#4
Best comment so far is that "Jesse has gone full retard"(*).
(*) A line used in the movie 'Tropic Thunder', remembered far more than the movie itself, and not even needing the context of the quote to be appreciated.
#6
Jessie lost it a few years ago when he became a Truther. If the US is as bad as he thinks, that we'd blow up the World Trade Center and all that just to start a war he'll be a lot happier in Mexico.
#7
I like this guy. I had a relative like him. They just do and say what they want. Now that's freedom. You always know where you stand with them. He is an achiever. Let the dogs bark this wagon's movin' on, Woof bark snarl n snap.
"In Pioneer Theology, the church is the covered wagon. It is a house on wheels, always on the move. The covered wagon is where the pioneers eat, sleep, fight, love, and die. It bears the marks of life and movementit creaks, is scarred with arrows, bandaged with bailing wire. The covered wagon is always where the action is. It moves toward the future and doesn't bother to glorify its own ruts. The old wagon isn't comfortable, but the pioneers don't mind. They are more into adventure than comfort".
#9
Sgt. D.T.: It was actually wise of the electorate to do so, as politics in his state had become both inbred and moribund, both parties too willing to "go along to get along", in exchange for "washing (not watching) each other's backs."
Ventura was a good medicine for that, forcing both parties to realize that politics is about contention as much as compromise, and when politicians are too comfortable with each other, the people lose.
But one term of this potent medicine was good enough. Any more than that and he would have become a major pain in the rear end.
#10
Ummm...'Moose? We're talking about the same electorate that sent this guy to the United States Senate. OK, in fairness, there was a little help from Minnesota's Nonrespiratory-American, Canine-American and Feline-American communities...
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#11
Jesse had some great moments in politics. He shook up the establishment and pushed some reform. Also, I remember admiring him when he walked out of Wellstone's funeral and shamed the dems when they tried to turn it into a political rally.
But the Truther stuff is too much. When you hear him talk now, it's quite irrational and belligerant too.
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President Obama's attorney sent a letter to Congressional investigators on Friday, saying the White House would not cooperate with a subpoena requesting documents related to its doling out a $535 million loan guarantee to now bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra.
"I can only conclude that your decision to issue a subpoena, authorized by a party-line vote, was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation," Obama's counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, wrote in a letter to the top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce committee. (Read Ruemmler's full letter here).
Committee chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich, blasted the White House response:
We have been reasonable every step of the way in this investigation, and it is a shame that the Obama Administration and House Democrats continue to put up partisan roadblocks to hide the truth from taxpayers. Solyndra was a jobs program gone bad, and we must learn the lessons of Solyndra as we work to turn our economy around and put folks back to work. Our judicious and methodical work over the last eight months has garnered tens of thousands of pages of documents from DOE and OMB that have proven we are on the right track. Now, we need to know the White Houses role in the Solyndra debacle in order to learn the full truth about why taxpayers now find themselves a half billion dollars in the hole. The White House could have avoided the need for subpoena authorizations if they had simply chosen to cooperate. That would have been the route we preferred, and frankly, it would have been better for the White House to get the information out now, rather than continue to drag this out. Our request for documents is reasonable - we are not demanding the Presidents blackberry messages as we are respectful of Executive Privilege. What is the West Wing trying to hide? We owe it to American taxpayers to find out.
#3
Can he do that? Nope, no more than you or I can. But the difference here is that he will have several thousand dedicated reporters, commentators, columnists and assorted pundits assuring us that were he to do so, the Republic itself would be doomed, and therefore we should concern ourselves more with the misadventures of the Kardashian family.
Mike
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#4
if it's a valid subpoena, they don't get to refuse it. Contempt of Court will be found, then Contempt of Congress. People go to jail for that stuff, unless OZero issues blanket pardons. Most Transparent* administration evah!
*not the way they meant
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#5
So much for the foundation of democracy and freedom; the rule of law bites the dust. The fifth column (aka MSM) will not even let forth a whisper.
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