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September 28, 2007 at 14:48:52

The Democrats, Led by Nancy Pelosi, Have Betrayed America

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I’m no fan of Wolf Blitzer at CNN, but watching the interview he held with Nancy Pelosi was disgusting as she attempted to defend the Democrat’s progress in Congress. The mid-term elections brought the Democrats to power, and in less than nine months, what they’ve done to bring home the troops or hold this Presidency accountable for anything is laughable - but only if you find murder, fraud, and war crimes to be laughable matters; as for me, I quit laughing when Pelosi “took impeachment off the table.”


Pelosi: Democrats will hold Bush ‘accountable,’ despite inability to end war, unwillingness to impeach

Mike Aivaz and Nick Juliano RAW Story

Nine months after taking control of the House, Nancy Pelosi is taking credit for “changing the debate” on the war while in Iraq there are 30,000 more troops than on the day the San Francisco Democrat first rapped the Speaker’s gavel.

As to cries from liberal activists to impeach President Bush and/or Vice President Dick Cheney, such suggestions remain strictly verboten.

“I’ve always said that impeachment is off the table,” Pelosi said Tuesday at the tail end of an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “This is President Bush’s war; it’s Vice President Cheney’s war, and now it’s become the war of the Republicans in Congress.”

Pelosi blamed the closely divided Senate for preventing passage of meaningful reforms in the Iraq war strategy and claimed she did not have the political clout or Constitutional authority to unilaterally cut war funding.

“I wish the Speaker had all the power you just described,” she scolded Blitzer, when he suggested the House simply cut off funding for the war. “I certainly could do that. That doesn’t bar the minority from bringing up a funding resolution. They have their parliamentary prerogatives as well.” MORE

If you follow the link and read the rest of the story, which also contains a video, Pelosi’s sarcasm made her look petty and arrogant - and demonstrated that Blitzer was right:

Blitzer asked if Pelosi was simply “telling your angry base” that “there’s nothing you can do” given Republican obstructionism.

Speaker Pelosi, isn’t it about time you explain to the American people why “impeachment is off the table?” Are you the new “Decider” for the Democrats, or simply too fearful to do what your oath of office and constituency demands - Impeach President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney! We know you don’t have enough votes, nor were there enough when the Nixon impeachment hearings began, but the process of impeachment itself opens-up the Mainstream News Media - and even they would have to report upon the crimes that have been perpetrated by this administration, and as it happened with Nixon, the people and Congress became outraged by the sheer weight of the evidence - and that was the end of Nixon.

Now we have a President and Vice-President that makes Nixon look like a choir-boy, yet “impeachment is off the table…” and so far, there’s been no explanation that makes sense; when our forefathers drew-up The Constitution of the United States - articles of impeachment were included to stop a presidency from obtaining absolute power, and when the sheer weight of the evidence demonstrates that our Presidency is guilty of multiple crimes, impeachment is not an option, but the sworn duty of all members of Congress, Republican, Democrat, and Independent alike!

September is National Preparedness month, however we never dreamed that the disaster we would face would be a Congress that is as ineffective and cowardly as those we voted out of office. Dick Cheney and his “team” are pushing for war with Iran, and the Democratic led Congress is impotent to do anything except posture themselves as against the war, with Pelosi now stating that:

“This is President Bush’s war; it’s Vice President Cheney’s war, and now it’s become the war of the Republicans in Congress.”

Excuse me Speaker Pelosi, but in simple terms, that statement is pure, unadulterated Bulls**t! It’s our war, it’s our sons and daughters that are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it’s our economy that is close to collapsing! Evidently, Darth Cheney is urging Israel to begin the war with Iran - and you have the nerve to state that Democrats will “hold this administration accountable, time and time again for the conduct of this war.”

“The thinking on Cheney’s team is to collude with Israel, nudging Israel at some key moment in the ongoing standoff between Iran’s nuclear activities and international frustration over this to mount a small-scale conventional strike against Natanz using cruise missiles This strategy could be expected to trigger a sufficient Iranian counter-strike against US forces in the Gulf as to compel Bush to forgo the diplomatic track that the administration realists are advocating and engage in another war.”

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Richard Mynick is a US citizen who, despite the best efforts of the corporate media, noticed something disturbing about how the 2000 election was decided, & felt it augured poorly for democracy.
Richard MynickRichard Mynick is a US citizen who, despite the best efforts of the corporate media, noticed something disturbing about how the 2000 election was decided, & felt it augured poorly for democracy.

Well, I agree wholeheartedly with almost everything you say

here. "Betrayal" is really precisely the right word for the Democrats.

I do however disagree with you on one relatively minor point. At the end of your article you express doubt that there even will be an election in 2008. Many people on the Internet, who have been paying close attention to events, and are sick in their hearts about what has happened to our formerly decent country, also say "there won't be a 2008 election." So you have lots of company there, in that opinion.

