Comments on: Reid on FISA: It’s Up to the President

By: Martiki

Martiki — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:52:38 +0000

wcsally @ 49

“First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.”

Pastor Martin Niemöller

You SURE you feel safe…..?

By: bmaz

bmaz — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:36:20 +0000

Djolovic pretty darn good, but you gotta love the heart of Tsonga. Hoping for a fifth set here; but I think Djokovic is going to break it out. Currently 5-4 fourth set. I lucked out and woke up at the start of the third set somewhere around 5 in the morning; going to be a mess tomorrow now….

By: 4jkb4ia

4jkb4ia — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:15:52 +0000

Djokovic: set #2

By: 4jkb4ia

4jkb4ia — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:14:35 +0000

Remember that Hillary voted against both Roberts and Alito, and against cloture on both. Given both candidates’ stated beliefs about executive power, the judges they will pick will be less extreme. The question is whether the Republicans will have enough chutzpah to filibuster them. The answer is likely yes.

By: readerOfTeaLeaves

readerOfTeaLeaves — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:44:26 +0000

Dunno; I watch these things (mostly online, sometimes through associates with DC biz) from afar. Your guess is as good as mine, but FWIW it seems like a safe bet that if Reid has to choose between the Dems, or the lawlessness of GWBush, that Reid will support Dodd’s efforts.

We’ll see soon enough.
But there’s reason for optimism.

By: dude

dude — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:14:10 +0000

Lefty-blogs also draw attention to OpenSecrets.org and their rundown of Harry’s donors which include ATT.

I don’t buy that Harry is being smart. I think he THINKS he’s being clever.

The most cynical read I have seen is that Reid is actually setting up Dodd, et al to look ineffective and vain. The gist of it was that these defenders of the Constitution are simply not liked very much by the rest of the Senate. This was news to me. Anybody know if there is substance here or not?

By: BooRadley

BooRadley — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:06:31 +0000

I feel perfectly safe.

You post from behind a pseudonym.

LMFAO.

By: Minnesotachuck

Minnesotachuck — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:20:42 +0000

wcsally @ 49:

You’ll feel perfectly safe right up to the moment Bush declares you to be an enemy combatant and ships you off to god knows where.

By: readerOfTeaLeaves

readerOfTeaLeaves — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:37:48 +0000

The lefty blogs seem convinced that Reid is caving to the Republicans, but it looks to me as if he’s playing a smarter game.
These tea leaves might call your assumptions into question:

Summer of 2007, GWBush promised Harry Reid that he would not make any recess appointments. Harry called the Senate into recess, which gave Junya a chance to honor his word like a real man.
So what did Junya do just as soon as Harry Reid left town….?
Junya made recess appointments.
Notoe that the US Senate has now remained ‘in session’ (on one technicality or another) over Thanksgiving, and also over the Christmas break — specifically so that Junya could not abuse the recess appointment option again.
Those tea leaves suggest that Harry Reid doesn’t hold Junya’s promises in much regard.

Harry, Feingold, Dodd haven’t won yet, but to get to this point is definitely progress.

By: wcsally

wcsally — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:32:38 +0000

I don’t buy your argument that the ordinary citizens don’t feel “safe” from wiretapping, rendition and torture.

I feel perfectly safe.