Posts Tagged D”oh
Homer Simpson Republicans Terrorize U.S. Over Terrorists’ Trials
Posted by Lance Haley in 9/11, Conservatives, Dick Cheney, How and Why We Get Screwed, Politics, Sarah Palin, War on Terror, al Qaida, foreign policy on February 7th, 2010
Terrorism is about creating fear.
Republicans are now clearly trying to create fear in the minds of the American public about the Obama Administration’s prosecution of terrorists in civilian courts. They are insinuating several things: one, that terrorists are “enemy combatants”, and therefore should be tried in military courts; two, that allowing them to be tried in civilian courts will only invite another attack on U.S. soil; third that these defendants are not entitled to any constitutional rights; and finally, that Obama is soft on terrorism.
These constitutional law geniuses include half-term Governor Sarah Palin (R-Alaska), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), former Vice President Dick Cheney (Chief Republican Hypocrite – Washington, D.C.), and Chief Conservative spokesman Rush Limbaugh (former drug addict, and college drop-out).
Amazing how incensed these Conservatives are about this “recent” decision to take accused terrorists to trial in civilian courts, particularly after the Bush Administration tried over ONE HUNDRED FIFTY terrorists in the same federal courts, including such high-profile cases as 9/11 co-conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid.
Just in case any of you other hypocrites out there have also conveniently forgotten, Reid was going to blow up a plane on an international flight bound for the U.S.
“D’oh“!
P.S. Since yesterday, when this was posted, Senator Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) has proposed cutting off federal funding for terrorists trials in civil court. Add his name to the rapidly growing list of Homer Simpson constitutional law geniuses and conservative hypocrites.
John McCain’s Latest CRS (Can’t Remember Sh!t) Moment
Posted by Lance Haley in Congress, Government, Healthcare Reform, Politics, Senate on December 21st, 2009
“D’OH!
As Homer Simpson is fond of saying when he realizes he has really screwed up . . .
John McCain was incensed last week during the Senate debate on the Healthcare Reform Bill when Al Franken objected to Joe Lieberman’s request for an extension of time in order to finish his comments on the floor of the Senate. McCain noted his twenty years of experience in the Senate, characterizing Franken’s actions as unprecedented and disrespectful, and not in accord with the civility ostensibly associated with the Senate.
Oops!
Guess McCain forgot about the incident on October 10, 2002 when he objected to a request for and additional minute of time from Senator Mark Dayton (D – Minn.) to finish his remarks during the rushed debate on whether the Senate should authorize a resolution giving Bush the power to declare war on Iraq (and now McCain is worried about the “rushed” [six month] Healthcare reform debate?). Senator Dayton was attempting to introduce an amendment that would have restricted Bush’s constitutional powers to go to war against Iraq.
Just think where we might be today had McCain not interrupted Senator Dayton that day, had decorum prevailed, and had that amendment passed?
“D’oh!
P.S. If you think my criticism of John McCain is predicated on some “Liberal bias” . . . not only did I vote for him in the 2000 Republican Presidential Primary, I have a autographed copy of his book, Faith of our Fathers, with a personal inscription addressed to me – which I have kept so that I might have standing to expose McCain for the man he has become. I stood in line for over an hour at the Johnson County Library waiting to shake his hand that afternoon. Today, I wouldn’t let him kiss my . . .