The single finest article I have read in my time here

I thought that every word glowed with the inner light of truth and moral outrage and  I applaud you most vigorously for writing them. Not only have you put the lie of a powerless Democratic Party to rest ( hello you defenders of democratic complicity and incompetence, where are your rebuttals to these truths? C'mon Andy, c'mon Steve you know who you are!) but you nailed the only real course of action open to us:

"We can shut down the city of Washington.  The next big march is on the 29th, following a camp in front of the Capitol from the 22nd to the 29th.  If we bring a million people and on the 29th refuse to leave, if we block the streets and fill the jails, all bets and probably all wars are off.  "

by ardee D. (6 articles, 4 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 2388 comments) on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 10:56:02 AM
 

Thank you, David

David Swanson has consistently shown vast insight, extraordinary grasp of the facts, clarity that I see nowhere else, an unyielding tenacity to genuine human values, a profound understand of government process, courage, and a magical quality of appearing with ideas and even physically at critical times and places.

I recommend that when you see his byline, you read or at least skim the article. You won't be disappointed.

And if I ever see David's name on a ballot, rest assurred that he will get my vote. 

by Daniel Geery (26 articles, 55 quicklinks, 121 diaries, 660 comments) on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 12:17:14 PM
 

I'd like unexpressed Excuse #16 addressed:

"I need to be included in the regime of the Feuhrer, when the Congress that I'm currently a part of, is disbanded.  I don't have any other career prospects, and I have to think of the welfare of my family."

by lenngray (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 38 comments) on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 1:40:50 PM
 

Well lenngray................................

I kinda look at it like this...............you should've thought about your familiy before you chose Congress as a career.............walking a straight line and upholding the Law are prerequisits of these type positions................I suggest if you can't take the heat...........then it's time you get out of the kitchen......................................no sympathy here.......

by Ernest (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 130 comments) on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 10:54:22 AM
 

Thank you. Totally timely ...

 Something is up with posting OpEd News links all day today and so I've had to leave them out in order to post anything here .. 

The new nomination of the creepy Michael Mukasey has me riled. Maybe WORSE than Alito, which really got my goat back in the day .. I was posting everyone I knew to WARN Them what would happen in that case.

What annoys me is how hard it is to dig out anything about him, as the urls proliferate like mad about his Jose Padillo bs .. and I am positive there is much more . and we must make certain it ALL comes to light, as this appointment may be hard to stop without exposing his entire "polical" stance,l as the right wingers are already setting up scenario that says "he may be political, but he'll up hold the Constitution" .. As we can see, he put the last of the 10 civil rights up for cancellation ..

There appears to be nothing BuZh&Co. does that doesn't have a very hidden agenda. So what is it here ..?

Here comes the latest which ran in the daily kos, the link simply will not take ...



Now if this allegation below (no reason to think it isn't) is TRUE, it could well be an additional reasoon that Mukasey is the pick .. being PRO Labor racketering (He and his committee covered it up) which is USEFUL if the North American Union comes into being!!! He is accused of helping CONGRESS cover up dirty money ... (which could explain why Congress would let him in AND further the NWO agenda at the same time ...

QUESTION FOR EXAMINATION
Did the Mukasey Panel by and through their Summary Order 03-3117 filed
January 14, 2004 (attached) continue a systematic pattern to hide documented Judicial
Fraud and Extra Judicial Acts of Misconduct committed by District Judge Janet C. Hall
– doing so by intentionally avoiding the procedural process of a 28 U.S.C. 455 affidavit
and motion (the premise of the appeal) in order to circumvent the standard of review for
a 28 U.S.C. 455 motion, that being: "Impartiality might reasonably be questioned"?"

And this is from theguilianapapers. typepad.com about his son. .... interesting CONNECTION to the Guilani rightwingers. BINGO!!

Marc Mukasey - Partner at Bracewell & Giuliani where he "focuses on the defense of white collar criminal and regulatory cases." The firm also states: "Recently, Mr. Mukasey has been successful in persuading Department of Justice prosecutors to close an antitrust investigation against a major corporation without the filing of charges, and to drop securities fraud and mail fraud investigations of his business clients. He also successfully argued a downward departure motion that secured a favorable outcome for his client in the face of vigorous opposition by the Department of Justice." Marc's father, Michael Mukasey, former chief judge of the Southern District of New York, is also a member of Giuliani's Justice Advisory Committee.

