tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113926753605426954..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Impressions Of The Judiciary Committee Hearings on NSA Surveillanceambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139349282111935532006-02-07T14:54:00.000-07:002006-02-07T14:54:00.000-07:00I agree this is about seperation of powers as well...I agree this is about seperation of powers as well as it is about Democrats going after Bush, but you know what? This circus right here is why the president and the NSA went to work tracking these guys. If they had gone to Congress these blowhards would still have been bitching about it and like the Patriot Act it would be in limbo today. It may be anyway.<BR/><BR/>I heard Grassley ask the AG about criminal prosecution of the leakers. hmmmmmm.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139336001180819932006-02-07T11:13:00.000-07:002006-02-07T11:13:00.000-07:00Rogera--why we're not as complex as Mark:Rogera--<A HREF="http://www.gmroper.com/archives/2006/02/republicans_thi_1.htm#comments" REL="nofollow">why we're not as complex as Mark:</A>buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139330328377250912006-02-07T09:38:00.000-07:002006-02-07T09:38:00.000-07:00damn--we're worthless. let's cut our wrists. lead ...damn--we're worthless. let's cut our wrists. lead the way, mark!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139327984610697542006-02-07T08:59:00.000-07:002006-02-07T08:59:00.000-07:00So great to see this! Durbin is just not a bright ...<A HREF="http://instapundit.com/archives/028450.php" REL="nofollow">So great to see this!</A> <BR/><BR/>Durbin is just not a bright guy--and he's let slip a glimpse of his non-brightness.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139325737272581422006-02-07T08:22:00.000-07:002006-02-07T08:22:00.000-07:00Maybe this country needs a "People's Anti-Smirk Bu...Maybe this country needs a "People's Anti-Smirk Bureau", with a good no-nonsense Kommizar to put a stop to this <A HREF="http://mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsCenter.ViewPressRelease&Content_id=1654" REL="nofollow">smirking insurgency</A> that seems to be breaking out in and around the senate chambers.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139325374423557112006-02-07T08:16:00.000-07:002006-02-07T08:16:00.000-07:00That's not a smirk, Mark. That's just the way peop...That's not a smirk, Mark. That's just the way people look to you when they're not one o' your favorites.<BR/><BR/>And "president-for-life" sounds intriguing--tell us more!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139278706602051472006-02-06T19:18:00.000-07:002006-02-06T19:18:00.000-07:00it may be an exec/leg conflict for the repubs, but...it may be an exec/leg conflict for the repubs, but its still a 'damage the repub prez' for the dems.ex-democrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985594718240980140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139275975817778472006-02-06T18:32:00.000-07:002006-02-06T18:32:00.000-07:00Seneca:Your comment came in before mine was posted...Seneca:<BR/><BR/>Your comment came in before mine was posted. I agree with you.vnjagvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904498408683884983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139275877754453182006-02-06T18:31:00.000-07:002006-02-06T18:31:00.000-07:00I think it is an old fashioned jurisdictional disp...I think it is an old fashioned jurisdictional dispute. Senators have always been jealous of their prerogatives.<BR/><BR/>Specter's final comments were interesting. First he made it clear that he didn't agree with the Attorney General's legal conclusions, but reasonable people could differ. Second, (paraphrasing) he "hoped" that there would be appropriate continuing oversight by the Senate Intelligence Committee for these programs.<BR/><BR/>I will check when the transcript comes in, but if I've got the gist of his comment right, he may be backing off somewhat.vnjagvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904498408683884983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139274459071194022006-02-06T18:07:00.000-07:002006-02-06T18:07:00.000-07:00More germane to the current topic, I think you nee...More germane to the current topic, I think you need to see this as an Executive-Legislative conflict, not a Republican-Democrat one. Specter is not, as I recall, a friend of Executive power.Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139273647472590872006-02-06T17:54:00.000-07:002006-02-06T17:54:00.000-07:00Re: Steelers: phtfphththt.Re: Steelers: phtfphththt.Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1139271768111600162006-02-06T17:22:00.000-07:002006-02-06T17:22:00.000-07:00I like the AG - he just seems a quiet, no nonsense...I like the AG - he just seems a quiet, no nonsense professional. <BR/><BR/>Would my TV have been safe, had I watched, or did 'Scot's verdict' do something along his usual lines?<BR/><BR/>I don't care what the Dems say or do anymore but ole Arlen can raise the hair on the back of my neck with a single question.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.com