But I'm quite confident there will be an "election," as scheduled. The American population is pretty ignorant, and will swallow almost anything they're told. But a president getting on national TV & saying, "OK folks, here's some news: there isn't gonna be an election; I appoint myself President for Life, so get used to it" -- even the American population of today would realize something's wrong with that.

The people in charge know how far they can push things. They know it would be over the top to try something like that. So, we'll have another fake election, where 2 big-business pro-war candidates will campaign, and make speeches. There might be some dirty stuff with voting machines, & the usual attempts to disenfranchise minorities, etc. But it will look like an election, and the media will make it sound like one.

by Richard Mynick (2 articles, 3 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 1121 comments) on Friday, September 28, 2007 at 8:37:30 PM
 


I am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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William CormierI am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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I sincerely hope you are right.

Richard;

I sincerely hope you're right, however, if you look at what Bush has enacted via Executive Orders and a disaster plan that is so secretive that even Democrats on the appropriate oversight panels are not allowed to read it - it has to make you wonder... Bush has changed the martial law doctrine substantially, built God knows how many internment camps in the US, and essentially has everything in place to make the United States a police state on his order alone; why do you enact "laws" if you don't plan on using them?

Further, no matter how you parse it, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and several more are technically guilty of war crimes. There is little doubt that the Bush administration has committed several felonies, some so serious that if prosecuted to the full extent of the law could result in a death sentence - either by US law, or without question if he and his cabal of criminals were handed-over to The Hague.

When you take those maters into consideration, how do Bush and Cheney plan to protect themselves from prosecution once they are out of office? There is something terribly wrong when a President refuses to allow Congressional oversight, essentially allowed an email system to be used to circumvent the proper federally mandated rules and regulations - and has violated almost every law we have as it pertains to our Constitution, The Rule of Law, and the Geneva Convention. I will be happy to post the links and substantiation for my allegations if you like, but for those of us who regularly read alternative news sources - it's already a well established fact.

There are over a million Iraqis’ who are dead because of this illegal war, thousands of America’s finest, and the only way the United States will ever recover any semblance of respect with our allies and even our adversaries is to insure that these crimes are prosecuted. Frankly, because our Justice System is broken almost beyond repair, and because of the huge drain on the population having to witness such a judicial nightmare and the associated costs, I’m in favor of handing them over to The Hague and allow them to stand before the War Crimes Tribunal. That action alone would elevate our country’s image throughout the world and would demonstrate that indeed, we are a country of laws, not outlaws.

William Cormier

by William Cormier (117 articles, 5 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 292 comments) on Friday, September 28, 2007 at 9:20:53 PM
 


Bill Cain is a professional travel photo-journalist who writes primarily for the Concord Monitor in Concord, New Hampshire. He's visited all seven continents, countless countries and his travel experiences have contributed to and are reflected in his world views.
Bill CainBill Cain is a professional travel photo-journalist who writes primarily for the Concord Monitor in Concord, New Hampshire. He's visited all seven continents, countless countries and his travel experiences have contributed to and are reflected in his world views.

Handing Them Over

How do you expect the process of "handing them over to the Hague" to be played out, when nothing has been done in the last seven years to even publicize their crimes?

International criminal tribunals like those held in Nuremburg are only possible after a war, when the defeated countries are finally held accountable, and those formally in power are captured at the point of a gun.

by Bill Cain (2 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 271 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 10:44:41 AM
 


I am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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William CormierI am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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Not necessarily...

This is an interesting story I found just by Googling Rumsfeld and War Crimes. You don't have to wait until the war is over, especially if starting the war itself was a crime:

 

WANTED FOR WAR CRIMES Rumsfeld Lawsuit Embarrasses German Authorities

Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld could face charges of war crimes after a lawsuit was filed against him in Germany. Now Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office has to decide whether it will investigate.

 

A German lawsuit is causing headaches for Donald Rumsfeld.
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A German lawsuit is causing headaches for Donald Rumsfeld.

A 384-page document is currently sitting in the offices of Germany's federal prosecutor in Karlsruhe -- and causing headaches for the authorities there. They never asked for it, but now they have to deal with it. The only question is how.

The reason the authorities would be quite happy if the lengthy document would simply go away is because it is a lawsuit against 14 powerful men and one woman. Donald Rumsfeld, the former United States Secretary of Defense, is one of them. Others include Alberto Gonzales, the current Attorney General of the United States, CIA director George Tenet, and Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, the US general who served as the commander of coalition forces in Iraq from June 2003 to June 2004. According to the document, these members of the US elite violated both international law and the United Nations Convention Against Torture in Abu Ghraib prison and the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,473987,00.html

 Wiliam Cormier

 

 

 

by William Cormier (117 articles, 5 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 292 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 12:14:00 PM
 


I am a Vietnam Vet disabled by MS and other various diseases.  On average I am a Moderate with slight Conservative leanings although it truly depends on what issue I am concerned with at the time.
Hayesml47I am a Vietnam Vet disabled by MS and other various diseases.  On average I am a Moderate with slight Conservative leanings although it truly depends on what issue I am concerned with at the time.

