tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post8323725640501074383..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: We won the Jim Himes Pub Quiz!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-45390425281280682662008-03-28T22:00:00.000-04:002008-03-28T22:00:00.000-04:00My turn to concede - Sirica mentioned the point on...My turn to concede - Sirica mentioned the point only as a reference in another case. Reminds me to read everything fully.<BR/><BR/>But....If the idiot DOES do this, it's likely we'll never have to say "President Bush" EVER again...Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-64699804320517159852008-03-28T21:06:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:06:00.000-04:00I'll concede on this, since you looked it up and I...I'll concede on this, since you looked it up and I didn't...but I didn't know a Circuit Court judge had the power to rule on the Constitution. Oh well, Bush wins.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-76076598862100706102008-03-28T20:11:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:11:00.000-04:00MY bad (typing)...Biddle was 1927. Gotta stop try...MY bad (typing)...Biddle was 1927. Gotta stop trying to eat while typing!Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-28106407494409182332008-03-28T20:06:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:06:00.000-04:00Bob - Article II, Section 2, clause 1 of the Const...Bob - Article II, Section 2, clause 1 of the Constitution give the President power to grant pardons, except in impeachment cases.<BR/><BR/>Subsequent rulings have held this power to be "unfettered" and "without limit" (Biddle v. Perovich, SCOTUS, 1983).<BR/><BR/>In fact, the 2nd Federal Circuit has ruled that this power extends to the Presidential self-pardon (Sirica, 1973).<BR/><BR/>So much for Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-28591720894711165052008-03-28T17:18:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:18:00.000-04:00Rosa if my memory serves me correctly is a DLC'er....Rosa if my memory serves me correctly is a DLC'er. <BR/><BR/>Not too many DLC'ers have the backbone to side with Kucinich IMHO. In fact I think they probably funded that idiot Councilman Joe Cimperman who tried unsuccessfully to oust Dennis.Sellitman (Kevin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14633611509376264411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-71238176143190149772008-03-28T16:56:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:56:00.000-04:00Only if he burps. ;)The few important bits of the...Only if he burps. ;)<BR/><BR/>The few important bits of the Constitution that are still in effect I think exclude that sort of fuckery.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-81746345144165820672008-03-28T16:15:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:15:00.000-04:00Of course, Bush can pardon himself.....Of course, Bush can pardon himself.....Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-25498192368649078982008-03-28T15:43:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:43:00.000-04:00Listen, there's nothing I'd like to see more than ...Listen, there's nothing I'd like to see more than Bush being cross-examined in court, whether in the Senate during an impeachment trial, or in Federal criminal court after he leaves office.<BR/><BR/>If we manage to win big in November, I'm hoping to see the latter.<BR/><BR/>However, don't think for a moment that I'm not pissed off that more Dems didn't support the Kucinich proposal, especially CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-21718283514148537052008-03-28T09:18:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:18:00.000-04:00I agree that it's too late to consider impeachment...I agree that it's too late to consider impeachment, especially since we've entered the election cycle.<BR/><BR/>However, I believe we owe it to our future to commit ourselves to fullyinvestigating & laying bare the many abuses of rights and outright crimes of these bozos.<BR/><BR/>Sellitman, you'll never agree 100% w/ anyone other than yourself; voting against a candidate based on one issue is Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-57637810582334206482008-03-28T08:25:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:25:00.000-04:00That sounds like what Rosa Delauro told me. I don'...That sounds like what Rosa Delauro told me. I don't buy it for a second. There is a Quid Pro Quo with the Dems and the Repiggies for some strange reason and I for one will not vote for our politicians who won't protect the Constitution and just do their jobs. Rosa lost me and with her refusal to back Kucinich's HR Res. 333 and for me it is a bellwether. Get it on the books even if it takes up theSellitman (Kevin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14633611509376264411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-47164962967729842542008-03-27T23:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T23:46:00.000-04:00I don't know, but if he is asked now, he'd probabl...I don't know, but if he is asked now, he'd probably say it's be too late to effectively get all the necessary procedural things done before Bush leaves the White House.<BR/><BR/>The time for impeachment was last year, when we first had the majority and a nation that was ready for it. Instead, the House voted to approve Bush's Iraq budget and approved the surge. <BR/><BR/>There's not really muchCT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-6208701932416132532008-03-27T23:27:00.000-04:002008-03-27T23:27:00.000-04:00I wonder what Jim Himes thinks of Impeachment? Bob...I wonder what Jim Himes thinks of Impeachment? Bob..do you know?Sellitman (Kevin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14633611509376264411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-61828401533066118422008-03-27T19:02:00.000-04:002008-03-27T19:02:00.000-04:00DemFromCT, cool! I hope you're not too scarce arou...DemFromCT, cool! I hope you're not too <I>scarce</I> around here.<BR/><BR/>Bob, yeah NPR is great and I listen to it much too seldomly.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-89835121367398251692008-03-27T10:31:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:31:00.000-04:00That's from a great NPR show, Wait Wait, Don't tel...That's from a great NPR show, Wait Wait, Don't tell me....I HIGHLY recommend it. I get it on Saturdays on WNPR at 11:00 am.<BR/><BR/>It's getting me through the Bush years.Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-42971596492655664862008-03-27T10:29:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:29:00.000-04:00Both NPR and a NASCAR race tend to turn to the lef...Both NPR and a NASCAR race tend to turn to the leftBob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-16153527576321523592008-03-27T10:27:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:27:00.000-04:00Maybe not, ct bob. But online, I know your blog. ...Maybe not, ct bob. But online, I know your blog. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-73990365377154919072008-03-27T10:11:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:11:00.000-04:00Thanks muchly DemfromCT! BTW, have I ever met you...Thanks muchly DemfromCT! BTW, have I ever met you?<BR/><BR/>Bob - ummm...because they're both acronyms? (I'm being <I>Larry Literal </I>here!)CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-23756244411293288092008-03-27T09:49:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:49:00.000-04:00Hey Bob -- Here's a trivia question for you:How is...Hey Bob -- <BR/><BR/>Here's a trivia question for you:<BR/><BR/>How is NPR like a NASCAR race?Bob Symmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229871052043711728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-63899872617112418892008-03-27T09:15:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:15:00.000-04:00hat tip!!http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/...hat tip!!<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/27/8915/69843/892/485252Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com