And you may want to search antiwar dot ome showing how Mukasey's brand of justice shown in the Padilla case will totally decimate the US Bill of Rights .. again, the link won't take but go to antiwar dot come and look for horton and article Id 6919.

I've had trouble with OpEd News links all day, and so have my ebuddies.

If people find other interesting links on this, perhaps they could post them here iffen they can....? I meant to write on this topic for OpEd today .. as this is so highly troubling. More is going on than meets the eye ...

by ladybroadoak (37 articles, 20 quicklinks, 12 diaries, 390 comments) on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 11:20:23 PM
 

#12

#12 - well, you see, we're (us so-called representatives of the people) all are kind of guilty because we really don't give a fat-rat's-ass about all you piss-ant peasants. You Cindy Sheehans, Michael Moores, Charlie Sheens, Sean Penns or any of you other David Swansons out there can think say or do anything as long as you don't get in our way. For we will kill you and get away with it. For you see we're nothing but shills for the ones that have their hands up our butts like so many hand puppets telling us what to say.

It took Monks burning themselves to death in front of the White House last time things got bad.

Things are much worse now.

Now what will it take?

by Mr M (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 1067 comments) on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 2:47:43 AM
 

In fact the threat of impeachment is usually enough to resto

This is an important quote. "In fact the threat of impeachment is usually enough to restore a level of justice and democracy in Washington, D.C.  A promise not to impeach, on the other hand, tends to encourage abuses of power and is itself an unconstitutional abuse of power."  I spent September 15 writing to 5 congressmen on behalf of the IMPEACH FOR PEACE campaign http://impeachforpeace.org/ImpeachNow.html.   I recommend we all write them and our own local congressmen and send letters to newspapers or put them on line--plus speak out in front of all local media!

by ALONE (114 articles, 1 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 252 comments) on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 3:44:33 AM
 

I POSTED THIS COMMENT TO MY LOCAL NEWSPAPER JUST NOW!

This morning I was reading David Swanson's brilliantly argued IS PEACE OR IMPEACHMENT POSSIBLE?--a piece on the ability, need and requirement for our congressmen to impeach the president and vice-president.  If interested, you can read it youself at OP-ED.

One of his better arguments by Swanson is that: "You won't hear much about it on the news, but a bill had been introduced in July to impeach Gonzales, and it was gaining support during the August recess.  In fact a bunch of Congress Members added their names to the list of cosponsors this month even though Gonzales had already announced his resignation.  This was not the first time that an effort to impeach helped force out an unjust attorney general.  An effort to impeach Richard Nixon forced him out as well.  An effort to impeach Harry Truman led to the Supreme Court checking his abuses of power.  In fact the threat of impeachment is usually enough to restore a level of justice and democracy in Washington, D.C.  A promise not to impeach, on the other hand, tends to encourage abuses of power and is itself an unconstitutional abuse of power."

I believe that if we don't stop this warring president and his side-kick or manipulator, Dick Cheney, our grandchildren and their grandchildren will cry out in dismay:  "Granddaddy, why didn't anyone stop those guys from lying, leading the country to their unthought out wars and destroying our precious consitution and country?"

ALL REAL AMERICANS AND TRUE CONGRESSMEN NEED TO GET ON THE BANDWAGON OF HISTORY--IMPEACH THE LIARS AND MANIPULATORS NOW!!!!

get everyone else in the USA to follow suit! 

by ALONE (114 articles, 1 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 252 comments) on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 4:13:01 AM
 

A Suggestion

Great Article, Thank you!

I have a suggestion that might, just might have an impact.  If we can spread the word,   "No Dem Donations in October"   To let these jokers know how many of us, simply want an investigation, if they are impeached, great,  but at least try.

 They are dying for $$$$$ if enough people STOP donating they will listen.

Cheers

by LickBush (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 9 comments) on Monday, September 17, 2007 at 5:15:22 PM