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(Some Guy)   Harry Reid, this week: "I'm glad Bush listened to us for his AG nomination." Next month, post-nomination: "The Attorney General is the Antichrist and it's all Bush's fault"   (thehill.com) divider line
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KyngNothing
2007-09-17 2:44:28 PM  
Hey Subby, who wins the next 4 weeks of NFL games??

//might as well make some money off this crystal ball...
 
The Stealth Hippopotamus
2007-09-17 2:59:44 PM  
Hey it worked on Gen Betray-us
 
whidbey
2007-09-17 3:02:05 PM  
Why, after Harriet Miers and Gonzales, would any appointee from this administration be anything to applaud.

Impeach the bastard. Starting with Cheney.

It's the honorable thing to do, America.
 
FlashHarry [TotalFark]
2007-09-17 3:14:28 PM  
really, submitter? is that the best you've got? really?

how the mighty have fallen, eh?
 
BladBoy [TotalFark]
2007-09-17 3:16:02 PM  
Wow, now we blame the Dems for things they haven't done yet.

Liberal Derangement Syndrome anyone?
 
tallguywithglasseson
2007-09-17 4:14:32 PM  
I have to admit that when I heard Ashcroft was stepping down, I rejoiced and thought it couldn't get much worse.

I was wrong.

This guy seems better than Ashcroft and a whole hell of a lot better than Gonzales.

I sure hope I'm not wrong again. With Bush's track record of appointees, I'm a little skeptical, but this guy seems OK a priori.
 
carmody
2007-09-17 5:40:17 PM  
At this point, Tommy Flanagan would be a better AG than what we've had lately. Plus I hear he's dating Morgan Fairchild.
 
All2morrowsparTs
2007-09-17 5:44:19 PM  
What is interesting is the the ultra-cons are mobilizing, ala Harriet Myers, to take down this nomination becuase the Dems like him.
 
Hang On Voltaire
2007-09-17 5:51:20 PM  
but but but I thought Bush was a petulant bully thug who only wants things his way and shoved his nominees down the throat of the Senate
 
poot_rootbeer
2007-09-17 5:52:03 PM  
The bar has been lowered so far that I would be satisfied with ANY nominee that has a JD degree and has never been a personal friend or counsel of President Bush.
 
Hang On Voltaire
2007-09-17 5:52:44 PM  
The Stealth Hippopotamus: Hey it worked on Gen Betray-us

FTW
 
PullItOut
2007-09-17 5:58:20 PM  
Hang On Voltaire: but but but I thought Bush was a petulant bully thug who only wants things his way and shoved his nominees down the throat of the Senate

This situation ought to show you that we don't criticize Bush when he does things right. Only when he does things wrong.

Which has been nearly always, but this seems like a good move.
 
Hang On Voltaire
2007-09-17 6:00:03 PM  
PullItOut: Hang On Voltaire: but but but I thought Bush was a petulant bully thug who only wants things his way and shoved his nominees down the throat of the Senate

This situation ought to show you that we don't criticize Bush when he does things right. Only when he does things wrong.

Which has been nearly always, but this seems like a good move.

So are you telling me that Bush isn't a bully thug who only wants things his way and shoves his nominees down the throat of the Senate?
 
FuriousGeorge945
2007-09-17 6:00:04 PM  
Hang On Voltaire: but but but I thought Bush was a petulant bully thug who only wants things his way and shoved his nominees down the throat of the Senate

I really admire how hard you guys work to maintain that persecution complex, even when people are agreeing with you.
 
Hang On Voltaire
2007-09-17 6:04:03 PM  
FuriousGeorge945: Hang On Voltaire: but but but I thought Bush was a petulant bully thug who only wants things his way and shoved his nominees down the throat of the Senate

I really admire how hard you guys work to maintain that persecution complex, even when people are agreeing with you.

and I really admire how much you guys seem to forget what you have said in the past. Honestly if I were Bush I would have nominated whoever the hell I wanted since it will not matter to any democrat what he does. Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years and see what it got him
 
BurningUrine
2007-09-17 6:04:51 PM  
great, i wonder what kind of neocoont fascist this guy will turn out to be, and how many of our precious freedoms he will farking take away.
 
