Comments on: How Soon…

By: PG

PG — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:27:37 +0000

I hope that Obama has too much respect for the First Amendment to nominate Hillary Clinton to the Supreme Court. Even Scalia recognizes that flag-burning is Constitutionally protected expressive activity, but Clinton doesn’t. Anyone more conservative than Scalia about the First Amendment should not be an Obama nominee.

By: lib4

lib4 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:27:54 +0000

I completely agree.

Watch the outrage from the RW hypocrite brigade if and when Obama and a Dem Congress attempt to execute the following Bush era activities:

1. The use of Exectutive SIGNING STATEMENTS
2. JUDGES (The LW members of congress approved 85% of Bush’s nominations, the most ever…many of these appts were for overtly RW judges….lets see the hand wringing the Repub Senators will give Obama for his more liberal appts)
3. UP or DOWN Vote and the use of the Filibuster
4. Recess Appointments
5. Patriot Act provisions and Privacy issues at large – this will intersect nicely with the RW love of their precious 2nd Amendment rights

I too agree that Obama needs to publicize weekly the undoing of all the objectionable Bush Admin acts over the course of 8 years
This includes everything from the assault on the EPA and OSHA to the heartless assualt on programs like SCHIP and the 21st Century GI Bill

Pubicizing these acts will serve two purposes

1. It will show the American people that he is working on their behalf
2. Expose the depths to which the Bush Admin sold this country out to corproate interest to the detriment of the health and safety of the American people.

I have every faith the Obama team will craft a streamlined messaging system to get this info thru to the public…..MSM be damned

By: Just John

Just John — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:30:18 +0000

Bill Clinton for Secretary General of the UN.
Nt that Obama can make it happen, but Bill would do it.

By: Jaim

Jaim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:18:56 +0000

I think Clinton would make a find ambassador to Canada. I simply think he wants something bigger. What that is, I don’t know.

I do think Hillary will get put up for SCOTUS soon though.

By: steelhead

steelhead — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:28:27 +0000

I’ve got first dibs on Bermuda Oliver, my golf game needs some fine tuning.

By: Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:50:14 +0000

Sorry Canuckistan, but Clinton would never for for it. Far too small a position for his bloated ego.

Actually I think his ego is what would make the offer enticing. Clinton is more respected in Canada than he is in the US. Aside from that, it’s time for the US left to start paying back all their global allies that have helped them fight Bush.

By: fafaroo

fafaroo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:14:08 +0000

“It is coming.”

Indeed, it is: Jan 21.

By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:10:45 +0000

I also want to be ambassador to Jamaica or Bermuda or something.

I presume you went and applied at change.gov?

By: Jaim

Jaim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:07:50 +0000

Sorry Canuckistan, but Clinton would never for for it. Far too small a position for his bloated ego.

(And I speak as an American who loves Canada. It ain’t gonna happen.)

By: bryan

bryan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:49:07 +0000

I want to know who’s going to get a presidential pardon in the next 2 months?
Also, as soon as the power of surveillance is questioned, retask it to investigate Cheney.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:48:47 +0000

“The righties will put their unitary executive theory fetishism on moth balls until Jindal or whoever the hell is the next repub prez”

I’m hearing two names for 2012… Palin and Newt.

God I hope that’s the case.

By: jr

jr — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:41:13 +0000

The righties will put their unitary executive theory fetishism on moth balls until Jindal or whoever the hell is the next repub prez

By: Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:31:36 +0000

I've started up a Bill Clinton for Ambassador to Canada facebook group.

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:18:45 +0000

Oh sure, I’m sure I can get some wifi from the beach.

By: anotherbozo

anotherbozo — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:16:25 +0000

“I also want to be ambassador to Jamaica or Bermuda or something.”

Okay, but would you keep up your blog?

By: Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:53:47 +0000

Speaking of ambassadors, it would be nice if Obama appointed Bill Clinton to be the Ambassador to Canada. We Canadians suffered under the Bush years too and this would be a good way to start making amends. Plus, it would make our own right whingers howl.