Mike's Blog Round Up
In comments to yesterday's Roundup, one reader mentioned that they wanted more structure so, heck, here's a table. The dominant emotion in the blogosphere this evening:
I guess the good news is that we're letting go of our anger!
| Contempt power | From the Congressional Research Service's Report on Congress's Contempt power (PDF):
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| The power of contempt | Prairie Weather:
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| Contempt for our intelligence | Rocky Mountain Report has a splendid list of quotations from the Republican members of the Judiciary Committee, back in the happy, happy days when Civility reigned and everything was all about The Clenis:
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| A backdrop of contempt | It hasn't taken long for Pony Blow to start using the new, digital backdrops in the new White House Press Room. Oh, for the happy, happy days of "Mission Accomplished"... From an AP news blog, of all places:
[Honestly. Can they imagine we don't know what a document dump looks like, or what it is design to do?--Lambert] |
| Contemptuous snorts of derision | A staffer at the Houston Chronicle, of all places, brings the snark in her blog. Along with the picture AP blogged above, the headline:
and the subhead:
[Rimshot. Laughter.] |
| "Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." (Matthew 6:2) | The Fruitfly imagines a history class twenty years from now. The professor sums up:
Well, at least Bush stepped down... |
| Democrats and the news cycle | I love it that Nancy has a blog, but what's there tonight is this morning's news, and this morning's news is old news. Surely there's some Democratic intern on The Hill itching to sharpen their blogging skills by keeping what should be a critical resource fresh? |
| Remember Iraq? | Texas Blue points out the today the House passed an important Iraq bill banning permanent bases, and are taking up a Murtha amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would offers gutless Republicans a compromise by forcing an "orderly redeployment" of U.S. troops to begin by December, but without setting a date for completion. |
| Contempt for the customer | Things I'm just too weary to blog about: "Apple has applied for a patent on what's basically DRM for gadget chargers, detailing a system that would ensure gadgets can only be charged by certain approved chargers." Corporations. Why arefas they persons, anyhow? If I did some of the shit they pull, I'd be in jail or at least exposed to, well, serious contempt from my neighbors. |
Notes on linkage: Since I've made it my mission this week to link to the long tail blogs, tonight I searched Technorati on "Contempt Congress," sorted for newest first, and took my candidates for the Roundup from the hits, throwing out the blogs with rankings that were anywhere near our own. Then I took the ones where I thought the writing was best. If what I found is a representative sampling, I'd say the Beltway Dems are behind the curve; they don't understand just how many people have connected the dots, or how many dots they've connected. (Hat tip to Tiny Little Dots for sending me the Pony Blow link just as I was about to zip this for Nicole.) Interestingly, Constitutional issues are key for the long tail; but if a single Democrat on the Hill put the case for what's really wrong with the Bush administration as succinctly as Prairie Weather or Democracy for New Mexico, I've missed it. (Readers?)
Guest Bloggerage: Be sure to visit the Ornamental and Vegetable Gardens of The Mighty Corrente Building; tickets are free (except to The Cornerites; the bill for the damages is in the mail).Blogosphere classic: The Political and the Personal. This post is the answer to all the nonsense you hear from Our Betters about "division," and being "partisan," and the need for "unity," et cetera et cetera ad nauseum. We didn't start this fight, but we are going to have to finish it.
Comment at the link above, or send answers, tips, bouquets, brickbats to lambert_strether1 AT yahoo DOT com.--Lambert
Pay me first.
Well, Tony Snow, it's hard to get information to see if something has been done wrong when the person you are questioning appears to be unable to remember a damned thing.
I guess he doesn't want to talk about the charges, so he keeps saying none have been made.
The charge is that the President's Wire Tapping Program violates the US Constitution and Federal Law.
Be afraid loyal bushies, be very afraid.
Speaking of the contempt of congress charges and the Alberto Gonzalez situation, here is THE DAILY SHOW's headline sketch of the issue on last night's show. This is great stuff.
VIDEO
http://beta.redlasso.com/Community/ClipPlayer.aspx?i=c77d717a-0e62-4f5e-...
clip of article from NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12197844
California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein began her questing by opening a manual. It was the newly revised Justice Department manual on prosecuting voter-fraud cases. The old version of the book had sections barring prosecutions that could affect an election. The new version, as Feinstein read it aloud, eliminates or waters down those provisions. Gonzales said he didn't know about the changes.
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the section she read regarding attorneys being fired during election time for political leverage was taken out of the new version.
i couldnt even watch tony snow for fear i may yak...
this is the most fascinating bit of bs
anyone read 1984? how about watch v for vendetta???
when will people be brave enough to be pissed?
Meanwhile, I find this contemptable:
From CNN Money: Dow plunges over 200 points; NYSE initiates trading curbs.
