Comments on: Republicans Appropriating Torture

By: glitterscale

glitterscale — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:21:22 +0000

I have a question: when Lamar Alexander rather pointedly threatened both Pelosi and our new AG was he not guilty of extortion?

By: emptywheel

emptywheel — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:10:11 +0000

Then why isn’t the CIA saying that, which they’re not?

By: nadezhda

nadezhda — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:55:32 +0000

For those keeping score over the weekend, Rockefeller’s office has emailed this PM a response to Zach at TPM — see my comment on earlier EW post here.

By: TheraP

TheraP — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:02:23 +0000

And the tail wags the dog.

By: ghostof911

ghostof911 — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:47:38 +0000

The whole system is a sham.

Not true. The “system” is a well-greased machine supporting the State of Israel.

By: Sand

Sand — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:46:49 +0000

Thanks… my bad… I remember how really strange it was — this ’supposed progressive’ voting for one of the most heinous bills to come out of congress — And him going to McCain [R] for advice eh! — jeezzze. [wonder what he was taking that day?]

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:38:54 +0000

Brown was in the House for that vote, but what he has said is that he voted for it because John McCain told him to and who would know better than John McCain?

A theme he didn’t revive in the 08 Presidential election.

By: Sand

Sand — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:33:59 +0000

Murtha steps out of room — but still ok’ed the bill.

Is Murtha really the good guy? The whole system is a sham.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/....._0807.html

By: Sand

Sand — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:25:27 +0000

re MCA — any background info on what Sherrod Brown said to Reid, or what Reid said to Sherrod Brown which made the guy vote for the MCA? Really strange that.

Also, background info on why did Schumer and Feinstein ok’ed — I’m not sure waterboarding is torture “Mukasey.”

Are you guys going to give us the bigger picture?

By: Sand

Sand — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:07:36 +0000

I agree. The system is corrupt to its core.

Being Speaker just seems to be the figure-head to funnel whatever basically needs to be funnelled. e.g.

Congress Delivers Promised Israel Aid Bump Despite Budget Deadlock
Move Bypasses Normal Appropriation Process
http://www.forward.com/articles/13709/