Ich_bin_ein_Rama_affe
2007-09-17 6:07:34 PM  
Hang On Voltaire:
and I really admire how much you guys seem to forget what you have said in the past. Honestly if I were Bush I would have nominated whoever the hell I wanted since it will not matter to any democrat what he does. Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years and see what it got him

You are one pathetic little biatch arent you.

Wah wah waa.
 
CheetahOlivetti [TotalFark]
2007-09-17 6:09:01 PM  
All2morrowsparTs: What is interesting is the the ultra-cons are mobilizing, ala Harriet Myers, to take down this nomination becuase the Dems like him.

Harriet Miers was a joke. Harry Reid was just screwing around with Bush when he recommended her, and Bush is such an idiot, he thought Reid was serious.
 
whiskeyinthejar
2007-09-17 6:10:13 PM  
Hang On Voltaire: and I really admire how much you guys seem to forget what you have said in the past. Honestly if I were Bush I would have nominated whoever the hell I wanted since it will not matter to any democrat what he does. Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years and see what it got him

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boomaze
2007-09-17 6:11:05 PM  
Ich_bin_ein_Rama_affe

Hang On Voltaire:
and I really admire how much you guys seem to forget what you have said in the past. Honestly if I were Bush I would have nominated whoever the hell I wanted since it will not matter to any democrat what he does. Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years and see what it got him

You are one pathetic little biatch arent you.

Wah wah waa.


This. That little fag rant was painful to read.
 
Hang On Voltaire
2007-09-17 6:11:23 PM  
BurningUrine: great, i wonder what kind of neocoont fascist this guy will turn out to be, and how many of our precious freedoms he will farking take away.

My point exactly. Bush could nominate friggin Ralph Nader to the Atty Gen position and the left would hate him.
 
Hang On Voltaire
2007-09-17 6:12:08 PM  
boomaze: Ich_bin_ein_Rama_affe

Hang On Voltaire:
and I really admire how much you guys seem to forget what you have said in the past. Honestly if I were Bush I would have nominated whoever the hell I wanted since it will not matter to any democrat what he does. Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years and see what it got him

You are one pathetic little biatch arent you.

Wah wah waa.


This. That little fag rant was painful to read.

Nice to see the discussion hasn't resorted to name calling.

/no hate like liberal hate
 
king_dead
2007-09-17 6:13:01 PM  
Somebody must have either re-upped Voltaire's conservative troll quota for the month, or one of his alts became to much of a pariah to continue posting with, either way, the guy's a complete waste of time, he's been degraded to some of the sorriest trolls I've seen in awhile, take some lessons from Sunny Ray already.
 
FuriousGeorge945
2007-09-17 6:15:01 PM  
Hang On Voltaire: and I really admire how much you guys seem to forget what you have said in the past. Honestly if I were Bush I would have nominated whoever the hell I wanted since it will not matter to any democrat what he does. Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years and see what it got him

You claim that everyone is just suffering from "Bush Derangement Syndrome" and will disagree with anything he does just because its Bush, and now that people are actually agreeing with a decision of his you're basically saying "OMG you're all liars and hypocrites for not completely living up to the BDS strawman I've labeled you with!"

And yeah, I certainly remember how kind and generous Bush and his supporters were towards political opposition in the first couple years... Especially that period from late 2001 to early 2003. I honestly don't understand what kind of crazy alternate reality you must be living in.
 
Ich_bin_ein_Rama_affe
2007-09-17 6:19:46 PM  
FuriousGeorge945:

You claim that everyone is just suffering from "Bush Derangement Syndrome" and will disagree with anything he does just because its Bush, and now that people are actually agreeing with a decision of his you're basically saying "OMG you're all liars and hypocrites for not completely living up to the BDS strawman I've labeled you with!"

And yeah, I certainly remember how kind and generous Bush and his supporters were towards political opposition in the first couple years... Especially that period from late 2001 to early 2003. I honestly don't understand what kind of crazy alternate reality you must be living in.

He has nothing left in him to fight for, so he is crying at "future" accusations.

Talk about pathetic.

