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		<title>By: freepatriot</title>
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		<dc:creator>freepatriot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;you thought you was wrong,but you was mistaken&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, I called Issa, a “fucking self righteous prick.”&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, I got Issa mixed up with Burton.&lt;br /&gt;
Issa is just a regular right-wing idiot.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;I regret the mistake&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;what mistake ???&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Issa IS a “fucking self righteous prick.” I’m from cali, where Issa funded the recall election that resulted in the gropenator, and I still remember that fucking self righteous LITTLE prick CRYING at the press conference when he announced that he didn’t have a chance to become governor&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Issa is a whiny assed little titty baby as well as self righteous LITTLE prick, and a hypocrite too&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;just like every other repuglitard&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;that’s the problem with repuglitards, they all sound alike to me&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and they kinda LOOK alike too&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;so I can understand why you got them mixed up&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;here’s a tip&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;burton is a whiny assed little titty baby, a self righteous LITTLE prick, and a hypocrite, but he is considerably taller than Issa&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you thought you was wrong,but you was mistaken</p>
<blockquote><p>Yesterday, I called Issa, a “fucking self righteous prick.”<br />
Unfortunately, I got Issa mixed up with Burton.<br />
Issa is just a regular right-wing idiot.<br />
<strong>I regret the mistake</strong>.</p>
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<p>what mistake ???</p>
<p>Issa IS a “fucking self righteous prick.” I’m from cali, where Issa funded the recall election that resulted in the gropenator, and I still remember that fucking self righteous LITTLE prick CRYING at the press conference when he announced that he didn’t have a chance to become governor</p>
<p>Issa is a whiny assed little titty baby as well as self righteous LITTLE prick, and a hypocrite too</p>
<p>just like every other repuglitard</p>
<p>that’s the problem with repuglitards, they all sound alike to me</p>
<p>and they kinda LOOK alike too</p>
<p>so I can understand why you got them mixed up</p>
<p>here’s a tip</p>
<p>burton is a whiny assed little titty baby, a self righteous LITTLE prick, and a hypocrite, but he is considerably taller than Issa</p>
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		<title>By: BlueStateRedHead</title>
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		<dc:creator>BlueStateRedHead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Right on, that’ Bmaz, not the NYT.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right on, that’ Bmaz, not the NYT.</p>
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		<title>By: BlueStateRedHead</title>
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		<dc:creator>BlueStateRedHead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Bmaz, if you are there and still talking Clemens, here is the money quote from today’s nyt. Right on as usual.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Bonds denied using steroids in his grand jury testimony, the government already had coded records from the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative indicating that he had, indeed, used the drugs. Bonds has pleaded not guilty to perjury charges. When Jones denied using steroids, the investigators plugged away for five years until an unrelated bank-fraud case gave them additional leverage against Jones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bmaz, if you are there and still talking Clemens, here is the money quote from today’s nyt. Right on as usual.</p>
<blockquote><p>When Bonds denied using steroids in his grand jury testimony, the government already had coded records from the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative indicating that he had, indeed, used the drugs. Bonds has pleaded not guilty to perjury charges. When Jones denied using steroids, the investigators plugged away for five years until an unrelated bank-fraud case gave them additional leverage against Jones.</p>
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		<title>By: BayStateLibrul</title>
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		<dc:creator>BayStateLibrul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Me too, Bmaz thanks for the update. I had a few follow-up questions&lt;br /&gt;
which I’ll post on the first thread. (Rocket red glares)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, an apology.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, I called Issa, a “fucking self righteous prick.”&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, I got Issa mixed up with Burton.&lt;br /&gt;
Issa is just a regular right-wing idiot.&lt;br /&gt;
I regret the mistake.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Me too, Bmaz thanks for the update. I had a few follow-up questions<br />
which I’ll post on the first thread. (Rocket red glares)</p>
<p>First, an apology.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I called Issa, a “fucking self righteous prick.”<br />
Unfortunately, I got Issa mixed up with Burton.<br />
Issa is just a regular right-wing idiot.<br />
I regret the mistake.</p>
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		<title>By: bigbrother</title>
		<link>http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/13/conyers-has-gotten-cranky/#comment-52972</link>
		<dc:creator>bigbrother</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Revist the Resolution Trust Corporation:&lt;br /&gt;
[PDF] The Resolution Trust Corporation in Historical PerspectiveFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat&lt;br /&gt;
