Thanks loosehead!

Is the house of cards finally collapsing?

did they use the troopergate report and do a search and replace?

Oh, and what’s next for Mukasey? Can he go back to being a judge after this? Or must he sink to the world of earning millions/year as a lobbiest?

o/t

maybe yet another sign

NH Phonejammer Tobin INDICTED on two counts of lying to FBI

this was the guy who’s previous conviction was thrown out

my standing apology if prev posted – have been away the past few hours

He came of retirement to be AG. I think he should go back. Quickly.

I once wrote a story, and decided at the end to rename a character from “Hal” to “Karl,” so I did a search & replace. Whereupon Carnegie Hall became Carnegie Karll.

YESSSSS!!!!!

Cushy retirement in a Bush family-owned gated community on Galveston Island. All cronies enter, no one leaves.

After release of the report, what’s the next step?

He can’t go back to being a judge (unless, doG forbid, McCain were to win and re-appoint him to the bench).

My guess is he’ll be courted by some combo of white glove law firm/wingnut welfare shop on Wall St so that he can be an eminence grise and provide all the lowly associates with his pearls of wisdom as they await his every pleasure.

Forgot he was retired. But now his reputation sites him perfectly for a lobbyest.

lol. Carnegie Karll’s got a nice ring to it.

Ho hum, another sternly worded missive? Save the trees, end Congress.

I thought so.

Nope. Keeps the story alive.

More corruption from Repubs. Murray Waas kickin keester as usual:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..34595.html

McCain Transition Chief Aided Saddam In Lobbying Effort

Oh, and what’s next for Mukasey?

“Hey Senator Schumer, help a brother out?”

Hey LHP! Good catch!

Now. ahem… Do you think they (Congress) will actually DO anything, or was this just a nip and tuck serving only to lift the image of their own sagging credibility looking ahead to the election?

Yet more nice vetting by St. McCain

William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.

Breaking News: It is confirmed – we are in a recession.

Golly gee guys glad to see you are on top of things.

what’s the next step?

Saw Barbara Boxer last night saying investigations and, yes, even war-crimes trials would be worthwhile, in order to be certain that Bush-style abuses never happen again. Difficult for me to believe that will really happen, but, then, I’ve said that a lot the last eight years.

TPM has that linked under the headline: “Excellent News for McCain.”

I thought the next step was a nasty case of writer’s cramp for the Decider when he signs each one in the still growing stack of Presidential Pardons.

Bipartisan – yeah, for now. Davis only signed off because the rethugs are trying to put as much distance as possible between themselves and Bush. When the election’s over, they’ll go back to calling it (and any other investigation) a Dem witch hunt.

I heard it a little differently.

The *question* was about investigations and possibly war-crimes, but in her answer all I heard Senator Boxer address (albeit affirmatively) was ‘investigations’.

The Bush tax cuts just keep on working!

OT – any hints from MSNBC today as to whether Olbermann might have a little something in store for Frum tonight?

Digg is open, ladies and gentlement.

I accidentally heard Rushbo today talking about Mahoney who replaced pedophile Mark Foley. Rush said Mahoney is worse than Foley because the teenage pages were to blame, not Foley. I do not have a link to the audio yet on this. I guess we can thank Rahm E. for Mahoney.

Hopefully there will then be much less of them to be doing such calling.

OT with apologies. This afternoon, NPR host interviewed author of a new book detailing how phone surveillance has been accomplished under booshchenkopf. Mebbe you all already knew. Both ATT and Verizon outsourced the middle link in the process. Use of spy-hopping our calls has risen dramatically. The care and feeding of these intermediaries has resulted in development of a whole new ‘industrial’ complex figuratively & literally right across the street from NSA hdqtrs., as I understood it. I was listening to the story while trying, with mixed success, to stay in my own lane and not explode till I got home without incident. So, best that you check details for yourselves.

Could be…but I think her failure to rule out war crimes charges constitutes a tacit willingness to pursue them, as long as there is the political cover for them to do so.

Didja see what bmaz had to say over at Marcy’s today? Gave me some hope.

Assuming Obama wins, immediately after the election, he should very discreetly, but forcefully, communicate to Bush that his administration will consider any and all pardons that are found to conceal or abrogate clear criminal activity to be newly committed crimes of obstruction of justice that will be prosecuted. Just as a friendly advisory. Bush, as President, may have the unfettered power of pardon; but if it is intentionallyused for a demonstrably improper purpose, there is no reason that cannot be an overt act toward an independent crime. That ought to give Boosh a little pause.

That’s a good thought – probably quite a few less. Won’t have that much effect on the noise level, though.

I keep forgetting about that…what if the charges aren’t filed until after Bush leaves office?

Well, rumors have it that Rush would know about those seductive teenage boys, what with his Viagra trips to the Dominican Republic and all.

