Atticus

I vote for "just stay home"

I'm just glad somebody loves me.

I love you Matt, but here I'm just lost. By causal connection I mean a showing that Cheney engaged in some action which directly lead to illegal waterboarding. Without looking at a specific law, how can I possibly make a point as to a VP's criminal liability? a vice president stating publicly that he supported waterboarding is not some kind of admission sufficient to put that VP in prison, which is what Sullivan seems to suggest. If there is a specific law that says waterboarding by a U.S. soldier is an offense punishable by a court of competent jurisdiction, and Cheney put said actions

considering that we're talking about putting someone in prison, I would need, I don't know... evidence beyond a reasonable doubt of a causal connection between specific events of torture and the person we're putting in prison. and so should all of you. it's kind of the basis of our criminal justice system. My post was directed at Sullivan's continual causal connections of things like "Cheney says he supported waterboarding" = legal fact supporting the imprisonment of Cheney this afternoon, and if that doesn't happen, the free world no longer exists. if it is so absolutely clear to Sulli

deficit and debt are two different measurements. your point was that Obama CAN'T raise the deficit more than the previous president (Bush). If that is not a correct assertion of your point, then say so.

I pulled that graph off the first website I saw to make the point that these are just ass-grabbed graphs (you provided no source for yours). I'm fairly sure Obama and congress had something to do with how much the national debt went up in 2009, but I welcome being shown that I'm wrong. you made a point that Obama couldn't possibly run up the deficit the way Bush did, now you've qualified your point to mention only foreign debt. again, you sure about your point that Obama couldn't possibly raise the deficit more than Bush?

you asked the question "mean spirited in what way?" I answered it. I didn't say you couldn't be a douche.

that way. if you wanted to comment on the fact that Patrick Kennedy seems to suffer from pretty severe addiction issues, which are likely partially genetic in origin, you could have pointed that out in an appropriate way. The method you chose is what is commonly referred to as "assholish," and is the tone you seem to enjoy using repeatedly here.

does it really bother any of you that bad that Palin resigned as governor? or is it just part of the fun Palin-bashing thing? if she's so bad why would you want her to stay in office?

so no argument on our total debt, huh? while we're having fun with random unsourced graphs,

hmm...

"going home" on bewitched is one of my favorite tunes of all time. brilliant.

thanks. so that's when I was supposed to switch from fearing "global warming" to fearing the broader "climate change"? (I'm still supposed to hate people who eat cows, people with cars, corporations, Bush and Christians though, yes?) I'm just trying to figure out how to be a properly pissed-off VCer. You people could make it easier you know.

so I'm guessing I'm not getting an answer to this--at least one that bears any relationship to a calendar

I can't get no friggin answers

actually, from the quote you've posted (and I limit my response to same, since I've read nothing about this other than your post), Cheney only admitted to supporting waterboarding. Supporting something is not a crime. (actually waterboarding someone or ordering someone else to waterboard someone may be, I don't know). If I publicly state that I support having sex with Julie Bowen, it doesn't mean that I've had sex with Julie Bowen. that's a matter of opinion

right--so when was that, which was my question so you can feel better about yourself

when did the trend change from global warming to climate change?

happee burthdae

I always really enjoyed Luna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4KOJ83Md7s

are you aware of the structure, governance and legal reporting requirements of these corporations who you claim are running everything?

you're a great american