All bow down to the great far left. You all can't see your nose to spite

• voting democratic - American Voter
  • You should be applauded... - loved it!!!!
    • Ditto, and double ditto! NM - Nanaw
      • Make that "Dittos" You know what I mean, I'm sure! nm - Dittohead
    • Bless your heart! nm - American Voter
    • Applauding you too, great post! - TTer2
  • You should be ashamed - You are a hater
    • You just know poster actually told the truth - of course you hate that.......NM
    • Not to worry. You are not the crazy one...sm - oldtimer
      • You are so right, we are winning and - Your message is sane and
    • If you're an example of a good Democrat... - sm
    • Wrong again - American Voter
    • I think you should be ashamed - Judy
      • Judy, you are so right, but these people are - very ignorant -will be too late when they realize.
    • All bow down to the great far left. You all can't see your nose to spite - your face.
  • I'm voting democratic to relegate ignorance like this - back into the shadows where it belongs.
    • It literally gives me the chills. The thing that is so...sm - oldtimer
    • Your ignorance must be bliss....go ahead and vote democrat then. - previous post was all true
      • No wonder Europe thinks this country is full of - ignorant redneck hicks. It is.
        • Why do you care what Europe thinks? - They have quite a colorful crowd!!
          • Umm... Interpreter? We need you on this one. - I don't understand Republispeak.
        • Embarassing isn't it? The primary words being ignorant redneck. sm - oldtimer
          • I love Vermont - ExMQMT
            • VT, Socialist Senator - American Voter
              • We do think it is special. Everyone has access to...sm - oldtimer
                • You forgot the pedophiles - American Voter
                  • most pedophiles are found in the nation's - bible belt. i wonder why?
                    • spin, spin, spin - American Voter
        • Who cares what Europe thinks? They are no - example..in worse shape than we are.nm
          • They're a lot more progressive and educated. - .
            • Yea, they are SOOOO educated that they - have let their country
            • Yes, please go - loved it
            • Great, Maybe you should move there - since you look up to them so much.nm
  • The current Democratic Congress has also floated the notion of.....sm - ms
    • Hello? The only reason that millions of Americans ...sm - independent
      • Too bad you don't know who I know - poster is close...... sm
      • It wasn't my opinion. It's a fact. They will try it again, too....sm - ms
        • Do you consider yourself to be an intelligent educated person? - whoaaa! nm
          • You are in the dark......just the way O wants it - turn a blind eye........ sm
          • Yeppers....lol.... nm - ms
    • 'outlaw' something that so many of 'em got rich - off of? my guess is "nuh-uh".
    • You seem to have struck it rich in a - bottomless pit of misinfomation.
      • My goodness. This must be the rude anonymous dem poster...sm - ms
        • your ignorant, ranting posts put themselves down. - no need for us to do it.
          • lolol....obviously you think you do....lolol.... - ms
            • Where's the 'pub interpreter? We've got - another unintellible one, here....
              • I was wrong....no clever comeback, just another put down...nm - ms
                • It takes no effort at on on the part of 'cleverness' - to put down a bunch of sheep.
                  • The sheep are supporting Obama because of his - "charm". You are so so blinded by him.nm
                    • Blinded by the Old One's balding head - is more like it.
    • it goes back to Clinton - American Voter

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Y?

because I was polite to someone, chose to give one of the "nice" ones the benefit of the doubt while finding posts like yours uninformative, childish and a pure waste of keystrokes?

I agree, given the never-ending bitterness and hatefulness you have, it will all come back to bite you in the butt some day.  One usually gets back what they give.

RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday March 15, 2006

Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) has alleged in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card that President Bush signed a version of the Budget Reconciliation Act that, in effect, did not pass the House of Representatives.

Further, Waxman says there is reason to believe that the Speaker of the House called President Bush before he signed the law, and alerted him that the version he was about to sign differed from the one that actually passed the House. If true, this would put the President in willful violation of the U.S. Constitution.

The full text of the letter follows:

March 15, 2006

The Honorable Andrew Card

Chief of Staff

The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. Card:

On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed into law a version of the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 that was different in substance from the version that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Legal scholars have advised me that the substantive differences between the versions - which involve $2 billion in federal spending - mean that this bill did not meet the fundamental constitutional requirement that both Houses of Congress must pass any legislation signed into law by the President.

I am writing to learn what the President and his staff knew about this constitutional defect at the time the President signed the legislation.

Detailed background about the legislation and its constitutional defects are contained in a letter I sent last month to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, which I have enclosed with this letter.[1] In summary, the House-passed version of the legislation required the Medicare program to lease durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, for seniors and other beneficiaries for up to 36 months, while the version of the legislation signed by the President limited the duration of these leases to just 13 months. As the Congressional Budget Office reported, this seemingly small change from 36 months to 13 months has a disproportionately large budgetary impact, cutting Medicare outlays by $2 billion over the next five years.[2]

I understand that a call was made to the White House before the legislation was signed by the President advising the White House of the differences between the bills and seeking advice about how to proceed. My understanding is that the call was made either by the Speaker of the House to the President or by the senior staff of the Speaker to the senior staff of the President.

