"Even if civilians did have evidence of any illegal activity, what good would it do to share that evidence of war crimes, or evidence of outside counsel complicity with illegal abuse of power in violation of Geneva? The American government is not inclined to listen, but retaliate."

Precisely.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 17, 2008 6:30 PM in response to White House Implicated In Alleged Illegal Use of FBI in Domestic Information Warfare Against Wecht Jurors

Given all of the DOJ talk by Mukasey et.al. that the government has no jurisdiction to investigate wrong doings in Iraq, I have to wonder if this investigation is not as much, or more, for re-establishing better relations and creating a better face with the American people (even more, the Iraqis) as much as pursuing justice.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 16, 2008 1:18 PM in response to Feds Probing Drunken Blackwater Shooting

Trust the Department of Justice to do an objective, impartial investigation? (Anybody heard a good joke lately)?

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 9, 2008 4:55 PM in response to WaPo: Feds Probing Lawmakers' Use of Staffers

Back in the good old days when organized crime was called the Mafia instead of the Republicans, different factions were always fighting each other. So, as I see it, nothing has changed except the name. Why would we assume either faction in this instance is "good guys"?

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hoppy, that couldn't be better said.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 6, 2008 3:38 PM in response to FBI Raids Home, Office of Office of Special Counsel

And after the hearing (supposing they take place), what then? If no heads will roll, if no one will go to prison for their governmental abuses, what is the good of the hearings?

Maybe more laws to stop such conduct?

But we've yet to hear from the Supreme Court on how far executive priviledge extends towards torture.

My faith in the Supreme Court is "not much".

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 6, 2008 1:24 PM in response to Yoo, Feith, Ashcroft Agree to Testify

When all is said and done, this is nothing but the continued coverup of war crimes committed by George W. Bush, his administration, the Pentagon, the CIA, the FBI, Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.

Yet, Americans are supposed to respect these people? Trust them? Pay their taxes in order to keep a corrupt government in place?

It's been obvious for sometime that the integrity of both political partys is non-existant. And that both political partys are giving the American people (and "justice for all") the finger.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 5, 2008 6:23 PM in response to Senate GOP Blocks DOJ IG From Investigating Torture

In response to Michael Lafferty above, thanks for your service and thanks for your reminder about Abu Ghraib and Sanchez.

If the past almost eight years should have taught us anything, it's just how corrupt Washington is, including the Pentagon.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 5, 2008 2:38 PM in response to Sanchez: Kerik Was Focused on Busting Baghdad Whorehouses

To set the record straight, Broun's win over Whitehead was simply that there was not a better choice, not that Broun was a good choice.

In fact, Whitehead was such an embarrassingly poor choice that even local Democrats campaigned for Broun.

Unless his opponents mess up pretty badly, Broun will soon be back to practicing medicine.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 5, 2008 12:40 PM in response to Can Fleming beat Broun?

He has "connections", and someone just as sleazy as he is will hire him because of that. That's the way the system works - right on up to the mayor's office and into the Oval Office.

If the playing field was level these guys would be nothings and nobodys; right on up to the mayor's office - and into the Oval Office.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at May 5, 2008 12:29 PM in response to Sanchez: Kerik Was Focused on Busting Baghdad Whorehouses

Well, let's see if O'Reilly is going to be as rude to Hillary as he is to everyone else who doesn't agree with him. Talk about a man of self-importance.

You don't have to be a blind conservative not to see it, just an ignorant one to deny it.

Posted at April 29, 2008 4:40 PM in response to Hillary Campaign Confirms She's Appearing On O'Reilly Tomorrow Night