Comments on: Call for the Senate to Vote for Process at OLC–and Dawn Johnsen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Synoia http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141341 Synoia Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:10:12 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141341 <p>When Specter Called Yoo, did he call out</p> <p>“Yoo Who” or<br /> “Yoo Hoo” or<br /> “Yoo Too”?</p> When Specter Called Yoo, did he call out

“Yoo Who” or
“Yoo Hoo” or
“Yoo Too”?

]]> By: JohnLopresti http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141317 JohnLopresti Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:48:02 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141317 <p>Leahy is reportedly warning the senators who are employing the anonymous hold for some nominations that he is preparing to bring some <a href="http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2009/03/leahy-vows-to-name-names-when-nominees-are-delayed.html" rel="nofollow">transparency</a> to that privilege.</p> <p>Continuing to cast the gaze at contingent nominations of the sort that put Frist in 2005 curmudgeonly mode, I viewed a still <a href="http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-A-16159" rel="nofollow">available</a> CNN 1 hour 40 minute recorded broadcast of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences panel which included Associate Justice Souter with a thoughtful presentation with q+a concerning his interest in the historical framework of mental vitality; the event occurred yesterday. Several passages which appeared excerpted in the lawblogs seemed to indicate the video content might be germane to nomination scuffles in Senate history. Time was too brief to locate the video passage precisely, though it may be during the informal session near the tape’s conclusion. I recommend review of his comments, however. Even the NH accent seemed to infuse his take with charm.</p> Leahy is reportedly warning the senators who are employing the anonymous hold for some nominations that he is preparing to bring some transparency to that privilege.

Continuing to cast the gaze at contingent nominations of the sort that put Frist in 2005 curmudgeonly mode, I viewed a still available CNN 1 hour 40 minute recorded broadcast of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences panel which included Associate Justice Souter with a thoughtful presentation with q+a concerning his interest in the historical framework of mental vitality; the event occurred yesterday. Several passages which appeared excerpted in the lawblogs seemed to indicate the video content might be germane to nomination scuffles in Senate history. Time was too brief to locate the video passage precisely, though it may be during the informal session near the tape’s conclusion. I recommend review of his comments, however. Even the NH accent seemed to infuse his take with charm.

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141280 Leen Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:58:48 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141280 <p>called Spceter<br /> the woman answering the phone was incredibly polite. After I let her know how disappointed that Specter would “obstruct” such a qualified nominee. I then asked what were Specter’s reasons for doing so. She answered “I don’t know” Asked if they were getting lots of phone calls “yes”</p> called Spceter
the woman answering the phone was incredibly polite. After I let her know how disappointed that Specter would “obstruct” such a qualified nominee. I then asked what were Specter’s reasons for doing so. She answered “I don’t know” Asked if they were getting lots of phone calls “yes”

]]> By: JimWhite http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141278 JimWhite Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:30:20 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141278 <blockquote><p>He’s almost certainly doing this to stave off Toomey.</p></blockquote> <p>Yep, nothing on the newswires or his website yet about the hold, but there are plenty of stories with him duking it out with Toomey already.</p>

He’s almost certainly doing this to stave off Toomey.

Yep, nothing on the newswires or his website yet about the hold, but there are plenty of stories with him duking it out with Toomey already.

]]> By: BillE http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141272 BillE Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:13:22 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141272 <p>Specter is toast in PA. He’s burned bridges with the Rs and the Ds have good candidates already. The party don’t like him much after so many years of poking them in the eye. His only shot on the R side is a religious nut already in the primary him and now a Randian in Toomey splitting up the protest vote.</p> <p>My guy Murphy is looking good ( yeah I worked for him and BO )</p> Specter is toast in PA. He’s burned bridges with the Rs and the Ds have good candidates already. The party don’t like him much after so many years of poking them in the eye. His only shot on the R side is a religious nut already in the primary him and now a Randian in Toomey splitting up the protest vote.

My guy Murphy is looking good ( yeah I worked for him and BO )

]]> By: emptywheel http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141268 emptywheel Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:40:30 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141268 <p>Nicely done.</p> <p>Thanks for all of you calling SPecter.</p> <p>He’s almost certainly doing this to stave off Toomey. But if it alienates him with Dems while he’s considering a flip, it’s not going to help him either.</p> Nicely done.

Thanks for all of you calling SPecter.

