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Temple...

...it seems like a simple summary of every act passed recently would paint a pretty dark licture of this so-called "president".

You must be so disappointed.

Thanks for the link.

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 8, 2006 at 7:34 AM | link to this | reply

p.s. I was confusing it with the War Crimes Act....

That's the one that disregards the Geneva Convention (retroactively) and disallows prosectution for war crimes.  Gets better and better, doesn't it? 

posted by Temple on December 5, 2006 at 12:52 PM | link to this | reply

Damon, I actually did get the name right, which I thought I hadn't.

I was mixing it up with another... it is called the Terrorist Surveillance Act.  You can find the full text here.  It essentially overrides, or intercepts and expands as they put it, the Patriot Act.  It was Bush's way of getting around the fact that the Patriot Act was not extended to lose more of our safeguards for privacy.

posted by Temple on December 5, 2006 at 12:47 PM | link to this | reply

Temple...

...thanks for your thoughts here.

Who knows- perhaps California can lead the way in getting America back on track, and regaining some of her long lost respect in the world.

Not sure of the answer to your question - do you know the name of the Act to which you're referring?

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 4, 2006 at 2:44 AM | link to this | reply

SlyCy...

...couldn't agree more, mate!

I heard another Steven Wright quote the other day, one that was new to me...

"I'm addicted to placebos. I'd give them up, but it wouldn't make any difference."

Thanks for reading!

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 4, 2006 at 2:39 AM | link to this | reply

saul...

...I believe they will eventually be held accountable.

Thanks for the comment.

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 4, 2006 at 2:38 AM | link to this | reply

Dylan...

...we have exactly the same shite going on over here.

The (Old) Labour Party was so anti-Thatcher in the 80s, they stood up against almost everything she did - rightly, for the most part.

Today, "New" Labour is more Thatcherite than Thatcher was! They've nicked her ideas, implemented her policies with fervour and, worse, they behave in a sneaky and underhand way. At least with Thatcher, we knew what we were up against. With this bunch of shysters, it's all bloody smoke and mirrors.

Thanks for the comment.

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 4, 2006 at 2:35 AM | link to this | reply

Dave...

...alas, I can take credit for neither.

Clusterfuck is American in origin - both the word and the skill it describes.

And twatneck is a favourite made-up insult by my mate Dick.

Thanks for reading, pal!

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 4, 2006 at 2:32 AM | link to this | reply

As far as the elections it is a case of too little too late and we should

impeach and execute those bastards who took over a great country and attacked and dirtied what has made it great for their own personal gain.  They make me sick. Merry Christmas.

posted by SlyCy on November 28, 2006 at 9:13 AM | link to this | reply

Stephen Wright is one weird individual.

posted by SlyCy on November 28, 2006 at 9:09 AM | link to this | reply

Good post, DL. As for impeachment proceedings, stating they're "off the

table" was another way for Pelosi and the Democrats to lull avid Bush supporters into a false sense of security.  I hope.  Because you're correct in that Bush and his cronies need to be held accountable for all the crimes they've committed -- against the world and against the people of the United States.  No president should be allowed to assume such dictatorial power as has Dubya the Facilitator.

posted by saul_relative on November 13, 2006 at 5:55 AM | link to this | reply

Bi-partisan politics. Yes, and later I will eat Jello with chopsticks.

I live in California, which is actually something of a moderate state.  We have had three out of four of our last governors be Republicans, yet we still re-elect Feinstein and Boxer to Congress (D).  We are conservative on some issues and liberal on others.  I like that, because it feels that we are thinking about things rather than just worrying about party lines.  I don't like that we have the Governator in office, but I do like some of the things he's done and his plans for the future, plus he does have respect on both sides of the isle.  I think it can work, but will it in Washington?  I worry because we had a "do nothing" Congress when it was all Republican.  What will happen now that no one wants to sit together at lunch time?  It seems that moderate is the word of the day, and if the pendulum swings back to the middle, and we can discuss issues rather than red or blue, some good things could come out of this indeed.  Being a wife of a Marine I was elated to see Rumsfeld's resignation, but the word among the military here is that they feel it's just for show... that nothing will really change.  The two-party system just doesn't work for us anymore.  I agree with Dave, clusterfuck is one of my favorite words.. but twatneck, I'll have to add that to my list.  Good break down and analysis here.  I'm just curious though, the bill regarding terrorists that disregards the Geneva Convention, that hasn't passed completely, has it?  It still has to make it through Congress, right?  I know Bush is asking this Congress to consider some Terrorist Surveillance Act before January, but that's different I believe.  Just wondering what you knew about that. 

posted by Temple on November 10, 2006 at 5:12 AM | link to this | reply

It was very satisfying to see them get rebuffed...

for their deplorable performance.

You mentioned Gore Vidal. There's an element of truth in his oversimplified observation that the U.S. has one political party -- the Property Party -- with two right wings, Democrat and Republican.

The Republicans have been portraying Nancy Pelosi and the other somewhat leftish Democrats who will take leading roles, as some kind of wild liberal fanatics. In the U.S. the center has shifted so far to the right that moderate liberals are widely seen as extreme lefties and radical reactionary rightists are seen as mainstream. 

It is this perception that makes Ms. Pelosi's job especially difficult. If she pushes for a strong progressive agenda -- a substantial increase in the minimum wage, health insurance access for all citizens, real corporate accountability -- the media will portray her as a dangerous radical. The result will probably be a Democratic leadership that, in order to be viable, will have to be Republican-lite.

Which is better than nothing; but it's a real shame we have to settle for it.

   

posted by Dyl_Pickle on November 10, 2006 at 4:45 AM | link to this | reply

Clusterfuck. What a great word. Twatneck wasn't bad either.

Go careful with that optimism.

posted by _dave_says_ack_ on November 10, 2006 at 3:01 AM | link to this | reply