Breaking: Senate Panel Approves Sotomayor
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Word is just coming across the wires that the Senate Judiciary Panel has approved Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court…
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JohnnyReb Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:13:43am |
I wonder what the final vote was? At least it is out of the way without too much fanfare.
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buster Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:15:25am |
Elections have consequences. This is a minor one. Much, much more to come.
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KenJen Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:16:17am |
re: #2 Ojoe
May she be a good justice.
I'm hoping. Wonder who will be the next to retire? That's when I'll start to worry.
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:16:33am |
Now on to the important stuff like Crap & Tax and Ø-Care
I learned a new fitting term for these guys - Entitlement Mobsters.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:17:14am |
We'll see if a wise latina can make better decisions than a white guy.
Although I really don't expect much difference between her and the white guy she's replacing.
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wrenchwench Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:17:25am |
(CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, setting up a final confirmation vote by the Senate.
advertisementThe committee's 13-6 vote was mostly on partisan lines, with one Republican joining the panel's Democrats in sending the nomination to the full Senate.
At least five Republican senators have announced their intention to support Sotomayor, making confirmation by the Democratic-controlled Senate a virtual certainty
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:19:29am |
Souter for Sotomayor. Meet the new judge, same as the old judge.
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Ben Hur Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:19:41am |
Does this mean slavery and rape won't be legalized?
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KenJen Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:19:49am |
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kansas Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:19:57am |
re: #8 Kosh's Shadow
We'll see if a wise latina can make better decisions than a white guy.
Although I really don't expect much difference between her and the white guy she's replacing.
She was referring to a conservative white guy.
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saylorfam Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:20:37am |
So here we go, no surprise with her confirmation though. I can only hope that she is reasonable and unbiased and does not use the bench for creating the law but instead for interpreting the law.
I hope 10 years from now I am still able to recognize the Country where I was born and raised. Please forgive my pessimism
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:21:10am |
re: #17 Ben Hur
Does this mean slavery and rape won't be legalized?
no but illegal immigration will...I cynically think that's the whole idea behind her nomination
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:21:25am |
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formercorpsman Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:21:55am |
I think this is good to get this out of the way. May she be true to the bench.
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looking closely Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:22:03am |
Hardly a surprise there.
Everyone knew she'd be confirmed. The only question was when and what the final count would look like (as if it even matters).
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Idle Drifter Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:22:07am |
I'm under the wait and see catagory. What else can I do?
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Gang of One Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:22:36am |
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:22:40am |
re: #24 Kosh's Shadow
I wish the presidential election had gone so well.
Yeah- instead of a "victory for mediocrity" we got the "audacity of incompetence"...
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:23:22am |
Hamas Airs Shalit Propaganda Cartoon
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas launched a propaganda cartoon of Gilad Shalit on Monday, playing it repeatedly on its Al Aksa television station, as well as on internet forums. In the film an unshaven Shalit is calling for his mother when visited in his cell by a Gaza boy who tells him that Israel does not care about him.
During the three-minute film, additional Hamas messages include how it would be betrayal by the boy to free Shalit, especially with many of the boy's relatives in Israeli jails. Israel is portrayed as being only a collection of people from Western countries, and Shalit's only hope is for Hamas to kidnap another soldier to make Israel agree to Hamas's terms and discourage Israelis from joining the army.
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itellu3times Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:23:22am |
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:23:29am |
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pink freud Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:23:51am |
re: #33 itellu3times
I'm sure she's very good at what she does.
Yeah. Me too. That's what bothers me.
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:24:25am |
re: #23 albusteve
no but illegal immigration will...I cynically think that's the whole idea behind her nomination
The nomination was a quid-pro-quo to the Hispanic community for support in the election- nothing more, nothing less.
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:24:25am |
I'm going to withhold my judgement on her until she actually is sitting on the SCOTUS and renders an opinion. America elected Mr. Obama. Were we to expect more Alitos and Roberts from a man who idolizes Saul Alinsky and his ilk? We got what we elected. I hope she follows the law and does so in an impartial manner. We shall see.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:24:43am |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:25:01am |
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saberry0530 Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:25:05am |
re: #34 albusteve
Entirley TOO much Gorebul Warming goins on around here!
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:25:35am |
re: #36 CIA Reject
The nomination was a quid-pro-quo to the Hispanic community for support in the election- nothing more, nothing less.
we'll see won't we...I don't think so
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Walter L. Newton Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:25:49am |
re: #37 Jetpilot1101
I'm going to withhold my judgement on her until she actually is sitting on the SCOTUS and renders an opinion. America elected Mr. Obama. Were we to expect more Alitos and Roberts from a man who idolizes Saul Alinsky and his ilk? We got what we elected. I hope she follows the law and does so in an impartial manner. We shall see.
