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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
33. Sounds like another Team Player for the Obama Administration!
Thu May 30, 2013, 07:54 PM
May 2013


Chalk up another one for Team Blue.
AND, we got long term Republican Lincoln Chaffe yesterday!!!
He still believes everything he believed before,
but , for some reason, NOW feels right at home in the New Democrat Centrist Party!!!!

Nonnie...nonnie... hey Hey.
The Republican Party is DEAD!!!!


CENTRISM!!...because it is so damned EASY!
You don't have to STAND for ANYTHING,
and get to insult those who DO!!!

I am a very strong supporter of President Obama arely staircase May 2013 #1
I am a stronger supporter of the ACLU than I am of Obama, apparently. grasswire May 2013 #15
I am a stronger supporter of the Constitution than I am of either arely staircase May 2013 #18
Flashback: What the new Jim Comey torture emails actually reveal ProSense May 2013 #2
Greenwald's 5/30/13 take:Comey Approved NSA Warrentless Wiretapping NOVA_Dem May 2013 #42
Not just Greenwald but business insider as well Dragonfli May 2013 #52
No wonder Obama wants him. forestpath May 2013 #3
K and R Big time Savannahmann May 2013 #5
+ + + byeya May 2013 #14
+1 LMFAO ...DUzy? L0oniX May 2013 #23
+2 - I 2nd the DUzy! Dragonfli May 2013 #31
Thanks! forestpath May 2013 #44
Thanks! forestpath May 2013 #43
If that lame remark qualifies as a DU'zy Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #93
Sorry it interupted your worship. L0oniX Jun 2013 #94
Case in point. Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #95
You must be missing your high school days. L0oniX Jun 2013 #96
That's not even a decent insult. Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #97
You started this shit with your insult. Hypocrite! L0oniX Jun 2013 #98
lol Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #100
Aw did your alert fail? L0oniX Jun 2013 #101
. Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #102
I don't trust anyone who was part of the Bush admin. nt alsame May 2013 #4
He also donated to both McCain and Romney G_j May 2013 #9
Of course he did. I don't know why some people are alsame May 2013 #10
Obsequious selection. GeorgeGist May 2013 #17
The ACLU lost all credibility when they defended the Citizens United decision. nt Pragdem May 2013 #6
+1 SunSeeker May 2013 #19
No, they didn't. Hissyspit May 2013 #21
+1 for truth L0oniX May 2013 #26
+2 Segami May 2013 #38
I stand with you 'spit. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #49
+1 leftstreet May 2013 #71
Enjoying your stay here? L0oniX May 2013 #24
The ACLU doesn't lose credibility burnodo May 2013 #55
Let's just say they made a misstatement. ucrdem May 2013 #72
Do you know what the position of the ACLU was on Citizens United? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #89
fucking hogwash frylock May 2013 #84
I can't respect anyone who legitimizes torturers. Bluenorthwest May 2013 #7
Oh puke. I didn't vote for this. Is it too much for a 'Democratic' President to look to his own myrna minx May 2013 #8
GOP Presidents are allowed to alsame May 2013 #13
I have been told repeatedly by Sid this is a partisan site and to criticize makes one third party Dragonfli May 2013 #25
Why the hell would anyone give a shit what a foreigner thinks and says? L0oniX May 2013 #47
I Dunno, Sid is like the teflon joker mascot to the authoritarian swooners Dragonfli May 2013 #50
No one is immune from being alerted on ...except the admins. L0oniX May 2013 #64
I have seen that yes, I am the type of guy they might get because I don't bite my tongue Dragonfli May 2013 #66
haven't seen sid for a couple years myself.. frylock May 2013 #85
Then, Dragonfli, you're not doing it right. Le Taz Hot May 2013 #73
Perhaps if I claim American beer is better than Canadian? Dragonfli May 2013 #74
... SidDithers Jun 2013 #87
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs Dragonfli Jun 2013 #104
Sid isnt a Democrat. How the hell does he decide how Democrats act. rhett o rick May 2013 #53
