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No, hell no . Bush can explain to Americans just how his administration’s detention, interrogation, surveillance, and other counterterrorism policies have helped keep us safe. If he lays out the case for them publicly–as his appointees are surely doing to their transition ...
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President Bush Should Pardon the Wal-Mart Shoppers
Jon Swift — ... , “Bush should consider pardoning – and should at least be vociferously praising – everyone who served in good faith in the war on terror, but whose deeds may now be susceptible to demagogic or politically inspired prosecution by some seeking to score political points.” It would indeed be tragic if Bush Administration officials who just followed orders after being assured that their harsh interrogation methods and invasions of privacy did not technically violate the Geneva Conventions or the U.S. Constitution should now be subjected to politically motivated witch hunts. “The CIA ...

Our Ignorant Dolt of the Week ... Little Billy Kristol!
The Reaction — ... felony charges that could be leveled on Dubya and Darth. No, Little Billy, we will not pardon anyone, or vociferously praise anyone. In fact, the only medal-pinning that will take place is for you, attaching The Garlic's "Ignorant Dolt of the Week"to your motherfucking lying, jingoistic, right-wing, war-mongering ass. Bonus Little Billy Ass-Kissin' Riffs The Heretik: No ...No, hell no Steve Benen: ...

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Crooks and Liars — Democrats.com: Pardon Scorecard: Dictatorship or Democracy? Buck Naked Politics: The Bush Labor Department is racing to complete a new rule, strenuously opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, that would make it much harder for the government to regulate toxic substances and hazardous chemicals to which workers are exposed on the job. uggabugga: A Robert Rubin bash-a-thon..."nobody was prepared for the crisis of '08." The Smirking Chimp: Israel's Settlement on Capital Hill The ...

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