sushi27's Comments (56)

“exactly!”

“not a single crime was solved in the 20 years a similar law was on the federal books”

“He might have thought.. WTF -- they are kicking me out anyway and wearing his uniform was make a profound statement -- just like many anti-Viet Nam veterans protesting in the 1960's.”

“I welcome her thoughts, but I do think she could have picked a better catch line. Got you me reading it!!!”

“Regardless, it was leaked and public knowledge by the time he made his speech (which was probably cleared ahead of time).

Pointing out the obvious --that McChrystal is a military man and subordinate to Obama--does not move the discussion forward. I am very familiar with how the chain of command works.

As I am clearly NOT kidding. He did not denigrate his boss nor criticize his position. In fact he only furthered his (the President's) current strategy and reinforced it. That forum was planned weeks before and general officers are permitted to do interviews and professional forums as part of their job. They are not automatons prohibited from expressing opinions or expounding on their strategies.

So I ask you *again*, from which protocol did he depart? Can you site anything from the UCMJ or is your opinion only based on the fact that he is asking for more troops and not less? (Incidentally, I am curious...what was your response about Bush firing all of those US attorneys who served at his pleasure?)”

“It didnt happen like that. Talk to Bob Woodward, maybe he can fill you in.”

“His report was made public and I have read nothing that said he was not cleared to do 60 Minutes or speak at the IISS conference. So what protocol did he break exactly?”

“I agree. He broke chain of command in a very public way. He needs relieved of his duties period and demoted. To me, McChrystal is a rogue element in the military that cannot be tolerated. He answers to the President as Commander in Chief, and well knows the military protocol...and the consequences for not following it go up as high as his rank. Does he not realize he is to set a premium example of military protocol so that those who serve under him as well follow the chain of command?!

Advice is what he is set to give..but it is NOT to the public...to try to pressure the President into his way of thinking..it is for him to report to the President, and let him make that decision with his advisers help..He is under no obligation to follow what McChrystal offers.”

“Yeah, but the problem is that he is trying too hard to please a group of people who will never be pleased, and in the process, is killing all the momentum and enthusiasm the American people gained when electing him. True, things can't happen in a vacuum, but they can certianly happen way faster than how they are proposed! We have the technology, the know how, the intelectual capacity and even the infrastructure to be able to enact these reforms way quicker, but what is holing everything is him trying to make nice with people who don't want to and will never make nice back. The result is that this slow movement just gives corporations more power and Americans less power--as it has been in this country for over 40 years.
Taking off a bandaid slowly hurts way more than pullng it off quickly. These slow timelines for critical reforms will only make the end result less effective and outdated.”

“Agreed!”

“I'm not angry because he hasn't fixed everything that was wrong in eight months. I'm angry because he's making things worse.

On civil liberties, he's every bit as bad as Bush was. What's worse, the continuation of Bush's disastrous policies by a "radical socialist" like Obama legitimizes them as bipartisan.

He's done as much to redistribute wealth upward as any Republican. Trillions, on and off the books, to the richest of the rich in bailout money. For the rest of us, a $25 cut in payroll taxes. Secret deals with the pharmaceutical and insurance industries that allowed their lobbyists to write the awful bill Baucus signed his name to.

They're going to escalate in Afghanistan and at the same time they're rattling the saber at Iran. ...

As Maher said, we're not building anything. Just digging the hole deeper and deeper.”

“Well , you know how to deal with eBay. Don't go on the site to sell. Don't use them, make complaints to the District Attorney, Or Attorney General, or whoever doesn't regulate these clowns.”

“It so is. Let them bid it up then cut thtem off. Very against ebay rules.”

“Hey, that just means more education and golden opportunities for the smart kids with smart parents. Get it while it's hot.”

“Makes sense to me. Well said !!”

“Fanned.

And well said.”

“They are opposing healthcare b/c the only thing the government does right is destroy and kill people.


Social security.....bankrupt

medicaid......bankrupt

medicare.....bankrupt

post office.....bankrupt

amtrak.....bankrupt

katrina......disaster

iraq war strategy.....disaster

Yet all you obamacare lovers,seem to think controlling a third of the economy is something the government should do.It's lunacy!!

you know you are losig a debate,when the best counter you got is oh,they are just racists!!”

“People who are opposed to the Obama health care reform plan respect the president and the presidency. They are just opposed to the legislation he's proposed (HR-3200.) The proposed legislation is on the internet and most of te people who oppose it read the bill. And they recognize that we can do better!”

“I thought they believed that the 2nd Amendment was to protect our democracy, not to end it.”

“Mr. Pendleton is too niave in thinking John McCain is an honourable man with any kind of dignity, integrity or decency. He's an opportunist, a craven, arrogant, narcisstic man, who had dedicated his entire like looking out for John McCain. He's become a sad relic of the myth the MSM created for him. There's nothing there with regards to John McCain.”