What? No, what THEY elected they got. DOn't talk for ME. What's with the collective we?
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:26:26am |
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JohnnyReb Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:26:27am |
I am hoping for the best from this. Sometimes people put in positions like this actually stop and think about the magnitude of the decisions they are about to rule on. Hopefully she steps back and realizes where she is and what she is supposed to be doing.
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:26:30am |
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lawhawk Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:26:49am |
re: #9 littleoldlady
Yes, now her confirmation goes to the full Senate.
re: #10 wrenchwench
Which, depending on how you want to read the decision by the committee - was bipartisan support. After all, if a GOPer voted with the Democrats, that necessarily means it was bipartisan. However, the media wants to highlight that the GOPers on the panel generally disapproved.
As it is, the whole confirmation process is screwed up - and has been for years now.
And the President also gets to avoid the confirmation process altogether by establishing czars and advisers in roles that are already covered by the Secretaries of the various Departments - ex: Aldolfo Carrion is a housing czar, even though there's a Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Both do the same thing (or should be doing the same work), but Carrion didn't need Senate confirmation, which means far less scrutiny on his shady dealings. Had Carrion gone through the process, he likely wouldn't have been confirmed.
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StillAMarine Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:27:04am |
Now we shall see Sotomayor's true colours. One can only hope they are at least similar to what she showed during her confirmation hearings. Given the propensity for people associated with the Democrat party in general, and Obama in particular to lie like rugs, one never knows.
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:27:17am |
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:27:56am |
re: #43 Walter L. Newton
What? No, what THEY elected they got. DOn't talk for ME. What's with the collective we?
Unfortunately what THEY elected WE got as well- until the next election anyway...
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pink freud Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:28:30am |
re: #49 Ward Cleaver
The increasing similarity between the two is worrisome.
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StillAMarine Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:28:33am |
re: #32 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Hamas is truly disgusting.
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:28:50am |
Well, thank the heavens, I can finally get some sleep tonite.
/lotta sarc
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:28:58am |
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formercorpsman Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:29:15am |
re: #47 lawhawk
Great post Lawhawk. The czar information is excellent. Very concise.
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:29:22am |
re: #49 Ward Cleaver
It's all about diversity.
like GM...we'll build 85 different cars!...all of them junk
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Jetpilot1101 Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:30:09am |
re: #43 Walter L. Newton
What? No, what THEY elected they got. DOn't talk for ME. What's with the collective we?
Unless I'm mistaken good sir, you live in the US as well which means that what the American people elected, WE all got. You may not have voted for Mr. Obama but he is the president like it or not and WE ALL have to deal with the consequences.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:32:01am |
re: #38 Kosh's Shadow
They're using a cartoon because he's dead.
Must concur with that. If he was alive, they'd have produced a proof-of-life by now.
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KenJen Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:32:01am |
re: #47 lawhawk
Do you have any idea what these czars make? How does Obama's payroll compare to GWB's?
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:32:11am |
re: #56 albusteve
like GM...we'll build 85 different cars!...all of them junk
"We have both kinds of music: country and western!"
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:32:20am |
re: #51 pink freud
The increasing similarity between the two is worrisome.
I agree, it's sad. It will help perpetuate the notion that minorities can't succeed without help from affirmative action and quotas, and give the racists more ammunition in their attempts to sway more people to their point of view. I have more respect for people like Bill Cosby, than people like Henry Louis Gates.
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Ben Hur Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:32:31am |
re: #58 Dark_Falcon
Must concur with that. If he was alive, they'd have produced a proof-of-life by now.
Or would've attempted a rescue by now.
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Honorary Yooper Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:32:40am |
Not unanticipated nor unexpected nor unsurprising.
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Cato the Elder Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:33:04am |
OT:
There's a Facebook poll out there asking whether people should have to pass drug tests before getting welfare/food stamps.
My suggestion: Do it for everyone on the public payroll, starting from the top down. Then watch your congresscritters run for the exits.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:33:05am |
re: #61 Ward Cleaver
Bill Cosby makes a lot of sense. (When he's talking as himself, and not as Weird Harold or something.)
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ShanghaiEd Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:33:40am |
re: #30 CIA Reject
Yeah- instead of a "victory for mediocrity" we got the "audacity of incompetence"...
Give her a break. Not everybody can be a Harriet Myers... :)
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ernieg Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:33:49am |
re: #22 pink freud
A victory for mediocrity.
Well, aren't persons of mediocrity entitled to representation?
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:34:23am |
re: #65 EmmmieG
Bill Cosby makes a lot of sense. (When he's talking as himself, and not as Weird Harold or something.)
Or Leonard Part 7 (I'll bet he'd like to forget that one).
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:34:46am |
re: #61 Ward Cleaver
I agree, it's sad. It will help perpetuate the notion that minorities can't succeed without help from affirmative action and quotas, and give the racists more ammunition in their attempts to sway more people to their point of view. I have more respect for people like Bill Cosby, than people like Henry Louis Gates.
