Comments on: Burris Doing VERY Badly Before the Impeachment Committee http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: bmaz http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125408 bmaz Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:35:23 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125408 <p>I agree completely about the 1.2 mil “loan”. Pretty suspect, but not sufficiently tied into the real issue at hand to wound him on the current appointment. There was a connection, however, the telcom guy only donated to two politicians Burris and, yes, Blago. But no connection to the instant Senate seat and it happened over six years ago.</p> <p>As to Mac, I was in exactly the same position about three years ago. Then my Dell laptop crapped out and I just said screw it, I’m replacing it with a MacBook. Total instant convert. Just a better mousetrap.</p> I agree completely about the 1.2 mil “loan”. Pretty suspect, but not sufficiently tied into the real issue at hand to wound him on the current appointment. There was a connection, however, the telcom guy only donated to two politicians Burris and, yes, Blago. But no connection to the instant Senate seat and it happened over six years ago.

As to Mac, I was in exactly the same position about three years ago. Then my Dell laptop crapped out and I just said screw it, I’m replacing it with a MacBook. Total instant convert. Just a better mousetrap.

]]> By: FormerFed http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125407 FormerFed Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:56:02 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125407 <p>Geez, looks like I missed out on some fun conversation. I’ve been watching the SEC show once again that they are the best conference in the land, although I would like to see SC against the Gators. </p> <p>In regards to the Burris testimony, I was surprised by the $1.2M “loan” (wish I could get some of those you don’t have to pay back), but I’m not sure how it relates to what Burris was there to testify about. I don’t remember the R guy make any connection between Blago, Burris and the telecom guy who gave the money. </p> <p>In regards to Mac vs. PC, I am a PC user but have never had the guts to make the move to Mac. The first time I ever used a Mac was in 1990 when I had someone show me the switch to turn it on and then needed no more instruction on using it.</p> <p>I’ve had Apple stock for years and don’t know why I’m so damned lazy about switching - maybe this year - I need an upgrade and Mac’s are clearly superior in my opinion. I hate the elves of Redmond.</p> Geez, looks like I missed out on some fun conversation. I’ve been watching the SEC show once again that they are the best conference in the land, although I would like to see SC against the Gators.

In regards to the Burris testimony, I was surprised by the $1.2M “loan” (wish I could get some of those you don’t have to pay back), but I’m not sure how it relates to what Burris was there to testify about. I don’t remember the R guy make any connection between Blago, Burris and the telecom guy who gave the money.

In regards to Mac vs. PC, I am a PC user but have never had the guts to make the move to Mac. The first time I ever used a Mac was in 1990 when I had someone show me the switch to turn it on and then needed no more instruction on using it.

I’ve had Apple stock for years and don’t know why I’m so damned lazy about switching – maybe this year – I need an upgrade and Mac’s are clearly superior in my opinion. I hate the elves of Redmond.

]]> By: lllphd http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125403 lllphd Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:10:04 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125403 <p>is there some reason why we would NOT consider ethical smell tests, even if they’re legal? </p> <p>i mean, he could have appointed himself, but that would have been no more in the interests of the people of illinois than burris. </p> <p>and that’s the point. we’ve got all manner of legal bright lines out there that any number of lawyers get paid big money to tap dance around. and they don’t even have to reinvent legal interpretation, like yoo and addington. they just expose how much you can get away with inside those bright lines. taxes are just one area, but the most obvious one.</p> <p>sure, the guy has stayed within legal lines, but it may be the only time he has. and from the burris testimony today, it’s not even entirely clear that’s the case.</p> is there some reason why we would NOT consider ethical smell tests, even if they’re legal?

i mean, he could have appointed himself, but that would have been no more in the interests of the people of illinois than burris.

and that’s the point. we’ve got all manner of legal bright lines out there that any number of lawyers get paid big money to tap dance around. and they don’t even have to reinvent legal interpretation, like yoo and addington. they just expose how much you can get away with inside those bright lines. taxes are just one area, but the most obvious one.

sure, the guy has stayed within legal lines, but it may be the only time he has. and from the burris testimony today, it’s not even entirely clear that’s the case.

]]> By: bmaz http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125402 bmaz Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:04:01 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125402 <p>No no, that guy didn’t say fourth best in the country; they said Tebow would only be fourth best in their conference.</p> <p>The dude might have misunderestimated……</p> No no, that guy didn’t say fourth best in the country; they said Tebow would only be fourth best in their conference.

