For a change, how ‘bout we go with the silk purse rather than the sow’s ear? Don’t Investigate Pelosi ” Debate Her
Andrew McCarthy wrote this piece for NRO, discussing the talk about charging the Speaker with a Logan Act violation and the foolishness of it. It is rather lengthly, but a tremendous read!
Speaker Pelosi should, of course, be rebuked for offending a bedrock separation-of-powers principle. But for the administration, the politics of her trip couldn’t be better. The Syrian regime is in the midst of executing a murderous coup to keep its hooks in Lebanon while abetting the terrorists who kill Americans and Israelis. The Speaker’s ham-handed diplomatic foray is proof positive of the folly of negotiating with such thugs. In addition, as Pelosi spoke preposterously of the Assad regime’s openness to peace, and had to be corrected on the international stage after misrepresenting Israel’s position, she confirmed the perception of many Americans that the Left is not up to the task of safeguarding our national security.
That she also violated the Logan Act is an excellent rhetorical point. But it would make for an incredibly foolish indictment. Why turn the page from a worthy national-security debate over the right strategy for dealing with state sponsors of terrorism?
The president can not only win that debate. He can use this opportunity to illustrate how damaging the criminalization of politics is in a democracy. He can stress that policy is something the Framers committed to the good judgment of an informed citizenry, not to the courts. And he can trenchantly separate himself from his knee-jerk “let’s appoint a prosecutor” critics by pointedly explaining that he trusts the American people, not the judicial system, to decide such matters as whether they really want détente Pelosi-style.
Andrew is correct. The powers that be within the Democratic party, were more interested in fighting The United States and The POTUS, than the actual goal of defeating the real target, terrorists.Â
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April 10, 2007 - 09:28 AM on April 10th, 2007
Don Imus: Not Nappily Ever After
Halle Berry is appearing in a movie now in production “Nappily Ever After.” Berry’s character shaves her head after a relationship break-up. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, evidently portrays the protaganist as insecure about her nap…
April 10, 2007 - 09:37 AM on April 10th, 2007
Four 4-Star Generals Request Funds Before May 15th
Four 4-Star Generals have written a letter to Congress requesting funds before May 15th. According to the Generals: “…Without approval of the supplemental funds in April, the armed services will be forced to take increasingly disruptive measures in …
April 10, 2007 - 09:37 AM on April 10th, 2007
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April 10, 2007 - 09:52 AM on April 10th, 2007
The powers that be within the Democratic party, were more interested in fighting The United States and The POTUS, than the actual goal of defeating the real target, terrorists.
That’s exactly why she should be charged. No investigation is required.
She won’t be charged though. Setting the Logan act aside, Speaker Pelosi at the very least deserves censure. She has forsworn her oath of office and she has usurped power granted in the Constitution only to the President.
She doesn’t deserve to hold office.
April 10, 2007 - 10:01 AM on April 10th, 2007
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April 10, 2007 - 10:12 AM on April 10th, 2007
Be encouraged and keep on blogging!
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April 10, 2007 - 11:02 AM on April 10th, 2007
Uncorked
Lookout now, some legislator will sponsor beer bottle control laws.
April 10, 2007 - 11:19 AM on April 10th, 2007
#1 The Democrites are far more interested in stupid contrived so-called scandals than in obvious transgressions that have real implications for U.S. foreign policy.
April 10, 2007 - 11:25 AM on April 10th, 2007
I think she sets a very good example of why we can’t trust the dems to fight terror. It’s also important to remember the dems don’t even want to refer to the war on terror as the war on terror. It’s something far less threatening in their mind.
Forget the Logan Act. I think that what we should do is pull out these events come campaign time and make sure the public is aware of the candidates and their parties positions.
April 10, 2007 - 11:34 AM on April 10th, 2007
Oh I agree we should never forget these incidents and we should especially make sure that they are remembered come election time.
As for prosecuting, impeaching, ejecting, or even censuring Nancy Pelosi, while I’d love to see it happen, I am fully aware that it probably never will. And that’s a shame.
Unless there are serious personal consequences the Democrats and the left will continue to do their utmost to undermine any non-Democratic administration’s policies and efforts by criminal means.
Yes they should be debated. Yes they should pay the price at the polling booth. But when their behavior crosses the line into the clearly criminal, they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. To do otherwise merely encourages them to do it more.
April 10, 2007 - 11:59 AM on April 10th, 2007
Johnny Hart — R.I.P. 1931 – 2007
Johnny HartFebruary 18, 1931 – April 7, 2007
Famed and well-loved cartoonist Johnny Hart died Saturday at the age of 76. I’ve always enjoyed reading B.C. and enjoyed Hart’s Christian messages in the comic strip. According to reports, B.C. will con…
April 10, 2007 - 11:59 AM on April 10th, 2007
Reveille — A Very Touching Video Regarding Military Veterans
This video is a must see for anyone who supports the military. It’s amusing at first but really becomes touching at the end. No dialogue whatsoever but none is needed.
