Good Morning, When does Mukasey play the victim card?

Bush League Justice!!!

Rule of Law!

Given this is Mukasey, not even slightly better than Abu Gonzales, I daresay that is probably will be circular filed and any “action” will wait until after the election. But we’ll see.

On another note, I just early voted in Indiana – doing my part to force this state into blue territory whether it teeming idiot masses like it or not. It also looks like I get to give an “in your face HA!” to my wingnut sis in Colorado. All her bemoaning Obama being a Muslim, a terrorist, a socialist, etc, etc, has been to no effect. HER state is going Obama, regardless of the paroxysms of the “Focus on the Family” nutters.

It is beginning to stun me (in a good way – a really good way) how very organized and ready Obama’s team is regarding these types of things. It bodes well for after the election. It looks as though letting bygones be bygones is not part of President Obama’s agenda.

My goodness Christy….this post is an ode to your legal skills. Am astonished by the depth and breadth of the citations you’ve presented in such a concise and compelling argument.

Off to forward this to the law student daughter!

Bauer then reminds Mukasey of his own public promises:

Well, I certainly fell better now.

For the record, was that the last time that Mukasey actually said that he *would* do something?

If that is the case I could turn into an Obama supporter.

Morning Christy,
I sure hope we get justice — for all.

I sort of looked at this as a very public shaming moment. Which, of course, made me laugh…

I think this is as much a “wake the fuck up, you are being gamed again” to the press as anything. At least, that’s how I chose to read it — and present it.

What Karl Rove and the WH were not mentioned?

right on! have been thinking the same since I read that first Rolling Stone article in March – how anyone missed the coming juggernaut is beyond me.

Mornin’ Christy and Firedogs

Rule of law according to Mukasey: You follow the law; I am the law

They are very, very organized. And on top of things immediately. This isn’t the 2000 or 2004 election cycle…

ain’t that the truth.

Awww, thanks. *blush*

It makes the Decider feel bad when you say things like that.

Thanks Christy.

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You can bet Mukasey will punt on this one until after the election. I expect no help from DOJ.

He has become a delegator (allows more bike riding time) see Paulson

Gosh golly, I couldn’t agree more. My talents reside far away from the legal details and I love, love, love it when CHS “splains” it for us.
IIRC, it was Christy’s coverage of the Libby trial that hooked me to this site.
And, count me as someone else who is impressed and feeling grateful that we have a candidate who seems to have all the ducks in a row.

Bauer then reminds Mukasey of his own public promises:

Someone needs to remind Sen. Schumer as well.

me too. sternly worded letters are nice, but we’ve had lots of those with no follow through. hope there is more this time.

link fest!

Schumer’s on cspan2 right now talking about the 08 senate races.

Exactly. Not this time. And, yes, the talking heads, pundits and loony right-wing terrorists are receiving a serious wake-up call. The friggin’ party is O.V.E.R.

And DiFi

posted at HuffPo last evening -

John McCain’s campaign has directed $175,000 to the firm of a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states

a “doozy” as Christy would say

OT
You might enjoy this Judith Miller/Tony Blair story.
http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/…..mment-6011

Christy, didn’t you ask Ben Cardin about Mukasey when he was here last week?

Same old, same old with DOJ. I don’t doubt that there are some very good USA’s in most places but there are still too many Bushies. The Goodling Effect is still in play. There should be investigations of these investigations with the new administration.

Thanks. Just switched over.
((eCAHNomics))

OT – at 10am Barney Frank’s House Financial Services committee will hold a hearing on financial regulation… and one of my favs, Stiglitz, will be testifying (details at oxdown)

Yep, I did — as did a few other folks. I also asked Leahy about him when I was in Denver — let’s just say that Leahy is not happy with how things stand. *g* And I’m going to keep on asking until the DOJ gets fixed…which likely means I’m going to be asking for quite a while…

Serving at the pleasure of the President is about to take on a whole new meaning for the Goodling Gaggle.

Did you see Stiglitz on Colbert? It was a hoot…

Put another candle on your bday cake!
((cbl2))

yeah, the opening sentence properly reflected my cynicism. ;)

thanks!

(((demi)))
Schumer sez D candidates are great in part because they are moderate. That after saying there’s a tectonic shift in politics this year. Just another example that he doesn’t get it.

Yah for you. Keep taking your vitamins and continue with that healthy eating! Must. Keep. Up. Your. Energy.

