Hec, Em is...nearly...dead on.
I forget how old he is, so maybe I'm just being a jerk. The Eighth Amendment doesn't apply in this situation because:
The prisoners were not accused of a "crime" but of an "act of war". Yes, including those who were *conveniently* classified as "enemy combatants" despite not actually engaging in active combat against the U.S. or any of its citizens or soldiers. As "enemy combatants" they fell under the jurisdiction of military, rather than normal Constitutional (see also: criminal) law.
Doesn't make what Bush did right (anyone want to tell me that's what I'm saying will get a boot and a multi-tool in their neck), but the Constitution doesn't apply.
Various treaties and agreements with other countries do, however. The Geneva Convention(s) (properly it's plural, being a set of agreed-upon conventions for international legal issues, especially in time of war) being primary among them.
Sounds like Emmett has at least read the Constitution, though, which is super double extra awesome. If it means anything, tell him MM not only approves but thinks he rocks the world.
The Prez is NOT going to say "Death Panel". He's above that shit, yo.
And his next sentence was about not paying for abortion, and I really expected somebody to shout out something then.
Well, I did, but I don't think he heard me...
Anyone else notice that all the GOP talking-points doctors are surgeons? Maybe I've just watched too much Scrubs.
So this guy giving the response clearly didn't listen to the speech.
Anyone else notice that all the GOP talking-points doctors are surgeons?
Hey, the GOP has to clutch at whatever meagre amount of credibility it can purport to have.
So this guy giving the response clearly didn't listen to the speech.
Oh, of course he didn't. Or if he did, that doesn't matter.
That response has been written way ahead of time, and is meant to parrot talking points, not actually, you know, *respond.*
Feh.
So, they just let him hang out there and look stupid, because he covered some of the same territory that Obama did.
I also have to laugh cynically whenever I hear GOP doctors ask for malpractice liability reform. I can't be the only one thinking these guys are in Congress because they weren't very good at their other job, right?
Am I the only one who giggled that all the sitting-grim people were, to a person, old white guys?
Seriously. Try to look like you'll mix it up a bit. TRY.