Yes, the "Soft Racism of Reduced Expectations".
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:34:50am |
re: #68 Ward Cleaver
Or Leonard Part 7 (I'll bet he'd like to forget that one).
We'll just sweep that one under the rug and stack a couple of Cosby Show episodes on it.
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pat Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:35:03am |
What better candidate could there be other than a foolish, Latina loudmouth?
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pink freud Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:35:08am |
re: #61 Ward Cleaver
I agree, it's sad. It will help perpetuate the notion that minorities can't succeed without help from affirmative action and quotas, and give the racists more ammunition in their attempts to sway more people to their point of view. I have more respect for people like Bill Cosby, than people like Henry Louis Gates.
Bill Cosby is about excellence, as is Thomas Sowell. There are many minorities that represent excellence. Unfortunately, folks like Gates ...and Sharpton, Jackson, et al, the one who personify mediocrity, are the ones who get the attention and perpetuate the stereotype.
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:35:16am |
re: #67 ernieg
Well, aren't persons of mediocrity entitled to representation?
Mediocritic-Americans?
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:35:16am |
re: #64 Cato the Elder
OT:
There's a Facebook poll out there asking whether people should have to pass drug tests before getting welfare/food stamps.
My suggestion: Do it for everyone on the public payroll, starting from the top down. Then watch your congresscritters run for the exits.
You make it sound as though they're holding raves following sessions. /
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:35:36am |
re: #62 Ben Hur
Or would've attempted a rescue by now.
The Gaza offensive should not have stopped without either getting him back or forcing them to admit he was dead.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:36:07am |
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:36:18am |
re: #66 ShanghaiEd
Give her a break. Not everybody can be a Harriet Myers... :)
Thanks, just when I'd almost completely forgotten... :-)
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doppelganglander Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:36:19am |
re: #64 Cato the Elder
OT:
There's a Facebook poll out there asking whether people should have to pass drug tests before getting welfare/food stamps.
My suggestion: Do it for everyone on the public payroll, starting from the top down. Then watch your congresscritters run for the exits.
Maybe they are on drugs. That would explain a lot.
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formercorpsman Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:37:08am |
re: #64 Cato the Elder
You know Cato, I will chew on that. I can see the pro and con of the argument.
They do test the military at random.
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lawhawk Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:37:16am |
re: #59 KenJen
Do you have any idea what these czars make? How does Obama's payroll compare to GWB's?
Here's the Bush payroll from 2006.
Here's some early indication that Obama's spending more on staff than Bush did in his final year.
To that end, the fact that the White House itself disclosed the information this year is notable. Typically, the figures are only made public after the required report to Congress each administration must make each year is leaked to the media. Instead, this year it was posted the White House blog Wednesday by Macon Phillips, director of New Media, "consistent with President Obama's commitment to transparency." Incidentally, Phillips is among the 123 staffers making six figures, at a salary $115,000.In tough economic times, the information is likely to face additional scrutiny, particularly since the overall White House payroll would increase from 2008 if all staffers accrue their annual wage. All told, 455 White House employees earn on average $77,320, up four percent from 2008. The median salary is $62,000, which means that as many employees earn more than that as earn less; last year the figure was $55,400. Unlike past years, however, the top salary has remained the same, a result of a freeze Obama ordered immediately upon taking office.
The 22 most senior officials who earn that top wage also includes staff secretary Elizabeth Brown, press secretary Robert Gibbs and chief speechwriter John Favreau. Meanwhile, 51 junior staffers earn the minimum salary of $36,000, including West Wing receptionist Darienne Page, press assistant Kevin Lewis and assistant speechwriter Kyle O'Connor.
But for the sizable number of employees who transitioned from the campaign to the White House, even those at the lowest levels are enjoying a stimulus plan of sorts - higher pay in addition to a much more prestigious address.
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JustABill Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:37:47am |
re: #32 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I hate to say this, but Shalit is dead. If they had him alive, they would be putting out proof of that to motivate the Israel to trade him for large numbers of people in Israels custody. The fact that they are using a cartoon means they can't use the real thing...
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:37:47am |
OT: Hawaii once again gives Nirthers the backhand:
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:37:56am |
re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
The Gaza offensive should not have stopped without either getting him back or forcing them to admit he was dead.
the IDF should be occupying Gaza right now, that being one reason
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:38:12am |
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vxbush Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:38:17am |
re: #79 doppelganglander
Maybe they are on drugs. That would explain a lot.
"They" being the congressmen? Perhaps.
I actually don't like that poll, but I can't explain why, precisely. I don't like the idea that only the poor should be tested for drug use.
