In Defense of Scott McClellan | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 hidden)
Where in the World is Paddy Fitz?!? (none / 0)
As for McClellan I'm wondering, what the hell, where is Special Prosecutor Patty Fitz during all this? I mean I know it would probably be distasteful and might be illegal in some fashion for him to comment, from a I-don't-know national security perspective, who knows? But shouldn't he have an interesting take on it, obviously Scooter could not face double jeopardy and that had to do with Dick Army which I don't think applies to this. I mean just shootin' fish in a barrel but Dick Cheney didn't face prosecution (regardless of what he says about executive privilege and not being part of the executive branch whatever that means) so he couldn't face double jeopardy, right? I mean ignoring the shot-in-the-face moment which wasn't prosecuted, I think, anyway, right. It is neither here nor there at this point, no one is going to waste the energy going after them and even if they did I don't believe it is in Paddy's jurisdiction? Right, but still ya think he'd have an interesting viewpoint and he could always bring a case as a civilian citizen, but I'm not sure how you could prosecute Cheney in civil court? A citizen can't just bring a criminal case against someone can they?

I'm still wondering what Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has to say about all this. Find his blog here:
 
From the desk of Paddy Fitz.

Whatever you do, don't click this link (studies show you're more likely if you shouldn't)

by tiggerporn on 05/29/2008 07:34:52 PM EST

The only crime here (none / 0)
Is that so few people have dugg TYT so far.

by Tom Hanc on 05/29/2008 11:49:18 PM EST

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Or... (none / 0)
They could wait until someone will actually prosecute them and no one will pardon them.

That's what really worries right-wingers, isn't it?  That the impeachment and pardon that they all thought was worse case scenario if they were caught committing war crimes, wasn't the worse case scenario after all.  That they might REALLY be punished.  That precident might be set that might make power hungry corporate puppets think twice about hijacking our country and trying to turn it to a neo-facism.  That despite trying to turn the Justice Department and Supreme Court into a partisan tool to ensure an effective one party system, a permanent majority, no because of that, they have lost all control that they had.

Ken, enjoy the rest of this year.  It may be the last time you get to witness your party in control of this country.  The people are tired of their corporate-government hybrid masters.

by richardshort2001 on 05/30/2008 12:39:38 AM EST

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Sadly, this is not true (none / 0)

We will get about three decades or so of liberal control (more or less) then a decade of conflict then we'll be right back at 1980.

The people will forget this.  They always do.  Just yesterday or the day before bobo threw out that the Great Depression and WWII were partially FDR's fault and WWI was caused by Wilson and most people on here were ready to concede that.

We progressives will patch the country up and build it back to prosperity and the cons will come in with their bullshit made up issues (God, gays, guns, race, abortion, etc.), convince the forgetful bastards of the future they need to change course and it starts anew. 

by ProfRich on 05/30/2008 01:41:20 AM EST

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My fault, I could have been clearer (none / 0)
I intended to suggest within his lifetime.  Not wishing ill on Ken, but I don't think any of us can guarantee we'll be around in 30-40 years.

by richardshort2001 on 05/30/2008 02:27:10 AM EST

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True (none / 0)

Many of us may never see the country turn to the right again. 

The rest of us may get to die watching it descend into conservative madness yet again.

by ProfRich on 05/30/2008 09:33:11 AM EST

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In Defense of Scott McClellan | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 hidden)