Members of the GOP propaganda organs were ecstatic when Obama failed to get the Olympics for Chicago. They will howl that Obama is guilty of the pre-??9/11 thinking unless he gets us buried in Afghanistan.
Posted on October 13th, 2009 by Pardon My Politics
Many are finding it disturbing that President Barack Obama initially gave the “all clear” signal to the Justice Department to investigate and seek criminal prosecutions against Bush Administration lawyers for the legal advice they gave relative to enhanced interrogation methods against terrorists in the aftermath of 9-11.
The situation is murky because it has also come to light that many members of Congress – from both parties – were briefed on these interrogations and voiced no opposition at the time of the briefing.
Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Pardon My Politics
The shock that some liberals display in light of the Democrats’ complicity (or at least compliance) to the “harsh interrogation techniques” is in itself shocking. Are we to believe Congress has never taken the time to investigate and discover the acts inside the interrogation room?
Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Pardon My Politics
Proving the old axiom that Congress “is the best that money can buy,” congressional Democrats are preparing to gut the Constitution by granting giant telecom companies retroactive immunity and liability protection on warrantless wiretapping by the Bush regime.
Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Pardon My Politics
Opinions that once gave legal cover to the Bush administration’s torture regime are ultimately branding both John Yoo and the administration as war criminals.
Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Pardon My Politics