You do that timmaeh and please keep posting it will keep you busy

Funny how all the recess appt. and standard appt. folk are (and were) involved in building and implimenting the torture doctrine. They keep coming up like a pasty-white handful of bad pennies.

It's no wonder though, everyone knows they can't get any new people in on the game - because they aren't willing to go down for these a**holes. They have to keep bringing in people who are tainted by the scandal, so they have every incentive to keep the scandal from ever becoming public.

I'm not a moron like poor Tim, but really, it is that hard to figure out? I just watched a George Washington Professor on CNN scold Conyers (and the rest of Congress) for falling flat on their faces in terms of enforcing their constitutional role. And you know what? He was dead-right.

They say at least republicans do the one thing that we can all agree on -
and that is protect this great country.

Save me, Daddy Gubment !!!

Save me !!!

Odd, the independents and republicans and greens and libertarians I talk to who are mad at the do nothing Dems will be tickled at Reid avoiding more Bush appointments.

They all seem very aware of the fact that the worst terrorist attack on this nation came on the Republican watch and that, despite:

suspension of civil liberties - expenditures of trillions of citizens' monies - increases in domestic poverty to pay off Haliburton execs - creation of an abyss at Walter Reid - creating the largest refugee crisis in the world - degrading, misusing and abusing US soldiers and creating contempt for the US throughout Muslim countries and European countries and a smatering of other nations - financially subjugating the US to China - etc.

the inept or immoral Republicans were much more successful at pestering pages and lining corporate and personal coffers than they were at finding Bin Laden.

Were Republicans always this whiny and spoiled a political party and I just never noticed?

They increasingly remind me of those creepy 8th graders who beat up on little 2nd graders to prove they were "tough."

I'm pleased with this. The President has had zero respect for advice and consent (or anything else that is constitutionally meant to limit his power). Good for Reid for standing up and forcing him to acknowledge the other branches.

Oh Yeah. Reid is a true hero in the same sense that the Vichy French were heroes in WWII. Or maybe I am missing some major point here, but has Reid not gone down as a total wimp in the face of the WH when it comes to giving Bush a blank check and no timetable for Iraq withdrawal? And this after saying--how many times is it now?--that there would be no more war funding withhout a timetable? So he does his old "keep Congress in session ploy" and all is forgiven? Seems the Dem standard for success has shrunk to this.

Thanks, Sen. Reid. It's a bit passive-aggressive, but effective.

This is the one I was worried about: Stanley C. Suboleski as assistant secretary for fossil energy. He's from Massey Energy. See article here: http://www.fool.com/news/associated-press/2007/12/18/nominees-company-had-safety-violations.aspx

Frankie,

Americans excessively rely on planes for their public transportation. Barring politically unfeasible solutions like raising the tax on jet fuel, humiliating the passengers seems the best option. Let them expose holes in their socks! Confiscate facial mosterisers, hairspray, OJs, make them come two hours before the flight so an intercity bus has a fair break for being faster etc.

Flying and driving is particularly pernicious. Tow their cars away if they stray from them for a second!