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Walter L. Newton Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:38:42am |
re: #57 Jetpilot1101
Unless I'm mistaken good sir, you live in the US as well which means that what the American people elected, WE all got. You may not have voted for Mr. Obama but he is the president like it or not and WE ALL have to deal with the consequences.
No sir, you said "We got what we elected" using the collective we twice. Once in reference to the whole country and then in reference to the people who voted for Obama, the second collective we.
Don't speak for me. I did not cast a vote for him.
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debutaunt Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:38:53am |
re: #59 KenJen
Do you have any idea what these czars make? How does Obama's payroll compare to GWB's?
If they aren't volunteer czars, he has doubled the payroll, I'm guessing.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:39:12am |
re: #76 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
The Gaza offensive should not have stopped without either getting him back or forcing them to admit he was dead.
The Gaza offensive shouldn't have stopped until Hamas was destroyed or accepted Israel's right to live in peace as a Jewish state.
However, I believe that Israel was under a lot of pressure by the incoming Obama administration to withdraw before the inauguration.
And we can see how much they were rewarded for listening to him then.
Not.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:39:58am |
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JustABill Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:39:59am |
re: #81 lawhawk
We need a Czar Czar to keep track of all the Czars and what each is in charge of... / (is this really necessary?)
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CommonCents Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:39:59am |
re: #32 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
So when do the "Hamas in violation of Geneva conventions" protests start?
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debutaunt Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:40:15am |
re: #61 Ward Cleaver
I agree, it's sad. It will help perpetuate the notion that minorities can't succeed without help from affirmative action and quotas, and give the racists more ammunition in their attempts to sway more people to their point of view. I have more respect for people like Bill Cosby, than people like Henry Louis Gates.
Add Thomas Sowell to that list of good guys.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:40:37am |
re: #81 lawhawk
Here's some early indication that Obama's spending more on staff than Bush did in his final year.
All those czar positions are to keep employment up, you know.
If it weren't for them, more people would be unemployed.
/
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:41:10am |
re: #82 JustABill
I hate to say this, but Shalit is dead. If they had him alive, they would be putting out proof of that to motivate the Israel to trade him for large numbers of people in Israels custody. The fact that they are using a cartoon means they can't use the real thing...
See my re: #38 Kosh's Shadow
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:41:31am |
re: #84 albusteve
the IDF should be occupying Gaza right now, that being one reason
Isolate, Separate, Eradicate. Cordone off sections, remove civilians to holding camps and do a intensive house to house search, eradicate opposing forces using overwhelming fire power. Repeat until he is found and Hamas is crushed.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:41:48am |
re: #92 CommonCents
So when do the "Hamas in violation of Geneva conventions" protests start?
The protest are scheduled for the first Wednesday that comes at the end of the week. Hamas Delenda Est.
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doppelganglander Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:42:08am |
re: #81 lawhawk
That really adds to my concern that Obama is trying to consolidate too much power in the White House. What with all the czars and special appointees, trying to take the Census away from Commerce, and assorted shenanigans, I find it very worrisome that unelected officials in the Executive Branch may be gaining unconstitutional power that we don't know enough about.
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calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:42:08am |
re: #91 JustABill
We need a Czar Czar to keep track of all the Czars and what each is in charge of... / (is this really necessary?)
Czar Czar Binks?
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:43:06am |
re: #98 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Isolate, Separate, Eradicate. Cordone off sections, remove civilians to holding camps and do a intensive house to house search, eradicate opposing forces using overwhelming fire power. Repeat until he is found and Hamas is crushed.
and think of all the collateral damage they could do...weapons, tunnels etc...it's all very disappointing bro
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JustABill Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:43:11am |
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Pianobuff Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:43:39am |
re: #100 doppelganglander
That really adds to my concern that Obama is trying to consolidate too much power in the White House. What with all the czars and special appointees, trying to take the Census away from Commerce, and assorted shenanigans, I find it very worrisome that unelected officials in the Executive Branch may be gaining unconstitutional power that we don't know enough about.
England had the Star Chamber. We have the Czar Chamber.
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:43:56am |
re: #90 EmmmieG
And Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead?
I'm fairly certain the ACLU will be all over this drug testing of welfare recipients right quick should it be imposed.
OT - When someone gets a timeout to reflect upon their indiscretions here at LGF they receive a message at log-in to try back later. But, what do we see when we click on their avatar? The usual?
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:44:14am |
re: #96 buzzsawmonkey
Czar Czar Binks!
SMACK!
Sorry, BSM, but even though that earned you an upding from me, mentioning that movie-ruining thing without condemning it earns an automatic smack.
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Cato the Elder Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:44:30am |
re: #80 formercorpsman
You know Cato, I will chew on that. I can see the pro and con of the argument.
They do test the military at random.
