Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.

'War Stories'


Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


amych - Nov 08, 2006 7:19:12 am PST #8580 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

And you know really, I don't want indictments, I don't want hearings, I don't want an impeachment. I just want my habeus corpus back.

Oh, yes, so very this. If this election could signal a return to things working more or less the way they're meant to under the constitution, I'd be happier about that than anything a million vengeance fairies could wreak.

but if the vengeance fairies want to put some itching powder in the RNC's collective underpants just to make sure they have all their bases covered.....


Jessica - Nov 08, 2006 7:19:58 am PST #8581 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

tommyrot's statement was about hatred from conservative bloggers.

True, but I don't think it's irrelevant that wingnut bloggers have bigwig wingnut pundits to quote from, while insano-leftist bloggers have to make up their own rants. It leads to a uniformity of insanity on the extreme right that I don't think exists on the extreme left.


Frankenbuddha - Nov 08, 2006 7:20:14 am PST #8582 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Both Jon Tester and Jim Webb have won their races in Montana and Virginia but want to make sure that every vote is counted.

I wonder if the situation was the opposite, would their opponents feel the same way, or would they pre-emptively declare victory?

No, wait. I don't.

And you know really, I don't want indictments, I don't want hearings, I don't want an impeachment. I just want my habeus corpus back.

You just spoke for me, Sean. That, and getting the troops home ASAP without leaving too much of a mess (not terribly optimistic on that one though).


Hayden - Nov 08, 2006 7:20:36 am PST #8583 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Sorry, didn't mean to pile onto you, Cindy.

And you know really, I don't want indictments, I don't want hearings, I don't want an impeachment. I just want my habeus corpus back.

I want all of those things. You shouldn't get to get away with lying to the American people, especially if you're the top executive power in the country.


Jessica - Nov 08, 2006 7:21:35 am PST #8584 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

And you know really, I don't want indictments, I don't want hearings, I don't want an impeachment. I just want my habeus corpus back.

Oh, see, I'm greedy -- I want all of it.


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 08, 2006 7:22:19 am PST #8585 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Capable focus on undoing the harm that's been done to this country's rights and freedoms over the past few years is certainly the top item on my wish list for the 110th Congress.

I'll settle for Bush enjoying the same sort of warm, supportive relationship with the legislature over the next two years that Clinton had during his years in office. Because, quite frankly, I don't think he'll have the maturity or strength of character to stand it when the rubber stamp he's used to getting from Congress starts reading "NO."


Sean K - Nov 08, 2006 7:22:37 am PST #8586 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Oh, I won't object if we get those other things.

Habeus corpus first, though.


Gudanov - Nov 08, 2006 7:23:32 am PST #8587 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I don't want impeachment, but I do want hearings on contracting practices, on the intelligence failure (or misleading) that got us into Iraq, and an ethics committee that looks into bribery. Not any Christmas card list abuse issues though.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 08, 2006 7:23:52 am PST #8588 of 10001
What is even happening?

True, but I don't think it's irrelevant that wingnut bloggers have bigwig wingnut pundits to quote from, while insano-leftist bloggers have to make up their own rants.
So like...our batshit insane are creative self-starters.

Sorry, didn't mean to pile onto you, Cindy.
No sorries necessary, Corwood. I didn't feel piled on. I just wasn't going to defend an argument I didn't make in the first place.


Vortex - Nov 08, 2006 7:25:12 am PST #8589 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Oh, and I want the Iraq IG's office back. Someone snuck a provision into a bill eliminating the IG's office. You know, the one that discovered the misspending and fraud from Halliburton? Yeah, it needs to be back.