OT…from Americablog…very troubling

Is Dennis Kucinich the only person in Congress asking about Wall Street’s $70 billion bonus pool?
Chris in Paris · 10/21/2008 06:48:00 AM ET · Link
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You have got to be kidding. Where’s Waxman? Where’s Schumer? Where’s Dodd? I like all of them but really, quit sitting on the sidelines here and show some leadership. I can’t think of any industry out there who needed $700 billion (and lots more) from taxpayers and still handed out billions in bonuses. Sorry folks, but Wall Street failed and there’s only coal in the stocking this year. Wall Street more than made up for this in recent years by cashing in on trash so to ask American taxpayers (and now European) to fund Wall Street’s lifestyle even more is asking for too much.

We all know that the $250 billion for Wall Street banks is only a down payment. C’mon, Europe alone is putting up closer to $3 trillion and it’s obvious that if we weren’t in the middle of an election, we would not have this drip, drip, drip and would have seen a similar number. It’s coming, that much is certain. Only yesterday Bernanke went public with a request for more Wall Street help. It’s un-patriotic for Wall Street to squeeze American taxpayers like this and the day we reward so handsomely for failure is the day we ought to just scrap the entire system and start over. How pathetic.
Labels: bailout, Bernanke, recession, taxes, Wall Street

Funniest Obama line from the Al Smith dinner was his poke at Schumer being there with his favorite compadres — cameras and press folks. *G*

OMFG – 707!

that was fucking brilliant. stunning – both the cleverness on your part and the hubris on theirs.

Happy Happy birthday cb12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=556-pS3TvJI

this is embarasskin’ – can someone point out the link to Bauer’s letter ?

thanks

There isn’t one. I couldn’t figure out how to put it up and couldn’t find anyone else who had. If I do figure that out, I’ll let everyone know.

Both NY senators are just baggers for Wall St. crooks. Too bad there’s no way of getting them out.

Thought you’d get a kick out of it. Have been looking for an excuse to tell that story, and that diary was perfect.

You, sister, make me smile…Big Time!
(great job downstairs, I hope you know.)

Quick OT, but the worst part of Biden’s unfortunate comment is it feeds into the boogie man mentality of the current administration.

Sure we could be ‘tested’ in the first six months of the next administration, but I think it’s far more likely the rest of the world will be busy exhaling and being thankful the warmongers are gone.

It’s important to remember that by most accounts the aggression we’ve faced in most of the world has been fueled in part by our very presence in places we don’t belong.

Remove that presence and maybe the attacks will stop.

I’ve never believed “They hate us for our freedom”.

I think they ‘hate’ us for our occupation and unwarranted interventions into places we never should have been in from the get go.

no, but will look for a clip. thanks for the heads up. i like stiglitz because he’s been poking holes in the neoliberal washington consensus at least since getting fired from the world bank by (supposedly) larry summers for speaking out against the party line. for example, by taking the side policy wise of the dfh who shut down the wto meeting in seattle.

thank ya m’am, thought it was the coffee *g*

loosely related ps to Christy – the voter heckling incidents in NC and WV sure smack of some type of coordination

oooh thanks foothillsmike!

thank you ((demi))

Christy…

Did you see my post yesterday about the touch-screen voting machines flipping from Democratic to Republican in West Virginia?

I must say, I barely understood a word of it. I would ask Christy to speak plainly, but will do further research meanwhile to grasp the points.

Schumer’s on cspan2 right now talking about the 08 senate races.

Mukasey !!

(seems appropriate this morning)

and in other news – which may have already been reported here, if so – sorry:

JokeLine banned from that HateTalk Express, both the McInsane and The Divine Mrs. P versions:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/….._seat.html

UPDATE: Campaign spokesperson Michael Goldfarb responded that “we don’t allow Daily Kos diarists on board either.”

Sen Ensign is whining that the ugliness in politics is making it difficult for the Rs to find candidates. No irony involved.

A constitutional ammendment that would require any representative or senator who has received $ from an industry etc. to recuse themselves from any voting on an issue regarding that industry etc.

Yep. And I already did a post on that yesterday morning, too…

OT – For those who have been following the Bachmann episode of Rethug Macaca, here is a Kos diary of her whine about all of those liberals from California to Vermont – Bachmann Responds to Tinklenberg’s financial Tsunami

And a good Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) interview with Chris Matthews about it.

Dja see my 49?

interesting. last night PBS ran half of it’s LBJ doc. he expressed the very same concerns to his cabinet in the hours after his 64 election

and the firedogs can disabuse me of this notion, but I don’t get why folks are up in arms about Biden’s statement. why wouldn’t they test us ? we have a badly stretched military, are energy junkies, and stand on the brink of financial collapse – hell at this point, Burkina Faso could give us a run

oops…I had missed your post…

Sounds good, but probably violates first amendment.