The entire tone for this administration has been set by both cheney and bush - and their respective attitudes of "fuck-you" America.
snow is simply a conduit of this attitude - the tainted messenger. Does the man have no sense of decency? For crying out loud, he is dying of cancer as he speaks. Surely, for someone with his limited future lifetime, he should be making amends, or at least examining his life and making things right. There is a special warm spot being readied for him in the hell his religion teaches.
vittoria falconer @ 7:
When the electricity goes out.
I'm afraid what we just saw from Attorney-Generals Gonzales goes far, far beyond mere contempt.
Nobody is listening to me on this, except Lionel and Josh Marshall.
Am I the only one that's seen the Star Wars movies?
The *last* thing the Evil Emperor does in his march to *Complete Power* is to dissolve the Senate.
It's a basic plot point that I know everyone is familiar with.
This is really easy.
To have the President's United States Supreme Court Nominee, Miers, blow off a Congressional Subpeona is the beginning of the first step of the Office of the President eliminating our Congress and establishing a de facto Unitary Executive dictatorship.
Add to that Attorney Generals Gonzales's "testimony" and it's *crystal clear* what's happening.
This is the beginning of the end.
Josh Marshall is the only other one that's seeing this, read this to understand more.
Here are the money quotes from the above linked piece:
It's gonna be a long, hot summer....
~Nyc
My favorite quotes from Tony's little clip:
"Voted along PARTISAN lines." (my emphasis)
and in response to the question, "...You've only made the documents that aren't the documents they want..."
TS: "Because the documents they do want violate executive privledge. Those that violate privledge we're not going to share with them."
I would like the thank the stupidest 51% of Americans ever for getting into this mess. This includes 99% of my family, BTW.
Off topic, but regarding the " middle-of-the-road Ed Schultz show" and other "Left Wing" talk radio shows.....
Are the powers that be TRYING to kill liberal radio???? I have XM, and I'll try not to rail about the changes (loosing Seder for Lionel, who I won't even listen to the commercials that he does, Taking Ed instead of Thom), but my husband's car has Sirius. Yesterday, I was listening to their left wing station, and the host at the time was Lynn Samuals. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. She is AWFUL. I thought Lionels voice was annoying, this woman (and I had to sit through a story where she was talking about peeing in a womans restroom to KNOW that it was a "she") is like listening to nails on a chalkboard.
I've e-mailed XM and Air America with my complaints, and have never heard a word back. What do we need to do to get TALENTED, LEFT LEANING talk radio on the air. Frankly, if Lional, Samuels, and big eddie are the best we can come up with, it's no wonder that people don't listen.
MamaLynn @ 11:
Don't forget all the people who should have voted and put Gore over the top but didn't bother.
Then again maybe the system has been a lie all along and the Elites just put who they want in at any given presidential election just by telling people who won.
Son of a bitch...Snowjob is as dishonest as Gonzo. He should have
his fucking tounge cut out so that he could not continue to speak
in nothing but LIES.
vittoria falconer @ 7:
Exactly the same for me... I had to shut off the video because his lying makes me sick. What a dick this asshat is... How does he manage to spew this bs and think anyone will believe him? He's got no integrity, no dignity, and no balls.
They got the right man for the job.
right on! @ 16:
L.A. Confidential @ 14:
You get it.
I hope everyone has seen "Hacking Democracy", about just how successful stealing votes is.
While CNN is showing senator Shumer's press conference on why Gonzales s/b held in contempt, Fox News has on a program about military "deserters" in Canada. MSNBC isn't paying attention. UNBELIEVABLE!!! Actually, CNN has now cut of Diane Feinstein's comments. There is a Constitutional CRISIS like never in our lifetimes, and the 24 hour "news" channels don't cover it???????
Walls walls walls -- Chimp's Kowloon Administration
Now you know why Tony Snow is the Bush administration's alpha meat puppet. There is no lie he can't tell with a straight face.
BoilThemInTheirOil -
They're not talking about the destruction of our economy, either. Have you seen the Dow today? Take a peek. It ain't pretty.
Senators calling for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Gonzales on Perjury Charges!
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Schumer_wants_Gonzales_perjury_investigati...
I just saw on Yahoo News that Lt. Gen. Philip Kensinger is looking at a demotion due to his role in the Tillman fiasco, OK it's a start, now can we have George and Dick demoted to Prisoner? that would be the next course of action you would think, but, oh yeah, we live in America where money and stature trump justice every time.
Lots of talk about Oscar, the cat that can predict deaths. Has Oscar cuddled up to the American Constitution yet?
Doggiebobo @ 15:
Funny how someone can get such a high level job as a spokesmen, when in ye olden days he probably couldn't be much more than a stable hand.
vittoria falconer @ 7:
The People are pissed. What I don't understand is why there aren't any demonstrations. Where is the grassroots movement that helped end the Vietnam War and later on forced Nixon to resign? Maybe we are all too busy hanging out on the blogosphere? Have we gotten too comfortable in our 'free speech zones'? Maybe in our heart of hearts we are afraid to publicly point out for all the world too see, the evil that is governing our nation for fear of reprisal. Which is exactly what the Warpigs want.