I would like to know whether my understanding is correct. If it is, the implications are serious.

The Presentment Clause of the U.S. Constitution states that before a bill can become law, it must be passed by both Houses of Congress.[3] When the President took the oath of office, he swore to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, which includes the Presentment Clause. If the President signed the Reconciliation Act knowing its constitutional infirmity, he would in effect be placing himself above the Constitution.

I do not raise this issue lightly. Given the gravity of the matter and the unusual circumstances surrounding the Reconciliation Act, Congress and the public need a straightforward explanation of what the President and his staff knew on February 8, when the legislation was signed into law.

Sincerely,

Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member

Enclosure

[1] See Letter from Rep. Henry A. Waxman to Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Feb. 14, 2006).

[2] See Letter from CBO Acting Director Donald Marron to Rep. John M. Spratt, Jr. (Feb. 13, 2006).

[3] U.S. Constitution, Article I, � 7.

maybe this was posted before but it just goes to show how biased the media is and what liars they really are. the quote in red was the actual quote. Look how the media decided to butcher it.

The media is trying REALLY hard to paint Sarah Palin into an evil religious zealot. The AP is willing to break the typically utilized laws of printing the English language to do it.

According to the AP, Sarah Palin said this about the troops while at church:

“Our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God,"

According to real life, Sarah Palin said this about the troops while at church (with the AP’s selective quoting underlined):

“Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out on a task that is from God,”

The AP quote means “Iraq is a mission from God.”

The actual quote means “We pray Iraq is a mission from God.”

The headline is even more misleading.

Palin: Iraq war 'a task that is from God'

The AP not only doesn't mention the previous sentence, or the first part of the sentence they quote, they also essentially ignore the meaning of the very next sentence as well. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan."

This is a statement of humble reflection from Palin. To translate into terms the media might understand, its "I hope we're doing the right thing."

This story is bad enough that the AP really should issue a correction on it, if not a full retraction. There's no story unless you butcher the quote. It's based on half (or a quarter) of a quote, mentally ignoring the previous and following sentences, and even presenting the trimmed quote as the start of a sentence --forcing them to capitalize a word that actually appeared in the middle of the sentence.

Really bad.

spinning his wedding ring.  And everyone knows what a married man is thinking when he does that . . .

nm

Neighbors for Peace to "Raise the Bar" for Democratic Candidates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

St. Paul, MN – June 17, 2003 – When national Democratic leaders visit St. Paul next week, Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace and other Minnesota organizations will be on the scene to question presidential candidates, raising the electoral bar for peace, justice, and environmental issues.

The Association of State Democratic Chairs and the Democratic National Committee will convene this weekend at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel at 11 East Kellogg Boulevard in St. Paul. Gearing up for the 2004 presidential elections, Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace will be outside the hotel on Friday, June 20, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. to invite the candidates to join concerned Minnesota Democrats in dialogue about critical issues.

"People are leaving the Democratic party in droves, because in recent elections the candidates have become so centrist that they are almost indistinguishable from the Republicans," comments Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace co-founder, Anne Benson. "We want to see the Democratic party return to its progressive roots—to stand up for working people and poor people, and to fight against the regressive domestic and foreign policies of the Bush administration."

The neighbors from the Merriam Park area of St. Paul hold that in recent elections, Democratic candidates have lost their chance to take office because they've neglected the concerns of their own voters.

"It has always been said, 'There are more Democrats than Republicans; we just need to get out the vote,'" states member, Steve Schwarz. "We, however, need a reason to get out the vote. Many Democrats have felt alienated and misrepresented by the party and have looked instead to other alternatives. We believe in the principles that made the Democratic party what it was and still can be today. Remember, we in Minnesota have supported a long line of Democratic politicians who voted on principle and not on predictions of popularity. We expect our candidates to make peace and justice issues a priority."

Adds Benson, "We're encouraging candidates to ask themselves the hard questions: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Was I misled by the administration when I voted for the War Powers Resolution? How do we get out of this quagmire in Iraq? Does the PATRIOT Act infringe on too many civil liberties?"

Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace has invited all Democratic candidates to meet with them after their sessions conclude on Friday to answer a series of fourteen questions regarding issues of pre-emptive war, international relations, arms development, military spending, V.A. benefits, U.S. economy, social programs, employment, globalization, education, health care, civil liberties, terrorism, and environmental policy. They invite all Minnesotans with these concerns to join them in St. Paul on Friday in addressing the candidates.

"We're not endorsing a particular candidate," group member, Jeanne Schnitzen, notes. "We're giving them all a chance to look us in the eye and answer to the issues we vote for. If they're really in this race to turn the tides, we'll make sure they get that chance. I want to believe there is a Democratic candidate who is capable of sowing the seeds of change."

on the Conservative Board.   Might be time for you to return.

I am well aware that I am on a *left leaning* board; however, how can you ever possibly gain a true picture of real facts if you only visit left leaning sites?  It isn't possible. I don't do it. In fact, on the other political boards I post on, some left and some right, Daily Kos, Democratic Underground, News Max, Fox, are not used as sources. 

You misunderstand me about the Constitution and Iraq.