Urgent Legislation (H.R.6054) Contains Hidden Retroactive Presidential War Crimes Pardon... Why? - Comments Page 4

GOP Congress is rushing legislation through with a hidden ploy to retroactively pardon Pres. Bush of war crimes!

A June ruling by the Supreme Court defied President Bush in the Hamden case, and ruled that the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Cuba violated the Geneva Conventions, U.S. and International standards. President Bush, confident that the Republican Party would easily keep both houses of Congress after the November elections, was unconcerned about either house bringing up charges or investigating.…
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  • 126 - Jet in Columbus

    Jul 11, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Today, with the stock market in freefall, Bush is trying to palm off blame for problems his administration couldn't solve with when the GOP was in charge of both houses of congress for 14 years and his own inept administration couldn't solve in almost 8.

    But it's the democrats fault for not kissing his ass!


    Year right.

  • 127 - Jet

    Dec 18, 2008 at 9:41 am

    Doug Hunter: here's a reading assignment for you...

  • 128 - Jet

    Dec 18, 2008 at 10:36 am

    Here's a reading assignment for you Mark

  • 129 - Mark Eden

    Dec 18, 2008 at 10:40 am

    It's a bit presumptuous to assume that I haven't already read your piece, Jet.

    Mark

  • 130 - Jet

    Dec 18, 2008 at 10:42 am

    If that's true I guess I just wasn't persuasive enough... my bad

  • 131 - Mark Eden

    Dec 18, 2008 at 10:49 am

    Or you could think about it and see that my comment concerning congress over on that other thread which prompted your 'assignment' is not in any fundamental opposition to what you presented here.

  • 132 - Jet

    Dec 18, 2008 at 10:59 am

    I repeat... my bad

  • 133 - Mark Eden

    Dec 18, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Actually, you're pretty good (even if overly sensitive at times). I'd like to read more of your 'breaking news" reporting.

    Mark

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