The handwriting has been on the wall for some time, but it now seems certain that Senate Democrats will pass a new FISA bill that contains retroactive immunity for telecoms, shielding them from lawsuits over their cooperation with the Bush Administration in its far-reaching warrantless wiretapping program.
Meanwhile, House Democrats have decided to postpone any vote on holding Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers in contempt for their refusal to testify to Congress about the White House role in the U.S. attorney purge.
[I invite you to imagine a long string of extremely foul, obscene, bitter, and very angry invective at this point. Thank you. Spares me flaming my keyboard.]
We not only need to elect more progressive, reality-based legislators, we need to toss a bunch of DINOs out on their ears.
*DINO = Democrat in name only
WTF is wrong with these people? WTF are they doing in office anyway? Grrrrrrrrrrr.
You can read more details here where Paul Kiel raises the question "Who has time for contempt?" It seems they care more about "bipartisan unity in the midst of stimulus package talks" than they do about constitutional government.
Would y'all mind if I bitch-slapped the Speaker, Steny Hoyer, and the rest of them from DC back to Hawaii and back again?
Yes, the economy is important! But you didn't take an oath to support the economy. Asshats.
UPDATE:
Kagro X shares some snarky disgust on the matter at Daily Kos.
--the BB
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