Posted on 02/01/2009 8:46:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Which is 99% of the time.
>> Conservatives retreated into think tanks and blogs, trying to figure out what went wrong ...
Uh, actually, most of us already knew.
Please jump on the reported violation of the Logan Act over here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176499/posts
It appears that:
Former Defense Secretary William Perry, who served in Obama's election campaign, participated in some of these meetings covering "a wide range of issues that separate Iran from the West: not only their nuclear program but the Middle East peace process," Boutwell told AFP.
If I'm not mistaken, that is a direct violation of the Logan Act, which is approximately:
"The Logan Act is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was passed in 1799 and last amended in 1994. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act
The meeting occurred before Obama won the Presidency, and so the meetings appear to violate the Logan Act’s restriction against unauthorized civilians negotiating with foreign governments.
"d@rn right" bump
But their strategy is not really working.
Like Reagan, Rush has teflon. He continues long after they are gone.
Unfortunately, Democrats routinely violate the Logan Act, and Republicans never make them pay for it. If the Republicans in government won’t pursue them for it, who will?
She is. But what she doesn’t say here is the simple fact that Rush, through his own hard work and natural ability, out-earns them 10 to 1. More like 100 to 1, in fact. Sean Hannity too...and the libs despise them for it. Oh, it’s fine to inherit or marry into money like the Kennedys or Kerry, and it’s great if you have “talent”, as defined by them, i.e. if you can sing or act. But, if you’re smart enough to not only point out that the Emperor has no clothes but get paid well for doing so, they hate and diminish you.
In 209 years, no one has gone to jail for violating the Logan Act.
Very true. Michelle Malkin is one very astute lady. Fox News is a much better news venue for having her.
This stimulus plan gives the term "democrats doing the people's business" a very unsavory context.
Too bad. Would be a good time to start enforcing the laws.
I get a kick out of reading hate mail that Michelle gets on her site. The LEFT have called her every racist name under the sun — from ‘slant eyed’, to ‘dog eating’ to ‘asian whore’ to asking her to return to her ‘native country’ and whatever else. This is the Left we are talking about. The supposedly tolerant ones among us, the big hearted multiculturalists, the ones looking out for the poor poor minority victims of white aggression...
prez zero and his ivy league lunatics do not ever want to debate el rushbo from fly over country.
Larry Summers has about 30 iq points on rush, and he doesn’t want to debate rush either.
This is the tactic they used with Sarah Palin and now they are attempting the same with Rush.
0bama's recognition of Hannity, which Sean has unfortunately embraced, is a part of this tactic. The goal is to divide the conservative movement, disable Rush and put a weaker spokesman for the Conservative view in his place. Ain't happenin'.
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That's OK - this administration is about Change.
Here’s the link to the NY Post piece:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01312009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_rush_revival_152941.htm?page=0
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