Posted on 12/19/2005 1:48:22 PM PST by slowhand520
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Monday, December 19, 2005
A NATURAL EXPERIMENT [Iain Murray] If it's true that more women are having "unwanted babies," then that provides an interesting natural experiment to test Steven Levitt's theory that, all other things being equal, more abortions means less crime. Keep an eye on those crime statistics in 12-15 years from now. Posted at 04:34 PM
ART [Stanley Kurtz] This is right up there with the Sokal hoax. Posted at 04:25 PM
DNC: BUSH IS LYING ABOUT BRIEFING CONGRESS [Byron York]
The Democratic National Committee has just released a statement which appears to claim that the president is lying when he says the administration briefed members of Congress on the NSA spying program:
With his credibility in tatters, President Bush may have fielded questions, but he failed to explain why he may have ignored both federal law and the Constitution in ordering the NSA to spy on Americans. This disturbing abuse of power has become a disturbing hallmark of the Bush administration over the past five years. The President now seems to be hiding behind a false claim that he briefed members of Congress. In the spirit of the President's newfound candor, we call upon him to correct the record, explain why members of Congress were left in the dark and support an investigation into this secret spying program...
That's VERY interesting. Incredible that the supposed lawmakers are so totally oblivious of the law.
The DNC is suffering from projection. They would tell a lie when the truth would do better.
I'm glad to see the POTUS right in their faces on this one.
They ALWAYS over reach
That is their weakest point to be exploited.
I see the major exception to the, usually reliable, projection rule to be their jealousy when when confronted by a circumstance they didn't anticipate or feel they should have thought of first (since they feel they are the superior, intellectual beings after all).
Their arrogance could be their downfall, but effective exploitation seems to be difficult achieve.
Pelosi already said she was briefed, too.
Are these people really that stoopid? Don't they know the WH keeps meticulous records on who is briefed on what and when?
W should start NAMING NAMES immediately.
IMHO, only because so many do not have the gumption to be direct with them. Too afraid of what they consider, "political" backlash. And that's our problem. Too many politicians and not enough statesmen. Too many worried about their so-called political career and legacy as opposed to what's right and the untarnished future of our Republic.
If you do what's right and stand firm, to this day I believe most Americans will respect and appreciate that and the career part and the legacy will take care of itself.
I don't claim to know for sure, tillacum, but my understanding is that it's the Patriot Act which permitted intel agencies to talk with each other. The president even said something to that effect today.
50 USC 1802 Permits Warrantless Surveillance
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
It seems to me that Reid is passing the buck on Congressional Oversight. What good does it do to be outraged about it now if he (and Pelosi) thought it was wrong then? Where was the oversight then? Why are they only calling for probes now that the NYT has published the story?
-PJ
I guess that means that the NYTimes is lying too since their story specifically mentioned that Rockefeller was told about this in 2003.
I already had that section; thanks. I'd forgotten that was called 1802.
From my reading of that particular section, it only mention warrantless wiretaps of foreigners. The section I've been posting today seems to overcome that obstacle.
Also, Congress passed legislation after 9/11 that overcomes that obstacle.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1543451/posts
True enough.
Independent wealth seems to be a precursor to electability though. Not a new development, but, statesmanship and wealth are a combination that appears to be difficult to find in this day and age.
Pelosai and Harry Reid have already timidly admitted that they were breifed.
Where does the DNC go from here????
All the rats say Bush never did put his briefs, or anybody else's, on their heads.
Pelosi said she was briefed!
Where are these folks in all this?
SEC. 211. PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.
(a) IN GENERAL- There is established within the Executive Office of the President a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (referred to in this subtitle as the `Board').
(b) FINDINGS- Consistent with the report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In conducting the war on terrorism, the Government may need additional powers and may need to enhance the use of its existing powers.
(2) This shift of power and authority to the Government calls for an enhanced system of checks and balances to protect the precious liberties that are vital to our way of life and to ensure that the Government uses its powers for the purposes for which the powers were given.
(c) PURPOSE- The Board shall--
(1) analyze and review actions the executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism; and
(2) ensure that liberty concerns are appropriately considered in the development and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies related to efforts to protect the Nation against terrorism.
(d) FUNCTIONS-
You and Rush (he's been saying just that a lot lately) and me.
This is simply fodder for the moonbat's consumption. The DNC knows full-well who was briefed and when.
It's interesting to me upon popping open my browser this morning, to not see even ONE headline coming out of YaPoo about the eavesdropping story.
I'll have to check around FR and blogs further today, but I wonder if the President hasn't knocked the wind out of their sails on this already. We'll see.
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