My estimate is that the number of coke-or-what-have-you-heads in Congress must be something on the order of the number of adulterers, times ten. It just stands to reason.
The adulterers probably get the staffers they're banging to buy the stuff for them. For the rest, there has to be a select group of trusted suppliers. Count on it.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:44:31am |
re: #108 unrealizedviewpoint
I dunno. Why don't you see if you can get a timeout, and we'll look to see?
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CIA Reject Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:44:32am |
Are there any czarinas? Gotta have diversity doncha know...
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MandyManners Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:44:40am |
re: #48 StillAMarine
Now we shall see Sotomayor's true colours. One can only hope they are at least similar to what she showed during her confirmation hearings. Given the propensity for people associated with the Democrat party in general, and Obama in particular to lie like rugs, one never knows.
I'm more inclined to judge her history on just that, her history, and not on what she said before the Senate.
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:44:46am |
re: #92 CommonCents
So when do the "Hamas in violation of Geneva conventions" protests start?
Didn't you know? The Geneva Convention is dead. The fact we took terrorists as prisoners instead of executing them as unlawful combatants kind of shows how much attention is paid to the GC nowadays.
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Dark_Falcon Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:45:30am |
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vxbush Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:45:32am |
re: #108 unrealizedviewpoint
I'm fairly certain the ACLU will be all over this drug testing of welfare recipients right quick should it be imposed.
OT - When someone gets a timeout to reflect upon their indiscretions here at LGF they receive a message at log-in to try back later. But, what do we see when we click on their avatar? The usual?
Back on topic: wouldn't it make more sense to require welfare recipients to show evidence that they have applied for jobs? Have cut back on their spending? Have taken up part-time jobs to get by? I would rather they show proof of initiative.
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iceweasel Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:45:46am |
re: #37 Jetpilot1101
I'm going to withhold my judgement on her until she actually is sitting on the SCOTUS and renders an opinion.
To be perfectly honest, Sotomayor is a moderate/centrist. It's entirely possible that she'll turn out to be as big a surprise to Obama as Souter was to GHWB.
She's also the best appointment people on the right could hope for at present.
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JustABill Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:45:54am |
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:45:54am |
re: #108 unrealizedviewpoint
I'm fairly certain the ACLU will be all over this drug testing of welfare recipients right quick should it be imposed.
OT - When someone gets a timeout to reflect upon their indiscretions here at LGF they receive a message at log-in to try back later. But, what do we see when we click on their avatar? The usual?
I believe it says the user is having a timeout, or is temporarily blocked.
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:46:01am |
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Buck Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:46:30am |
re: #59 KenJen
Do you have any idea what these czars make? How does Obama's payroll compare to GWB's?
He makes it up by forcing them to pay their taxes.
The additional tax revenue from people who normally would not pay taxes is enough to pay for the extra Czars.
/its true, I read it on the internet!
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:46:31am |
re: #120 Kosh's Shadow
I believe it says the user is having a timeout, or is temporarily blocked.
Who has this been tested on?
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doppelganglander Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:46:35am |
re: #86 vxbush
"They" being the congressmen? Perhaps.
I actually don't like that poll, but I can't explain why, precisely. I don't like the idea that only the poor should be tested for drug use.
Yes, I was referring to Congress. They do spend like drunken sailors.
I can see your point about testing only the poor. For one thing, it might discourage people from getting the assistance they need for their children. It also seems like an invasion of privacy based on class. OTOH, I don't like the thought of people who get food stamps using the cash they would otherwise spend on groceries to buy crack. It's a hard question.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:46:44am |
re: #120 Kosh's Shadow
I believe it says the user is having a timeout, or is temporarily blocked.
A little graphic of a kid standing in a corner would be cute.
Although it's really more of a cool-off period.
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calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:46:47am |
re: #105 vxbush
I was grappling with an anacronym for BINKS-- best I could come up with on short notice was Barak's Internal Note Keeping System-- but it just did not fit.
| 128 |
Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:47:23am |
re: #123 unrealizedviewpoint
Who has this been tested on?
Charles tested it on Stinky, but unblocked him later.
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:47:23am |
re: #119 JustABill
"meesa wanna take over the american economy..."
"Health Care reform? Yousa means innocent peepas gonna die? Thasa too bad."
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midwestgak Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:47:24am |
Syria, our new trading partner
July 28, 2009
We welcome Syria, our new trading partner
Ed Lasky
Now how likely is that the Syrians will learn (under American tutelage, no less), and teach terror groups how to keep America and our allies from stopping terrorists?
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calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:47:39am |
re: #116 Dark_Falcon
Three movies that never needed to be made, if you ask me.
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JustABill Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:47:49am |
re: #123 unrealizedviewpoint
Who has this been tested on?
I tried yesterday, I guess I'll have to try harder...