Oh, thats name calling. If it cries like a biatch, squirms like a biatch, and acts like a biatch. HOV is a biatch.
 
boomaze
2007-09-17 6:21:19 PM  
Hang On Voltaire

Nice to see the discussion hasn't resorted to name calling.

/no hate like liberal hate


I know that this will be impossible for you to wrap your sad little head around, but I'm not a liberal. Being a liberal is not required to hate Bush. In factm the only people left that do not hate Bush are hard-right partisans. the middle and left are done with him. You can take him home and suck him off for all I care.
 
boomaze
2007-09-17 6:22:46 PM  
Hang On Voltaire

Sorry I called you a fag :) I'm not a homophobe, I just used the word in the context...aww fark it. Whatever.
 
BudTheSpud
2007-09-17 6:22:55 PM  
He'll be judged by his actions. Just like Gonzales was. And this is something that some Republicans just can't seem to understand.
 
BuckTurgidson
2007-09-17 6:37:41 PM  
Hang On Voltaire: So are you telling me that Bush isn't a bully thug who only wants things his way and shoves his nominees down the throat of the Senate?

He has been up to this point. Which it's why it's noteworthy that this nominee is apparently not an underqualified crony or narrow partisan ideologue.

Bush tried the "be nice to democrats and they will be nice to you" thing in his first few years

Cite?
 
BurningUrine
2007-09-17 6:38:07 PM  
My point exactly. Bush could nominate friggin Ralph Nader to the Atty Gen position and the left would hate him.

ralph nader would be twice the man as anyone mr. bush could appoint. and at least nader wouldnt stand for our civil rights being stolen on the grounds of fear mongering for profit.
 
Geotpf
2007-09-17 6:41:45 PM  
All2morrowsparTs: What is interesting is the the ultra-cons are mobilizing, ala Harriet Myers, to take down this nomination becuase the Dems like him.

This is a sign he can't be that bad.
 
quizzical
2007-09-17 6:42:32 PM  
All2morrowsparTs: What is interesting is the the ultra-cons are mobilizing, ala Harriet Myers, to take down this nomination becuase the Dems like him.

Mukasey was a Reagan appointee to the district court, so it will be interesting to see how the ultra-cons justify their arguments against him.
 
VitruvianMonkey
2007-09-17 6:42:35 PM  
BudTheSpud: He'll be judged by his actions. Just like Gonzales was. And this is something that some Republicans just can't seem to understand.

If I knew how to add an image it would be Emeril.

And my message would be: "BAM!"

/"vicious liberal hate" funny
//from the party of "Freedom Fries"
 
boomaze
2007-09-17 6:47:17 PM  
VitruvianMonkey
//from the party of "Freedom Fries"

Really sit down and try to let that one sink in now that we are little removed from it. We were just victims of a terrorist attack in NYC and the world was a mess (still is). Anyway, here America is in this new time needing to do the right thing in a confusing situation, and this was one of the huge things. Renaming the goddamn french fries in the goddamn cafeteria freedom fries cause the french wouldn't invade with us. Adults did this.The leaders of the greatest country in the world took this action very seriously. We are farked with this a is a priority. People are dumb and deserve the government they get. fark it.
 
fifth_of_november
2007-09-17 6:49:15 PM  
Does Michael Mukasey believe in habeas corpus?
 
BurningUrine
2007-09-17 7:04:25 PM  
boomaze 2007-09-17 06:47:17 PM
VitruvianMonkey
//from the party of "Freedom Fries"

Really sit down and try to let that one sink in now that we are little removed from it. We were just victims of an assault by mr. bush and his cronies to justify stealing oil and killing innocent civilians in the middle east in NYC and the world was a mess (still is). Anyway, here America is in this new time needing to do the right thing in a confusing situation, and this was one of the huge things. Renaming the goddamn french fries in the goddamn cafeteria freedom fries cause the french wouldn't invade with us. Adults did this.The leaders of the greatest country in the world took this action very seriously. We are farked with this a is a priority. People are dumb and deserve the government they get. fark it.


fixed that one for you
 
VitruvianMonkey
2007-09-17 7:14:57 PM  
boomaze: VitruvianMonkey
//from the party of "Freedom Fries"

Really sit down and try to let that one sink in now that we are little removed from it. We were just victims of a terrorist attack in NYC and the world was a mess (still is). Anyway, here America is in this new time needing to do the right thing in a confusing situation, and this was one of the huge things. Renaming the goddamn french fries in the goddamn cafeteria freedom fries cause the french wouldn't invade with us. Adults did this.The leaders of the greatest country in the world took this action very seriously. We are farked with this a is a priority. People are dumb and deserve the government they get. fark it.

