Our Youngest Senator: Feinstein - (DOB - yesterday)
Submitted by Abijah Adams on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 21:51.
DiFi described her amendment to FISA repeatedly as the "good faith" amendment.
All it takes is "good faith" and Bush is granted sweeping spy powers. The FISA court merely needs to grant that the Bush Administration acted in "good faith," for them and their telecom companies to be granted retroactive immunity.
What? Why?
What. In. The. World... What the fuck makes Dianne think that she can trust the Bush Administration AT ALL?
Good faith? Jesus God, are you serious, lady? Oh, I didn't notice that you were born just minutes ago and have yet to open your eyes, let alone meet the Bush Administration. So you have no idea what's been happening the last 8 years, obviously, yes?
Di, there is no chance in hell that Bush and the Republicans will agree to any compromise short of complete immunity for telecoms – making compromise impossible.
What Feinstein is aiming to do here is “finding middle ground between the all-or-nothing approach on immunity,” as her
spokesman told The Hill. My, what a cute newborn infant Senator!
Senate Republicans won't agree to Feinstein’s amendments. They have repeatedly acted as proxies for the Bush Administration, especially since the Democratic takeover of Congress in 2007. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly declared his belief that telecom immunity is essential to any FISA bill, and has never shown an interest in breaking with the Bush Administration’s insistence on full telecom immunity.
Ultimately Feinstein and all the other Senate Democrats are going to have to choose between one of two sides – either stand with Senators Dodd and Feingold for our rights and the rule of law, or stand with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney and their disregard for the law, the Constitution, and America’s basic rights.
Congressional Democrats have consistently tried to avoid open confrontation with Bush, even when the cost is our Constitution and our basic rights. There is no avoiding this one. Senator Feinstein has only one choice open to her if she does not want to give Bush everything he demands.... but, you know, being a new born baby, she doesn't understand that
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for our Dianne. You'd think that someone her age with so many years of experience in politics would have a clue ... but no. A few years ago I remember her defending her vote in favor of the Iraq war resolution by saying "we had to give [Bush] the benefit of the doubt." Really? After dealing with this unscrupulous administration for two years she had *no idea* they couldn't be trusted?! And she does this over and over... It's so deeply frustrating having her as a Senator -- she's our Joe Lieberman.
Democrat leadership (??)
WTF is wrong with the demos? Most of their constituents are SCREAMING at them (some, unfortunatly, silently, and others, fortunately, out loud) to get off their fat, complacent, too-well-paid, pathetic asses and resist this corrupt administration's steam roller. What a truly sorry sight! Sorry? Hell, it's a lot worse than that.
Thanks
There is plenty of comment online from the left and the right. But we will say, not as much as we expected today. They are still very much talking about the aftermath of Katrina. And they are still very much talking about President Bush.
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