WikiLeaks Reveals Obama Protected Bush:

[shintao]

The corruption is blatant & in your face. 2 years later the media leaks that $11 Trillion were used to bail-out select banks & business. That is almost the entire GDP of our country. In turn these select banks & business decide who gets what. I joined the TEA party hoping to put a stop to this crap. I sure hope they have not been hi-jacked by one of these parties.

When the Tea Party first surfaced some on the Left thought it could become an international workers/renters rights party capable of punishing Republicans AND Democrats alike at the polls.

The Koch brothers, Karl Rove and US Chamber of Commerce thought otherwise; however, should another "financial crisis" like the one in 2008 materialize between now and November 2012, it's barely possible US voters will decide to purge ALL elected Republicans AND Democrats from ALL branches of US Government.

How about Ralph Nader vs Ron Paul (Libertarian) for the 2012 White House with the loser serving as VP?

LMAO!!! Boy, you are way in deep space. Paul is too old to run for pallbearer. And the T-Party gang are spending as much as Reps & dems. Dream on, time to form a more limited government with your own hands on the streering wheel.

 

[The Rabbi]

I am pretty sure that President Obama personally has a good deal of admiration and respect for President Bush. They really seem to like each other.

Sure. That's why he has continued most of his policies.
How's that hope n change working out for ya?

 

[hipeter924]

I am pretty sure that President Obama personally has a good deal of admiration and respect for President Bush. They really seem to like each other.

Sure. That's why he has continued most of his policies.
How's that hope n change working out for ya?

 

[rdean]

This picture cracks me up. Remember when Bush tried to wipe off the black from a Haitian he just shook hands with on Bill Clinton's shirt?

He must of had to soak for a week in industrial strength bubble bath after this embrace. His face looks like he ate a lemon and look at Laura, she's so grossed out, she looks like she's gonna puke.

Remember when Obama wanted to move his family into the Guest House at the White House? New presidents have been doing this for years and years. It's SOP and yet, Bush said "NO". He had "booked" the guest house. Yea right. As if he didn't know when a new president was going to be elected.

Obama still believes he can work with this ignorant party. I'm starting to wonder. Republicans are not for this country. When will Obama realize that?

 

[KissMy]

We were promised government transparency with the FOIA & Sunshine Laws. Julian Assange is just helping them deliver on those promises. How can a US soldier know what he is sacrificing his life for if he does not know the truth. He may be a pawn for the evil empire & not even know it.

I am sure one of the governments involved will bring him down for this but I think he dun right. Government fuck-heads can't even get Osama Bin Ladin but they will get Julian Assange. I for one would like to know why Osama Bin Ladin is still breathing.

 

[rdean]

We were promised government transparency with the FOIA & Sunshine Laws. Julian Assange is just helping them deliver on those promises. How can a US soldier know what he is sacrificing his life for if he does not know the truth. He may be a pawn for the evil empire & not even know it.

I am sure one of the governments involved will bring him down for this but I think he dun right. Government fuck-heads can't even get Osama Bin Ladin but they will get Julian Assange. I for one would like to know why Osama Bin Ladin is still breathing.

Ask the Republicans. They're the ones who gave him a nine year head start. And all so we could go bankrupt in Iraq.

 

[KissMy]

We were promised government transparency with the FOIA & Sunshine Laws. Julian Assange is just helping them deliver on those promises. How can a US soldier know what he is sacrificing his life for if he does not know the truth. He may be a pawn for the evil empire & not even know it.

I am sure one of the governments involved will bring him down for this but I think he dun right. Government fuck-heads can't even get Osama Bin Ladin but they will get Julian Assange. I for one would like to know why Osama Bin Ladin is still breathing.

Ask the Republicans. They're the ones who gave him a nine year head start. And all so we could go bankrupt in Iraq.

Democrats have been in power for 4 years now & we still haven't got him. 2 years now as commander & chief & the most troubling thing is why?

 

[Synthaholic]

The corruption is blatant & in your face. 2 years later the media leaks that $11 Trillion were used to bail-out select banks & business. That is almost the entire GDP of our country. In turn these select banks & business decide who gets what. I joined the TEA party hoping to put a stop to this crap. I sure hope they have not been hi-jacked by one of these parties.