The dude might have misunderestimated……

]]> By: radiofreewill http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125399 radiofreewill Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:56:36 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125399 <p>The game lived up to the hype, and OU’s Defense was better than I expected.</p> <p>Tebow isn’t Superman, but he was the Offensive MVP of the Game and he did carry the Team to the win in the fourth quarter when it could have gone either way - after he was dissed by OU as ‘only’ the fourth best QB in the nation…</p> <p>And, one of these days, if they try really, really hard, even teams like Texas Tech, Texas and Oklahoma can scale the heights of Collegiate Football Success - like the Gators! - and claim a 21st Century BCS National Championship.</p> <p>Thanks, EW and bmaz, for an Outstanding Season of Collegiate Trash Talk!</p> The game lived up to the hype, and OU’s Defense was better than I expected.

Tebow isn’t Superman, but he was the Offensive MVP of the Game and he did carry the Team to the win in the fourth quarter when it could have gone either way – after he was dissed by OU as ‘only’ the fourth best QB in the nation…

And, one of these days, if they try really, really hard, even teams like Texas Tech, Texas and Oklahoma can scale the heights of Collegiate Football Success – like the Gators! – and claim a 21st Century BCS National Championship.

Thanks, EW and bmaz, for an Outstanding Season of Collegiate Trash Talk!

]]> By: bmaz http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125398 bmaz Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:55:11 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125398 <p>Um I think <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/206810993_2238fea993.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/robdurfee/206810993/&usg=__a00LJ4qHf7b8yYzub03uUSwcISQ=&h=333&w=500&sz=130&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=syK21H-Bt-TMkM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbroken%2Bwagon%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN" rel="nofollow">this is yours</a> Freep.</p> Um I think this is yours Freep.

]]> By: MrWhy http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125397 MrWhy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:47:06 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125397 <p>My understanding, Blagojevich could have appointed his bank manager (or barber) to Obama’s Senate seat. We might be appalled at the appropriateness of any appointment by Blagojevich, we might be appalled at the appropriateness of appointing his bank manager (or barber), but the question in front of us is the legality of the appointment, not whether it passes every smell test we might be interested in subjecting the appointment to.</p> My understanding, Blagojevich could have appointed his bank manager (or barber) to Obama’s Senate seat. We might be appalled at the appropriateness of any appointment by Blagojevich, we might be appalled at the appropriateness of appointing his bank manager (or barber), but the question in front of us is the legality of the appointment, not whether it passes every smell test we might be interested in subjecting the appointment to.

]]> By: lllphd http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125396 lllphd Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:46:17 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125396 <p>oopsie, my 141 was in response to bmaz at 134. without which it makes no sense whatsoever, and with which it makes little, anyhoo.</p> oopsie, my 141 was in response to bmaz at 134. without which it makes no sense whatsoever, and with which it makes little, anyhoo.

]]> By: lllphd http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125395 lllphd Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:44:35 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125395 <p>ah! PRECISELY who i was thinking of.</p> ah! PRECISELY who i was thinking of.

]]> By: lllphd http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125394 lllphd Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:43:31 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/01/08/burris-doing-very-badly-before-the-impeachment-committee/#comment-125394 <p>yikes.</p> <p>makes me wonder if this shortage is seeping into the word sector. i mean, could this linguistic economic downturn have anything to do with yoo’s insistence that “and” and “or” mean the same thing? why, how clever, how efficient, how …economical! </p> <p>or ridiculous; that phrase following yoo’s insistence makes no sense, but there’s no other way to put it. </p> <p>or, perhaps i could have said, “that ‘and’ OR ‘or’ mean the same thing.” now <em>that</em> means the same thing. we’re saving meanings already!! i feel so - so - saved. so - patriotic.</p> yikes.

makes me wonder if this shortage is seeping into the word sector. i mean, could this linguistic economic downturn have anything to do with yoo’s insistence that “and” and “or” mean the same thing? why, how clever, how efficient, how …economical!

or ridiculous; that phrase following yoo’s insistence makes no sense, but there’s no other way to put it.

or, perhaps i could have said, “that ‘and’ OR ‘or’ mean the same thing.” now that means the same thing. we’re saving meanings already!! i feel so – so – saved. so – patriotic.

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