He’s almost certainly doing this to stave off Toomey. But if it alienates him with Dems while he’s considering a flip, it’s not going to help him either.

]]> By: radiofreewill http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141264 radiofreewill Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:25:58 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141264 <p>EW - You ought to be Nominated for a Nobel Prize for nailing the structure of the Ten-Linked Pretzel Helix embedded in the Loyalist Genome…I’ll bet you turn out to be right-on!</p> <p>It doesn’t seem too different from the Novak-Hohlt-Rove Model for Exceptional Shillwork in the Journalism Arena, either.</p> <p>You may have stumbled upon the basic, repeating pattern of Bush and Cheney feeding their Agenda into an “Actioning” Process that assures them Maximum Control with Minimum Risk, makes Plausible Deniability a series of Check-listed elements, and allows them to Dupe others into unwittingly holding the Liability.</p> <p>If we could see all those millions and millions of White House e-mails, Blackberry messages, or those untold numbers of withheld documents - who doubts that we’d find this same pattern of Improper Political Influence repeated over and over, again - kind of like a ‘Boss-pleasing Protocol’ that everyone used, just like they were told to.</p> <p>Can you just imagine all the Rove, Miers, Goodling, Sampson, and Sara “He’s Lazy!” Taylor communications traffic working through this same 10-step process in the US Atty Firings?</p> <p>The desired outcome is always known in advance - all the hoopla is about making it look legit to everyone else.</p> <p>Of such was the confetti of bad faith made in the Bush Parade.</p> EW – You ought to be Nominated for a Nobel Prize for nailing the structure of the Ten-Linked Pretzel Helix embedded in the Loyalist Genome…I’ll bet you turn out to be right-on!

It doesn’t seem too different from the Novak-Hohlt-Rove Model for Exceptional Shillwork in the Journalism Arena, either.

You may have stumbled upon the basic, repeating pattern of Bush and Cheney feeding their Agenda into an “Actioning” Process that assures them Maximum Control with Minimum Risk, makes Plausible Deniability a series of Check-listed elements, and allows them to Dupe others into unwittingly holding the Liability.

If we could see all those millions and millions of White House e-mails, Blackberry messages, or those untold numbers of withheld documents – who doubts that we’d find this same pattern of Improper Political Influence repeated over and over, again – kind of like a ‘Boss-pleasing Protocol’ that everyone used, just like they were told to.

Can you just imagine all the Rove, Miers, Goodling, Sampson, and Sara “He’s Lazy!” Taylor communications traffic working through this same 10-step process in the US Atty Firings?

The desired outcome is always known in advance – all the hoopla is about making it look legit to everyone else.

Of such was the confetti of bad faith made in the Bush Parade.

]]> By: ally http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141263 ally Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:24:28 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141263 <p>Called Specter’s office - I asked if he was holding up President Obama’s appointees for partisan political reasons? She replied “No, he wouldn’t do that.” </p> <p>Sure he would - he has no integrity, and is mostly a disgrace to PA as a senator.</p> Called Specter’s office – I asked if he was holding up President Obama’s appointees for partisan political reasons? She replied “No, he wouldn’t do that.”

Sure he would – he has no integrity, and is mostly a disgrace to PA as a senator.

]]> By: JimWhite http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141260 JimWhite Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:57 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141260 <p>On my call, I vented for quite a while and asked if there was going to be an official statement for the reason for the hold. I told them that absent a statement, I could only conclude that Specter endorses the war crimes that the previous OLC heads enabled. They said they would put through the request for an explanation (and the rest of my comment, believe it or not!).</p> On my call, I vented for quite a while and asked if there was going to be an official statement for the reason for the hold. I told them that absent a statement, I could only conclude that Specter endorses the war crimes that the previous OLC heads enabled. They said they would put through the request for an explanation (and the rest of my comment, believe it or not!).

]]> By: Leen http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141258 Leen Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:16:54 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/call-for-the-senate-to-vote-for-process-at-olc-and-dawn-johnsen/#comment-141258 <p>ot Laugh break (Colbert at his best)<br /> Stephen Colbert “goes galt”<br /><a href="http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/stephen-colbert-goes-galt-about-four" rel="nofollow">http://crooksandliars.com/davi.....about-four</a></p> ot Laugh break (Colbert at his best)
Stephen Colbert “goes galt”
http://crooksandliars.com/davi…..about-four

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