OT For my good friend, Ken
 

wrote in message
...
But are you suggesting that most members of the House are
above political theater?

hell, no!


I'd offer that if the Dems thought they had a
decent script, they'd have happily struck up the band and began singing
"Springtime for Hussein" (with all the Dem Reps doing the can-can,
forming a big spinning Scud launcher). Unfortunately for them, the
script they have would make "Showgirls Go To Ishtar" (A Bialystock/Bloom
Production, Directed by Roger De Brise) look like "To Kill A
Mockingbird."


.....with Barney Frank cast in a lead role...ok,ok, this all may be a bit
over the top, but I see your point. I always found the idea of impeachment
sort of a method of last resort, for extreme disregard for the law to the
point of incapacitating the office and whole government. Thus, I railed
against wasting the time on the Clinton impeachment, and can't see any
reason to impeach Bush,
as the whole damned nation had a chance to send him packing, three-plus
years back, and chose not to. It hardly seems so dead-certain that Bush did
a damned thing that rises to impeachable, that we know of. Conversely, I
figure most Presidents do stuff that does rise to that standard that most of
us never know a thing about.....but, that's the cynic in me.
Tom
.....RDean: send that script to John Waters and you'll be on Broadway within
5 years!

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:44:13 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
But are you suggesting that most members of the House are
above political theater?

hell, no!


I'd offer that if the Dems thought they had a
decent script, they'd have happily struck up the band and began singing
"Springtime for Hussein" (with all the Dem Reps doing the can-can,
forming a big spinning Scud launcher). Unfortunately for them, the
script they have would make "Showgirls Go To Ishtar" (A Bialystock/Bloom
Production, Directed by Roger De Brise) look like "To Kill A
Mockingbird."


....with Barney Frank cast in a lead role...

Er, no. While Frank and I don't agree on a whole lot politically, I
have respect for him as one of the better members of Congress (and yeah,
I know he's had his share of, er, missteps...) insofar as wanting to "do
the right thing." IOW, I'd suspect Frank wouldn't be among those
setting up the stage...well, unless there were some real showtunes
involved...

ok,ok, this all may be a bit
over the top, but I see your point. I always found the idea of impeachment
sort of a method of last resort, for extreme disregard for the law to the
point of incapacitating the office and whole government. Thus, I railed
against wasting the time on the Clinton impeachment, and can't see any
reason to impeach Bush,
as the whole damned nation had a chance to send him packing, three-plus
years back, and chose not to. It hardly seems so dead-certain that Bush did
a damned thing that rises to impeachable, that we know of. Conversely, I
figure most Presidents do stuff that does rise to that standard that most of
us never know a thing about.....but, that's the cynic in me.

It would depend on what you mean by things "most of us never know
about"...US Presidents are _expected_ to do certain things sub rosa or
secretly, but a lack of "openness" in and of itself is not material to
impeachment. And the "public perception" of the "big picture" is
likewise not material - for example, taking the US to war, under most
circumstances (and in which "public opinion" is meaningless), is almost
certainly an unimpeachable act - even a protected act, while caught
lying to a grand jury could be a slam-dunk, impeachment-wise...



Tom
....RDean: send that script to John Waters and you'll be on Broadway within
5 years!

Um..."Cry Baby"...

TC.
R

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

The people
here know I dress to the right - so what. I can't help it if all those
left-dressers are dead wrong. ;-)



You should try cross dressing
I have no use at this time in history in this country on this planet for
politicaland reactiionary fools
Besides if I were fishing and we had a political debate I would have to
throw you in the river
You are no firend nor ever would be of mine!

Hark- a sound - a quiet sound in the forest
What is it??? What can it be?

Plonk

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

On 16-Jun-2008, "Tom Littleton" wrote:

if there are Usenet rules of ANY type, number 1 might be:
Don't tell others what to do or not do. It's asking for trouble.
==============================

Thanks for your useful and insightful remarks

yet

I never told anyone what to do!

