear the sad news.
Cheese to go with the whine Peterr.
Wow! What a day. I’m probably going to repeat stuff that other have already said, but what the heck.
David Schuster was guest-host on Hardball tonight, and never have I seen a host smackdown members of the noise-machine with such authority. I’ve always insisted that they are sitting ducks for anyone who does a bit of homework, and David proved my point.
KO was his usual excellent self, but he had guests he didn’t need to lay a hand on. He says that he’s going to call for the resignations of Bush and Cheney tomorrow.
But one of the best things I’ve seen today is this by Justin Raimondo at antiwar.com.
All in all, a damn good day. ;-)
Please proceed Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald,
Go do that voodoo
That you do so well….
John Tully @ 57
Since when did Hardball start interviewing experts who know what they’re talking about?
TRex @ 74
Ouch
;>)
wigwam @ 81
I said (somewhere) earlier tonight — Shuster needs his own show. He is so great.
Well put, TREX.
I’ll be waiting patiently for action, with breath held.
I was raised in a Blue Collar family…better for it. Democrats who where steel workers and coal miners…tough buggers. Frankly, I do not know why the Dems in congress will not bust-up this administration. Cuz, back home we’d have stuck our foot straight up their asses! They want a fight…we got your fight right here.
You who philosophize disgrace and critiscize all fears, bury the rag deep in your face, for now is the time for your tears.
- Bob Dylan
I Predict a Riot
TheGris @ 86
I’ll be standing by with the respirator.
TheGris @ 86
Patiently waiting? C’mon, isn’t time to gather up all your Facebook buddies and show your faces?
re: Berlin. No bank work for Terri. She’s lookin’ good , sounds good, does abbreviated tours to accommodate her family schedule. Lives up the road a piece from me. Will perform in VA Beach at the American Music Awards 9/02. A few HOB gigs and Vegas. They don’t get very far east otherwise.
http://www.berlinpage.com/
As for the succinct letter , nothing to add. I feel ya.
I just read a transcript from a conference call betw. Pelosi and a few bloggers where she, very straightforwardly stated that she did not think impeaching Bush was “worth it”.
What good is all of our outrage if Pelosis won’t see impeachment for the tool that it is? I mean we’ve been screaming and screaming and things just keep getting worse.
How do we get Pelosi and Co. to change their minds?
Out here in the Bay Area, two things are universally true: everyone commutes, and everyone hates commuting. But Bush has given us all another reason to hate commuting.
George W. Bush: the Commuter-in-Chief.
Never Doubt and good night.
Cujo359 @ 83
KO habitually abuses that dirty little habit, David seems to have been afflicted by the same ailment!!! 8-)
Mary McCurnin @ 95
g’nite, Mary
It was TSF’s game, but I vote for the Morrisey, whine and cheese.
But, the raft cracked me up.
The best journalist in D.C. tells Countdown’s Keith Olbermann the succinct scoop on the sudden announcement this afternoon by President Bush that he was commuting the 30 month jail sentence of the Vice-President’s top aide: I.Lewis “Scooter” Libby for obstructing justice and lying to the F.B.I. nemerous times in the Justice Department’s investigation of who in the Bush White House intentionally leaked the name of an undercover C.I.A. agent, Valerie Plame, to punish her husband, former Ambassador to Iraq, Joseph Wilson after he publicly criticized the Administration for invading Iraq under false pretenses:
ENJOY
jt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VzfNaWDYgg
wigwam (81) — thanks for that Raimondo bit.
Justin said,
Umm, this is wish for a painless death to the afflicted victim — but I hope that as it dies it feels the same miserable, suffocating pain it has forced on us for far too long. The duration of the Reagan years was inutterable hell; the BushI years were a pain-in-the-ass, but BushII is unrelenting misery. And I hope they feel it as intensely as we .
G’night Mary.
Dance in your dreams.
downunder girl @ 92
Sorry, Ma’am! I don’t have any digital pixs!!!
Just wrote Harry Reid asking him to call the Repubs bluff using, dear Trex, your superb guidelines for an effective angry letter. Make them do real filibusters if they don’t want bills to pass, I said. And let everyone see their obstructionism naked and revealed, not clothed in rules and procedures.
Um, Republicans naked and revealed? Sorry, that was meant to be a metaphor. Send me your mind bleach bill for reimbursement.
As for hitting your congressgritters when they’re home for the 4th — SIGHHHH. I live in New Orleans so my rep is, gawdalmighty, William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson. If I thought he had an ounce of clout with anyone, I’d pound on his office door to speak with him. But….
What about the f*****g rule of law? This better not be the end of it.
tbsa @ 104
Only the little people do time.
-Barbara Bush-Helmsley
Something else that just occurred to me…If Bush’s vast legal expertise leads him to conclude that a sentence following federal sentencing guidelines is “excessive,” when can we expect legislation to decrease these sentences for perjury? Perhaps some of our fine republican congress members can introduce it.
I also encourage those of you who have republican representatives to write them anyway. If you know they won’t do jack shit about Scooter, pretend to be part of the big 26% and urge them to investigate Bill Clinton some more. If enough people do it, they will try to introduce the “Bill’s penis” bill and hilarity will ensue.
Not to be a wet blanket, but are they all going home to see families and picnic and such. I kinda doubt they’ll be visiting their home offices.
GSD @ 105
lol
Thank gawd Tweety was off today and Schuster allowed Marcy one shot.. Marcy nailed it.
Marcy Wheeler rocks!
Happy Evil Insiders, gloating that their President has followed their instructions.
demi @ 98
Wait, what game is this I’m being blamed for starting anyway??
Eureka Springs @ 108
Ok, how about this: The Shuster and Wheeler show?
I have been so over these damn people for so long…. same words, different day.
I ran across some tubes yesterday, here’s one.
This is what we want to see.
August 8, 1974.
See it.
Imagine it.
Make it happen.
August 8, 2007.
Start now. Right now.
demi, they are all booked to give various fourth of july speechs at labor picnics, town parades, etc. they will be accessible to us more this week than if they were in washington. the whole purpose of them being on recess is to interact with hometown folks on issues (the alleged purpose i should say).
John Tully @ 99
Dude, you are on fire tonite, thanks so much for each of these!!