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  elzorro21621 year, 3 months ago

  How can a President be above the law? Above the FOIA? Incredible! No to mention troubling.

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    populist1 year, 3 months ago

    quite troubling, and this is something that's been growing for decades. The Constitution is the law, and we have consistently allowed politicians to "bend the rules" for some good cause....what's the result? Eventually we end up with a politicians who feels that the rules don't apply at all.

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      vor1 year, 3 months ago

      That would be Cheney! I am not real sure Bush is even in the loop most of the time and certainly he is the last one in the loop on foreign policy. The loop ends at the podium when he opens his mouth and blurts out whatever absurdities he has been given by Cheney and his minions. And it has been Cheney all along pushing for the expansion of executive powers. After all he holds the strings and his puppet dances when he tells him to dance.

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        populist1 year, 3 months ago

        You know, I really wouldn't doubt that in regards to Cheney...

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    hubba121 year, 3 months ago

    bush once said it would be easier if it was a dictatorship, so you can understand the person he is.

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    mark-stevens1 year, 3 months ago

    A shadow goverment, that was going on before the last election. The energy policy meetings that no one was allowed to know who attended, Bush was still re-elected.

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  bubba21 year, 3 months ago

  I posted this comment on a similar thread ...

  It sure must be nice to make up your own rules - that override all federal and constitutional rules - as you go so that you can do whatever you want, when you want.

  That is what the Bush administration has been doing the last 6 years, which is apparently ok only because they are Republicans and Republicans do no wrong.

  Bulls**t ....

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  crespi1 year, 3 months ago

  A King IS the law...

  Hey elzorro2162- great posts, the dictatorial enlargement of executive privilege is one of the gravest dangers to our Democracy from psycho Bush. The founding fathers addressed it again again, checks and balances, three branches, term limits etc. (Thank you too, bubba2.)

  People seem sadly to need to be reminded about the out of control nature of the situation. And I'm sure not seeing it on my TV.

  Ummm...sorry about any rant duplication over on your Christian posts. *i hadn't had my caffeine yet* oops

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  ind061 year, 3 months ago

  I used to think that Nixon had the most secretive White House, but not anymore. When you kick Nixon to the curb vis-a-vis paranoid secrecy, that's a real accomplishment.

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    populist1 year, 3 months ago

    I know! never would've expected things to get that bad...

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  NelsonR1 year, 3 months ago

  Anytime I see the name "Cheney" it is like a magnet that draws me within.

  By the way, nothing to do with this individual that is referred to as Dick Cheney surprises me. My only regret is that stoning is illegal. I surmise most Americans see this man for what he is, despicable. No other Vice President, even including Agnew, comes close to corruption personified. Haliburton and all the no bid contracts for a war are a legal license to steal yet Americans are silent and permissive, Why? Do we deserve this type of individual in office and being 2nd in position of leadership for America. That alone speaks volumes about the apathy that now resides within our Democracy. Cheney is the epitomy of evil within government and Bush is his lapdog. There is no other way to say what is, so if I offend your common sense and decency, so be it. You elected the trio, if you did, so reap what you sowed.

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    Macondo1 year, 3 months ago

    You said it all.

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    bubba21 year, 3 months ago

    For sure!

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    vor1 year, 3 months ago

    Unfortunately it is obvious that the people are not aware of Cheney's intentions. He has roughly the approval rating of Congress. While Congress deserves no love they have hardly been guilty of developing a cabal at the top of our government. It is his smug self assurance that he is always right that drives the man. Yet he is almost always proven wrong in his assessements. Really, think about how many times Cheney has incorrectly assessed the situation in Iraq alone. Is it because he is poorly informed, hardly. It is because ideology trumps reality in his world.

    I have begun to just ignore Bush. He is but a symbol, not the source. Try to find any coherant speeches or writings on foreign policy from GW prior to his first election. They just are not there. Makes you wonder what the voting public was listening to in '00.

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    SlapALib1 year, 3 months ago

    So what firm, besides KBR, was in a position to rebuild Iraq's oil infrastructure in the given time frame?

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  tchef1 year, 3 months ago

  I can't wait for the end of this administration.

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  JustCallMeV1 year, 3 months ago

  It is the color of law and they are painting policy any color they want to suit them.

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  white-pawn1 year, 3 months ago

  Many thanks to the folks at CREW for keeping the pressure on.

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  zman1 year, 3 months ago

  Bush = Dumb and Bad

  Cheney = Evil & Bad

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  Will13131 year, 3 months ago

  If you have nothing to hide.........

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    SlapALib1 year, 3 months ago

    You beat me to it, Will!!! LOL

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  DrWatson1 year, 3 months ago

  Anti social Cheney has plenty of reasons to hide his criminal acts. Let's hope justice catches up with this arrogant beast.

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  lapetinap1 year, 3 months ago

  It seems that the Dems are unwilling to impeach this current administration, maybe its time for the people to excersize the rights in the constitution and desolve the current government and start a new one. One stipulation, prior office holders not allowed to sit in the new government.

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    joeblowe1 year, 3 months ago

    It may be that this is a worthwhile idea. And, frighteningly, one that may have to implemented by force of arms in the not-too-distant future. I urge you all - do NOT surrender your 2nd amendment rights; the American Militia may be called upon sooner than later to fight tyranny once again.

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  joeblowe1 year, 3 months ago

  OK - I see one problem here: I think that visitors to a persons HOME are NOT public property. Any more than a list of persons visiting YOUR home would be. A list of persons visiting a public servant, while he is at work, in OUR damn building - those ARE public property. PERIOD!

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      joeblowe1 year, 3 months ago

      Even public servants need SOME privacy. If someone is living in the white house - which really belongs to US - OK maybe. But I don't think Cheney lives there. If he maintains a PRIVATE residence, which he pays for, it should be just that: PRIVATE.No one needs to be in a fishbowl 24/7. Even though maybe they SHOULD be...

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        SlapALib1 year, 3 months ago

        If an official is acting in the capacity of a public servant than the action should be on the record, regardless of the locale.

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          joeblowe1 year, 3 months ago

          I got no problem with that, I guess. If it's official business, it should be done at the office. Problem is, we suspect it's MONKEY business that's getting done at home. I don't think we have a right to that without a warrant, same as would be true of anyone else. Public servants are not above the law, but neither are they below it.

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          joeblowe1 year, 3 months ago

          A simple answer, but not a correct one. We don't really need people in office that have as their main qualification that they are willing to withstand 24hr per day scrutiny. We need competent people who can get the job done without violating OTHER peoples rights, while still enjoying their own. Think about it. If someone is willing to give up their own rights, how hard will it be for them to decide to take away someone elses?

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  4cprocess1 year, 3 months ago

  Cheney is actually Hitler in disguise. He has been visited by Pinnochio and Spiderman. They are planning on overthrowing the govt. in Utah. Bush is having lunch with Darth Vader as we speak. What a bunch of moronic BS!

  I can't believe the crap that the brain dead, paranoid, CT's come up with on a daily basis!

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    MntnWllm1 year, 3 months ago

    So, you're defending Mr Cheney? You're ok with all the off-the-record actions he undertakes? Please counter any of the DOZENS of heinous charges against him? You would be brighter if you changed your name to Hexachrome, maybe?

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  pacman14931 year, 3 months ago

  Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........ Didn't Hitler have meetings that were off-the-record?

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