As wonderful as the Internet is for getting information the MSM won't give you, it seems it can't bring down tyrants like Cheney and Bush. It seems there is no substitute for good old fashioned peaceful assembly and placard waiving.
So is Congress actually going to do anything, or start kicking back early for their upcoming vacation?
Orwell's Illegitimate Son @ 24:
Wait till $1.4 trillion of other, equally worthless, Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO) join the fray.
Oil prices near $77 a barrel
Bets on when we hit $100?
L.A. Confidential @ 31:
Tony Dow? What is he like 70?
L.A. Confidential @ 31:
Yeah, that's just the start of it. Wait 'til the Fed starts to play with the overnight discount rate, and things will get even more funner.
Jerry @ 29:
There's no draft. I really think that is the big difference. If they reinstituted the draft people would be out en masse. How does the war really impact most Americans lives? Probably not much.
Damn. I can't figure out how to quote someone and not have my comment appear in italics, too. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
You know, Apple's patent application talks about the charger authorization thing as an anti-theft mechanism -- someone steals your notebook? Well, it won't do them any good if they can't charge it!
I actually think this is pretty cool. Does this imply you also have to buy your chargers from Apple? Well, yes it does. But unlike music DRM, this is clearly a tradeoff where a feature requires some limits to your choice by its very nature, not just a corporate power grab.
My what short selective memories the Rethuglicons have. Clinton years, hello? If any one knows about political theatre, fishing expeditions and witch hunts it's the GOP. Now that we have the Democratic controlled congress and the American people demanding we get answers and accountability from the most corrupt, secretive and disastrous presidential administration in US History, Snowjob and the Bush regime wants to circle the wagons and stonewall as per usual.
I've given up creme brulee for the war effort.
Thank you, Ms. Belle, for summarizing, or at least hinting at the contents, of the links. Muuuuuch better. Although the impeachment poem the other day was fun and creative:)
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 27:
BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! Oscar the (reaper) cat has cuddled up to the NYSE. 4 hours left for the (false) Bush economy!
Breaking NewsAP: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy says he will subpoena White House adviser Karl Rove about attorney firings.
Meanwhile...Dow is down 200+ points.
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Keep your powder dry and target the Eye of the Pyramid...
American Revolution II, brought to you by contempt, hubris, and greed.
And so it came to pass that President Ron Paul, VP Dennis Kucinich, and Sect of State Cynthia McKinney came into power...
Dr. Acula @ 42:
The latter is all Bill Clinton's fault.
ej doyle @ 43:
The GOP version:
We the Republicans of the United States, in order to form a more self-serving union, circumvent justice, insure domestic hostility, provide for the common defense of cronies, promote the corporate welfare, and secure the blessings of Halliburton windfalls to ourselves and our posterity, do disdain and undermine this Constitution for the United States of America.
In 6 years, this administration has systematically gone through every statute and every part of the government that contained any sort of civil rights or civil liberties in them that have been earned over that past 200 years ( in many cases have been HARD won). Any statute that makes America - America. Any statute that had the American people in mind, that protected our freedoms, that protected our rights, protected our rights to work and the 3 branches of governmentand the constiution.
They have been heavy handed and (as Tony Snow has put it) totally partisan in order to put in place a permanent Republican majority. And Gonzo can't remember changing portions of Justice Department manuals that does not exploit prosecutions of candidates that may effect the outcome of elections. Somebody made those changes and somebody signed off on them.
Over time, this administration reminds me of an old old nursery rhyme from when I was a child: Mr. Nobody
http://www.cswnet.com/~erin/child.htm#mrn
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 41:
...Oscar reportedly has now left the NYSE and is on his way to the John McCain campaign headquarters.
BoilThemInTheirOil @ 41:
ROTFLMAO!
Thanks for the link.
Mmmmm, traffic.
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"Letting go" of our anger?!? Get real. Anger helps focus energy: John Perry is pissed, and doing something about it. What say you?
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Holy Crap!!!
Crony Snowjob is spinning so fast and hard even I'm getting dizzy
Our forefathers were pretty bright, but they did make one major goof, by not putting a provision in the Constitution for the citizens to hold the whole f*cking government in contempt.
I wonder how to force the corporation-as-person precedent?
To me, it's pretty simple: people die, corporations don't, therefore, a corporation is not a person.
Now if they were willing to die at some unknown point in the future (roll a hundred dice every day...?) that would work for me. The corporation would then be a dead person and subject to whatever happens then.
They could then be reborn as a new person and live out that corporate-personage lifetime.
Brion Emde @ 56:
We need another Constitutional Convention, I for one say yes to a corporate death penalty. I also think we should add that any politician caught taking bribes, committing perjury,using his office for political gain or practicing cronyism needs a lifetime prison sentence.
Corporations die. Bankruptcy and insolvency is all about corporate death.
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