BRILLIANT!!!!spot on

We should send him a copy of that “Acme Self-Hoisting Petard” post. *G*

Schumer gets asked the Lieberman Q, followed by embarrassed laughter from audience. Deflects. Gets called on the deflection, and then sez: Harry Reid sez he’ll wait until after the election to make a decision.

Ensign sez Rs would welcome Lieberman.

Christy,
I want to thank you for linking and quoting Obama’s speech last week.
As a lay speaker at church, I have the message on Laity Sunday and quoted him. I didn’t say his name because I didn’t want it construed as an endorsement, can’t do that in church, but I said it was one of the two men running for pres.
AND, I emailed that portion of his speech to a friend who has been in an ongoing dialogue with a “christian” neighbor about Obama. She sent me the email thread that showed her neighbor finally “gets it” and will be voting for Obama.
The truth shall make us free.

Thank you. It’s one of my all time favorites.

$700,000+ in 72 hours and now a $1 million+ in tv ads from the DCCC

even Pawlenty smacked her – teehee

Bachman’s office now beseiged by other Dem congr. candidates begging her to question their patriotism *g*

Found a copy here: Bob Bauer letter.

Couldn’t happen to a worse group. Also said ugliness is making it difficult to recruit judges. Woohoo!

Excellent! So happy to help!

or has investments that would substantially benefit from the legislation
iirc, Reps and Sens are not subject to insider trading laws, but I could be wrong.

Bachman’s office now beseiged by other Dem congr. candidates begging her to question their patriotism *g*

For real, or are you joking? *g*

Sorry, that’s the wrong letter — that was the 10/17/08 letter regarding special prosecutor investigation. This was was from yesterday, dated 10/20/08…and I haven’t been able to find where it was posted anywhere. If anyone does find it, let me know and I’ll link it above…

Schumer sez “All other things being equal, I think women candidates are better than men candidates.” I wonder what he means by that. He didn’t explain.

Wonderful.

I think it’s more likely we would be “tested” early in the new administration if, God forbid, McCain was elected.

His presidency, like his campaign, would be a guaranteed clusterf*ck. I cannot fathom how much more reactive and and probably even less reasoned his response would be to a crisis.

Our enemies would be risking much less to take on a MCain administration than an Obama one. The odds are they could then say “see, it’s the Americans, not W.”

i know somebody who knows her.Her brotheer and father represented the Rolling Stones,made obscene money from it…

joking of course. but she’s outdone any individual Hilraiser or bundler of record :D

Do you have a copy in some form?

he is a worthless idiot,and like McNasty will say just about anything to stay in power

yes, remember the drip drip drip of excess stomach acid? soon to be full fledged reflux

my toilet is in my bath tub…WHERE IN THE BEEJEEBUS,is that tile installer…shakes fist madly

Yes, as a PDF. Which, as I said above, I don’t know how to post myself or I’d do it.

they CAN …NOT get away with this…RICO ACT them

Does the 21 ammendment violate the 18 th ammendment

WHEN is someone going to define “pro-america” and “anti-america”? Media never questions the premise, why we’re where we are.

I kicked in to Tinklenberg when his Act Blue page was at about $57,000 and now it is over $300.000. Tweety did good by letting Bachmann open her mouth.

She’s a close friend of Richard Clarke and showed up at one of his book signings in Manhattan. It was probably summer 05. When I went up to have my book signed, I told Clarke that I understood they were friends, but wished he hadn’t invited her to the signing. The B&N minder almost crapped in his pants, and told me that everyone was invited. She was not in hearing distance when this conversation occurred, and by then I’d forgotten about “Where’s Spot.” Otherwise I would have introduced myself to her & reminded her about the book.

BTW don’t know what i’d do without you all here to cheer me up… no seriously. It’s just cheers me up to hear thinking people for a change!

I have no idea and am too lazy to look em up.

oh my! heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheehe

Folks, the tech crew geniuses have uploaded the PDF of the 10/20/08 letter for me — it’s the first link in the above post. If everyone will refresh their screens, you should be able to pull it up now. THANKS!!!!

must go buy chamber pot,can not run down to the basement to pee…shakes fist again

The Republican Secretary of State in Michigan, Mike Cox, brought charges against an ACORN member in Michigan on the same day that McCain’s campaign began pushing the “voter fraud” story. Coincidence? You decide.

So did not need to know that…

Heard that Tinklenberg has raised over $600,000 since Bachman’s neo-McCarthy comments.

OT Closing arguments being made on Ted Stevens trial – to go to jury tomorrow

It’s a small prick in her bubble, but it’s the best I can do.

