Re: Anybody else listening to W?
Darth, I believe the exact same statment about creating a democracy in Japan was made 60 years ago. And Germany and Italy. Guess they were wrong. <br /><br />Should we not attempt anything difficult? Nothing going on is any different than any other administration during wartime. Every liberals icon FDR stuck how many Japaneese Americans in concentration camps? And we name buildings and bridges after this guy? This isn't runaway power grabbing, it is status quo. <br /><br />I find it interesting how some people claim something to be national news, while others never heard of such stories. Failure of the press or presentation consistant with local ideology? I read, watch and listen to the news frequently. I HAVE NOT HEARD of said story. Not selective amnesia, I HAVE NOT HEARD of this story.<br /><br />When is trying to attibute someones thoughts to others a means of debate. And quoting a real deep thinker like Al Franken is quite humorous.<br /><br />Again for those in the cheap seats, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and W all have used wire taps without a courts permission. Lincoln had political adversaries thrown out of the country during the civil war. FDR did what? Nixon, well we all know his story, Kennedy, lets not even go there. Kennedy got people killed because he was interested in nation building but didn't have the stones. And of all of them that have the "right", W is the one with the legitimate claim to exercise such power. It is called War. We are at War. War provides unique powers. Again, we are at War. A most unusual war not faced by any other president. Why is it that we can execute someone with a drone, but can't listen to his phone calls? Does this not have a ring of inconsistancy? Is it not the presidents first and most important priority to protect the people of this country by all means at his disposal? We are at war, what laws are being broken? History is riddled with similar uses of powers that some don't understand or appreciate doesn't make using them wrong. <br /><br />Kalian is right, it is the exact same people complaining we are spending too much are those who were complaining our troops were inadequately outfitted. It is a direct line from their arguements to partisan politics. And who was the president for the years prior to the war? Bill Clinton? Why were we inadequately outfitted?<br /><br />And this concept of war and nation building is what we have done in almost every war we have been involved with. Including our civil war and the cold war (a shotless war). Why this is a mystery to anyone shows a distinct failure of our public schools. To kill the snake you have to cut off the head. If you don't like what is going on, then vote them out and hire a lawyer, it is the american way. The courts continue to have jurisdiction over all. Funny how they have attempted to usurp authority over the legislature by legislating from the bench. But little or no voices from the left have risen up to oppose this equally dangerous abuse of our system. In fact it is worse in that it affect masses or all of our people. And who exactly was waved through to the supreme court? Sam Alito's crying wife might take exception to this comment. What exactly makes Roberts or Alito unqualified to sit on the bench? Procedure was followed. Don't like them, elect someone to put forth another Ginsburg clone. This requires winning elections. Head counsel for the ACLU got waived through consistant with the belief that the congress is to advise and consent, not anally cruitinize for the TV cameras, and approve for political purposes.<br /><br />And anyone who thinks we can turn our backs on the rising tide of radical muslims are living in the PEACE IN OUR TIME mentality of denial.