A Betrayel Contest!

We seem to have a contest between the Democrats, misled by Ms Pelosi, and the Republicans, misled by Bush and Cheney.  They are each attempting to betray the Constitution and the citizens of America worse than the other.  Why this has come about I am unsure.  Could it be they are both competing with each other for corporate favors over the bones of Americas dieing carcass?  All of them took solemn oaths to protect and defend us and the Constitution from clear and present dangers.  Very few of them have kept any of their oaths while seemingly trying to outdo each other at destroying this country and the world.  This last bit with Congress "okaying" a war with Iran is just unbelievable.  Why don't they just hop in their SUV's and head to Fort Knox to pilage the rest of our country's wealth.  I think we should at the very least vote out almost all incumbents for the next 20-30 years in an attempt to purge this infected government of it's diseased members.  Maybe by then they might consider listening to "We the People" instead of the crooks they support now.  More Americans should run for office.  At least then we might stand a chance at sharing the wealth!  

by Hayesml47 (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 395 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 8:59:32 AM
 


Hater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired
John HanksHater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired

Crooks, suckers, and lazy cowards

How can a nation full of crooks, suckers, and lazy cowards ever be betrayed by anything?

by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1103 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 7:08:22 PM
 


I am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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William CormierI am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today’s world where we can’t trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer...

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Who are you referring to?

That was a pretty general statement; I disagree that we are a nation of "Crooks, suckers, and lazy cowards." Granted, there are several thousand, if not hundreds of thousands that meet that criteria - especially the Neo-conservatives and chicken-hawks that have never been under fire in their lives yet promote war that they will only sit back and watch and profit from - if it doesn't blow-up in their faces and we find ourselves in a nuclear holocaust.

What about our troops? Are they "Crooks, suckers, and lazy cowards?" Or the Generals that have resigned in protest to Bush's policies... Heroism takes many different tracks - and there is a groundswell of opposition to this administration that is growing by the day - so who exactly are you referring to?

by William Cormier (117 articles, 5 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 292 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 7:21:25 PM
 


i am retired military veteran. i served over 25 years in the Unites States Army. i retired in 1983. i served in the vietnam war. a total of 27 months in that war. i also retired from Boeing aircraft. i am 68 years old. i live in texas. iwork out on my treadmill each day. i am married. i like politics. but i dont like what is going on in our government. we need a better government with politicans that answer to the people of america. after all this is our government. ( we the people) according to...

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vincent passiatorei am retired military veteran. i served over 25 years in the Unites States Army. i retired in 1983. i served in the vietnam war. a total of 27 months in that war. i also retired from Boeing aircraft. i am 68 years old. i live in texas. iwork out on my treadmill each day. i am married. i like politics. but i dont like what is going on in our government. we need a better government with politicans that answer to the people of america. after all this is our government. ( we the people) according to...

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Betrayed

he Democrats and Republicans have proven time and time again they dont give a DAM about america and its people. i am going to say it again REBELLION, REBELLION, REBELLION. WHAT ARE WE THE PEOPLE WAITING FOR? bush and pelosi dont even bother to hear the people. they ignore americas voice to get this bastars war over with. they dont listen then we use force.somet thing has to get done.

by vincent passiatore (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 161 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 9:59:04 PM
 


Hater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired
John HanksHater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired

Signing alone.

Almost every day I go out and sit in a lawn chair holding signs that say things like: "Republicans Return to their Own Vomit" or "Bush Ordered 911" or "Misery Makes Republicans Rich". I live in Laramie, Wyoming where Matthew Shepard was murdered a few years ago. My car is covered with a blizzard of similar signs always pointing out the criminal nature of the Republican party, etc. Yes, my car has been vandalized in some slight ways, but so what.

Laramie is a university town with a lot of academically talented people, and yet, not once has anyone had the physical courage to do what I do. No matter how educated or sensitive you think you are, without physical courage (when it is needed) you are basically as backward as any hillbilly - maybe worse.

Republicans consist of crooks and suckers feeding on one another (They are mental and moral cowards). Liberals are physical cowards. Too scared to think and too lazy to find out. (They're greatest fear is to feel hatred, so they are happy to feel fear and anger in a sort of perpetual paralysis. The truth is that only hatred is capable of feeling any sort of real thought or action.)

Then again there is the problem of being stuck in some bureaucracy in fear of losing one's position or someone's respect.  When the economy collapses, you'll find out what all of that was worth. 

 

by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1103 comments) on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 11:09:47 PM
 

 

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