July 25, 2007
It's not under oath...
...but they are lies, nonetheless.
Of course, it ain't gonna happen until Republicans in the Senate are so afraid of losing their seats that they cave in. I certainly hope THAT doesn't happen. I'd much rather see Bush convicted after he leaves office and I really don't want Cornyn to do a thing to save his decaying ass.
There is a ton of interesting stuff that's come out over the last couple of days...apparently, Bush signed what is more than likey an illegal Executive Order condemning those who oppose his wildly misguided policies in Iraq.
"I don't actually think they're very strong," said Roberts of his words. "I get a lot of flak that they're understated and the situation is worse than I say. ... When Bush exercises this authority [under the new Executive Order] ... there's no check to it. It doesn't have to be ratified by Congress. The people who bear the brunt of these dictatorial police state actions have no recourse to the judiciary. So it really is a form of total, absolute, one-man rule. ... The American people don't really understand the danger that they face."
The piece goes on to speculate (keep in mind, this is a CONSERVATIVE speculating) that Bush, et al., may well have other plans in store for 2008 and 2009, namely not leaving office. Uhm... if that happens, you WILL see people in the streets.
However, Roberts emphasized, "the problem with this reasoning is that it assumes that Cheney and Rove and the Republicans are ignorant of these facts, or it assumes that they are content for the Republican Party to be destroyed after Bush has his fling." Roberts believes instead that Cheney and Rove intend to use a renewal of the War on Terror to rally the American people around the Republican Party. "Something's in the works," he said, adding that the Executive Orders need to create a police state are already in place."The administration figures themselves and prominent Republican propagandists ... are preparing us for another 9/11 event or series of events," Roberts continued. "Chertoff has predicted them. ... The National Intelligence Estimate is saying that al Qaeda has regrouped. ... You have to count on the fact that if al Qaeda's not going to do it, it's going to be orchestrated. ... The Republicans are praying for another 9/11."
Hartmann asked what we as the people can do if impeachment isn't about to happen. "If enough people were suspicious and alert, it would be harder for the administration to get away with it," Roberts replied. However, he added, "I don't think these wake-up calls are likely to be effective," pointing out the dominance of the mainstream media.
"Americans think their danger is terrorists," said Roberts. "They don't understand the terrorists cannot take away habeas corpus, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution. ... The terrorists are not anything like the threat that we face to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution from our own government in the name of fighting terrorism. Americans just aren't able to perceive that."
More on the EO is at BOR and Blue Bloggin' has a great post up about the Administrations plans not to prosecute any official cited by Congress for contempt. Exactly who does the DoJ work for, Mr. President?
(video via PinkDome)
Posted by mcblogger at July 25, 2007 09:00 AM
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