Comments on: Editorial Judgment, It’s BOLD! http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: gtomkins http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317166 gtomkins Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:00:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317166 <p>Constitutional creativity</p> <p>BushCo leads the way in developing new ways to bypass such pesky Congressional prerogatives granted by the Constitution as the Senate’s role in treaty-making. </p> <p>Next up: pre-emptive blanket pardons to legalize anything, up to death squadding, that designated agents do to serve their Preznit. Dubya could even pardon them for future offenses, so that he can retain their license-to-kill services even after he nominally leaves office next January.</p> <p>Who says the right is devoid of ideas?</p> Constitutional creativity

BushCo leads the way in developing new ways to bypass such pesky Congressional prerogatives granted by the Constitution as the Senate’s role in treaty-making.

Next up: pre-emptive blanket pardons to legalize anything, up to death squadding, that designated agents do to serve their Preznit. Dubya could even pardon them for future offenses, so that he can retain their license-to-kill services even after he nominally leaves office next January.

Who says the right is devoid of ideas?

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317132 sunshine Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:41:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317132 <p>Nice pic and story, thanks.</p> Nice pic and story, thanks.

]]> By: sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317112 sunshine Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:34:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317112 <p>Michael Moore has the numbers on his web site.</p> <p>U.S. MILITARY DEATHS (IRAQ): 3974<br /> U.S. MILITARY WOUNDED (IRAQ): 29320<br /> IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS: 151000<br /> ‘EXCESS’ IRAQI DEATHS: 655000 </p> <p><a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.michaelmoore.com/</a></p> Michael Moore has the numbers on his web site.

U.S. MILITARY DEATHS (IRAQ): 3974
U.S. MILITARY WOUNDED (IRAQ): 29320
IRAQI CIVILIAN DEATHS: 151000
‘EXCESS’ IRAQI DEATHS: 655000

http://www.michaelmoore.com/

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317107 RevBev Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:25:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317107 <p>TO 69, Yes, that’s what so daunting. I had a major disagreement last night with someone arguing that the numbers are not “in the thousands”. Denial works on alot of levels, doesn’t it. And Killer W has done such a good job of concealing even the numbers on our side. It is so amazing to me that the VietNam lessons were completely rejected. No doubt there would be much more outrage if we still had the draft. Does McCain really mean to send our young troops over there for 100 years, more or less. To repeat myself, I could never get it in my mind why we were invading Iraq. Finally, Greenspan said yes, it was for the oil. I would not have believed that at first; Im way more cynical now. Just saying. I was really upset by last night’s conversation; I think I got some idea of how far apart/incompatible these points of view can be.. Never mind the bodies or the money or the reality of invading/destroying that country. What have we become?</p> TO 69, Yes, that’s what so daunting. I had a major disagreement last night with someone arguing that the numbers are not “in the thousands”. Denial works on alot of levels, doesn’t it. And Killer W has done such a good job of concealing even the numbers on our side. It is so amazing to me that the VietNam lessons were completely rejected. No doubt there would be much more outrage if we still had the draft. Does McCain really mean to send our young troops over there for 100 years, more or less. To repeat myself, I could never get it in my mind why we were invading Iraq. Finally, Greenspan said yes, it was for the oil. I would not have believed that at first; Im way more cynical now. Just saying. I was really upset by last night’s conversation; I think I got some idea of how far apart/incompatible these points of view can be.. Never mind the bodies or the money or the reality of invading/destroying that country. What have we become?

]]> By: tjbs http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317085 tjbs Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:07:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317085 <p>Just don’t go shopping on 3-19-08 5th year anniversary!</p> Just don’t go shopping on 3-19-08 5th year anniversary!

]]> By: Crosstimbers http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317084 Crosstimbers Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:06:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317084 <p>Yeah, I tried to think of any other president in this century who would have done that. Let’s see: TR, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton? Nope, I think he’s uniquely foolish among presidents.</p> Yeah, I tried to think of any other president in this century who would have done that. Let’s see: TR, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton? Nope, I think he’s uniquely foolish among presidents.

]]> By: tjbs http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317082 tjbs Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:05:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317082 <p>Put a zero on that 90,000 minimum,please. No reliable count of those families blown to smithereens. A million here a million there just as long as it’s not our boys,right?</p> Put a zero on that 90,000 minimum,please. No reliable count of those families blown to smithereens. A million here a million there just as long as it’s not our boys,right?

]]> By: barbara http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317079 barbara Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:04:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317079 <p>You’ve really thought this through, haven’t you? Apparently I’m still in some measure of denial or hope. And there’s the rub, isn’t it? Where does the one leave off and the other begin? I hope to heaven you’re wrong. I fear you may be right. I guess I’ll just go shopping.</p> You’ve really thought this through, haven’t you? Apparently I’m still in some measure of denial or hope. And there’s the rub, isn’t it? Where does the one leave off and the other begin? I hope to heaven you’re wrong. I fear you may be right. I guess I’ll just go shopping.

]]> By: Jim Clausen http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317076 Jim Clausen Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:01:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317076 <p>OT,</p> <p>Carlyle group is missing margin calls. Praedor you may be right.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=agpKJMqqu_0o&refer=home" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/.....refer=home</a></p> OT,

Carlyle group is missing margin calls. Praedor you may be right.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/…..refer=home

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317075 RevBev Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:00:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/06/editorial-judgment-its-bold/#comment-1317075 <p>To 61: I think my Reply is not working. When I saw the Bush shuffle, I was struck by what being a cheerleader prepares one to do. Just not to be the leader of the free world.</p> To 61: I think my Reply is not working. When I saw the Bush shuffle, I was struck by what being a cheerleader prepares one to do. Just not to be the leader of the free world.

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