I bet Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, was resting up over the weekend with the busy week coming at him…

On Tuesday, the committee will be investigating war profiteering, and focusing like a laser on the well-known instances of fraud and abuse in Iraq by companies like Halliburton.

Then, on Wednesday, they jump into more abuses by the Bush administration in the form of a hearing called "Misuse of Patriot Act Powers: The Inspector General's Findings of Improper Use of the National Security Letters by the FBI." I'd give anything to get an advance look at Senator Russ Feingold's notes for those hearings.

Not to mention that Leahy will probably have a whole mess of subpoenas ready for special delivery to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by Thursday.

Ain't real oversight grand?

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"I think what this president has done to America's position in the world is unconscionable and will take years to undo after 2008, provided we don't plunge into some terrible expanded conflict before he leaves office. And what concerns me the most about Iraq is now that it is no longer a war of national interest. It's a war of presidential hubris and has the potential for expanding into Iran."

wow, now that's one way to wake you up on monday morning...

Politicians are all political prostitutes.

They're all fucked and have their own agendas. Make no mistake about it.

that's a great way to put it... I'll have to use that line myself now :-P

metal_church101 said:

wow thank you for that brief moment capt. obivious, now back to the fact that some people are trying to move forward in this country and before the flag wavers come in and say what am i doing. not a goddamn thing but posting what actual people of power are doing to better our country.

but hey what do i know, im high

Dumparoni on this thread.

Wait, are their two R's in dumparoni?

xmikex said:

who knows, but looks like youre dropping the ball on being actually funny today.

better luck next time champ, maybe after your next hardcore band you'll be even funnier.

does anal-retentive have a hyphen?

So I'm actually funny other days? Hey thanks guy. I appreciate it.

This is a wierd thread though. That's all I'm saying.