Comments on: The Watchdog’s Watchdog http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: oldtree http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49420 oldtree Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:37:06 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49420 <p>more of that dog on man, man on dog, dog and man on dog.<br /> imagine anyone believing anything they say? I think we have to face it, we have greedy little children that have not, and will not, grow up. There is no one in government that you can’t replace with a human. It was set up that way to begin with, but everyone forgot.</p> more of that dog on man, man on dog, dog and man on dog.
imagine anyone believing anything they say? I think we have to face it, we have greedy little children that have not, and will not, grow up. There is no one in government that you can’t replace with a human. It was set up that way to begin with, but everyone forgot.

]]> By: LabDancer http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49378 LabDancer Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:00:02 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49378 <p>Despite the fact that the CIA has special status in being totally “hands off” from political machinations by the White House, pretty much on par with the DOJ and the Energy Departement and State and of course the Pentagon, is it just possible that there’s the teensiest chance this development may come under the general heading of “List of Things We Have To Do Before Tsunami Tuesday”?</p> <p>Because it sure wasn’t the GOOP which brought into US government agencies the concept of “inspector general”; and it sure wasn’t the Bush Cheney Cabal which failed to take what it thought were all steps necessary to negate the efficacy of the concept.</p> <p>One of reasons why House Oversight Chair Waxman is among the few heroes of the 110th Congress is that in the course of dredging the Bush-Cheney enabled Goopification of the US civil service a pretty long list of pink slips is in the offing.</p> <p>I would hope that if Senator Obama takes the wreath he doesn’t let his vision of a ‘transformative’ effect on US government to extend to leaving any of these Gooper termite infestations in place. Because the GOOP’s idea of bipartisanship is that they’ve got a gun & we’ve got a gun so we should just shoot ourselves.</p> Despite the fact that the CIA has special status in being totally “hands off” from political machinations by the White House, pretty much on par with the DOJ and the Energy Departement and State and of course the Pentagon, is it just possible that there’s the teensiest chance this development may come under the general heading of “List of Things We Have To Do Before Tsunami Tuesday”?

Because it sure wasn’t the GOOP which brought into US government agencies the concept of “inspector general”; and it sure wasn’t the Bush Cheney Cabal which failed to take what it thought were all steps necessary to negate the efficacy of the concept.

One of reasons why House Oversight Chair Waxman is among the few heroes of the 110th Congress is that in the course of dredging the Bush-Cheney enabled Goopification of the US civil service a pretty long list of pink slips is in the offing.

I would hope that if Senator Obama takes the wreath he doesn’t let his vision of a ‘transformative’ effect on US government to extend to leaving any of these Gooper termite infestations in place. Because the GOOP’s idea of bipartisanship is that they’ve got a gun & we’ve got a gun so we should just shoot ourselves.

]]> By: readerOfTeaLeaves http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49374 readerOfTeaLeaves Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:34:16 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49374 <p>Why, I hear the sounds of the very granite of Pennsylvania crackle and shatter as I read… <8^}<br /> What a relief to know Sen Specter is on this one lickety-split! Booyahhhhh.</p> <p>As for EW’s “<em>Call me crazy…”</em><br /> Ummmm… ‘crazy’ would not be the first word that comes to mind.<br /> Nice of Hayden to be so accommodating, eh?</p> Why, I hear the sounds of the very granite of Pennsylvania crackle and shatter as I read… <8^}
What a relief to know Sen Specter is on this one lickety-split! Booyahhhhh.

As for EW’s “Call me crazy…”
Ummmm… ‘crazy’ would not be the first word that comes to mind.
Nice of Hayden to be so accommodating, eh?

]]> By: freepatriot http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49354 freepatriot Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:48:31 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49354 <p>and in other news, arlen “magic bullet” specter is going to investigate a similar case of evidence destruction with even MORE earth shattering implications …</p> <p>The New England Patriots videotaping scandal</p> <p>arlen wants to know why THOSE tapes were destroyed</p> <p>but the CIA torture tapes …</p> <p>not so much</p> <p>I’m beginning to think the people of the great state of pennsylvania take their football a little too seriously</p> and in other news, arlen “magic bullet” specter is going to investigate a similar case of evidence destruction with even MORE earth shattering implications …

The New England Patriots videotaping scandal

arlen wants to know why THOSE tapes were destroyed

but the CIA torture tapes …

not so much

I’m beginning to think the people of the great state of pennsylvania take their football a little too seriously

]]> By: Sedgequill http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49343 Sedgequill Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:42:29 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49343 <p>That’s an odd kind of ombudsman. Ombudsmen generally field, examine, and present public or external concerns and not primarily or entirely internal concerns.</p> That’s an odd kind of ombudsman. Ombudsmen generally field, examine, and present public or external concerns and not primarily or entirely internal concerns.

]]> By: phred http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49338 phred Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:16:41 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/02/the-watchdogs-watchdog/#comment-49338 <p>Stifling oversight??? This administration??? Nah, that can’t be… (/snark).</p> <p>I guess they figured they couldn’t just fire Helgerson, so instead they have to make sure he can’t cause trouble. I am really struck that in the last year of this administration, they are still going full steam ahead to stifle oversight, silence dissent, and brook no compromise. You would think Congress would have more pride than to tolerate this conduct, but I suspect we won’t hear a peep of complaint.</p> Stifling oversight??? This administration??? Nah, that can’t be… (/snark).

I guess they figured they couldn’t just fire Helgerson, so instead they have to make sure he can’t cause trouble. I am really struck that in the last year of this administration, they are still going full steam ahead to stifle oversight, silence dissent, and brook no compromise. You would think Congress would have more pride than to tolerate this conduct, but I suspect we won’t hear a peep of complaint.

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