For future reference, uploads can be done from the wordpress dashboard, when you’re writing your post. Presumably the upload directory is chmod 777.

Although, honestly, I almost think they’ve added her to the line-up just to give all of us more laughter in the coming year. *G*

Faux has the biggest collection of know-nothings. I’m kinda waiting for the political shift to influence their business model, but perhaps that’s wishful thinking.

I’ve been following that, but not detail by detail. I can’t imagine a jury of regular folks feeling sorry for the guy because he didn’t pay attention to what his friend the contractor was doing or how his wife oversaw the little project.
We shall see.

How does Schumer answer for his BFF’s possible involvement in all this? Isn’t Mukasey his good friend? If he were my congresscritter, I’d definitely write a letter and ask him/his staff.

Well, they already lose money on a regular basis, so I’m not certain anyone could really say their “business model” is based on business concepts as I know them.

The only thing that would influence Schumer is a serious primary challenge, but that won’t happen as he has his hands in Wall St. pockets.

I guess from all of this letter writing on behalf of Obama that I can expect that ifwhrn there are election fraud issues, Obama will have money to take them to court. Prolly that is why they are still asking for money, we need at least $150M to keep them in court if they mess with our votes.

mad progressive love to FDL Tech Crew ! thanks

Does Faux lose money? I didn’t know that. What part of the Murdock empire makes the money that gets poured into Faux?

Yep.

No excuse! Joe Lieberman had big pharma, Chimpy and big influences in his *achem* pocket.

well…being Im a natural “real” Merkin….I have all the attenuating needs thusly

DEAREST HEART….the man LITERALLY owns ALL the media in Asia and the Pacific

Arizona state rep Russel Pierce keeps going on and on about the 5000 voters who are undocumented persons who vote in AZ elections to steal our elections….. that they cross the desert in floods to ruin our elections…… YET when pinned to the wall is unable to name ONE registered person who is not a valid voter….. no lists no proof just spin and lies…..

Same line in 2006 and 2004…..

Oooops — apparently they started actually making a little money as of 2006 based on projected revenues, anyway. Was trying to remember where I’d read about them continuing to lose money — think it was something that C&L had in the past few months — but I can’t find it. Will let you know if I do…

Jane’s upstairs
Shays Lashes Out At Voter Who Is Losing Everything

True. But no one seems willing to take him on. I’m keeping my eyes open. AG Cuomo clearly has political ambitions, as probably does Gov Paterson. But with Ds getting many more elected to senate this year, and with Schumer “in charge” it makes him pretty formidable.

And here’s more data on NewsCorp from IHT.

No problem. I’ll keep my eyes open too, now that you’ve raised the issue.

Let me guss. Murdoch has branched into Legal or STM (Science/Technical Medical). G* Forbid.

I think you need a Lowell Weicker to stir things up.

Thanks for the link.

Lieberman was virtually party boss as well.(He gives so much money, just ask Harry Reid!) But our Machine might not be as formidable I admit, as New York State’s.

BTW that Judith Miller/Blair story is really funny.

Please, some of us take offense at disparaging references to small pricks.

Me too.

I would venture my OWN guess (as I tend to agree though I suspect the reason would differ): a recent study and comment (by a Harvard researcher?) indicated that part of the problem with Wall Street is the men (this was a male researcher). It is all part of the competition/testosterone thing. All the men in the pit together feed off each other, causing wider ranging extremes in stock market numbers and that it looked to be all the men self-reinforcing and feeding off each other. Women were largely immune to the manliness factor. Thus, he indicated that the market might be better off being run (and largely operated) by women, who were less likely to get into the manly man/testosterone feeding frenzies that a large group of guys get caught up in.

I suspect that though the Senate is generally more staid and, to appearances, less driven to testosterone madness (the House is iffy in this regard as far as I’m concerned) than Wall Street, women would tend to be better in general in these positions. There would certainly be less of a “need” to appear manly man to voters who simply wouldn’t be expecting a woman to be all manly man to begin with. No need to beat war drums or call for war all over the place to enhance one’s manly man toughguy resume…and if you get more younger women in there, they are certainly less likely to be all ga-ga for taking away reproductive rights for everyone (mainly women).

I somehow don’t think that this was what Shumer was thinking though. He was probably just kissing up.

I take offense to them to. I am woman. :)

I’ve uploaded bobbauer.htm“>an html version of the letter.

Try again: an html version of the letter.

Nevermind. Crappy server.

Right, I can post docs on google: Robert Bauer Letter to Michael Mukasey, 20 October 2008