Posted on 06/29/2006 1:54:16 PM PDT by veronica
You are darn right they didn't. They would all spin in their graves could they see what is happening in this country!
10 years ago they didn't bother to have a token conservative.
30 years ago the Oregon Democratic party posted of 65+% of registered voters. Today they are neck and neck with Republicans in the low 30's.
Oregon is trending right.
Hanging was good enough for past traitors. Since this government is too chickens--- to charge him, let what goes around, come around.
Who died and left you president of the United States? (THE OREGONIAN TO THE NYT)
My father was in a military unit in WWII (23rd Headquarters Special Troops), the existence of which was classified until 1996.
Hey, I applaud you for sticking your head out to be flamed, especially that you are indeed on our side, not theirs. I think you are defending the wrong point here. Its not so much a discussion how secret that bank monitoring is ( I can grant you all the points there), but as long as the details remain secret, NYT motivation of publishing the secret material was to stick it to that hated Bush.
Freedom of the press does not mean that governments should have no secrets. Yes a normal inclination of government is to make everything secret. And there are watchdog groups fighting for declassification of documents. That is how a boring democracy works. If we start bypassing democracy only because we hate Clinton or Bush, we are killing all that differs us from so many failed states.
I can bet all money in the world, that NYT editors would not publish similar information if President Gore, Clinton or Kelly asked them not to do it. Hate is their real motivation, everything else is just a smart wordsmithing.
"Oregon is trending right."
You may be correct, however the Republicans haven't gotten a candidate elected Governor since Vic Ateyah in the early 80's. The Portland metro area has a firm grip on statewide offices due to the numbers involved.
The R's may get a governor this year but he isn't exactly what I would call a conservative by any stretch of the imagination. That said my general rule is any Republican is better than the best Democrat.
The Portland Metro area has a firm grip on stealing elections due to vote by mail.
Overturn vote by mail and their control will swirl down into the sewer.
It's only a matter of time before they won't even have the numbers to cheat their way to winning.
Just like Floriduh.
Thanks for the data re 66% of Americans support prosecuting the mediots for leaks that help terrorists.
Makes one wonder what a great country we would have if that constant 35% stopped wasting Oxygen or moved to Europe.
You are a heck of a lot more optimistic about Oregon politics than I am. The D's were consistently winning statewide elections long before mail-in ballots. Of course the in-fighting among the states conservatives has not helped.
bump.
"Classified information is the "intellectual property" of the US Government, and anyone who receives it without proper licensing or authority, is in receipt of stolen/abused property.
It is a violation of property rights for it then to be used. It is to be returned to its owner. "
Great analogy!
Would the NYTimes dare to publish unauthorized excerpts from a copyrighted book? No. They give less respect to the US Govt than to a mere author.
No doubt!
Nixon was wrong, treason should always be punishable by death.
Not at all. Reinhard is the token conservative at the Fishwrap. He spoke at a meeting I attended a few years ago, and said he feels more than a bit outnumbered there . . .
One of the amusing things about the Oregonian is the letters page, which is almost all leftist in content. I think most conservatives have quit taking the paper, or use it to housetrain their puppies.
That's the thing about the left. They always want to elevate ideology over democratic process.
just goes to show you what a pulitzer prize is worth, and who they're always handed to...lol
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