When the Tea Party first surfaced some on the Left thought it could become an international workers/renters rights party capable of punishing Republicans AND Democrats alike at the polls.

The Koch brothers, Karl Rove and US Chamber of Commerce thought otherwise; however, should another "financial crisis" like the one in 2008 materialize between now and November 2012, it's barely possible US voters will decide to purge ALL elected Republicans AND Democrats from ALL branches of US Government.

How about Ralph Nader vs Ron Paul (Libertarian) for the 2012 White House with the loser serving as VP?

LMAO!!! Boy, you are way in deep space. Paul is too old to run for pallbearer. And the T-Party gang are spending as much as Reps & dems. Dream on, time to form a more limited government with your own hands on the streering wheel.

Nader's even older: 76. Paul is 75.

 

[Synthaholic]

I am pretty sure that President Obama personally has a good deal of admiration and respect for President Bush. They really seem to like each other.

Sure. That's why he has continued most of his policies.
How's that hope n change working out for ya?

Any time that Kagan or Sotomayor writes a majority opinion, it will be working out just fine.

Whenever a company is required to pay a woman the same amount as a man for the same job, it will be working out fantastically.

When health care costs start to go down as different provisions of the HCR legislation kick in, I will feel good about the hope, and be grateful for the change.​

 

[Political Junky]

This picture cracks me up. Remember when Bush tried to wipe off the black from a Haitian he just shook hands with on Bill Clinton's shirt?

He must of had to soak for a week in industrial strength bubble bath after this embrace. His face looks like he ate a lemon and look at Laura, she's so grossed out, she looks like she's gonna puke.

Remember when Obama wanted to move his family into the Guest House at the White House? New presidents have been doing this for years and years. It's SOP and yet, Bush said "NO". He had "booked" the guest house. Yea right. As if he didn't know when a new president was going to be elected.

Obama still believes he can work with this ignorant party. I'm starting to wonder. Republicans are not for this country. When will Obama realize that?

I'm not sure Obama will ever realize that, sadly.

 

[The Rabbi]

I am pretty sure that President Obama personally has a good deal of admiration and respect for President Bush. They really seem to like each other.

Sure. That's why he has continued most of his policies.
How's that hope n change working out for ya?

Any time that Kagan or Sotomayor writes a majority opinion, it will be working out just fine.

Whenever a company is required to pay a woman the same amount as a man for the same job, it will be working out fantastically.

When health care costs start to go down as different provisions of the HCR legislation kick in, I will feel good about the hope, and be grateful for the change.​

Won't happen.
That's already the law. Or did you miss the memo?
Health insurance rates and health care costs have gone up already as a result of Obamacare.

Only the truly blinded at this point believe anything Obama says.

 

[editec]

If B of A or JP Morgan Chase goes the way of Enron or Lehman Bros and US taxpayers make it clear there WON'T be another bail-out, just how loud can the MOTU's make the American economy scream?

In 2008 the were predictions of 20% - 25% unemployment levels if congress did not pass the bail-out.

Do you think a Depression of that magnitude could happen if the banksters don't get their way?

Yes, I do.

In fact I suspect that the depression we could have would make the 1929 depression look mild by comparison.

And you know it would not take a malicious plan on the part of the world's billionaire class for this to happen, either.

It ALMOST happened in 2008.

Had the FED not invented new procedures to prop up the largest banks, they'd have been insolvent.

And had they gone down, every other bank in the world would likely have followed.

I think we'd have been facing a complete worldwide financial diaster.

Nothing would have moved, and the financial chain reaction would have caused a collapse of modern society.

And FWIW, I don't really think we're that far removed from such an event happening again.

We've done nothing to change the way business is conducted, so I have no reason to imagine that the high stakes gambling (dereivatives) that set us up for the big collapse (when the RE market collapsed) couldn't happen again.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Obama still believes he can work with this ignorant party. I'm starting to wonder. Republicans are not for this country. When will Obama realize that?

probably when they realize that your a fucking asshole.... and your only for those who agree with you..... and when they find out you watch the 700 club and your a closet RIGHT WING CHRISTIAN....then the shit will hit the fan.....

