Is Cheney Insane?

Dead-Eye Dick had this to say to Rush Limbaugh's robots the other day:

Well, I think there'’s some natural level of concern out there because in fact, you know, it wasn't over instantaneously. It'’s been a little over three years now since we went into Iraq, so I don'’t think it's surprising that people are concerned.

On the other hand, this government has only been in office about five months, five or six months now. They'’re off to a good start. It is difficult, no question about it, but we'’ve now got over 300,000 Iraqis trained and equipped as part of their security forces. They've had three national elections with higher turnout than we have here in the United States. If you look at the general overall situation, they're doing remarkably well.

It'’s still very, very difficult, very tough. Nobody should underestimate the extent to which we'’re engaged there with this sort of, at present, the "“major front"” of the war on terror. That'’s what Osama bin Laden says, and he'’s right.

Now he's quoting Osama bin Laden and saying "he's right."

Let's not forget, Creepy Dick, that Iraq was only a minor player in your "War on Terra" until you fools unlawfully invaded that country.

Your criminal behavior has plunged this country into debt, killed and maimed thousands of our citizens, caused thousand of deaths on innocent Iraqi men, women and children and you have the gall to say things are "doing remarkably well?"

You are obviously insane or completely evil, or both!

It's way past time for you and your puppet, George W. Bush, the Republican Congress and their Democratic enablers to go.

How about a long vacation in one of those secret detention centers you are having built ...

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Why is Foley waiting to name alleged abuser?

We find it very curious that disgraced former Florida Congressman Mark Foley kept silent about his alleged sexual abuse by a Catholic priest 30 years ago until he was caught with his hands in the congressional page cookie jar.

Admittedly, we have no direct experience as sexual abuse victims and do not know the pain and torment they must endure. However, we do find it just a bit convenient that this information comes out now.

To our minds, it's a great disservice to the many true abuse victims if Foley is merely playing a public relations game in a misguided attempt to deflect from his own perversions. And if it is true, why not just come right out and name the abuser instead of stringing it out with cryptic news conferences by his attorney?

If there is another pervert out there, name him and get him away from other children.

Bill mocks rule of law

Found this news release and thought it deserved to be printed in its entirety.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2006 3:07 PM	CONTACT: Elizabeth Holtzman Stephen Kent for The Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman 845-758-0097, or skent@kentcom.com
Statement by Elizabeth Holtzman on Granting Immunity to President Bush Under the Military Tribunals Law
NEW YORK - October 17 - The following is a statement by The Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman about President Bush signing the military tribunals bill into law today. The new law not only guts detainee protections of the War Crimes Act and Geneva Conventions, but perhaps most significantly and least well known, grants a stealth pardon for President Bush and high cabinet officials by quietly conferring on them immunity from prosecution for detainee abuse crimes like the ones committed at Abu Ghraib, retroactive to 9/11/01. Holtzman is a former four-term Congresswoman from New York who served on the House Judiciary Committee during Nixon's impeachment. She co-authored the 1973 special prosecutor statute, and has co-written a new book (with Cynthia L. Cooper) analyzing illegal, unconstitutional and/or impeachable actions of the current administration, "The Impeachment of George W. Bush" ( http://www.impeachbushbook.com ). Her recent op-ed analyzing under the new military tribunals law grant of immunity to President Bush is posted here. ----- Statement by Elizabeth Holtzman on Granting Immunity to President Bush Under the Military Tribunals Law "Today will go down in the annals of infamy. By signing the military tribunals bill into law, President Bush has taken this country down a long dark road of shame. "The bill countenances abuse of detainees in defiance of the Geneva Conventions and the country's past moral values and it suspends habeas corpus in defiance of the constitution. As bad as these features is the bill's grant of a pardon to President Bush and his top Cabinet officials for any crimes they may have committed under the War Crimes Act of 1996. "When a president violates the country's criminal laws and then gets a secret grant of immunity for those crimes, he makes a mockery of the rule of law. Then all lawlessness is permissible. "This provision in the bill creates a culture of impunity for torture and abuse of detainees. It was slipped into the bill in secret, without hearings or debate. Most members of Congress, most reporters and most Americans have no idea that this has happened. "By doing this the President has stuck a horrific blow at our basic democratic values and our constitutional system. "Instead of pardoning himself with the complicity of Congress, the President should be making public what acts of prisoner abuse he authorized the CIA to undertake or what acts of theirs he ratified."