Where’s the Outrage?

Question:   So, what do you think was the Bush Administration’s best move (you may include anyone in the Executive, Judicial or Legislative branches of our government) to undermine our Constitution?

Okay, I agree that the question was vague but it was vague on purpose.  I appreciate all of the great answers.  Slim gets the award for the most comprehensive answer.  He basically ran down articles for impeachment.  He quoted the constitution and gave the Bush violation.  It is a great comment but he covered the whole Bush administration and didn’t restrict his answer to 2007.  Many mentioned Bush’s general disregard for the law which I completely agree with.  HG has a great comment which is about the President’s National Security Presidential Directive.  I had forgotten about that one.  I’m going to give HG the runner up prize of a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

Winner: Commuting I. (Scooter) Libby’s jail sentence.  There were a ton of things to choose from.  I believe this was the single greatest “I can do what I want” moment in the Bush Administration in 2007.  Yes, the signing statements are awful but they have been going on for Bush’s whole presidency.  Tim’s comment was perfect.  Tim will get the $100 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Congratulations to everyone for entering.

I’ll have another contest in the couple of months.  Keep reading Where’s the Outrage?

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Take a listen to Barack Obama’s victory speech.  He could have made the speech about him and how hard he has worked.  He could have made the speech about the attacks that he had to fend off.  Instead, the speech is about Hope and they can not drown Hope.  It is about the Hope that all Americans have for the future.  Brilliant.

 

 Obama's Iowa Victory Speech [13:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Wow. Now this is a surprise. We saw some evidence that Barack Obama was building momentum with the Des Moines Register’s polling. Everyone was downplaying that poll. It appears that the little local paper kicked butt!!

Update: I have added video (of course). The video is the combination of Obama, Edwards and Clinton’s speeches. I think that I picked the best parts. One of the things that Hillary Clinton said that I think was very true, it was/is a good time to be a Democrat.

Hillary losing in Iowa is bad. Placing third is a disaster. She was supposed to be the frontrunner. It was less than a month ago when those talking heads were asking each other if Hillary was a lock on the nomination. We’ll see if Edwards gets a big boost from Iowa. He needs an influx of moolah!

Politico.com (a internet news site that leans to the right) is trying to sell the idea that John McCain is sitting pretty. This logic goes like this - since McCain really campaigned in New Hampshire and didn’t spend much time in Iowa his 4th place (less that 300 votes behind Thompson) is a huge victory. Latest polls show McCain and Romney tied in New Hampshire. If they say so, but third or fourth for someone who was a lock for the nomination just 6 months ago can’t be good. To be fair, McCain has gone thru some trials. His campaign was in a tailspin just 2 - 3 months ago. He was written off as road kill. So, we’ll see.

Chris Dodd and Joseph Biden have thrown in the towel. Both Senators were long shots. It is unclear to me why they campaigned in Iowa. It would seem that they could have started in New Hampshire which is much closer to where they are known. If they ran well in New Hampshire and South Carolina then who knows. They are both thoughtful and capable men. I think that they both added to the discussion. I’m sorry to see them drop out.

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From WaPo:

Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) secured victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, a stunning affirmation of his message of change and a stinging setback to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) — the long time national frontrunner. Clinton called Obama to concede.

With nearly 1,500 of the state’s 1,781 precincts reporting their results, Obama led with 35 percent of the votes followed by former senator John Edwards and Clinton, both with 30 percent. (more…)

 

 Iowa Democratic speeches [9:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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