 

[Synthaholic]

Sure. That's why he has continued most of his policies.
How's that hope n change working out for ya?

Any time that Kagan or Sotomayor writes a majority opinion, it will be working out just fine.

Whenever a company is required to pay a woman the same amount as a man for the same job, it will be working out fantastically.

When health care costs start to go down as different provisions of the HCR legislation kick in, I will feel good about the hope, and be grateful for the change.​

Won't happen.
That's already the law. Or did you miss the memo?
Health insurance rates and health care costs have gone up already as a result of Obamacare.

Only the truly blinded at this point believe anything Obama says.

False.

 

[Truthmatters]

In its first months in office, the Obama administration sought to protect Bush administration officials facing criminal investigation overseas for their involvement in establishing policies the that governed interrogations of detained terrorist suspects. A "confidential" April 17, 2009, cable sent from the US embassy in Madrid to the State Department—one of the 251,287 cables obtained by WikiLeaks—details how the Obama administration, working with Republicans, leaned on Spain to derail this potential prosecution.
Obama and GOPers Worked Together to Kill Bush Torture Probe | Mother Jones

The principal purpose of prosecuting criminal actions is deterrent. The inevitable effect of interfering with the prosecution of crimes is assurance that the same crimes will be repeated in the future.

Obama's actions in this matter show him to be just another deceitful politician who serves the same masters as did the predecessor he'd protected. Obama cannot be trusted.

This is one reason why they're out to get Julian Assange! Just one!

And these rightwinged whores here call Obama a Liberal?? LMAO!!! They are fools!!

That is what they do.

They are trained to hate anyone with a d after their names.

They do it no matter what that person says or does.

Hell they vote against bills they wrote to do this.

 

[georgephillip]

If B of A or JP Morgan Chase goes the way of Enron or Lehman Bros and US taxpayers make it clear there WON'T be another bail-out, just how loud can the MOTU's make the American economy scream?

In 2008 the were predictions of 20% - 25% unemployment levels if congress did not pass the bail-out.

Do you think a Depression of that magnitude could happen if the banksters don't get their way?

Yes, I do.

In fact I suspect that the depression we could have would make the 1929 depression look mild by comparison.

And you know it would not take a malicious plan on the part of the world's billionaire class for this to happen, either.

It ALMOST happened in 2008.

Had the FED not invented new procedures to prop up the largest banks, they'd have been insolvent.

And had they gone down, every other bank in the world would likely have followed.

I think we'd have been facing a complete worldwide financial diaster.

Nothing would have moved, and the financial chain reaction would have caused a collapse of modern society.

And FWIW, I don't really think we're that far removed from such an event happening again.

We've done nothing to change the way business is conducted, so I have no reason to imagine that the high stakes gambling (dereivatives) that set us up for the big collapse (when the RE market collapsed) couldn't happen again.

When you say "nothing would have moved..."

Would that likely have produced unemployment levels of 25% or 50%?

Trying to imagine details of an economic collapse that makes the Great Depression of '29 appear mild by comparison seems like a task for a novelist or screenwriter; however, such a story might well begin with a megabank like Bank of America going down in flames like Enron in 2003.

"Involuntary transparency" might come with a much bigger price tag than most of us are willing to pay. Personally, I've been homeless numerous times in my life so the shock of losing 99% of my possessions AND my shelter in a single day wouldn't be a virgin experience.

For millions of others, however, especially those with children, their first time would be an authentic bitch.

I wonder if Assange gives any thought to the mass misery (and worse) he might be inflicting on society by "taking down a bank or two."

Is Bank of America...

 

[rdean]

We were promised government transparency with the FOIA & Sunshine Laws. Julian Assange is just helping them deliver on those promises. How can a US soldier know what he is sacrificing his life for if he does not know the truth. He may be a pawn for the evil empire & not even know it.

I am sure one of the governments involved will bring him down for this but I think he dun right. Government fuck-heads can't even get Osama Bin Ladin but they will get Julian Assange. I for one would like to know why Osama Bin Ladin is still breathing.

Ask the Republicans. They're the ones who gave him a nine year head start. And all so we could go bankrupt in Iraq.

Democrats have been in power for 4 years now & we still haven't got him. 2 years now as commander & chief & the most troubling thing is why?

