Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama claimed over and over during the primaries that they were strong leaders who could take America in a new direction. They also claimed that George W. Bush was the worst president in US history. Then, how come they have never been able to beat him in almost any legislative battles?
This week they surrendered again. This time it was about giving immunity to telecommunication companies who broke the law to placate the Bush administration. Nearly everyone involved admits they broke the law -- otherwise they wouldn't need immunity.
I didn't rob a bank, so I don't need immunity for robbery. Everyone should have their rights, and that definitely applies to the telecom companies and the Bush administration as well, so it should be very simple for them to go into a courthouse and show there was nothing wrong with what they did. Except they can't, and that's why desperately need immunity for the crimes they have committed.
This isn't about spying on terrorists. The FISA court gives out warrants like they're growing on trees. If they spied on terrorists, it's the easiest thing in the world to show. No, this is for breaking the law and spying on Americans without a court order. Do we know who they spied on? No, and now we never will. Why? The Democrats are going to give these companies -- and by extension the Bush administration -- immunity for breaking the law.
In essence, the Democrats are giving a preemptive pardon to George Bush and everyone else that authorized and participated in this illegal surveillance program.
Now, if we only had a couple of strong leaders on the Democratic side who could stop this. Oh wait a minute, I remember two people that kept telling me how strong and capable they were. One of them even claimed that change was coming. You know when it might be a good time for change? Right about now.
Instead, Hillary Clinton is on vacation somewhere doing absolutely nothing about this immunity bill. When it's not about her career, all of a sudden she's not that moved to fight for us, our laws and our constitution. Since she's not going to be president, she's taken her ball and gone home.
And what about Obama? Nothing. Worse than nothing, because he's actually thinking about voting with the Republicans on a so-called compromise, which in the words of Sen. Feingold is nothing short of a "capitulation." Leadership you can believe in!
You think I sound angry here, you should have seen me all week on the show. If you want to see what I think of pathetic Democratic weakness, watch this (not safe for work or with kids around). The Democrats make it nearly impossible to respect them. And if you want to see what I think of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama's awful record of leadership on this issue, watch this:
If you can't beat the most unpopular president of all time in a simple legislative fight like this, how can you claim to be a strong and effective leader?
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31. The World According to MILFS.......
September 11 was an inside job (Robert at 7:24PM on Jun 22nd 2008) and no debt existed before George W. Bush (resou at 8:59PM on Jun 22nd 2008).
Paul Sparcello at 9:27PM on Jun 22nd 2008
32. Change You Can Not Believe In!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnLozS-TnM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Pg577wapw
A special thanks to the Mark Levin Show for the links to these "Notes of Interest".
Paul Sparcello at 9:33PM on Jun 22nd 2008
33. Today, Sunday, June 22, 2008, on FUX NOISE, the ultimate neocon, Bill Kristol LAID IT ALL OUT.
Kristol said that if Dick & bush see that Obama is going to win, they will initiate the war with Iran.
If Dick & bush believe that McCain will win, they will wait and let McCain do it.
Either way, the next phase of WW III is very near.
The neoconservatives have a clear objective. It is no secret. They detailed it in 1999. The plan in un-folding just as they laid it out.
To the neocon plan does not depend on who wins the election. Our "democracy" is simply an inconvenience to them.
The third world war is over resources. The opening volley was fired in New York City on September 11, 2001. Dick was at the switch.
Captain Negative at 10:46PM on Jun 22nd 2008
34. GW recently had his ass handed to him in the form of the Farm Bill. He vetoed it and got overridden by the Democrats who are now under Obama's direction. Further, it was Bush and not the Obama led democrats who flip flopped, like a pancake, on the GI bill.
Bush has been defeated before he left office and Obama and Hillary both played a part in it. You might want to pay closer attention to what's going on right now in congress and the whitehouse, because Bush has learned his new place and his new role and all his bluster is gone. He has been broken and defeated. And the people rejoiced...
Benjamin at 10:47PM on Jun 22nd 2008
35. Dear Paul-
You are merely proof that the lies are WORKING.
the truth
Robert at 11:06PM on Jun 22nd 2008
36. If only it were only about resources. Money. Equals. Power. And the Elite shall inherit the Earth. And we shall be slaves upon it.
Book of Bilderberger.
Robert at 11:13PM on Jun 22nd 2008
37. Lynaroc - Your cut-and-paste special, gleefully reminding us of John McCain's age and that he could die at any moment is tacky at best and suspicious at worst. If you continue promulgating this kind of message, it wouldn't shock me if you were questioned, at some point, by the authorities, just as someone on my side of the aisle might be if they kept blogging about bad things happening to Obama.