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FrogMarch Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:48:23am |
"I don’t believe that Judge Sotomayor has the deep-rooted convictions necessary to resist the siren call of judicial activism."
"She has evoked its mantra too often. As someone who cares deeply about our great heritage of law, I must withhold my consent."
Jeff Sessions, one of 6 Senators on the Judiciary Committee voting no, just now. But 13 Senators voted yes — all the Dems, plus Lindsey — so the smooth path to confirmation is as clear as it's always been.
[Link: althouse.blogspot.com...]
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calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:48:33am |
re: #127 buzzsawmonkey
And can they dance the czardas?
If they can't sleep, they can take (or watch) Czardoz!
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iceweasel Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:48:36am |
re: #109 Dark_Falcon
SMACK!
Sorry, BSM, but even though that earned you an upding from me, mentioning that movie-ruining thing without condemning it earns an automatic smack.
So true! There can be common ground and bi-partisan consensus that the Movie-Ruining Thing We Shall Not Name was horrible.
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unrealizedviewpoint Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:48:37am |
re: #128 Kosh's Shadow
Charles tested it on Stinky, but unblocked him later.
What did Mr. Beaumont do?
/
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Ward Cleaver Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:49:05am |
re: #83 Dark_Falcon
OT: Hawaii once again gives Nirthers the backhand:
Like that's going to shut them up.
On a side note, I didn't hear a peep yesterday about Hawaii's 50th anniversary of their statehood. Happy Anniversary, Hawaii! Makes me want to eat some pineapple. Mmmm...
| 138 |
Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:49:15am |
re: #130 midwestgak
Syria, our new trading partner
July 28, 2009
We welcome Syria, our new trading partner
Ed Lasky
Now how likely is that the Syrians will learn (under American tutelage, no less), and teach terror groups how to keep America and our allies from stopping terrorists?
Punish our friends, reward our enemies.
Did anyone really stop to think what being the not-Bush really meant?
| 139 |
calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:49:17am |
re: #129 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
"Health Care reform? Yousa means innocent peepas gonna die? Thasa too bad."
Please, for the love of all that is Holy, Stop!
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SFGoth Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:49:38am |
Well finally, even the mediocre have representation on the Supreme Court now.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:50:04am |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:50:33am |
re: #128 Kosh's Shadow
Charles tested it on Stinky, but unblocked him later.
Did Stinky complain about that wrenching experience?
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saberry0530 Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:50:38am |
re: #126 calcajun
I was grappling with an anacronym for BINKS-- best I could come up with on short notice was Barak's Internal Note Keeping System-- but it just did not fit.
Best if Nobody KnowS
| 144 |
Enkidu90046 Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:51:54am |
Off-topic, but apparently the Obama-Crowley-Gates beer meeting will take place on Thursday.
To me, the most embarrassing part of this is The One's choice of beer... BUDWEISER??? REALLY???
C'mon... the answer as to what beer to drink was quite obvious... "Sam Adams -- Brewer, Patriot"
At least Cowley and Gates have reasonable choices for their beers (although, not surprisingly, Crowley's choice of beer is the best of all three of them.
[Link: www.boston.com...]
"As for the choice of libation, Crowley likes Blue Moon, Gates favors Red Stripe or Becks, and Gibbs suggested that Obama will quaff a Budweiser, as he did at the MLB All-Star game."
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albusteve Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:52:25am |
it is hardly outside the realm of probability that Soto lies at her convenience...moving up through the court system is hardly a process bases solely on merit...she is a politician of a different stripe...therefore the truth is whatever it needs to be depending on circumstances
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Cato the Elder Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:52:46am |
Which president was it who started the Czar bullcrap? I think I recall the first czar being for energy, then there was a drug czar, now there's a zillion of them. Was it Carter?
There's nothing wrong with advisers, but calling them czars is as un-American as sending out nuncios or having regional commissars. What's next? Palatine governors? Plenipotentiaries? Potentates?
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aggieann Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:53:13am |
re: #139 calcajun
Please, for the love of all that is Holy, Stop!
And if you don't, you'll be czarry!
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SasquatchOnSteroids Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:53:24am |
The Head of the ATF will henceforth be known as Shooting Czar.
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CommonCents Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:53:26am |
Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Thanks for the tip on "Rome". I just finished the 2nd season. Good stuff. A little heavy on the debauchery and a little light on the battles, but good nonetheless.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:53:46am |
re: #142 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Did Stinky complain about that wrenching experience?
When you're suspended, no one can hear you scream.
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:53:57am |
re: #139 calcajun
Please, for the love of all that is Holy, Stop!
Besa quite. Yousa stillza deadz to meesa.
