Comments on: A “Tortured” Attorney General:letters, he gets letters, he gets lots and lots of letters http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:38:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: looseheadprop http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749237 looseheadprop Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:57:01 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749237 <p>Is that where it’s from? I had that jingle going in my head and could not remeber where it was from, though I knew it was from early childhood.</p> <p>thanks for placing it for me</p> Is that where it’s from? I had that jingle going in my head and could not remeber where it was from, though I knew it was from early childhood.

thanks for placing it for me

]]> By: looseheadprop http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749233 looseheadprop Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:55:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749233 <p>I think so. It’s just that I have spoken to McKay and we did the book salon with Inglasies and the impression I got is that they are looking for vindication.</p> <p>And I’m sure they considered ethical behavior part of the job all along. But if they went back now, that ethics would becomethe cerpiece of everything they did.</p> <p>This would have a good effect throughout the Department.</p> I think so. It’s just that I have spoken to McKay and we did the book salon with Inglasies and the impression I got is that they are looking for vindication.

And I’m sure they considered ethical behavior part of the job all along. But if they went back now, that ethics would becomethe cerpiece of everything they did.

This would have a good effect throughout the Department.

]]> By: bernie68 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749211 bernie68 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:46:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749211 <blockquote><p>….”letters, he gets letters, he gets lots and lots of letters”….</p></blockquote> <p>aha! Perry Como.</p>

….”letters, he gets letters, he gets lots and lots of letters”….

aha! Perry Como.

]]> By: brendanscalling http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749160 brendanscalling Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:19:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749160 <p>SWEEET!!!!!</p> <p>It’s the Return of the Sternly Worded Letter!</p> <p>Hilarious, Conyers must think people still fall for his act.</p> SWEEET!!!!!

It’s the Return of the Sternly Worded Letter!

Hilarious, Conyers must think people still fall for his act.

]]> By: ralphbon http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749143 ralphbon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:12:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749143 <p>True, but I should hope that our system can walk and chew Yoo at the same time.</p> True, but I should hope that our system can walk and chew Yoo at the same time.

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749119 Ann in AZ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:54:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749119 <p>Didn’t Paul Charleton of AZ also have a pretty good reputation for fairness and honesty?</p> Didn’t Paul Charleton of AZ also have a pretty good reputation for fairness and honesty?

]]> By: looseheadprop http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749118 looseheadprop Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:54:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749118 <p>Mukasey’s home bar IS New York, which so far has not seen fit to disbar Scooter Libby (don’t get me started)</p> <p>But before anyody goes after anybody else–John Yoo is nt fit to be called a lawyer. His abuse of precedent has to be consequenced. It is just some many orders of magnitude worse than anything Mukasey, or even Libby, has done</p> Mukasey’s home bar IS New York, which so far has not seen fit to disbar Scooter Libby (don’t get me started)

But before anyody goes after anybody else–John Yoo is nt fit to be called a lawyer. His abuse of precedent has to be consequenced. It is just some many orders of magnitude worse than anything Mukasey, or even Libby, has done

]]> By: Blub http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749114 Blub Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:52:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749114 <p>The Liebermaning of American politics.</p> The Liebermaning of American politics.

]]> By: Mary http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749101 Mary Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:46:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749101 <p>I don’t think Obama could go that wrong with Iglesias and McKay.</p> I don’t think Obama could go that wrong with Iglesias and McKay.

]]> By: ralphbon http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749089 ralphbon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:43:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/05/letters-he-gets-letters-he-gets-lots-and-lots-of-letters/#comment-1749089 <blockquote><p>I’d rather see them file a complaint with Mukasey’s home bar (is that NY?) than haul him before a committee…. </p></blockquote> <p>Ding!</p> <p>Otherwise, as ever, the road to hell is paved with toothless admonitions.</p>

I’d rather see them file a complaint with Mukasey’s home bar (is that NY?) than haul him before a committee….

Ding!

Otherwise, as ever, the road to hell is paved with toothless admonitions.

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