Friday Open Thead
Use this thread to discuss any topic I may have missed..Some possible talking points:
Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo — In the first hearing on the government’s justification for holding detainees at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, a federal judge ruled Thursday that five Algerian men were held unlawfully for nearly seven years and ordered their release.
Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet — Activists note that most of the candidates for top security posts voted for the 2002 resolution authorizing President Bush to invade Iraq or otherwise supported launching the war.
Obama Throws No Bones to Progressive Base — When is Obama going to appoint someone who reflects the progressive base that brought him to the White House? — He won the crucial Iowa caucuses on the strength of his anti-Iraq War stance, and many progressive peace and justice activists worked hard for him against John McCain.
The Bank Terrorist — Housing: For years, a self-described “bank terrorist” blackmailed banks into making bad home loans in our inner cities. Now those loans are defaulting by the millions, and he’s blaming banks. — Bruce Marks, founder of the leftist Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America …
DOW SHEDS ANOTHER 400; S&P 500 LOWEST IN 11 YEARS...
'SHOW US THE PLAN, WE'LL SHOW YOU THE MONEY'......
FORD, GM: Bankruptcy Filing Not an Option..
Obama stays out of car wars on the Hill...
Gore warns world may face civilization 'collapse'...
Experts call for end of flushing toilets...
Cops: Girl, 10, found with 25-person classroom 'hit list'...
November 20, 2008 - 10:56 PM on November 20th, 2008
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November 20, 2008 - 11:08 PM on November 20th, 2008
[...] Friday Open Thead | Right Voices I agree both parties have let us down and it’s unfortunate that money is required to run a successful… petepenguin. Looking at the one contested ballot they have had so far,why would that be anything but a Coleman vote? … [...]
November 20, 2008 - 11:12 PM on November 20th, 2008
[...] Friday Open Thead | Right Voices Looking at the one contested ballot they have had so far,why would that be anything but a Coleman vote?… petepenguin. I think I’ll be most happy if the left and the right are both mad at Obama. Since the right already. … [...]
November 20, 2008 - 11:55 PM on November 20th, 2008
Couldn’t Al Gore collapse instead,maybe within himself.You know,I’ve often said if Gore would just close his mouth and stop talking,global warming would be eliminated.
November 21, 2008 - 12:41 AM on November 21st, 2008
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November 21, 2008 - 08:55 AM on November 21st, 2008
Has anyone seen this story?
(Newser) – Should Barack Obama nominate Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, the confirmation process could be the least of her worries, the Washington Post reports. The Constitution prohibits any member of Congress from assuming a federal post whose salary has been increased during the lawmaker’s term; cabinet salaries have risen by about $15,000 since Clinton’s current term began.
Presidents have finessed this rule before, most notably Richard Nixon, who asked Congress to lower the wage of the attorney general so Sen. William Saxbe could assume the office in 1973. Robert Byrd is the only senator still serving of 10 who voted against Nixon’s “Saxbe Fix,” saying then, “we should not delude the American people into thinking a way can be found around the constitutional obstacle.”
Source Washington Post