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This is a discussion about authority and the respect it deserves. Bush
commuted Libby's sentence, not Cheney - it's a discussion about the
authority of the government through Bush, who undercut the authority
of law. The idea that was put forth is that the Coast Guard has no
right to pull a barge out of action when the captain can't be located,
and it does not have the proper mandated life saving and fire fighting
equipment. Life is more important than property.
On Jun 21, 9:37 am, frankg <fran...@gmail.com> wrote:
> euwe,
>
> This discussion of Cheney is nothing more than your ongoing effort to
> deflect from or obfuscate the real issue, which is that the Obama
> administration has, on more than a dozen occasions, slowed or blocked
> efforts to clean up the oil spill. You've proven your political agenda
> is more important than containing the disaster and that you are either
> foolish or naive enough to believe that the handling of the disaster
> by this administration is anything short of gross negligence.
>
> You're no better or worse than those who defended Bush in the face of
> his many failings. Until the general population wakes up and stops
> looking at events thru colored glasses we can forget about getting
> this country back on track.
>
> On Jun 21, 9:16 am, euwe <machgie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > And again he did not pardon Libby
> > =---
> > he commuted his sentence - that's a form of pardon, but not a full
> > pardon. It is covered under the same Presidential power of executive
> > clemency. He merely didn't clear him of wrong doing - he "just"
> > removed the inconvenience of serving jail time. Bush had a stake in
> > Libby's obstruction of justice, and probably was forced into the
> > compromise by Cheney. After that, they weren't so chummy.
>
> > On Jun 20, 9:42 pm, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > > And again he did not pardon Libby so your whole point is moot. What
> > > you are saying is that in reality you have no leg to stand on so you are
> > > just flailing around throwing mud but it won't stick. Typical Dem MO.
>
> > > euwe wrote:
> > > > sovereign authority and the respect due.
>
> > > > On Jun 20, 7:21 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >> Just what does that have to do with the subject at hand.
>
> > > >>> or "I pardoned Libby?"
>
> > > >>> On Jun 20, 5:39 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >>>> Whatever happened to "Personal Responsibility" ?? These ships were
> > > >>>> not manned by tourists but by seasoned sailors who are just, if not
> > > >>>> more so, concerned with the preservation of their own life as the
> > > >>>> USCG.
>
> > > >>>> Just which professional is more correct... the seasoned sailor or the
> > > >>>> seasoned sailor commanded by an organization that has never had a
> > > >>>> successful "private or public" enterprise ??
>
> > > >>>> On Jun 18, 4:01 pm, euwe <machgie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >>>>> oh, I get it - you're a libertoonian. So have you got your own carpet
> > > >>>>> cleaning business? Or maybe you refinish parking lot blacktops?
>
> > > >>>>> On Jun 18, 4:36 pm, bruce majors <bruce.maj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > >>>>>>http://libertarian2010.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/libertarians-say-gove...Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
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