On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:00:28 -0500, thunder wrote:

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:29:13 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

The way you are separating your comments from mine, two dashes and a
space, is the standard signature delimiter. My newsreader reads your
comments as a signature and cuts them.



Bailing on Bush is all I hope for, though by bailing I simply mean not
supporting him in lockstep as most Repubs in the House have been doing
for the past five years.

What is interesting to me is how the Repubs are reinventing systems,
procedures and rules in Congress to push their agendas, while boobus
Americanus sits home and snores.

I'm more than disappointed. Spying on Americans has been an ongoing fight
between various administrations wanting to take the easy way, and civil
liberties. I don't like it, but I can't say Bush is the first, but an
American President defending torture? I didn't think I'd ever see the day.


Does it bother you that Democrats were involved from the get-go? Do you think those Democrats are
just conservatives in disguise, or could they have had a rationale for their decision? Perhaps there
is more to the story than meets the eye?

BTW, here is a great Christmas gift for some of your buddies.

http://gop.com/store/Detail.aspx?id=15
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John H

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*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:13:36 -0500, JohnH wrote:


Does it bother you that Democrats were involved from the get-go? Do you
think those Democrats are just conservatives in disguise, or could they
have had a rationale for their decision? Perhaps there is more to the
story than meets the eye?

Bull****, John, Congress wasn't involved, Democrats or Republicans, and
unless you are aware of what exactly was said during that briefing, they
may not have even known. If Congress was involved, it would be a
different story. They have the Constitutional authority to make law. Of
course, any law would be up for judicial review, but that didn't happen
either, did it?

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:28:16 -0500, thunder wrote:

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:13:36 -0500, JohnH wrote:


Does it bother you that Democrats were involved from the get-go? Do you
think those Democrats are just conservatives in disguise, or could they
have had a rationale for their decision? Perhaps there is more to the
story than meets the eye?

Bull****, John, Congress wasn't involved, Democrats or Republicans, and
unless you are aware of what exactly was said during that briefing, they
may not have even known. If Congress was involved, it would be a
different story. They have the Constitutional authority to make law. Of
course, any law would be up for judicial review, but that didn't happen
either, did it?

I posted, yesterday, the paragraph from the NY Times story showing they *were* involved, at least
the Senate Intelligence Committee. I believe I even highlighted the 'both parties' phrase from the
paragraph. Did you miss that?

And, unless you were there, you don't know any more than I do.
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John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****