Posted on 01/16/2009 2:57:22 AM PST by JohnHuang2
There is obviously no limit to the political left's bloodlust for all things George W. Bush, as witnessed by two news items this week. If Barack Obama is as levelheaded and pragmatic as his supporters insist, he'll have his work cut out for him dealing with these avengers on his side of the ideological spectrum.
On Tuesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers issued a 500-page report, whose executive summary boasts "was drafted to itemize and document the various abuses that occurred during the Bush Administration." The report recommends "that the new Administration conduct an independent criminal inquiry into whether any laws were broken in connection with these activities."
The same day, Slate magazine published an op-ed by Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman suggesting that 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee be impeached, essentially because "he was responsible for the notorious torture memos that enabled the excesses at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and other places."
Both of these items are equally outrageous and demonstrate the potential dangerousness of leftists in power. How ironic that the gravamen of each complaint is an alleged abuse of power while its recommended remedy would constitute a worse abuse (the criminalization of policy differences), especially considering the weakness of the complaints.
The Conyers vendetta seeks to criminally probe Bush officials involved with the National Security Agency's surveillance program, the tough interrogation techniques of enemy combatants, the manipulation of intelligence, the firing of U.S. attorneys, and other matters.
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“they are pushing america towards civil war.”
“my thoughts exactly.”
what if that’s what they want?
They want to humiliate, punish, and yes, KILL those who oppose their ideology. But, I think most of them understand that they can’t just round us up without a lot of “resistance”.
“but, i think most of them understand that they can’t just round us up without a lot of ‘resistance’”.
just like the communists in the last century.
IMHO
Excellent as always.
The ground work for this is already being laid. Pelosi changed the house rules to shut out the Republicans and is moving forward with the fairness doctrine. These changes plus the collusion of the MSM will silence the opposition. Then they can round up whom they choose and not worry about exposure.
Buckwheat’s dim wiretapping for sure won’t be to listen to muslims. We shouldn’t be surprised when you begin to hear the little crackles on your phone calls.
Even that won’t stop folks from twittering and sending podcasts as they will. They would have to enact a Chinese-style police state and I understand that even the Chinese are having problems keeping it all nailed down.
bump
Control of the airwaves and the internet are next. Free speech will have a price in blood and [prison.
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