President Obama took his wife on a date Saturday and some people are going nuts. The RNC I can understand since they are the “ZOMG we lost, now what?!” party. But regular folks who are in arms about this need to get a life.
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From a Fox news web article:
Some Republicans believe President Obama killed any chance for bipartisanship when he opened the possibility of prosecution and a congressional investigation of Bush-era lawyers who authorized “enhanced” interrogation techniques on terror suspects.
Possible Interrogation Probe Dashes Hopes for Bipartisanship Under Obama
Now they say bipartisanship is dead? Remember children, it’s only bipartisan when you do exactly what the Republicans tell you to do.
They stage “tax” protests where people call out labels like fascist and socialism without coming up with any solution. The real protest is that they just dislike President Obama.
They stage a vote and the Republicans reject all stimulus plans. Then they go home and brag to their constituents and take credit for the bill they voted against.
And except for a few, they are insisting that torture is not torture.
What these politicians fail to understand is that the United States was never supposed to try to emulate the Khmer Rouge. We are supposed to be better than that, and not repeat the lie “But it worked, so it’s good”. It’s torture when anyone does it.
How can people not be horrified by this? Americans don’t torture is what it should always be, not Americans don’t torture because we say it’s not torture when we do it. Our enemies are real, evil, and want to kill us. This is not the way to fight terrorists; you can’t out evil them.
These Republicans need to stop being party hacks and start becoming American.
I think I can sum up my reaction to the former torturer in chief: Go &^%# yourself Mr. Cheney.
It’s torture. Any sane person knows that, anyone with any decency won’t make an excuse. So why do Senate Republicans think “just following orders” is legitimate? That has not worked in the past.
Except for continuing to be re-elected, Congresswoman Pelosi is a failure.
But speaking on Fox News Sunday, Pelosi said she wants Congress to consider repealing tax cuts on those who make over $250,000 immediately and is pushing for a congressional investigation into whether the Bush administration illegally fired federal prosecutors two years ago.
via Pelosi, Obama disagree on tax cuts, Bush investigations « – Blogs from CNN.com.
Now with only days left in the Bush administration, she wants investigations. I happen to agree with her, but I do not want that enabling, pandering, self-serving Speaker of the House involved. She kept her head in the sand and now she wants to do this for no other reason to claim credit. She’s a real politician.
I think that the tax cuts should be reviewed for their effectiveness, I don’t know if they do work or not. That review should be from economists that are recognized by both sides of the aisle. If the tax cuts are good for the economy they should stay. If they don’t help, they should go. But the economy has to be the driver not some fake conservative philosophy or some fake liberal one either.
I also think the Bush administration should be investigated. It appears that instead of looking at the law to solve problems, they looked for reasons to justify breaking the law. That does need investigation and if people were found to be breaking the law they must be held accountable as a warning to people in the future.
But also investigate the role of prominent politicians who must have known better. Pelosi and Reid should not get a pass.
I listen to the radio more than I watch TV and I just heard the news.
Brancato, who dodged the murder conviction given to his accomplice, Steven Armento, was sentenced by Bronx State Supreme Court Judge Martin Marcus to 10 years in prison for his role in the death of off-duty NYPD Officer Daniel Enchautegui in December 2005.
via Ex-Sopranos, Bronx Tale actor Lillo Brancato gets 10 years in cop slay case — Newsday.com.
This leaves a bad taste. 10 years is better than nothing I guess.
According to the article, this actor can possibly be released in about 5 years. The maximum that the judge could have sentenced him to was 15 years. That would have been better; 10 years for being involved in a crime that lead to the killing an officer seems insufficient.
Senator Reid may permit Roland Burris to be seated if Burris promised to bow, genuflect appropriately, and sign a statement etc., etc., etc.. I am sure that list will include Burris being told to kiss his ham.
Sigh, this is pointless.
While everyone can agree that Blagojevich is a low life, he is a low who has the ability to appoint interim senators for the state of Illinois. Since that has not changed, and Burris has been appointed, the Senate should stop their pointless postering and get to work.
I heard this on the radio last night.
A State Supreme Court jury in the Bronx found the defendant, Lillo Brancato Jr., 32, guilty of first-degree attempted burglary, a felony, but said he was not culpable in the death of the officer, Daniel Enchautegui, who was shot by Mr. Brancato’s accomplice after a night of drinking and a search for drugs.
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Under the law, a person is guilty of second-degree murder in a killing that occurs in the commission of another felony. But the law provides for mitigating circumstances in a defense.
via Ex-‘Sopranos’ Actor Cleared of Murder Charge in Officer’s Death – NYTimes.com.
I do not get this at all. This man participated in a crime and off-duty officer Daniel Enchautegui died as a result. That’s a direct line event to this officer’s death. No crime and that officer may still be with us today.
No one likes to put people in jail, and serving on a jury before the holiday’s must be especially difficult. But it is a duty, a responsibility and justice must be fair and equal. This was not a plea deal, this was not a administrative move or legal trick. The jury intentionally gave this man a pass after buying his story.
What an actor. I can’t help but think that if this eloquent actor had been Puerto Rican and the murder victim an off-duty Italian American officer, would the jury’s result have been different? I don’t want to think about that, it makes me more upset.
This result from the jury is unfair and I hope that the judge sentences this man to 15 years in jail for “attempted burglary”. I hope that that would provide some small comfort to Officer Enchautegui’s family.
Just read this on Consumerist. This is a Monster Cable web site http://www.monstercable.com/monster_truth/ about the Monster Mini Golf lawsuit. From Monster Cable’s point of view.
It’s a pretty pathetic read. They sued another company in another area of business because they used the word Monster in their business name. That’s it, it’s about over aggressive trademark protection.
I once bought a set of Monster cables and considered myself gouged. Now if I need an HDMI cable, I look for one that is less than $20. I’ve had both and I do not see a difference. The fact that they sue other companies doesn’t really make me inclined to buy another product from them again.
I don’t like getting calls from strangers. I’m on the national do not call list for that reason, and whenever the “We’re taking a survey” creeps call I give them the short spiel:
Them: Hello, we’re taking a survey and not soliciting anything –
Me: Remove my number from your list and never call me again. Goodbye and have a nice day.
And then I hang up. I don’t know if it really works but I get less and less calls.
Robo-calling is pathetic. When you get a call from a system, they intentionally leave out anyway to get off their list. Politicians use robo-calling and I think that is the worst thing I can say about that.
I just got a call from FindToto.org. Apparently one of my neighbors lost a beige chihuahua and is using this service to find their dog. I’ve had pets so I can sympathize but I don’t have to like it.
FindToto.org uses a service called Call-em-All. While tracking down lost pets is admirable, FindToto.org does not do that; they annoy neighbors. I went to that web site and opt-ed out.
Call-em-All’s name sounds like a problem right there. If people don’t like getting calls from strangers, how exactly will they feel about getting an automated call without an easy non-Internet connected way to make it stop? It’s all automated so how is this not a problem for people like me who are registered with the DNC list?
Sigh, I’m in the technology business but some business ideas should have been put down in it’s infancy.