I'm a little bit more optimistic than boomaze, but not much. I think that the whole system of government needs an overhaul. Funny thing is, we have to get people into positions of power who aren't going to mind losing some of that power, and that's counter the nature of people who seek power. The first thing that the next president needs to do is relinquish a good deal of the power that Pres. Bush scared the country and the congress into giving him. Not to mention fire as many Bush appointees as possible within the bounds of law. Which brings us back to the subject of this thread. WE DONT LIKE PEOPLE WHO ABUSE THEIR POWER AND BREAK THE LAW. This new guy hasn't done that yet and doesn't seem as likely to do so as the old guys, so were giving him the benefit of the doubt

/cautiously waitinng for the other foot to drop.

/liberals ≠ most politicians who are
 
VitruvianMonkey
2007-09-17 7:19:11 PM  
Everything was going just fine in this thread until someone had to pull out the "Bush orchestrated 9/11 card." You're supposed to remove those from the deck before you play!
 
Atillathepun
2007-09-17 8:19:13 PM  
quizzical: Mukasey was a Reagan appointee to the district court, so it will be interesting to see how the ultra-cons justify their arguments against him.

Ultra-cons? Is that similar to Ultra Far. . .

[White Noise. End Transmission.]
 
Goodfella
2007-09-17 9:44:17 PM  
BladBoy: Wow, now we blame the Dems for things they haven't done yet.

Liberal Derangement Syndrome anyone?


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LDS?
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2007-09-17 10:17:10 PM  
Is it just me or does this judge look like Judge Whitey, the WASP Upper Class Twit, on Futurama?

Whitey: The charge is bank robbery. Now, my chauffeur informs me that a bank is a place where people put money that isn't properly invested. Therefore, robbing a bank is tantamount to that most heinous of crimes, theft of money.

The best Looney Beak this side of London.
 
BrotherAlpha
2007-09-18 12:29:59 AM  
PullItOut:
This situation ought to show you that we don't criticize Bush when he does things right. Only when he does things wrong.

Winner.

And Hang On Voltaire needs to shut the fark up.
 
badhat_harry
2007-09-18 3:52:41 AM  
brantgoose: Is it just me or does this judge look like Judge Whitey, the WASP Upper Class Twit, on Futurama?

Whitey: The charge is bank robbery. Now, my chauffeur informs me that a bank is a place where people put money that isn't properly invested. Therefore, robbing a bank is tantamount to that most heinous of crimes, theft of money.

The best Looney Beak this side of London.

WASP? He is an Orthodox Jew. Just what America needs-more Israelis in its government.
 
Atillathepun
2007-09-18 6:22:48 AM  
PullItOut: his situation ought to show you that we don't criticize Bush when he does things right. Only when he does things wrong.

Exactly. Did anyone criticize the No Call List?
 
Crunch61
2007-09-18 7:47:31 AM  
Hang On Voltaire: So are you telling me that Bush isn't a bully thug who only wants things his way and shoves his nominees down the throat of the Senate?

No. This is the exception that proves the rule. Happy now?
 
Sum Dum Gai
2007-09-18 12:46:08 PM  
This marks the second major appointee of Bush's that I liked (Colin Powell being the first).

Time will be the ultimate judge, of course, of Mukasey, but from his past record, he's qualified and it seems he'll make a good AG.

Hang On Voltaire
but but but I thought Bush was a petulant bully thug who only wants things his way and shoved his nominees down the throat of the Senate

What's the matter, you just discover your strawman liberals aren't actually real? Even people who hate Bush like it when he makes good decisions. At a first glance, this decision seems like a good one.
 
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