It is common Internet protocol to post non related ng topics as OT
Political posts and religious post are NOT tolerated as are racialor any
ethnic slurs
I belong to over 200 ng's

BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH and MCain and even Obama to me are gibberish -
maybe not to you.

I come here for similar reasons that I fish - in order to escape mention
of the Saudis, Iraq Clinton , Cheney and that crap
The world and what is happening and our pwerlessness is depressing enough.
It has no place on a ff group!!!
At least have the decency to post this crap OT
I have never seen rdean post anything else
This is a political forum for him

Es verdad?

Is this post also gibberish to you?
If so
We are on different planets or other realities. Could be?????


Fred

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

"Fred" wrote in message
...
I have no use at this time in history in this country on this planet for
politicaland reactiionary fools

calling Tim a reactionary fool would sort of paint you as an idiot.

Besides if I were fishing and we had a political debate I would have to
throw you in the river
You are no firend nor ever would be of mine!

hardly a ringing endorsement for self-control here.....
Tom

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

"Fred" wrote in message
...

Snip some gibberish

I come here for similar reasons that I fish - in order to escape
mention
of the Saudis, Iraq Clinton , Cheney and that crap
The world and what is happening and our pwerlessness is depressing enough.
It has no place on a ff group!!!

snip some more gibberish

Fred

Interesting comment above, in light of the fact that the author of that
comment seems to post more about those people, subjects and crap than does
the rest of ROFF combined.

Bob Weinberger La Grande, OR

Oh, BTW please feel free to plonk me too.


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OT For my good friend, Ken
 

"Fred" wrote in message
...
It is common Internet protocol to post non related ng topics as OT
Political posts and religious post are NOT tolerated as are racialor any
ethnic slurs
I belong to over 200 ng's


apparently, none of them quite as unmoderated as ROFF.
You may wish to read back over the history of this particular NG, before you
make such statements.

I come here for similar reasons that I fish - in order to escape
mention
of the Saudis, Iraq Clinton , Cheney and that crap
The world and what is happening and our pwerlessness is depressing enough.
It has no place on a ff group!!!
At least have the decency to post this crap OT
I have never seen rdean post anything else
This is a political forum for him

once again, a little homework would have saved you the embarrassment of
stepping on your own dick, as above.

Es verdad?

Is this post also gibberish to you?
If so
We are on different planets or other realities. Could be?????

maybe so, but I tend to think it more of a case that you are wading in
unfamiliar waters, and stepping in most every sinkhole you come near. Pardon
the analogy.
Tom

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:31:13 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

hardly a ringing endorsement for self-control here.....

Well, hell, Tom. You ain't no firend of mine either. Good friend
though you may be, you certainly ain't no firend.

Dave, back in Maine with thunderstorms awakening me very early.

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:31:13 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:

hardly a ringing endorsement for self-control here.....

Well, hell, Tom. You ain't no firend of mine either. Good friend
though you may be, you certainly ain't no firend.

Dave, back in Maine with thunderstorms awakening me very early.



heck, I figured wayno was changing his salutation to Your Firend in the Old
North State, any day now!

Tom

OT For my good friend, Ken
 

Fred wrote:
Tim wrote:
The people here know I dress to the right - so what. I can't help it
if all those left-dressers are dead wrong. ;-)

You should try cross dressing
I have no use at this time in history in this country on this planet
for politicaland reactiionary fools

Hmmmmm . . . politically reactionary. . . sounds familiar somehow.

Besides if I were fishing and we had a political debate I would have
to throw you in the river
You are no firend nor ever would be of mine!

Aw, shucks, Fred. You just don't know what you're missing.

Hark- a sound - a quiet sound in the forest
What is it??? What can it be?

Plonk

WooHOOOOO! He shoots, he scores! As a friend of mine often says, "BOO!"
--
TL,
Tim
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