Wow!
I never thought it would be possible for Bush to devalue the US Presidency any more than he had to date, but give him his due; in commuting Libby's sentence he has somehow managed it.
In the eyes of the world that hallowed office is now sunk to hitherto unimagined depths in the reeking pismire of debauched corruption.
"One law for me; one law for the rest of you".
It's Independence Day tomorrow.
Jefferson's ghost must be shrieking in vertiginous horror seeing just how far his mighty ideals have fallen.
Truly disgusting.
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Almost as disgusting as the fact that we Americans are too busy with YouTube porn to care.
Hee hee! Luckily YouTube is blocked at work and my connection at home is too slow for video so I am immune to its charms.
Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, a former White House national security adviser, plans to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, and will acknowledge intentionally removing and destroying copies of a classified document about the Clinton administration's record on terrorism.
Under terms negotiated by Berger's attorneys and the Justice Department, he has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and accept a three-year suspension of his national security clearance. He believes that closure is near on what has been an embarrassing episode during which he repeatedly misled people about what happened during two visits to the National Archives in September and October 2003. Rather than misplacing or unintentionally throwing away three of the five copies he took from the archives, as the former national security adviser earlier maintained, he shredded them with a pair of scissors late one evening at the downtown offices of his international consulting business. Berger's archives visit occurred as he was reviewing materials as a designated representative of the Clinton administration to the national commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The question of what Clinton knew and did about the emerging al Qaeda threat before leaving office in January 2001 was acutely sensitive, as suggested by Berger's determination to spend hours poring over the Clarke report before his testimony.
Still think Libby's sentence was fair? I don't!
Perspective:
On August 11, 1999, Clinton commuted the sentences of 16 members of FALN, a violent Puerto Rican nationalist group that set off 120 bombs in the United States mostly in New York City and Chicago, convicted for conspiracies to commit robbery, bomb-making, and sedition, as well as for firearms and explosives violations. None of the 16 were convicted of bombings or any crime which injured another person, though they were sentenced with terms ranging from 35 to 105 years in prison for the conviction of conspiracy and sedition. Congress, however, recognizes that the FALN is responsible for "6 deaths and the permanent maiming of dozens of others, including law enforcement officials." The U.S. House Committee on Government Reform held an investigation on the matter, but the Justice Department prevented FBI officials from testifying.[8] President Clinton cited executive privilege for his refusal to turn over some documents to Congress related to his decision to offer clemency to members of the FALN terrorist group.
William Arthur Borders Jr. PARDONED(Conspiracy to corruptly solicit and accept money in return for influencing the official acts of a federal district court judge (Alcee L. Hastings), and to defraud the United States in connection with the performance of lawful government functions; corruptly influencing, obstructing, impeding and endeavoring to influence, obstruct and impede the due administration of justice, and aiding and abetting therein; traveling interstate with intent to commit bribery)
Yup, Prudence; I include old Bill in the list of shame too.
And every US Pres since FDR.
When are they going to give you someone electable over there?
(and over here, for that matter).
we had this discussion at a birthday party. Some old lady actually said she was going to vote for Hillary because she is the best of the worst. I don't see anyone, Dem or Rep on the horizon that is worth a fuck. I am scared!
Me too. I'm disenfranchised. There's not been a candidate worth voting for over here since I've had the vote.
Democracy sure is a nice idea, but …
Isn't a pismire an ant ?
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