Trillions spent on homeland defense and military might. Who could have imagined that our downfall

[apples and oranges]

would be at the hands of a few extremely stupid American congressmen who nobody, not even the President, has the authority to rein in? Isn't it ironic?

[Walk away]

1. Ghosts, witches and terrorists!!!!!!! There is nothing as scary as...

a FUCKING republican!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Callmecrazy]

2. We have the authority...

We call them recall elections.

And impeachment.
And prison for sedition.
I have a bad feeling that if this happens, somebody's gonna end up going postal and shooting someone.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Point by point

We call them recall elections.


No recall for Federal officers.

And impeachment.

Not for members of Congress. Only for judges and members of the Executive.

And prison for sedition.

I hate what they are doing, but it is not sedition. The Speaker is actually using the power given to him by the Constitution. I don't like it, but.


I have a bad feeling that if this happens, somebody's gonna end up going postal and shooting someone.

Agreed, the other night they almost went fist-to-cuffs, or went to them. Your reports will vary. We are far from hitting bottom.

Only reason why I am bothering, is that really, the only recourse we have is

1.- Vote them out

2.- They be expelled by the House for indictment or other forms of ethical misconduct. This is rare as can be.

[blkmusclmachine]

3. Republican Economic Terrorism. (my k&r statement for the day)

[rhett o rick]

5. Isnt the Military Commissions Act still on the books? If so, the president can do

just about anything. Declare a national emergency and shut down Congress. I am not advocating this, but I believe the authority is there.

[apples and oranges]

8. I don't think that would restore the world's perception of the US

A unilateral action by the POTUS might help on paper, but it wouldn't help the markets or the world's perception of the US' credit worthiness. Not to mention the GOP would spend the rest of this and next year trying to impeach Obama.

[rhett o rick]

9. I agree so let's dump the MCA of 2006. Or do we let it stand until we have a

Republican president.

[BarackTheVote]

6. The trillions spent on homeland defense and military might

are part of the reason we're in this debacle. We had a balanced budget... a fucking. Balanced. Budget. Then came Bush and his off-the-book wars and his rampant military spending, and his Orwellian homeland security policies. I doubt the sledgehammer of the debt ceiling would even be an issue if Gore had been allowed to take his rightful place.

[apples and oranges]

7. You're right about that

Bush's incompetence in preventing 911 and his administration's reaction to it set this country on the wrong path. We may never fully undo the damage that was done during his administration. OBL's ghost is somewhere smiling right now.