Comments on: Whither The WHIG? http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:16:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488201 bobschacht Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:19:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488201 <p>I like spotlighting better than Digging. Puts an FDL post on the desk of 10 reporters of your choice. </p> <p>Bob in HI</p> I like spotlighting better than Digging. Puts an FDL post on the desk of 10 reporters of your choice.

Bob in HI

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488199 bobschacht Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:18:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488199 <p>I tried to Digg, but they’ve changed the site set-up, and I can’t tell if I dugg it or not.</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> I tried to Digg, but they’ve changed the site set-up, and I can’t tell if I dugg it or not.

Bob in HI

]]> By: lee5 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488186 lee5 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:59:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488186 <p>props to the freeway blogger. and glad that the cop correctly understood the situation ;)</p> props to the freeway blogger. and glad that the cop correctly understood the situation ;)

]]> By: Justina http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488185 Justina Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:57:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488185 <p>The Freeway Blogger should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Does anyone know how to actually do that?</p> <p>See: <a href="http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..usted.html" rel="nofollow">http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..usted.html</a></p> The Freeway Blogger should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Does anyone know how to actually do that?

See: http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..usted.html

]]> By: wangdangdoodle http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488184 wangdangdoodle Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:44:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488184 <p>Wheels.</p> <p>Slow.</p> <p>Fine.</p> <p>: )</p> Wheels.

Slow.

Fine.

: )

]]> By: wangdangdoodle http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488183 wangdangdoodle Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:43:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488183 <p>Oh, seems everyone went down the hall.</p> <p><a href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/conyers-to-scottie-how-about-june-20/" rel="nofollow">It’s a Date!</a></p> Oh, seems everyone went down the hall.

It’s a Date!

]]> By: lee5 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488182 lee5 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:43:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488182 <p>christy, thanks for the update. real interesting that this is heating back up now … they thought they could get away w/ it and sneak out of town in Jan. I predict more rats jumping ship and more cockroaches realizing they’d rather be rats like scottie instead of scurrying behind the fridge when we turn on the lights …</p> christy, thanks for the update. real interesting that this is heating back up now … they thought they could get away w/ it and sneak out of town in Jan. I predict more rats jumping ship and more cockroaches realizing they’d rather be rats like scottie instead of scurrying behind the fridge when we turn on the lights …

]]> By: wangdangdoodle http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488180 wangdangdoodle Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:38:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488180 <p>Or maybe a compliant Supreme Court?</p> <p>Oh, sh1t.</p> Or maybe a compliant Supreme Court?

Oh, sh1t.

]]> By: wangdangdoodle http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488179 wangdangdoodle Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:37:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488179 <p>That would take a boat-load of pixie dust.</p> That would take a boat-load of pixie dust.

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488178 newtonusr Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:35:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/09/whither-the-whig/#comment-1488178 <p>We may have been spared the court case in the Nixon pardoning - they (whoever they are) chose not to follow up on whether it was legal, Constitutional as I recall.</p> <p>If Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 was interpreted as vaguely as written, there might be a decision that the President is without constraints in pardons.</p> <p>And once again, IANAL.</p> We may have been spared the court case in the Nixon pardoning – they (whoever they are) chose not to follow up on whether it was legal, Constitutional as I recall.

If Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 was interpreted as vaguely as written, there might be a decision that the President is without constraints in pardons.

And once again, IANAL.

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