REPUBLICANS MUST CHOOSE: BUSH OR AMERICA?

[sabra]

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucru/20050718/cm_ucru/republicansmustchoosebushoramerica

REPUBLICANS MUST CHOOSE: BUSH OR AMERICA? By Ted Rall

NEW YORK--"Karl Rove is loyal to President Bush," a correspondent wrote as Treasongate broke. "Isn't that a form of patriotism?" Not in a representative democracy, I replied. Only in a dictatorship is fealty to the Leader equal to loyalty to the nation. We're Bush's boss. He works for us. Unless that changed on 9/11 (or 12/20/00). Rove had no right to give away state secrets, even to protect Bush.

Newly loquacious Time reporter Matt Cooper has deflated half a dozen Rove-defending talking points since we last visited. Republicans, for instance, have argued that Rove had merely confirmed what Cooper already knew: that Valerie Plame was a CIA agent. That claim evaporated in Cooper's piece in the magazine's July 25 issue: "This was the first time I had heard anything about Wilson's wife."

"I've already said too much," Cooper quotes Rove as he ended their 2003 conversation.

Rove may avoid prosecution under the Intelligence Identities and Protection Act, says John Dean, counsel at the Nixon White House. "There is, however, evidence suggesting that other laws were violated," he says, alluding to Title 18, Section 641 of the U.S. Code. The "leak of sensitive information" for personal purposes--say, outting the CIA wife of your boss' enemy--is "a very serious crime," according to the judge presiding over a similar recent case. If convicted under the anti-leak statute, Rove would face ten years in a federal prison

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[Lord_StarFyre]

1. They'll chose Dumbshitya

[indepat]

2. They already have and we are reaping what has been sown

[Lorien]

3. Repugs ALWAYS choose party over country

"Party, Power, and Profits" should be their motto. They have been struggling to install a one party dictatorship and have undermined the constitution with the "Patriot act"-treason is a GOP "value".

[B Calm]

4. I gave this Yahoo story a five star rating!

[coloradodem2005]

5. Let's hope he has to deal with that.

10 years in prison

[YOY]

6. Throw in "Jesus" there as a third option...

and really confuse them!

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

I can hear their heads exploding now!!!!

[Helga Scow Stern]

7. At the same time rate this Anne Coulter nonsense for what it is:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucac/missionimplausible

[B Calm]

9. I gave Ann's article 1 star

[Gay Green]

12. So did I

If there were an option to give her zero stars, I would've done it --- for she deserves it!

[stepnw1f]

13. I Gave Her a 1 As Well.... nt

[moondust]

8. The Fuehrer Oath

A lesson on blind loyalty.

Sworn to by members of the German Army effective August 2, 1934:

"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath: I will render unconditional obedience to the Fuehrer of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht, and, as a brave soldier, I will be ready at any time to stake my life for this oath."

Previously had been:

"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath: I will at all times loyally and honestly serve my people and country and, as a brave soldier, I will be ready at any time to stake my life for this oath."


http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/oath.html

[leftofthedial]

10. jeebiz and his annointed servant on earth

george dubya bushturd

some of the bushturd's followers obey only their own wallets--unenlightened self-interest

others are religiously insane and hate America for its freedoms.

[mmonk]

11. Perfect title

Should be a bumper sticker.

[Booster]

14. Rated and kick.

[ailsagirl]

15. "Newly loquacious Time reporter Matt Cooper ..."

I love it!! :evilgrin: