tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post4264099612510999387..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: An Infinite LoopUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-26761583284438662322009-04-26T01:45:00.000-04:002009-04-26T01:45:00.000-04:00From the Right, we hear that "in wartime" all good...From the Right, we hear that "in wartime" all good Americans "rally around the Commander-in-Chief" and "support the troops" for the duration. It's unpatriotic to question the war or any measures taken for "national security," because "politics stops at the water's edge" and all that. Of course, they say, having a democratic system means they can be held accountable after the fact if it turns out they launched the war on false pretexts. But we have to wait until the war is actually over to apploint the truth commissions.<br /><br />The problem is, after the fact the center-left will be telling us we have to "move on" for the sake of "national unity," and that it's inappropriate and vindictive to investigate and punish people after the fact.<br /><br />So when, exactly, are we supposed to hold these bastards accountable?Kevin Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525803609000364993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-75236240351571701532009-04-24T23:09:00.000-04:002009-04-24T23:09:00.000-04:00I wasn't aware that it is Obama who decides what c...I wasn't aware that it is Obama who decides what crimes are investigated and what crimes are not. I thought we had a Department of Justice for that. My bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-41418054142011870332009-04-24T17:19:00.000-04:002009-04-24T17:19:00.000-04:00A new "Freedom" for the torture enablers of the Bu...A new "Freedom" for the torture enablers of the Bush/Cheney administration:<br /><br />FREEDOM FROM ACCOUNTABILITY!<br /><br />(Available only to conservatives."Shag from Brooklinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312591102812315460noreply@blogger.com