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_RememberTonyC Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:54:40am |
re: #82 JustABill
I hate to say this, but Shalit is dead. If they had him alive, they would be putting out proof of that to motivate the Israel to trade him for large numbers of people in Israels custody. The fact that they are using a cartoon means they can't use the real thing...
but hey ... the EU still wants to talk to hamas ... Jewish blood is very cheap in eurabia.
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calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:55:59am |
re: #152 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Oh, you're just peeved that you can't make chili that doesn't come in a can.
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Mad Al-Jaffee Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:56:27am |
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Mad Al-Jaffee Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:57:47am |
re: #144 Enkidu90046
Obama likes to drink Bud because that's what he used to smoke in college.
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ShanghaiEd Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:58:08am |
re: #93 debutaunt
Add Thomas Sowell to that list of good guys.
Yeah. When I was growing up in Alabama, people referred to "the good Negroes." Meaning the ones who had more sense than to go for that integration business.
Glad to see the tradition (sort of) survives...
/
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:58:44am |
re: #155 calcajun
Oh, you're just peeved that you can't make chili that doesn't come in a can.
Canned chili? You just earned another day on the dead list.
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calcajun Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:00:08am |
re: #161 buzzsawmonkey
Now there was a woman who knew when to say "enough" to the plastic surgeon.
At least from the neck up.
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Gang of One Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:02:03am |
re: #147 Cato the Elder
Which president was it who started the Czar bullcrap? I think I recall the first czar being for energy, then there was a drug czar, now there's a zillion of them. Was it Carter?
There's nothing wrong with advisers, but calling them czars is as un-American as sending out nuncios or having regional commissars. What's next? Palatine governors? Plenipotentiaries? Potentates?
... Ministers, prelates, satraps, rimpoches, grand viziers ...
| 164 |
Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:02:58am |
re: #153 _RememberTonyC
but hey ... the EU still wants to talk to hamas ... Jewish blood is very cheap in eurabia.
I don't know. The Euros are paying Hamas a lot per dead Jew.
/
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iceweasel Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:03:01am |
re: #147 Cato the Elder
Which president was it who started the Czar bullcrap? I think I recall the first czar being for energy, then there was a drug czar, now there's a zillion of them. Was it Carter?
There's nothing wrong with advisers, but calling them czars is as un-American as sending out nuncios or having regional commissars. What's next? Palatine governors? Plenipotentiaries? Potentates?
"Czar" as used by the media means only "person in charge of stuff". It doesn't automatically mean the person is a special advisor and/or wasn't subject to Senate confirmation. The first 'czar' was in the Nixon administration, and Bush had a ton of 'czars', ranging from a 'regulatory czar' to a 'cybersecurity czar' to an "AIDS czar" to a "birdflu czar"
Here's an old article about the Bush admin and czars:
[Link: www.prospect.org...]
BTW, I'm not saying 'Bush did it too', but pointing out that 'czar' doesn't automatically mean 'special advisor/special envoy' (those are the people not subject to Senate confirmation), and that Obama's czar system doesn't really look any different than Bush's so far.
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Gang of One Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:03:41am |
re: #148 aggieann
And if you don't, you'll be czarry!
Czarry, Czarry Knight ... wasn't that a song by Don MacLean?
| 167 |
Buster Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:04:23am |
re: #47 lawhawk
Yes, now her confirmation goes to the full Senate.
re: #10 wrenchwench
Which, depending on how you want to read the decision by the committee - was bipartisan support. After all, if a GOPer voted with the Democrats, that necessarily means it was bipartisan. However, the media wants to highlight that the GOPers on the panel generally disapproved.
As it is, the whole confirmation process is screwed up - and has been for years now.
And the President also gets to avoid the confirmation process altogether by establishing czars and advisers in roles that are already covered by the Secretaries of the various Departments - ex: Aldolfo Carrion is a housing czar, even though there's a Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. Both do the same thing (or should be doing the same work), but Carrion didn't need Senate confirmation, which means far less scrutiny on his shady dealings. Had Carrion gone through the process, he likely wouldn't have been confirmed.
Using so many "Czars" is a new wrinkle, but the POTUS has a long tradition of consulting "unofficial" advisers, so as to avoid the confirmation process. The term Kitchen Cabinet was first coined during Andrew Jackson's administration, and has been with us ever since, to refer to key presidential advisers who often (but not always) operate under the radar. What Obama has done is give them official titles and put them on the payroll, a uniquely Chicago twist on an old theme.
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Kosh's Shadow Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:06:33am |
re: #166 Gang of One
Czarry, Czarry Knight ... wasn't that a song by Don MacLean?
