Comments on: Giddyup http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:55:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262475 KayInMaine Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:44:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262475 <p>I just read down the thread and I have to say…I love the comments about Maine! Living heeyah for my whole life, I havtah say…<em>it’s gonnah be a cockah of a cawcus tomorrah!</em> Yessah. LOL</p> I just read down the thread and I have to say…I love the comments about Maine! Living heeyah for my whole life, I havtah say…it’s gonnah be a cockah of a cawcus tomorrah! Yessah. LOL

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262166 CTuttle Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:56:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262166 <p>Heh, it is a word and a gender specific one at that… ;-)</p> Heh, it is a word and a gender specific one at that… ;-)

]]> By: Richmond http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262153 Richmond Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:51:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262153 <p>proprietrix - LOL. I will have to remember that one.</p> proprietrix – LOL. I will have to remember that one.

]]> By: Richmond http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262149 Richmond Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:50:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262149 <p>I wish, but it won’t happen I bet. What I am curious about is whether we could replace the band of 12 (6 dems, 6 repubs middle of the roaders, pro-war people) with a new band of 10 or 12 pro-Constitution types (i.e. are there any Republicans who are as worried as we are about what is happening to us on privacy issues? Don’t there have to be?</p> I wish, but it won’t happen I bet. What I am curious about is whether we could replace the band of 12 (6 dems, 6 repubs middle of the roaders, pro-war people) with a new band of 10 or 12 pro-Constitution types (i.e. are there any Republicans who are as worried as we are about what is happening to us on privacy issues? Don’t there have to be?

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262146 CTuttle Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:48:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262146 <p>I’m surprised that none of the Proprietrixes have made any calls to arms about the impending votes on Tuesday… Singling out the turncoat Dems…</p> I’m surprised that none of the Proprietrixes have made any calls to arms about the impending votes on Tuesday… Singling out the turncoat Dems…

]]> By: Praedor http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262131 Praedor Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:42:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262131 <p>Thank GAWD. I vote for the Progressive Caucus to collectively replace both Pelosi and Reid. Make THEM the House AND Senate.</p> Thank GAWD. I vote for the Progressive Caucus to collectively replace both Pelosi and Reid. Make THEM the House AND Senate.

]]> By: Richmond http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262126 Richmond Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:40:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262126 <p>A move afloat to help keep Shuster from being fired: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/9/18741/15022/73/453519" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/...../73/453519</a></p> A move afloat to help keep Shuster from being fired: http://www.dailykos.com/story/…../73/453519

]]> By: Richmond http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262124 Richmond Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:39:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262124 <p>CTuttle thanks for this: There was a small piece in the NYT today on the upcoming “eavesdropping” vote. I think, this is one of the first times they have brought this up (correct me someone). And, of course it is a Saturday (meaning no one reads the paper this day) but it might mean that the story is getting a bit more traction.</p> CTuttle thanks for this: There was a small piece in the NYT today on the upcoming “eavesdropping” vote. I think, this is one of the first times they have brought this up (correct me someone). And, of course it is a Saturday (meaning no one reads the paper this day) but it might mean that the story is getting a bit more traction.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262118 CTuttle Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:36:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262118 <p>Gawd, I love our Congressional Progressive Caucus…</p> <blockquote><p>Progressives Vow To Oppose Immunity in FISA Legislation<br /> Congresswomen Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey & Progressives Target Bush Spying Program with Telecomm</p> <p>WASHINGTON, DC - February 8 - Declaring that telecommunications companies involved in President’s Bush’s domestic spying program “undermined [the] fundamental civil protections and privacy rights of Americans,” twenty-nine House Members today wrote to President Bush to warn him that they will oppose any legislation that grants the companies retroactive immunity. </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0208-02.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0208-02.htm</a></p> Gawd, I love our Congressional Progressive Caucus…

Progressives Vow To Oppose Immunity in FISA Legislation
Congresswomen Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey & Progressives Target Bush Spying Program with Telecomm

WASHINGTON, DC – February 8 – Declaring that telecommunications companies involved in President’s Bush’s domestic spying program “undermined [the] fundamental civil protections and privacy rights of Americans,” twenty-nine House Members today wrote to President Bush to warn him that they will oppose any legislation that grants the companies retroactive immunity.

http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0208-02.htm

]]> By: Praedor http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262107 Praedor Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:29:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/09/giddyup/#comment-1262107 <p>The problem with it is it would go a LONG way to re-unite the GOP.</p> The problem with it is it would go a LONG way to re-unite the GOP.

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