My OperaSo, it's official.
Saturday, November 10, 2007 4:20:08 PM
The US is a police- state, supported in full by it's truly elected representatives. Mukasey, George W. Bush's nominee for attorney general (after the last one had to be let go due to certain inescapable perjury accusations, regarding among other thihngs, torture), while being unable to guarantee that the president must follow the law, and unable to determine if torture specifically would be unconstitutional, or if simulated drowning indeed is illegal - was still confirmed.
Greenwald explains:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/11/09/filibuster/index.html
I would add that - yes - this is basically just about how the representatives from either party are terrified of falling out with the beltway narratives. Most of the representatives fear being labelled ahead of an election, a fundraiser, a campaign, a speech, etc., etc. as a non- favoured character. Because that resonates with the general public, and of course the connected people in the beltway - even though opposition to the very policies they are defending might be both unpopular with the general public, as well as being the most clear- cut case there ever was in the history of the republic. And, as Greenwald says, that tells you everything there is to know about how beltway politics work. And how little it has to do with democracy.
And, obviously, the solution is to make democrats who betray their voters pay. (Now, we only have to try and find out what the voters actually want... Actually, strike that.. Nevermind. Police- state it is.)
Greenwald explains:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/11/09/filibuster/index.html
I would add that - yes - this is basically just about how the representatives from either party are terrified of falling out with the beltway narratives. Most of the representatives fear being labelled ahead of an election, a fundraiser, a campaign, a speech, etc., etc. as a non- favoured character. Because that resonates with the general public, and of course the connected people in the beltway - even though opposition to the very policies they are defending might be both unpopular with the general public, as well as being the most clear- cut case there ever was in the history of the republic. And, as Greenwald says, that tells you everything there is to know about how beltway politics work. And how little it has to do with democracy.
And, obviously, the solution is to make democrats who betray their voters pay. (Now, we only have to try and find out what the voters actually want... Actually, strike that.. Nevermind. Police- state it is.)
