Comments on: Not Three Branches, Not Two Branches, Just One Branch of Government

By: PetePierce

PetePierce — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:27:06 +0000

There is no will within any State democratic caucus nor within the Democrats by and large in the Senate (with the exception of Dodd, Feingold, and Kennedy) to do anything but strip the Americans of the Constitution and vote however Bush tells them to vote.

By: MrWhy

MrWhy — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:52:17 +0000

If I understand your government structure correctly, replacing Pelosi as Speaker is difficult practically, whereas replacing Reid as Majority leader is straightforward practically. May not be easy, or practical in reality, but if there were a will within the Senate Democratic caucus, he could easily be replaced. Are there, or have there been, any efforts in that direction?

By: JodiDog

JodiDog — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:11:55 +0000

It is one of those “you have to have been there” type statements from the old (and still thriving) TNH.

Still next time I use it, the Magic Rabbit, over here I will be clearer.

By: kspena

kspena — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:19:11 +0000

It seems to me that Mukasey has chosen to be part of the conspiracy and coverup and is obstructing justice. He, too, then can become a target of investigation 1 year, and 1 month from now.

By: PetePierce

PetePierce — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:36:39 +0000

LS–

I help a lot on the Vista groups and XP groups when it was the latest Windows OS for years. LOL thanks but I tried that and it doesn’t work.

By: PetePierce

PetePierce — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:31:37 +0000

Stephen my problem didn’t start until early this morning, and it’s as I posted above with the “prefix” and “suffix” to the url showing only after you see the named link in Preview or would send (I didn’t send of course because the links are no good. I’m on a Windows box–I help an awful lot on the MSFT Vista groups, etc. but I can’t solve this one. If it were something with FDL, I’d expect many people to crop up with it.

I love FF but I’ve been using IE7 lately. I gather then there is some FF problem that you’ve been having consistently before today. Maybe the FF groups could help. Then I’d wonder if you’re seeing what I’m seeing which is this.

I’ll try to make a link. I suspect it won’t work for anyone but it’d be helpful for me to see.

FDL

Rt. Click: Type COM////%22 File (instead of html)
Rt. Click for link:
file://%22http://www.firedoglake.com////%22

The first looks normal, but it won’t make a hyperlink. Now I’ll type FDL in the brackets and it will show as a hyperlink but it will read out when you right click properties or try to click the link as shown:

What normally happens and does happen until I hit preview or send:

FDL

Link appears in Preview:

Rt. Click: Type COM////%22 File (instead of html)
Rt. Click for link:
file://%22http://www.firedoglake.com////%22

As you can see I’ve aquired file://%22 instead of (url in quotes) in front of the link

and in back of the link I’ve acquired ////%22 (instead of /”>FDL

I’m trying to figure out if it’s a file association problem, but most of my file associations work. I had to redo a couple of them this morning. For whatever reason,Vista lost my restore points so I didn’t have an SR point to try.

Thanks much

By: phred

phred — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:37:37 +0000

EW, I think Mary’s thinking may be running along the right lines here. Reid’s treatment of Dodd’s hold and the Intelligence v. Judiciary versions of the FISA revisions does not make any sense. But what if, in the course of a court case brought against the telco’s, it came out that Reid approved of BushCo’s surveillance? That may be something he would just as soon not have come out. So, he puts forward the Intel version knowing the votes will come down in favor of telco immunity. And poof, no court cases get certified by the AG, and no one is the wiser.

I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ll mention it again. A friend made a comment in passing to me at a party over the summer, that her sister, working in AGAG’s office, told her that behind closed doors the Dems and Rethugs agreed, but when the cameras were rolling it was a different story. I have wondered since then what specifically they agreed on.

In any event, it is abundantly clear that Congress is doing BushCo’s bidding and I believe it is because it serves the self-interest of the leadership.

By: selise

selise — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:55:39 +0000

here’s the c-span archive’s webstream

sjc transcripts eventually are posted here (usually months later).

i hope to be able to get copies of this (and other recent hearings) next week. if you haven’t gotten it by then, email me to remind me and i’ll send it to you by return email.

By: BayStateLibrul

BayStateLibrul — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:05:04 +0000

Can Kerry ask for a recount?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/us/15ohio.html

By: BayStateLibrul

BayStateLibrul — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:58:44 +0000

Gonzo can’t catch a break…
Remember Bushie saying it was all theater?
OLC bring on the final act..

“On Friday, Editor and Publisher of the American Bar Association Journal Edward Adams released a statement saying that fallen Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, previously named “Lawyer of the Year,” will now be known as “Newsmaker of the Year.”

“The Journal regrets that we did not make this theme clear,” clarifying that the Journal article in question meant to highlight Gonzales’ status as a “newsmaker,” and their story on him will remain unchanged otherwise.”