And averages can mean very little. If you stand w/one foot in ice water and one in boiling water, on the average you'd be pretty comfortable. Well, somebody forgot to tell McCain's mom that the median life expectancy for white women is something like 76, because she's 95. Nice try.
Dave at 11:30PM on Jun 22nd 2008
38. Probably doesn't mean much, but Mac's father
died at 70,his grandfather at 61.
BOB JOHNSON at 12:43AM on Jun 23rd 2008
39. CN
Bill Clinton has described you as a lunatic. On 2 occassions I saw videos of Bill Clinton saying those who continue on with the conspiracy theroy on 9/11, are part of the lunatic fringe.
CN you are a lunatic. You are a lunatic with your 9/11 conspiracy therory and have been called a lunatic by an ex US President Bill Clinton. Now you have this lunatic dream that Bush will start WW3 to get McCain elected or that it would help McCain get elected if WW3 was started by Bush,
Numerous responsible web sites will not let you make a post if you continue your lunatic theory about a 9/11 conspiracy.
CN-Do the US a favor, take all your evidence and show it the the FBI, your elected officials, and the world, then watch how fast you get put in the padded cell. You are even afraid to lay out your 9/11 theory and your evidence on a dinky AOL News Blog. Why, you have none, no evidence, just unconnected questions by you that have been ansewred over and over, but not to your satisfaction.
Present all your 9/11 conspiracy evidence for a one way ticket to a padded cell.
Robert OKane at 1:07AM on Jun 23rd 2008
40. Mention that Governor bush is the worst "president" ever. The wingnuts say, "He's more popular than Congress."
Doesn't change a thing.
Captain Negative at 2:57AM on Jun 22nd 2008
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Does it change anything when Harry Truman's approval ratings were lower than Bush's? It does change things CN-
Ded at 1:19AM on Jun 23rd 2008
41. Jackson Janes, director of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington, arrived at the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy in late '07 curious what Europeans would be saying about the recently revealed news that despite having taken over as chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee's subcommittee on Europe after the 2006 elections, Obama had not made a single official visit to Europe or otherwise made a mark with the subcommittee. "He has not, to our knowledge, done anything with that committee," Janes said. "I spent the weekend with 400 people here from the security community, and nobody knew about that. Rather strange, isn't it? In dinners and over drinks I casually mentioned, 'Did you know Obama's the chairman of that subcommittee?' and they all said, 'Really?' "
NJPuma at 1:11AM on Jun 23rd 2008
42. Okane, why don't you tell us again how you voted for Obama because your only other choice was John Edwards, but how that vote was not in a primary?
I don't expect you to see the light, Okane. And you can take your opinion and shove it up your ass, where the rest of your opinions are hatched.
Iran is next. If you want to know what their next step, is after Iran, read the PNAC.
Captain Negative at 1:33AM on Jun 23rd 2008
43. Dave thinks someone should be dragged off for interrogation by "Homeland Security" for mentioning McCain;s age and health.
Didn't hear a peep out Dave of when the Fux Noise bitch, Liz the trotter, wished for Obama's assassination.
Captain Negative at 1:43AM on Jun 23rd 2008
44. Why? Who's REALLY controlling things?Isn't it strange how no matter what happens, Osama just happens to pop out of his Boogeyman Jack-in-the-box at just the right time and say "Boo!"? Now he's playing both sides against another... Pay attention, folks- The (deliberate) fall of the WTC was a desperate, clumsy attempt to ignite the fuse of a new order. Another attempt may indeed be coming.
The question is- will we let them get away with it?
Robert at 7:24PM on Jun 22nd 2008
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So the 1993 bombing of the WTC wasn't an attempt or did capturing the majority of terrorist muslims prevent you from starting a conspiracy over 9-11?
Osama is no longer the boogeyman he once was, so let him release tapes (if they're real), it's hard to believe in a voice with no video now. As for who is going to stop all this, no one is...spineless liberals and RINOs don't have the guts to stand up and let our enemies know they can control themselves or we can just push the button and end it all. Only China has the ideology to even want a full thermo-nuclear war, Putin doesn't, he's got a good thing going in Russia, why mess it up?
The answer is non-existent. The leftist want a socialist government when more and more countries are abandoning socialism, and eventually conservatives will return to power because people will be tired of the nanny state forced on them.
The last resort is a military coup brought on by polarization of the country into factions unable to govern effectively, so the wheel will go round and round just like it has been since Wilson.
Dedmanrisn at 2:12AM on Jun 23rd 2008
45. test
Dedmanrisn at 2:15AM on Jun 23rd 2008