Democrats and Republicans were 49 to 49 in the Senate during the last two years of the Bush administration. The last two years, Democrats only had 59 votes in the Senate. Republicans, 90% white, voted in a block and filibustered more than any time in history. Saying Democrats had all that power is just another bullshit fucking lie from the right wing. They can't stop. Instead of constantly lying, why not talk about their accomplishments.

After all, they had the presidency, both houses, a conservative Supreme Court. They could do anything. And they did.

Trillions in deficit spending.

Wars.

Deregulation.

And look at what they did on "immigration" and "education". Oh, that's right. Not a fucking thing.

And, the very worst thing they did was move millions of jobs to China.

Why aren't right wingers crowing about all their success? Instead of blocking Democrats and then complaining Democrats can't get anything done? The fuckers.

Why do you guys complain I'm a "broken record" when you say the same dirty lies over and over again?

 

[Truthmatters]

Its a very sad time in this country.

How I wish to hell facts mattered to the American people.

 

[Truthmatters]

If B of A or JP Morgan Chase goes the way of Enron or Lehman Bros and US taxpayers make it clear there WON'T be another bail-out, just how loud can the MOTU's make the American economy scream?

In 2008 the were predictions of 20% - 25% unemployment levels if congress did not pass the bail-out.

Do you think a Depression of that magnitude could happen if the banksters don't get their way?

Yes, I do.

In fact I suspect that the depression we could have would make the 1929 depression look mild by comparison.

And you know it would not take a malicious plan on the part of the world's billionaire class for this to happen, either.

It ALMOST happened in 2008.

Had the FED not invented new procedures to prop up the largest banks, they'd have been insolvent.

And had they gone down, every other bank in the world would likely have followed.

I think we'd have been facing a complete worldwide financial diaster.

Nothing would have moved, and the financial chain reaction would have caused a collapse of modern society.

And FWIW, I don't really think we're that far removed from such an event happening again.

We've done nothing to change the way business is conducted, so I have no reason to imagine that the high stakes gambling (dereivatives) that set us up for the big collapse (when the RE market collapsed) couldn't happen again.

When you say "nothing would have moved..."

Would that likely have produced unemployment levels of 25% or 50%?

Trying to imagine details of an economic collapse that makes the Great Depression of '29 appear mild by comparison seems like a task for a novelist or screenwriter; however, such a story might well begin with a megabank like Bank of America going down in flames like Enron in 2003.

"Involuntary transparency" might come with a much bigger price tag than most of us are willing to pay. Personally, I've been homeless numerous times in my life so the shock of losing 99% of my possessions AND my shelter in a single day wouldn't be a virgin experience.

For millions of others, however, especially those with children, their first time would be an authentic bitch.

I wonder if Assange gives any thought to the mass misery (and worse) he might be inflicting on society by "taking down a bank or two."

Is Bank of America...

No information he gives will take down any bank, he will hopefully take down the people who run them and put them in jail.

There are people who are capable of running these banks who can resist fucking everyone that walks.

 

[Toome]

While six Bush officials certainly were protected from prosecution, I think the article is misleading. To say that Obama and GOPers worked together to kill Bush torture probe suggests that under different circumstances, the Obama administration would have allowed the Spanish judiciary to press charges in matters that were beyond Spanish jurisdiction.

NO US PRESIDENT WOULD EVER ALLOW THAT!

That's the point here. President Obama was protecting a longtime US principle.

The issue is NOT that the crime was committed on Spanish soil or that it was an internationally-recognized crime under Spanish jurisdiction. The issue IS that some Spanish judge brought it upon himself to seek criminal charges against six US officials whose actions were legal under US law. Even within the Spanish government, there was disagreement on the validity of these charges to the point where they admit that these are largely political rather than based on some point of law.

I think the Obama administration did the right thing. I don't see how it had any other choice.

To put this in the lowest common denominator, this is the equivalent of a US soldier being charged with murder for killing an enemy combatant on the battlefield. The United States legally approved the military action, but some overzealous chief justice in another country is attempting to charge the soldier with murder because they politically do not recognized the legality of the US action. It's the same thing here with this so-called "torture probe."