They aren't, your last sentence is correct, politics IS American Idol to them, and idol loyalty Dragonfli May 2013 #59
we used to point and laugh at the repubs when they did the same with bush.. frylock May 2013 #86
Too late now. kentuck May 2013 #11
Actions speak louder than words......... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #12
When right-wing operatives are appointed to high-level national security positions in a indepat May 2013 #16
More whiny professional lefties out to destroy America, Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #20
It's true! this is a D partisan only site! and if you don't support this REPUBLICAN you are a third Dragonfli May 2013 #28
You forgot racists, we're all racists, too. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #32
That goes without saying, if you don't agree with every single thing a guy's into you hate his race Dragonfli May 2013 #35
Well, well, well.... ReRe May 2013 #22
A team of rivals? Fuddnik May 2013 #27
I thought we had enough Republican rivals in the House and Senate Dragonfli May 2013 #29
I am against a "team of rivals"... ReRe May 2013 #34
That may be true, but since he has an "(R)" after his name, does that really matter? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #30
Sounds like another Team Player for the Obama Administration! bvar22 May 2013 #33
Nonsense. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #36
Pfft! ProSense May 2013 #37
THANK YOU Skittles May 2013 #39
As acting Attorney General under George W. Bush cheapdate May 2013 #40
Comey was once a hero here. Anyone remember the Ashcroft hospital affair? Canuckistanian May 2013 #41
A bit Awkward as He will now have to stand up to Obama (or more likely not) Dragonfli May 2013 #46
Thank you. Comey Approved the version of the warrantless wiretapping program we learned about. NOVA_Dem May 2013 #54
Good point. Canuckistanian May 2013 #63
why would Comey threaten to quit under Bush.. grasswire May 2013 #45
Hypocrisy? On the part of Comey, Obama, or both? Dragonfli May 2013 #48
ACLU's claim isn't accurate. Comey didn't sign off on torture, Gonzalez did. ucrdem May 2013 #51
He approved the memo in 2004 Dragonfli May 2013 #56
Different issue. nt ucrdem May 2013 #58
As I said, yes, different issue, what he said, and what he actually did, it took you awhile.... Dragonfli May 2013 #61
It took 4 minutes per the timestamps. nt ucrdem May 2013 #65
still counting, you still think he didn't sign off is my guess and still point only at gonzo Dragonfli May 2013 #67
À votre santé. nt ucrdem May 2013 #68
On reread, I was posting about something else- Slange Var /nt Dragonfli May 2013 #75
He ultimately did sign off on torture... Luminous Animal May 2013 #69
Nopity. ucrdem May 2013 #70
Yepity. You need to read all of Greenwald's article Luminous Animal May 2013 #78
You missed GG's switcheroo. ucrdem Jun 2013 #92
Recommended. H2O Man May 2013 #57
Small world ProSense May 2013 #60
I'm on the fence about Comey..but, good for ACLU to try to remind him KoKo May 2013 #62
While I wont give Comey some slack, I do agree that the nomination of rhett o rick May 2013 #77
Reports were that Pritzker wasn't challenged by the Repugs in the hearings.. KoKo May 2013 #80
I am totally discouraged. This is our Democratic President. Where do we go from rhett o rick Jun 2013 #88
Ssshhh! When the President appoints yet another Republican to a powerful position sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #90
And.. KoKo Jun 2013 #91
I knew something was wrong when Cheney and Bush suddenly silenced their hubris-tic bravado rhett o rick Jun 2013 #99
A torturer shouldn't be head of the FBI, or head of anything Corruption Inc May 2013 #79
He's Obama's pick and ACLU and Others are speaking up about it... KoKo May 2013 #81
Torturers shouldn't be in any office regardless of how they get there Corruption Inc May 2013 #82
The fact that we are having this debate Harmony Blue May 2013 #76
There have been debates here about all or most of his picks, though. KoKo May 2013 #83
Rule of Thumb warrprayer Jun 2013 #103
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