Yes
Czarry czarry knight
Paint your pallette red with debt
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Gang of One Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:06:34am |
re: #165 iceweasel
"Czar" as used by the media means only "person in charge of stuff". It doesn't automatically mean the person is a special advisor and/or wasn't subject to Senate confirmation. The first 'czar' was in the Nixon administration, and Bush had a ton of 'czars', ranging from a 'regulatory czar' to a 'cybersecurity czar' to an "AIDS czar" to a "birdflu czar"
Here's an old article about the Bush admin and czars:
[Link: www.prospect.org...]BTW, I'm not saying 'Bush did it too', but pointing out that 'czar' doesn't automatically mean 'special advisor/special envoy' (those are the people not subject to Senate confirmation), and that Obama's czar system doesn't really look any different than Bush's so far.
'Czar'. One syllable, easy to remember. Great for the instant sound-byte generation.
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haakondahl Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:08:35am |
re: #43 Walter L. Newton
What? No, what THEY elected they got. DOn't talk for ME. What's with the collective we?
President Obama is my President.
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redstateredneck Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:08:57am |
re: #165 iceweasel
"Czar" as used by the media means only "person in charge of stuff". It doesn't automatically mean the person is a special advisor and/or wasn't subject to Senate confirmation. The first 'czar' was in the Nixon administration, and Bush had a ton of 'czars', ranging from a 'regulatory czar' to a 'cybersecurity czar' to an "AIDS czar" to a "birdflu czar"
Here's an old article about the Bush admin and czars:
[Link: www.prospect.org...]BTW, I'm not saying 'Bush did it too', but pointing out that 'czar' doesn't automatically mean 'special advisor/special envoy' (those are the people not subject to Senate confirmation), and that Obama's czar system doesn't really look any different than Bush's so far.
President Reagan (1), President George H. W. Bush (1), President Clinton (3), and President George W. Bush (4).
Obama...30 and counting? That's what's different.
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Ramona Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:10:23am |
re: #147 Cato the Elder
Which president was it who started the Czar bullcrap?
Mostly the press. Bless their little hearts.
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Abu Al-Poopypants Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:17:13am |
And now I hope the Republicans in the Senate all vote "No" on ideological grounds just like the guy who nominated Judge SoSo in the first place.
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iceweasel Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:17:55am |
re: #172 Ramona
Mostly the press. Bless their little hearts.
Exactly. The media bestows the term 'czar' because it's shorter and snappier and sexier than saying "Administrator of X, Y, and Z, blah blah blah" or whatever the legal title is.
The only people who are 'czars', in the sense of bypassing Senate confirmation.not subject to subpeona, are the Special Envoy/Advisors. Last I checked Obama only had a few of those (as in, 3 or 4).
I don't like that, but it isn't unprecedented, and I really dislike the whole "ZOMG OBAMA IZ A SEKRIT SOCIALIZT" meme, and this whole "My God! It's full of czars!" bullshit is more of that.
Nonissue.
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LionOfDixon Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:21:00am |
How soon before the loathsome Lindsay Graham (aka Grahamnesty) pulls an Arlen Specter and goes over to the dark side?
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:22:29am |
re: #173 Abu Al-Poopypants
And now I hope the Republicans in the Senate all vote "No" on ideological grounds just like the guy who nominated Judge SoSo in the first place.
Perhaps they could all vote Present?
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Kragar Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:23:33am |
re: #175 iceweasel
"My God! It's full of czars!"
I feel compelled to upding you for that line alone.
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iceweasel Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:27:04am |
re: #178 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I feel compelled to upding you for that line alone.
Heh. Thank you. Returned the favour, of course. :)
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ShanghaiEd Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:30:06am |
re: #176 LionOfDixon
How soon before the loathsome Lindsay Graham (aka Grahamnesty) pulls an Arlen Specter and goes over to the dark side?
Lion: Just noticed your nickname. Are you any kin to the Mason Dixon Lions? :)
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looking closely Tue, Jul 28, 2009 11:10:09am |
re: #175 iceweasel
I don't like that, but it isn't unprecedented, and I really dislike the whole "ZOMG OBAMA IZ A SEKRIT SOCIALIZT" meme, and this whole "My God! It's full of czars!" bullshit is more of that.Nonissue.
Agreed.
The term "Czar" has been devalued, to the point where it just now means any Presidential appointee with executive power in any particular area.
As to Obama being a "secret socialist" that's BS too.
The guy is an OPEN socialist, and transparently so, given his economic policy thusfar.
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BlackFedora Tue, Jul 28, 2009 12:03:37pm |
For the good of the country may she make wise rulings.
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LA Conservative Thu, Jul 30, 2009 11:06:27pm |
re: #7 unrealizedviewpoint
I am with you, except for I call them the Entitlement Lobby, same difference.
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LA Conservative Thu, Jul 30, 2009 11:08:38pm |
re: #181 looking closely
You are correct, he is a Socialist of the Marxist persuasion. Some folks call him a fascist, but a fascist has nationalist leanings, and Obama clearly does not like America enough to have nationalist leanings, as evidenced by his mea culpa tours.
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