Lieberman Warns of Potential Constitutional Crisis over Iraq

Joe Lieberman ^ | 2/16/07 | Joe Lieberman

[Chena]

Senator Lieberman has once again earned my respect.

BTTT!

[RightWhale]

threatens to consume our government

The Gov't? It might very well consume the Gov't, but the country is also in grave danger.

[zook]

I'm believing more and more that if push comes to shove, Joe will announce that he's ready to caucus with the GOP, and thus hand them the Senate. I don't think he'll even have to change his party affiliation to do that.

[RFEngineer]

Unfortunately the president brought this on himself when he stated, about the Iraq war:

"Victory will not look like the ones our fathers and grandfathers achieved. There will be no surrender ceremony on the deck of a battleship. But victory in Iraq will bring something new in the Arab world -- a functioning democracy that polices its territory, upholds the rule of law, respects fundamental human liberties, and answers to its people."

A president who cannot clearly articulate as simple a concept as victory, and in it's place holds up a delusion - that Arab democracy is remotely possible - has asked for the opposition and chaos he is getting.

[GoldenPup]

Good speech. Makes sense, but Joe is the ONLY one on the wrong side of the isle who makes it. What ever happened to the "Blue Dog" Democrats? Were they taken to the dog pound by these radicals?

[bnelson44]

They are still around, they just don't act like it anymore.

[HamiltonJay]

There is no constitutional crisis, the Constitution is quite clear who is the Commander in Chief, and it is traitorous that the Legislative branch is attempting to usurp that authority.

Every last one of them that vote for the "resolutions" should be halled off and face a firing squad.

[xmission]

Except Barney Frank please. He's fun to pick on...

[Digger]

Lieberman is right about a Constitutional crisis coming down the pike, but he's wrong about it being between two branches of government. Rather, it's going to be a rather bloody civil war, and if we're lucky, this time we'll come out of it without any more Democrats.

Let's get it on. These little snivelings wll run to France when the going gets tough.

[RinaseaofDs]

"I don't think they ever thought we would have a political party in power who has become so deranged by hatred for one man.... George W. Bush....that they would risk a full blown Constitutional Crisis....to teach that one man a lesson that could harm generations yet unborn."

So important an observation, it bore repeating.

[marron]

Lieberman is a Democrat patriot. He is a unicorn. He is an exception to a very sad and tawdry norm.

He is also shouting down a well. The other Dems don't care if this action provokes a constitutional crisis, and they don't care if it damages battlefield operations underway, they don't care if it undercuts the morale of men whose lives are on the line at this very moment, and they don't care if it dishonors them and their party.

Men who have no honor don't miss it.

[kickme]

What's driving me nuts is that politians are playing politics with our troops lives and the success of democracy in the Mid East...........aaaaaagh.

[bnelson44]

Men who have no honor don't miss it.

Amen

[xmission]

What is really scary is that they are sneaky enough to think of pulling this. Evidently they pulled the cloture nonsense at the last minute for a Saturday vote, when allot of senators were on their way home.

[Publius]

From The Astrological Chart of the United States, by Gar Osten, published in 1976.

2007-08

Progressed Mars retrograde – the planet of war, internal strife and division – is likely to be serious because of its close proximity to the US Saturn, which rules the 8th House (mortality). This points to the beginning of an 87 year cycle of intense activity, with particular emphasis upon the military and armed forces. It could mark the rise of a dictatorship, with 2031-32 being especially dangerous. There is also considerable emphasis upon the 11th House (Congress and the states), which could suggest the elimination of the presidency in favor of collective leadership of some kind because of a national emergency. The 6th House emphasis (working class) suggests some kind of rebellion, civil war or warlike action, with heavy loss of life. This is the first retrograde action of progressed Mars since the beginning of US history. Previous contacts between progressed Mars and Saturn in 1812 brought a war with Britain, and in 1979 a warlike situation with Iran.

[HitmanLV]

Dubya's going to get his arse tanned and impeached before this is all over.

[jwparkerjr]

re: The Dems are far more dangerous to our country than any outside power

Once again time to reflect on the prophetic words of Abraham Lincoln well over 100 years ago. Read these words and think about them, they have never been truer!

"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow?

Never. All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined could not, by force, take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge.

At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up among us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we ourselves, must be its author and its finisher."

And what's REALLY scary is that these words have been removed from the speech given by the Lincoln character in the Hall of Presidents at Disney! Someone at Disney decided they were too much for the present generation, that they were too much 1950's.

As the guy on the radio commercial says "Wake up, Amuricah!"

[RinaseaofDs]

Seditious, indeed.

[monkapotamus]

"Dubya's going to get his arse tanned and impeached before this is all over."

[HitmanLV]

Nice picture, but Dubya isn't going to be removed from office. Just impeached in the House. Any time he has left in office after that will be spent accomplishing nothing notable.