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April 10, 2007 - 12:28 PM on April 10th, 2007
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April 10, 2007 - 01:23 PM on April 10th, 2007
Perri, personal consequences are not something the dems get in regular doses. When they do they blame it on republican revenge. Speaking for myself when I see the dems negotiate, appease and otherwise kiss up to terrorists and terror sponsoring nations I am so sickened and the fear of dread works it’s way through my soul. I sat and watched in the 90’s naively thinking our government was protecting us until 9/11. Needless to say I’ve been vigilant since in trying to understand their mindset.
Bottom line is appeasement doesn’t work and Ms. Pelosi should be called to answer for her abhorent behavior in a form more fitting to the crime than simple embarassment.
April 10, 2007 - 01:54 PM on April 10th, 2007
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April 10, 2007 - 02:55 PM on April 10th, 2007
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April 10, 2007 - 03:21 PM on April 10th, 2007
Be Vewwy Vewwy Qwiet….I’m Hunting Woller Coasters….
Say the word Roller Coaster (WOO!) and most people probably think of a gigantic mass of curled wood or metal designed to hurl appreciatively screaming passengers through gravity-defying contortions for a period of time one can only describe as “…
April 10, 2007 - 07:31 PM on April 10th, 2007
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to see the Dems actually be as concerned about terrorists who actually attack and kill American citizens as they are about “hate” groups? I guess calling someone a bigoted remark is far more hateful than actually killing them for their religion or ethnicity. Wouldn’t it be nice if they were as concerned with going after the Islamofascists as they were the Branch Davidians? Or if they had shown half as much concern about the activities of Al Quaeda as they did the white supremacists/separatists during the 90s? Especially considering they had KKK members in their leadership? Perhaps the reason that they are so anxious to get the terrorists out of Gitmo is because they know that Byrd is getting old and they’ll need someone of similar character to replace him. With the United Mine Workers of America strangle hold on the illiterate electorate of WV, Khalid Sheik Mohammed would be a shoe in.
April 10, 2007 - 07:34 PM on April 10th, 2007
More evidence
Feh! It’s not about the truth. It’s about exacting tribute from the Administration.
April 10, 2007 - 08:09 PM on April 10th, 2007
Larry Birkhead is the father!!!
TEAM LARRY! Yayyyy! Larry is the father of Anna Nicole’s baby Dannielyn. A Bahamas court ruled today after seeing DNA evidence.
A DNA test confirmed him as the father with 99.99 percent certainty, said Dr. Michael Baird, who performed the test …
April 10, 2007 - 08:11 PM on April 10th, 2007
Public Broadcast Submission Co.
The PBS refuses to air an allegedly controversial documentary on Izlam. Whooda thunk it.
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April 10, 2007 - 08:23 PM on April 10th, 2007
“So what do you think about Iran and the terrorists not practicing the Geneva Conventions on those British soldiers and others in Iraq?” “Well, if WE were not torturing their people then maybe they wouldn’t do the same.”
That was a verbatim conversation with a liberal. For me that about says it all.
April 10, 2007 - 10:20 PM on April 10th, 2007
U.N. chief eyes climate change summit
Let’s see now…. we currently have a global war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, an active genocide in Darfur; conflict brewing between Israeli’s and the Palestinians and a United Nations Human Rights council that is unable to identi…
April 10, 2007 - 11:50 PM on April 10th, 2007
Muzlim Narcissism
The reason young Mu-slim women wear the hi-jab is not to hide from people’s gaze, but to invite and challenge it.
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April 11, 2007 - 03:37 AM on April 11th, 2007
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April 11, 2007 - 07:41 AM on April 11th, 2007
BonBon that’s why I say Liberalism is a form of mental illness. How else to explain why they can come up with such things?
April 11, 2007 - 08:15 AM on April 11th, 2007
Yea, and to think if we had been nicer to OBL he wouldn’t have orchestrated 9/11. Oh wait, we WERE nice to OBL and he hated us anyway. So much for that.
April 11, 2007 - 08:28 AM on April 11th, 2007
BonBon,
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA (Newport Beach) net OBL in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation. He was told not to say anything or OBL would kill him because OBL hated America then even when he was desperate for US arms to kill Russians with. Boneheaded Liberals never learn from history.
April 11, 2007 - 08:39 AM on April 11th, 2007
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle.
April 11, 2007 - 09:01 AM on April 11th, 2007
I didn’t realize that about the representative although I knew our government had helped the mujahedeen fight Russian in Afghanistan. This bit of history is just one of the reasons why I feel terrorism is so dangerous. Liberals should take heed.
April 11, 2007 - 09:01 AM on April 11th, 2007
That’s why it’s so astonishing that now people like Pelosi are willing to look like fools and suck up to the enemy. They just don’t get it.
April 11, 2007 - 01:58 PM on April 11th, 2007
I got ya TrutH right Here!
This is your mind.
This is your mind suffering from Moonbaticus Stupidus.
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April 13, 2007 - 04:04 PM on April 13th, 2007
Joe Biden Chooses His Civil Wars
Let me get this straight: Joe Biden wants us out of Iraq because
“…we cannot sustain 150,000 Americans in Iraq without extending deployment times, sending soldiers on fourth and fifth tours, or mobilizing the National Guard. Even if we could, …