Feingold on Fox News Sunday: Transcript

[mojogeorgo]

Here's a brief excerpt:
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Wallace: ...and you called John Dean as a witness, and he said this is worse than Watergate. Senator, do you *really* believe there is *any* comparison?

Feingold: Actually, I do think this is worse. Not in terms of personal misconduct. Our greatest priority in this country is fighting the terrorist elements that attacked up on 9/11. But when the president breaks the law, and doesn't admit that he's broken the law, and then advances theories about being able to override the law and torture, and having a pre-emptive doctrine of war, what he's trying to do is change the nature of our government. He's trying to change the nature of our presidency into an imperial presidency, so this is one of the greatest challenges in our history, to Congress to stand up and make sure we still have the rule of law and checks and balances. That's why it's actually more significant than the very serious events that occurred at Watergate.

You can find the whole transcript here:
http://howardempowered.blogspot.com/

[northofdenali]

1. I not only read it -

I've save it, forwarded it and printed it. I plan on highlighting areas of the transcript and sending them to each of my senators and my (only) congressman. I think at least one of them can read.

[bush_is_wacko]

2. This is the question a FULL investigation would answer...

Wallace: Let me explore that Watergate connection a bit more. Has President Bush created an enemies list, has he used the federal government to punish his political opponents, has he authorized break-ins of his political enemies?

I would like to add to that line of questioning by asking exactly how does * define "terrorist."

I am a little disappointed to see Feingold didn't just come out and say that we can't know the answer to those questions until the matter is investigated!

....and warrantless wiretapping is just one in a long line of laws the president and his cronies have "created" to suit their purposes!

It is sickening to sit back as a citizen and watch ALL of my elected officials "cower" before this madman and his cabal!

[mojogeorgo]

3. True

I was thinking that same thing...well, something along the lines of, "I don't know--this president has kept a lot of secrets from us."

We have no way, at this point, of knowing if Bush is wiretapping his political enemies, because, after all, it's a secret. And I wonder if Valerie Plame might be considered an example of someone who Bush used the Federal government to punish.

[radio4progressives]

4. Wallace asks Feingold Absent Dems.. Here's what really happened

Schumer lead a boycott on Feingold's Censure Hearing ..

i posted a thread on this with links:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2549842