tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post4841909222630110685..comments2023-11-02T06:56:57.999-04:00Comments on Saurly Yours: Interesting, Breaking StoriesSaur♥Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-18929223884342145272007-07-26T19:48:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:48:00.000-04:00DHG, are you aware of any talks with the terrorist...DHG, are you aware of any talks with the terrorists that have stopped or reduced their level of violence and bloodshed? I am not sure of a common ground we could find that would help to break their fervent belief that all infidel men, women and children should be dead. Not to mention the violence and bloodshed they inflict on other Muslims. I guess it depends on who does the talking. I am open to learning. Please, let us know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-26619166776703269442007-07-25T16:40:00.000-04:002007-07-25T16:40:00.000-04:00Talking with terrorists is the only way to get thi...Talking with terrorists is the only way to get things done.<BR/><BR/>The moral highground is slippy with blood.Daniel Hoffmann-Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531802987223516482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-61683410045490026492007-07-25T13:05:00.000-04:002007-07-25T13:05:00.000-04:00I am not trying to fortify my views or avoid harsh...I am not trying to fortify my views or avoid harsh truths. We are either taking the moral high road - or we are not. It really is that simple. <BR/><BR/>If we are not going to take the moral high road, that is fine. But I suggest we go ahead and just admit it. Be upfront. Release videos. Show the acts to those who we may or may not capture next. <BR/><BR/>But this "well we observe human rights and will openly criticize other nations for doing X and Y but we reserve the right to do Z" is horse shit. <BR/><BR/>Nobody ever said that playing by the rules is easier than cheating. That is a given. But seeing as how this Nation had a great deal to do with writing those rules in the first place, we should make a better effort at sticking to them.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-60532084101706017112007-07-25T11:37:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:37:00.000-04:00Mal, has it right. BTW, Lazy. If I were given the ...Mal, has it right. <BR/><BR/>BTW, Lazy. If I were given the choice of being "interrogated" by the US or Muslim "fanatic/terrorist" factions, I would absolutely choose US. I think if you are honest, you would too. To suggest that there is a close resemblance is not even close to reality. I get tired of that argument being used in an effort to fortify ones point of view and avoid some harsh truths.<BR/><BR/>Crow is crow no matter which side of the isle it is eaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-79213784678359702032007-07-25T08:10:00.000-04:002007-07-25T08:10:00.000-04:00Lazy, re: torturing - Torture is certainly not acc...<B>Lazy,</B> re: torturing - Torture is certainly not acceptable under any circumstances - that's a given. And, as my grandmother always said, two wrongs don't make a right. However, the US tortures were on the shallow end of the pool. Muslim fanatic/terrorist tortures dive much deeper and include things like rape, battery, electric torture, Creative Things to Do to Fingernails 101, etc. To compare them is tempting, but not realistic.<BR/><BR/>As for the RIP - you are sadly correct. We are sadly in danger of becoming what we ran away from - a monarch-based society. Now, we may have far to go, or we may NOT. It is interesting to watch Bush challenge the Constitution repeatedly, while Congress sits around with a thumb up their ...er, you get the picture. The Patriot Act was merely the opening salvo.<BR/><BR/><B>Fuzz,</B> so very true. Some of the best politicians I personally know and respect were quickly marginalized.<BR/><BR/><B>Daveawayfromhome,</B> yes! It IS, isn't it? ;o)<BR/><BR/><B>Scott,</B> it certainly has become so. You see, it all boils down to the fact that human nature is essentially evil and self-serving. The US is a living example of the maxim that people will always attempt to chip away at laws and a well-meant Constitution until they've completely destroyed it. It's human nature to return to lawlessness - we're simply doing it in a more sophisticated manner than they're doing it in the middle east.<BR/><BR/><B>Mal,</B> excellent observations.Saur♥Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-31735389277106068932007-07-25T06:24:00.000-04:002007-07-25T06:24:00.000-04:00Oh yea - Libya tortured the medics - and the USA "...Oh yea - Libya tortured the medics - and the USA "questions suspects" using methods such as water boarding and whatnot. <BR/><BR/>I am so glad we are better than Libya and would never stoop to their depths!The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-25673584904349532582007-07-25T00:09:00.000-04:002007-07-25T00:09:00.000-04:00RIP USA 1776 - 2000It was fun while it lasted.RIP USA <BR/><BR/>1776 - 2000<BR/><BR/>It was fun while it lasted.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-49841810777048528192007-07-24T21:41:00.000-04:002007-07-24T21:41:00.000-04:00It would be hard to be an "honest politician", if ...It would be hard to be an "honest politician", if there is such a thing. Those who have scruples tend to get marginalized.Jandi for The Fuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402291494619157856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-89611902915691256542007-07-24T15:03:00.000-04:002007-07-24T15:03:00.000-04:00So the legal council for a woman who may well be t...So the legal council for a woman who may well be the next president of the United States thinks that there may be something to this "executive priviledge" thing after all, huh? <BR/><BR/>Hmmmmm, isnt that convienient?daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-19643070337021097982007-07-24T12:19:00.000-04:002007-07-24T12:19:00.000-04:00Executive privilege is not in the Constitution any...Executive privilege is not in the Constitution anywhere. It was invented as the result of a Supreme Court decision. But the scope of how far it goes is really up in the air. Most of the time, if it gets before the courts again they rule that it is not that powerful. <BR/><BR/>If Bush can just tell the AG to ignore whatever he wants ignored - what is the point in Congress? Why not just rule by Executive decree? And then why not do away with term limits and voting and just have a royal family? <BR/><BR/>What is going to end up happening is that from here on out there will be no or limited oversight. Everyone will just be able to claim something and just shut down Congress. <BR/><BR/>Take a black marker to everyplace in the Constitution that mentions impeachment powers.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-42154859949832525962007-07-24T10:44:00.000-04:002007-07-24T10:44:00.000-04:00Politicians are so corrupt and it seems like that ...Politicians are so corrupt and it seems like that is the only way to ever become a high level one. It is so sad that they have to talk out of both sides of their mouths and then they do these ridiculous things to hold onto power. It is a very sick sick system.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177305700247905809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-5602587816278298642007-07-24T09:35:00.000-04:002007-07-24T09:35:00.000-04:00"executive privilege" is a tough one. Congress has..."executive privilege" is a tough one. Congress has the ultimate power of impeachment but should they have daily oversight? I am not sure I would want that. Can you imagine what the Government would have been like if the President had been forced to answer to the likes of Joe McCarthy, Strom Thurmond and others?<BR/><BR/>Is it subject to abuse? yup. Let the court call this onemalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182913972445521943noreply@blogger.com