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) to act as the federal government’s. agent in disposing of insolvent savings and loans (S&amp;Ls). RTC is the …&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/programs/hpd/pdf/hpd_0101_ely.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.fanniemaefoundation.org/pr.....01_ely.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;So they play/profir and we pay for their losses but not share the profit&lt;/strong&gt; This is way over the top and Shumer is seriously considering this he is a tool.&lt;br /&gt;
This adds up to more &lt;strong&gt;TRILLIONS&lt;/strong&gt; like to hear if Buffet who made some big move to bail out the bond insurers is backing this ugly desparate play.&lt;br /&gt;
We are fast putting the Nation real security on the auction block.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Revist the Resolution Trust Corporation:<br />
[PDF] The Resolution Trust Corporation in Historical PerspectiveFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat<br />
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) to act as the federal government’s. agent in disposing of insolvent savings and loans (S&amp;Ls). RTC is the …<br />
<a href="http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/programs/hpd/pdf/hpd_0101_ely.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/pr&#8230;..01_ely.pdf</a><br />
<strong>So they play/profir and we pay for their losses but not share the profit</strong> This is way over the top and Shumer is seriously considering this he is a tool.<br />
This adds up to more <strong>TRILLIONS</strong> like to hear if Buffet who made some big move to bail out the bond insurers is backing this ugly desparate play.<br />
We are fast putting the Nation real security on the auction block.</p>
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		<title>By: siri</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Conyers has gotten cranky, huh?&lt;br /&gt;
IT’S ABOUT DAMNED TIME!&lt;br /&gt;
I always try and mention this when writing or phoning them,&lt;br /&gt;
Remember 2006 elections?&lt;br /&gt;
WE DO!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Conyers has gotten cranky, huh?<br />
IT’S ABOUT DAMNED TIME!<br />
I always try and mention this when writing or phoning them,<br />
Remember 2006 elections?<br />
WE DO!</p>
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		<title>By: scribe</title>
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		<dc:creator>scribe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The next step for Conyers and Judiciary, just to make clear its position once it gets to Court, is to file a couple more resolutions for committee consideration (i.e., get them on the agenda):&lt;br /&gt;
1.  To initiate an inquiry into whether to impeach any judge who will not enforce a Congressional subpoena and/or contempt of congress resolution against members of the executive branch;&lt;br /&gt;
2.  To initiate an inquiry into whether to impeach Mukasey, for refusing to state clearly “yes” or “no” (even though his answer was quite clear) whether he would follow the mandatory statutory language about enforcing contempt.&lt;br /&gt;
Frankly, if I were on the Judiciary committee, his testimony the other day about whom he represented and all the rest, would have led me to move the chair to convert the hearing into an inquiry into whether to impeach him, then and there.  Do it right in his face.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The next step for Conyers and Judiciary, just to make clear its position once it gets to Court, is to file a couple more resolutions for committee consideration (i.e., get them on the agenda):<br />
1.  To initiate an inquiry into whether to impeach any judge who will not enforce a Congressional subpoena and/or contempt of congress resolution against members of the executive branch;<br />
2.  To initiate an inquiry into whether to impeach Mukasey, for refusing to state clearly “yes” or “no” (even though his answer was quite clear) whether he would follow the mandatory statutory language about enforcing contempt.<br />
Frankly, if I were on the Judiciary committee, his testimony the other day about whom he represented and all the rest, would have led me to move the chair to convert the hearing into an inquiry into whether to impeach him, then and there.  Do it right in his face.</p>
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		<title>By: bigbrother</title>
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		<dc:creator>bigbrother</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;May be OT so erasing id fine with me but;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Today, in hearings on Capitol Hill, I confronted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her role in the lies, exaggerations, and misdirection that led us into the Iraq war. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During my questioning, Secretary Rice falsely stated that she never saw intelligence casting doubt on the Bush Administration claims that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction. This unbelievable statement is flatly contradicted by numerous government reports and CIA testimonials. (To watch the video of my exchange with Secretary Rice, click here.) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Secretary Rice’s responses demonstrate once and for all that we need aggressive oversight over this out of control Administration. Unfortunately, the Bush Administration has ignored the constitutional right of Congress to provide such oversight. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is time Congress took aggressive action to assert our rights on behalf of the American people. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The House of Representatives must immediately hold former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten in contempt of Congress for their failure to respond to congressional subpoenas. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have been aggressively lobbying Members of Congress to support a vote on contempt, and I am thrilled to report that Speaker Pelosi told me directly that she agrees it is well past time to vote on contempt. I am anticipating that the House will shortly vote on resolutions of both civil and criminal contempt for both Miers and Bolten. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No one should be immune from accountability and the rule of law. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not Harriet Miers or Josh Bolten. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And especially not Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush or Dick Cheney. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is time to defend the Constitution and our rights as a co-equal branch of government. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will continue to take on the Bush Administration for their outrageous abuses just as I confronted Condoleezza Rice today and Attorney General Mukasey last week. (Click here to see my questioning of Mukasey.) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With your help we will hold these top Bush officials in contempt and continue our efforts to hold impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you, as always, for your great support. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yours truly, &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congressman Robert Wexler&lt;br /&gt;
Do we have coordinsted movement?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May be OT so erasing id fine with me but;</p>
<p>Today, in hearings on Capitol Hill, I confronted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her role in the lies, exaggerations, and misdirection that led us into the Iraq war. </p>
<p>During my questioning, Secretary Rice falsely stated that she never saw intelligence casting doubt on the Bush Administration claims that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction. This unbelievable statement is flatly contradicted by numerous government reports and CIA testimonials. (To watch the video of my exchange with Secretary Rice, click here.) </p>
<p>Secretary Rice’s responses demonstrate once and for all that we need aggressive oversight over this out of control Administration. Unfortunately, the Bush Administration has ignored the constitutional right of Congress to provide such oversight. </p>
<p>It is time Congress took aggressive action to assert our rights on behalf of the American people. </p>
<p>The House of Representatives must immediately hold former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten in contempt of Congress for their failure to respond to congressional subpoenas. </p>
<p>I have been aggressively lobbying Members of Congress to support a vote on contempt, and I am thrilled to report that Speaker Pelosi told me directly that she agrees it is well past time to vote on contempt. I am anticipating that the House will shortly vote on resolutions of both civil and criminal contempt for both Miers and Bolten. </p>
<p>No one should be immune from accountability and the rule of law. </p>
<p>Not Harriet Miers or Josh Bolten. </p>
<p>And especially not Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush or Dick Cheney. </p>
<p>It is time to defend the Constitution and our rights as a co-equal branch of government. </p>
<p>I will continue to take on the Bush Administration for their outrageous abuses just as I confronted Condoleezza Rice today and Attorney General Mukasey last week. (Click here to see my questioning of Mukasey.) </p>
<p>With your help we will hold these top Bush officials in contempt and continue our efforts to hold impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney. </p>
<p>Thank you, as always, for your great support. </p>
<p>Yours truly, </p>
<p>Congressman Robert Wexler<br />
Do we have coordinsted movement?</p>
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		<title>By: GulfCoastPirate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Bmaz,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the update on Roger. I guess we both see it about the same way. The portions of your post on how the government goes after people was interesting. I take it The Federalist Society has no problem with this?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bmaz,</p>
<p>Thanks for the update on Roger. I guess we both see it about the same way. The portions of your post on how the government goes after people was interesting. I take it The Federalist Society has no problem with this?</p>
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		<title>By: GulfCoastPirate</title>
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		<dc:creator>GulfCoastPirate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Interesting thanks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What really irritates me is the Democrats never made the case during the Nixon/Ford/Carter years that the stagflation of the time was a direct result of Nixon taking us off the gold supply. It was a direct debasement of the currency and the natural reaction of those holding dollars, particularly oil states, was to raise prices so as to stabilize prices/exchanges for a ‘market basket of goods’. That led directly to Reagan and everything we have seen in this country since 1980.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I used to just think that Democrats were incompetent but the more we see the more I am coming to the conclusion that they’re complicit in what is occurring, both politically and financially. Who doesn’t think the Rethugs can push something like this through Congress in an election year?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;God help us if the oil states ever decide to price oil in a different currency.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting thanks.</p>
<p>What really irritates me is the Democrats never made the case during the Nixon/Ford/Carter years that the stagflation of the time was a direct result of Nixon taking us off the gold supply. It was a direct debasement of the currency and the natural reaction of those holding dollars, particularly oil states, was to raise prices so as to stabilize prices/exchanges for a ‘market basket of goods’. That led directly to Reagan and everything we have seen in this country since 1980.</p>
<p>I used to just think that Democrats were incompetent but the more we see the more I am coming to the conclusion that they’re complicit in what is occurring, both politically and financially. Who doesn’t think the Rethugs can push something like this through Congress in an election year?</p>
<p>God help us if the oil states ever decide to price oil in a different currency.</p>
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