Comments on: Dodd: Warrantless Wiretaps a Victory for Terrorists

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:24:26 +0000

They’re only in the majority by one vote Retired, and not all the Dems vote along party lines.

If you follow the Dodd link, which I provide above, he explains why it’s important that the telecom immunity amendment never make it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Shorthand version: It’s all about the numbers [votes].

By: Retired

Retired — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:44:46 +0000

Hillary doesn’t want to limit the powers of the Presidency when she believes that she is about to acquire those very same powers within a little over a year. Whatever else, she isn’t a fool.

By: Retired

Retired — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:41:42 +0000

I guess I don’t understand: If the Democrats are in the majority in the Senate, why don’t they just all vote against the bill and not pass it? What’s with the “not come to a vote” or “filibuster” horseshit? These are the tactics of an obstructionist minority, not a courageous majority.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:07:13 +0000

Hillary Clinton only said she would filibuster the damn FISA extension with retroactive immunity after Dodd long ago announced he would summarily hold the bill.

Hillary Clinton’s advisers told her that Dodd looked good politically because of that, so Hillary told her press people to tell the public “What Dodd said” in essence.

Dodd is the leader here. The name “Hillary Clinton” should not be spoken in the context of the discussion of the activities of a leader.

By: Delia

Delia — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:37:09 +0000

So this one guy stands up and says in effect, “This shall not pass.” And the vast majority of people in the country agree with him, as we already knew. And lo and behold, the lemmings in the Senate begin to turn to his side.

A very long time ago I read this book called Profiles In Courage. Seems to me it was about people who did things like this.

By: Bill Keyes

Bill Keyes — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:41:00 +0000

Cujo359 says..

“…….they (Clinton and Obama) aren’t the people I want running the party right now”

You got that right…..

How about this from Hillary…..?

Read on…..

From the Guardian America….

“Hillary Clinton would launch a policy review as president with an eye towards giving up some of the executive powers accumulated by George Bush, she tells Guardian America in an interview today.”

Now isn’t that special??

A review of the executive powers? Only a review? Are f**king kidding me?

And then she may “cherry pick” and give up some of them? Are you double f**king kidding me?

What kind of Bullshit is this?

Does this mean she wants to be the “Unitary Executive lite?”

What is she going to do about the war in Iraq?

Conduct a review? Commission another “F**king study?

Bring it on (pun intended) all you Hillary lovers, rip me a new one and try to convince me that Hillary in not Bush “lite”.

By: oldtree

oldtree — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:52:56 +0000

I wonder why this sage advice hasn’t been offered by anyone else? Dodd is correct, as was Pete Stark. How long will it take for him to apologize to the war criminals?
if you have the tools, you can fix something. They must match though. Pliers aren’t much good with paper.

By: Donovan Fraser

Donovan Fraser — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:20:14 +0000

Dodd or Ron paul are not bad choices. I wish the media wouldn’t marginalize them as they have but I guess the main steam media has already anointed it’s candidates regardless of not one vote being cast. herding sheep is what they are doing.
baaaaaah

By: ybnormal

ybnormal — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:55:27 +0000

With this latest, I’m even more in favor of Dodd than I already was.

Real leaders lead in the direction which is best for the country. Fake leaders find a crowd that’s wandering somewhere and walk in front of it.

Dodd’s a longshot at the moment. But it’s worth stepping back from the heat of the moment and viewing a bigger picture. Kerry upset Dean as the frontrunner by making a dramatic entrance. Many other examples in history.

We haven’t even had the first primary yet. Dramatic events can change everything. Dodd’s achiles heal is that he’s not the hottest campainer or the biggest fundraiser. He does however function in in a way that’s most required of what a president needs to do on the job.

If, and I emphasize IF, Dodd can have enough effect with this move, there would be potential for a flip in front-runners. Still a longshot presently, but hypothetically if Dodd were to get the nomination, then the campain would align behind him.

By: Mr.Murder

Mr.Murder — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:24:18 +0000

Nobody is the perfect candidate, however we can vote for people who best embody the overall approach to Individual Rights and Sovereignty.

Dodds is scoring well in that category.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:50:22 +0000

To quote Lincoln about Grant - I like this man. He fights. It is about bloody time a federal elected official had the nerve to say the obvious, even if it's a Presidential candidate whose campaign's been stuck in neutral. We've given them our rights, and for what, so we won't end up being Muslims? That Clinton and Obama took this long, and needed this kind of pressure to take a position on this just shows that they aren't the people I want running the party right now.