Jane!

Morning Jane…

watching cspan with WMP or realaudio.

My fave Teddy quote of the morning:

“I won’t even ask you because I know I won’t get a straight answer”

I think I’m going to go do some work that will actually provide some extra income. See y’all later!

Marcy really pioneered the liveblogging of hearings during the Libby trial, and nobody brings the level of detailed knowledge and insight she does to this matter.

we are having a great discussion down there, we are discussing the very claim that “there is good faith if the president requested it and the ag signed off on it” even though there is no warrant

the executive is not the judicial and he does neither write nor suspend our law

we have come up with the proper analogy, that this is claiming for the president “the divine right of kings”

Oh, before I go, I read this morning on Raw Story that the President has signed a new Executive Order in which he directs the government agencies to ignore all future earmarks that Congress attaches to any new legislation (paraphrased.) Can’t the Congress then just refuse to appopriate funds to run the agencies that ignore the earmarks? Has anybody else seen anything on this?

brownback, what a complete ass.

So basically this is a confirmation hearing, except that they gave him the job first so there’s nothing they can do to him, right?

Smell the bipartisanship!

He said he planned to do that this morning in the SOTU address.

That sounds about right.

Morning, Biodun!

I think we need another post from you.

I’ll send you email in a few minutes…

arguing against closing gitmo because any facility state-side is inadequate for the dangerous turrists

Jane:

You have incoming…

you know, it’s the end of January, the sun is shining out here in lawn guy land new York, I have a short sleeve shirt on and it’s a great day to be outside

I am gonna go and enjoy me some global warming before the planet boils over

see all later

From the hip:
Every morning I wake up for the last few years, the distinct impression that overrides all is that I am in an insane asylum called America where up is down, and lies are truth as mouthed by paranoid schizophrenics, borderline sociopaths, and outright psychopaths. Kool aid is passed out every morning at 8:00 am and taken willingly with relish, and if you don’t take it the scene before you is so horror inducing that you wish you could take the kool aid too, but it is not an option that you want to exercise, because you know deep down in your soul that it is imperative that you stand, even if it is alone.
Ten hut fire pups.

Thanks, Jane.

Mukasey’s assurances that once he got the job he’d answer all their questions give this whole affair that little extra eff-you touch that makes this presidency so special.

i like how cspan says the senate must pass FISA legislation :/

But Charles Schumer was so convinced that Mukasey was an ‘honorable man’.

Bush picked him, that means he is the scum of the earth.

-G

Mukasey’s assurances that once he got the job he’d answer all their questions give this whole affair that little extra eff-you touch that makes this presidency so special.

so true so true, Bush just loves that little extra eff-you

This whole Iraq mess reminds me of the documentary that I saw last night on PBS on Nasser and how The Brits (sounds like Bush)set up the conflict on Suez canal.

Good morning, Jane –

Brownback is a NIMBY. See where loyalty to the party gets you! Maybe we can build a facility on that ranch in Texas where I think we should relocated Yucca Mountain radioactive waste. It can include Gitmo detainees too.

It’s Leavenworth, sir. You know high security Leavenworth. It really will work.

It’s just so jarring to watch this testimony in the context of the status of the PAA retroactive immunity debate.

Pressing for immunity is admission that multiple actors, obviously including the White House were acting illegally over the span of multiple years. “I can’t imagine a situation in which the President would act outside of statute…” my *ss. How can Mukasey say that with a straight face? Admin and major corporations violate the law…aw, whatever.

When are these guys really going to stand up and do something to hold people, anyone to account?

Is Mukasey wearing shades or are his eyes just shady? He looks like a character in Dr. Strangelove.

Mikey Mukasey, same jackass different day. All hail the personnel-picking skilz of Chuck Shumer! What debt was he paying off to the NY political machine by nominating Abu II?

lol, yes he does.

CNN saying they’ll have coverage of Edwards at 1pm ET. Is that his speech time?

Some one I know watched SOTU and wondered why Nancy was smiling at the beggining but looked drugged later. Maybe they should get drug tested.

yes, 1pm eastern from NOLA if I remember correctly.

The Nixon precedent & so far it is working for Dubya because the Congress is letting him get away with it.

afternoon pups – just turned on c-span2… mukasey ummmm trying not to testily??

Ooooh, mon dieu. When will we be free of this particular set of assholes?

Can you be tested for being drunk with power? one of the symptoms is intellectual blindness inducing a rose colored view of reality having no basis in fact, and it seems to be endemic and no party line immune to its symptoms.

Just on the basis of the fact that Mukasey has, as a Judge, relied on evidence obtained from victimes of waterboarding to make judicial determinations should be enough for him to appoint a Special Prosecutor in the investigations.

Mukasey is personally affected by the outcome of this investigation, and is a potential witness.

His cases as a judge could be determined to be founded upon evidence that was obtained in confessions made under extreme duress. He was either deceived about this by the individuals that obtained warrants from him, or he knew and considered such torture as acceptable. In either case he is a witness, and his actions are personally subject to review.

He’s an interested party…and incapable of making fair determinations in the situation. He needs to appoint an independent Special Prosecutor.

Edwards Up!