READER COMMENTS ON

"Feingold on Cheney's Secret CIA Program: Failure to Notify Congress a Violation of Law"

(15 Responses so far...)





COMMENT #1 [Permalink]

... NateTG said on 7/13/2009 @ 12:12 pm PT...





Feingold seems to be a pillar of integrity and good sense, but I'm not sure how much of a difference he's really making.

COMMENT #2 [Permalink]

... another joe said on 7/13/2009 @ 12:59 pm PT...





too funny if you saw cheney's political hack daughter was on booblehead circuit again, problaiming that America can't trust dems on security if they investigate cheney's office. 1. she has no credentials or credibility to speak on these issues - why does the mainstream media "catapult" this propaganda 2. why didn't they use the lesbian daughter to spin these lies?

COMMENT #3 [Permalink]

... Concerned Citizen said on 7/13/2009 @ 1:20 pm PT...





If Congress were working correctly, Feingold would be the norm and not the exception. Washington is just so broken. And Obama's back-tracking behavior leads one to suspect only a Jefferson style revolution will be able to fix it.

COMMENT #4 [Permalink]

... johnhkennedy said on 7/13/2009 @ 1:51 pm PT...





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COMMENT #5 [Permalink]

... the zapkitty said on 7/13/2009 @ 2:58 pm PT...





Unfortunately, it seems more likely that the administration's public unveiling of Cheney's "Kill anyone that even looks like it might oppose the empire and their families and their little dog too" squads is... yet even more kabuki. These squads are not news. But if kabuki then the question is: what is Obama trying to distract us from?

COMMENT #6 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 7/13/2009 @ 3:17 pm PT...





Oh, maybe the fact that he's letting people go jobless and homeless and hungry to keep the vampire capitalists in profits after their corrupt feeding frenzy. Or maybe he wants to distract us from the imperialist advances in "Ir-Af-Pak" or the loopholes on his no torture edict as they apply to Bagram or the fact that he's not succeeding in keeping the dollar as the global reserve currency or just that he's unwilling to prosecute the big fish for any crime. It could be all kinds of stuff... but it very seriously does look like kabuki... a let's keep it a Democratic Corporatocracy rather than a Republican Corporatocracy... which is vexing to me because, I think to myself, why bother distinguishing between them, but then I remember that if they don't keep up the illusion of being on different sides, people might actually stop being too distracted to rise up and smack them down....

COMMENT #7 [Permalink]

... Gos said on 7/13/2009 @ 3:45 pm PT...





I think Agent 99 has said all that needs to be said. Thanks for pushing the partisan angle YET AGAIN Brad.

COMMENT #8 [Permalink]

... BlueHawk said on 7/13/2009 @ 5:30 pm PT...





Comment #6.... Excellent 99...excellent. I still find myself getting into partisan pissing contests ...even though I know better.

Let me clarify...

When I say partisan I mean Progressive vs Right Wing...not Dem vs GOP

I'm not a Dem...I'm a Progressive... But dammit right wingers seemed to be so effin' ignorant.

COMMENT #9 [Permalink]

... Devoirs said on 7/13/2009 @ 6:35 pm PT...





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COMMENT #10 [Permalink]

... Agent 99 said on 7/13/2009 @ 7:51 pm PT...





Yeah, BlueHawk, it's hard to keep yer Zen about you when they're screeching like foaming harpies and playing their gibbering little games, but it works out the best if one goes off for a cigarette, or downs a quadruple espresso, or dunks the flaming scalp in ice water... whatever fortifies and relaxes.... Because that's what it calls for: fortified relaxation....

COMMENT #11 [Permalink]

... Brad Friedman said on 7/13/2009 @ 9:20 pm PT...





Gos said: Thanks for pushing the partisan angle YET AGAIN Brad. Let's see. Democrats have been blocking any and all investigation on any and all Bush Administration crimes for how long? And one (or two) lone Democrats --- in this case, Feingold (who has been one of the very few to try, at least, to see the right thing done consistently over the years) --- call for an investigation, and that's, somehow, in Gos' mind "pushing the PARTISAN ANGLE". Didn't realize calling for following the Rule of Law was now a "PARTISAN ANGLE", Gos. But thanks, as always, for setting me straight.

COMMENT #12 [Permalink]

... another joe said on 7/14/2009 @ 5:06 am PT...





Brad, I guess I can see why repugs might consider it "partisan" because they are proving themselves to be the party of lawlessness. So you are being unfair and picking on them to hold them to the standards of a society based on laws. And their morals and values aren't really so good either...

COMMENT #13 [Permalink]

... disillusioned said on 7/15/2009 @ 8:41 am PT...





I really really really wish that following Feingold was a 'partisan' thing because it would mean he's not the lone member of congress with any ounce of integrity. Sadly though, Feingold is regarded in many cases as 'fringe'. Remember when he actually brought up the "censure bush" proposal, the other ~50-ish dems just let him hang there alone? All senators and congressmen/women should be impeached until they demonstrate the integrity Feingold has displayed. We might be left with 2 or 3 people in congress then.

COMMENT #14 [Permalink]

... Phil said on 7/15/2009 @ 9:23 pm PT...





until a whole bunch of people in government start seeing the inside of a prison cell, there is no law. which begs asking, why should anybody obey any law if there is no law? cause we have a conscious? how much longer is that going to be? Because they raided our retirements, we should charge people who are in "We The People"'s government corruption database 1000 times the normal price for a widget, loaf of bread or bag of beans. If they want to dis our constitution, then any small ass thing they do should cost them big time. Wouldn't that be funny? New signs going up in ever store, if you are a government official, the cost is 1000x normal cost. Maybe they would get a clue but I doubt it, I also doubt business's have the balls to do it. But if they did, you'd see a typical conversaion. You do have your ID with you sir don't you? We need to see your ID so we can tell if your a criminal. If your one of the criminals your price is 1000 times normal. (Also this protects them by having a sign up where they don't have to sell at the listed price) Of course they will try to use proxies, (peons who shop for them) but when it comes to getting your home painted your kind of fucked at that point when the painter wants $222,000 for a 4000 sq foot home and he's the low bid out of 100 contractors.. I told you, these people did everything. There shouldn't be a question in your mind what they spied on, or what torture they use. they abuse anything electronic, they use high tech shit that see's through walls, they use high tech shit that causes pain if your a TI (Targeted Individual) they use satellites, they kill, they threaten, they blackmail, they are themselves exactly that which we had thought we had taken oaths and were fighting against. They use your monetary transactions, they use your drivers license, they do anything and everything. Germs, gas, health care, bombs, bullets, knives, food, water, the web, brute force. whatever it takes, however much it costs in lives or money. Can I prove it? no.

Am I paranoid? no. I just don't give a fuck anymore. So you might as well make the same assumptions. Anything you can think of, they're doing it. That's why it's secret, that's why nobody is in a fucking prison cell.

COMMENT #15 [Permalink]

... rick said on 7/23/2009 @ 1:16 pm PT...

