Comments on: Justice in the Wood Chipper http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: patrick http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-144837 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:24:37 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-144837 As I understand it, an aide in Arlen Specter's office added the wording into the patriot act at the last moment, and congress was unaware of the wording when they voted on the bill. At first Specter was accused, but said he did not add the wording in himself, that some aides in his office did. My question is this: Who are the aides that put this language in without the knowledge of their boss? and, why haven't they been fired? If Specter is sincere in his antagonism towards this law as he acts, why haven't the aides been fired. How can he trust aides who are more loyal to the white house than to him? Unless, of course, he only upset with the law now that the eight U.S. Attorney's who actually enforce the law are gone. As I understand it, an aide in Arlen Specter’s office added the wording into the patriot act at the last moment, and congress was unaware of the wording when they voted on the bill. At first Specter was accused, but said he did not add the wording in himself, that some aides in his office did.

My question is this: Who are the aides that put this language in without the knowledge of their boss? and, why haven’t they been fired? If Specter is sincere in his antagonism towards this law as he acts, why haven’t the aides been fired. How can he trust aides who are more loyal to the white house than to him? Unless, of course, he only upset with the law now that the eight U.S. Attorney’s who actually enforce the law are gone.

]]> by: ChiTom http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-144153 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:30:52 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-144153 Good articles today! Thanks. (I love the title, "Justice in the Wood Chipper") Argentina is crying for <i>us.</i> Good articles today! Thanks. (I love the title, “Justice in the Wood Chipper”)

Argentina is crying for us.

]]> by: U.S. elections » U.S. Elections March 9, 2007 1:09 pm http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-144070 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:49:25 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-144070 [...] Recent Blog Posts Justice in the Wood Chipper David Iglesias, who was removed as the United States attorney in Albuquerque, said that he was first contacted before last fall?s election by Representative Heather Wilson, Republican of New Mexico. Ms. Wilson, who was in a tough &#8230;An Unindependent Election Commission The EC is utterly controlled and hemmed in by the government, and the government will never allow us to reform our electoral system. If we want a fairer and more just election system, the key is an independent Election Commission. &#8230;Opinion: More proof of e-voting trouble (cue crickets) Among the folks on the hot seat at the hearing was US Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) chair Donetta Davidson, of whom we at Brad Blog been more than critical on a number of issues, including her failure to release information to &#8230;War With Iran is Not a Done Deal Where Bush and Rice had been demanding that Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas dissolve the Hamas government and call new elections ? and arming their chosen proxy, Mohammed Dahlan, to fight Hamas to the finish ? the Saudis &#8230;When Vendors Run Elections ?They can?t spell, meet deadlines, send documents to the right address or code elections correctly. They leave races off the ballot for us to correct, they can?t program their software to work and you have to hand add the results. &#8230; [...] […] Recent Blog Posts Justice in the Wood Chipper David Iglesias, who was removed as the United States attorney in Albuquerque, said that he was first contacted before last fall?s election by Representative Heather Wilson, Republican of New Mexico. Ms. Wilson, who was in a tough …An Unindependent Election Commission The EC is utterly controlled and hemmed in by the government, and the government will never allow us to reform our electoral system. If we want a fairer and more just election system, the key is an independent Election Commission. …Opinion: More proof of e-voting trouble (cue crickets) Among the folks on the hot seat at the hearing was US Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) chair Donetta Davidson, of whom we at Brad Blog been more than critical on a number of issues, including her failure to release information to …War With Iran is Not a Done Deal Where Bush and Rice had been demanding that Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas dissolve the Hamas government and call new elections ? and arming their chosen proxy, Mohammed Dahlan, to fight Hamas to the finish ? the Saudis …When Vendors Run Elections ?They can?t spell, meet deadlines, send documents to the right address or code elections correctly. They leave races off the ballot for us to correct, they can?t program their software to work and you have to hand add the results. … […]

]]> by: VJB http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-143984 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:05:33 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-143984 OK, so the DoJ backs down, but the damage has been done; the WH has gotten what they wanted. Nothing to lose; move on, move on...nothing to see here. How about a '2007 Restoration of Federal Attorney Integrity Act' which would reinstate the Gonzales Eight? This is the only proper remedy for the sorry situation. OK, so the DoJ backs down, but the damage has been done; the WH has gotten what they wanted. Nothing to lose; move on, move on…nothing to see here. How about a ‘2007 Restoration of Federal Attorney Integrity Act’ which would reinstate the Gonzales Eight? This is the only proper remedy for the sorry situation.

]]> by: joanr16 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-143879 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:15:43 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2007/03/09/1520/#comment-143879 Ooh, sounds like Arlen woke up from his nap for a few seconds there. I found another interesting sentence in the AP article that maha quotes above: <i>Agency officials also ceased describing majority Democrats as lawmakers who would "would rather play politics" than deal with facts.</i> Apparently Turdblossom doesn't pay attention to any memos he didn't write himself. Ooh, sounds like Arlen woke up from his nap for a few seconds there.

I found another interesting sentence in the AP article that maha quotes above: Agency officials also ceased describing majority Democrats as lawmakers who would “would rather play politics” than deal with facts. Apparently Turdblossom doesn’t pay attention to any memos he didn’t write himself.

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