geeze, why don't you jerks just crown the guy and get it all over with...

[acroyear]

The Death of the Intelligence Panel - New York Times:

The Senate panel [Select Committee on Intelligence] has become so paralyzingly partisan that it could not even manage to do its basic job this week and look into President Bush's warrantless spying on Americans' international e-mail and phone calls. Senator Pat Roberts, the chairman, said Tuesday that there would be no investigation. Instead, the committee's Republicans voted to create a subcommittee that is supposed to get reports from the White House on any future warrantless surveillance.

It's breathtakingly cynical. Faced with a president who is almost certainly breaking the law, the Senate sets up a panel to watch him do it and calls that control.

Its nice and simple, just like you all said about Clinton: you pass a law, the President breaks a law, you impeach the President.  Or if you really don't want to declare war directly on your President, then at least pick his lawbreaking administration apart piece by piece, starting with Mr. "I *HEART* Torture" Gonzales.

It was so fucking black and white 7 years ago, where's that absolute justice sentiment now?

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[rsteachout.livejournal.com]

As I state in a reply on your other post, I am undecided. I think each side has strong, valid points.