All clap for rush.

cheney doesn’t actually think “he’s not part of the administration”, what he really thinks is;

“I am both, I am part of the adminsitration when that is good for me to be, I am not part of the administration when it’s better not to be”

that’s what he actually really really believes, he believes he has all the power he chooses to take and the only recourse congress has is to impeach

I agree with that claim by the way

I don’t think that will work because of the pardon powers defined in the Constitution. The only restriction is in cases of impeachment.

My TX friend told me that Delay prosecuter was waiting until after inauguration to file charges.

OT: via Huffpo

McCain transition chief had ties to Saddam Hussein

Like Ford did for Nixon, Bush can issue pardons prior to charges being filed.

he believes he has all the power he chooses to take and the only recourse congress has is to impeach

I agree with that claim by the way

I agree with this claim since congress has proven it, cheney is still doing whatever the hell he wants

I hope the R’s that signed that report aren’t counting on much future support from the RNC. Remember the purge of moderate Republicans after Watergate?

I think Delay has been under indictment for quite some time (although some charges have been tossed on appeals).

But some nice Federal charges would go nicely with the state charges.

I think you’re right. I also don’t see Obama doing that even if he could.

Damn. That makes a lot of sense…I wondered what was taking that so long.

Amy Goodman spent her entire show (Democracy Now) interviewing the author

*sniffle* /s

My guess is Ayers will not be brought up tomorrow

And who is more deserving of it?

It was Tom Davis the ranking R – only one.

Ooops. I stand corrected. I’ll have to recheck with my source.

I wonder if the citizenry would support a Constitutional Amendment to limit the President’s pardon power. It seems to be misused far more than used properly.

Thank you for the clue. I only caught the middle of an interview, no names, and people were tailgating like crazy even tho I was over speed limit in a notorious local speed-trap [oh, the horror of having to drive behind a gray haired lady who pretty much follows the law!/s]

Ford’s actions were never challenged.

heh heh. great minds travel in the same gutter sometimes, when it’s entirely appropriate and ambiguous, eh? *waves to dear sweet lurking mods*

confession: yes, that’s exactly what i meant.

oh, Bravo foothills: youse got the point as well.

Next?

i betcha a penny he’ll find a way. he’s THAT desperate. what else has he got? that bloke’s poke (=luggage) is pretty much empty.

here’s what would happen with this supreme court;

if it’s a democrat they would find against executive powers to pardon

if it’s a republican it would be fine, but “only this once” as they decided to install bush

My guess is that McCain will still be looking for Mr. Puddles.

i gotta go feed a coupla maniacal kitties. one of em, at dinner time, has very effective technique. she sits hovering over the keyboard, tilts her head like a kitten & “plays” with the cursor. no, not like Sarah; much cuter by far; i’m sick of Sarah’s matronly brand of cute schtick. But lil’ kitty’s six, fer heaven’s sake, and very very bright. She should know better. she’s not hopeless like moosebrain. no. wait. moose are pretty bright about what they need to live well. The airheaded shooter, not so much. a moose too far.

thanks for keeping me semi-sane, pups.

I’d like it more if Congress showed some righteous indignation. Barbi Boxer was on Rachel’s show Monday and was asked by the inimitable Ms Maddow about war crimes & malfeasance proceedings under the 111th Congress. Boxer waffled and wagged, but the most she’d sign up for sounded like a Toothless Truth Commission TM.

Partial Transcript from MSNBC:

MADDOW: Would you support efforts to bring accountability on some of the constitutional issues, some of the potential war crime issues that do plague our ability to regain the moral high ground and to be a beacon of hope in the world? Would you see that as looking backwards at the Bush administration, or would you say that as a way to move forward?

BOXER: I think-I think it’s a way to move forward, if it’s done right. It needs to be done right. We need to look at what abuses of power took place, so that they don’t have it again with future presidents, be they a Republican or Democratic or any other party, we need to take a look at that.

So, no, I think, if it’s handled right, of course, we’ve got to keep our eye on the ball. First and foremost, we got to get this economy back on track. We have to end the war in Iraq in a responsible way. We have to continue in our fight against terrorism and Osama bin Laden. These are the things we must do but we also must take a look at, you know, these abuses of power.

One of my worst experiences as a United States senator was going up to some secret room and looking at pictures from Abu Ghraib, a lot of which the public has since seen. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so lost for my country. And, I think, we need to take a hard look at that. As I said, do it in the right way so that this never ever happens again.

Gag!!!!!

If that’s abuse then what do we call the TILLMAN assassination and cover up as relates to E.P. How about TREASON . TRAITORS TORTURE according to the law of the former United States of America.

A clear reading says until he’s removed he can pardon
A pardon in the usual understanding has to be for a conviction not the chicken shit Ford pardon.

How about a really short prison in the lower ninth ward?

Can we impeach somebody after November 5? Please???

I’m sure if anybody really tried they’d find ample, easily found evidence to hang (metaphorically of course) numerous members of Little Georgie’s administration.

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