The State Senate yesterday debated the Iraq War and impeachment of the President. Postman has quotes from both sides.
By pushing the state legislature to debate national issues over which it has no real influence, Senator Eric Oemig (D-Kirkland) demonstrated (again) that he's more interested in being a grandstanding ideologue than he is in representing his district's interests in state government.
On the other hand, I'd rather see Oemig fritter his one term in the Legislature on silly symbolism than advancing the foolish and destructive state laws that he's been sponsoring.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at April 20, 2007 11:42 AM | Email ThisI fail to see how he can represent 'his district's interests' on this final day of the Legislative session anymore than say a Republican member can.
But what should I expect from a bunch who can't figure out you can't spend more money than comes in. While DOC and DSHS are severely broken agencies causing the deaths of Children and Police Officers you worthless bags of &*^% are voting on a State Amphibian.
I don't think I've seen a more repulsive group of refuse in my life. I think I'd prefer the company in Occidental Park at least they are what they seem.
A pox upon you all *** SPIT!
/rant off
Posted by: JCM on April 20, 2007 12:34 PMPlease elaborate on how a broken DOH/DHSHS leads to police officers dying?
Where have you been, under a rock?
DOC report cites systemic failures in community supervision
After four months of examination into the deaths of three King County law enforcement officers killed by felons under state supervision, the state Department of Corrections has refused to shoulder responsiblity for those fatalities.
While over at DSHS.
Judge finds mother's abuse killed young son
Court documents tell of abuse in death of boy, 8
As foster parent, I can tell you DSHS has increased their budget while decreasing services to children.
Wake up. Olympia is populated by the slimest bunch since Tammany Hall that is more concerned with paying off the Unions than protecting kids.
Posted by: JCM on April 20, 2007 01:51 PMOemig fits in with the same silliness that established this "zone."
Posted by: Jack Burton on April 20, 2007 02:41 PMHe's gluten intolerant!!!
He's handicapped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Seattle's Best!!!!!! on April 20, 2007 06:38 PMBut perhaps you've been living under a rock and just aren't aware of all the trickle down ramifications of billions of dollars of Washington tax-payer money being spent on this war with no direction or end.
Posted by: Daniel K on April 20, 2007 08:10 PMHow about the right of American Citizens to not be tortured? Ask Padilla how it felt to be chained to a stake naked in a freezing cell. Good or bad he is still and American, and innocent till proven guilty.
It is kinda funny how a president swears an oath to defend the constitution, and then urinates, and defecates on it daily with the help of the bobble head GOP deliverance types, too afraid of losing their power. All Bush has to do is pretend to be a Christian, and millions approve of every sin he commits, and believe every lie he tells. They practically sacrifice their children to their war god Bush, who is by the way doing exactly what Bin Laden wanted him to do. Get bogged down in Iraq, just like the Soviets got bogged down and ran out of Afghanistan.
I have an idea for you Eric. Why don't you compile a list of all the crimes of Bush, and his crooked buddies, and begin reading them on the Senate Floor. In a couple dozen years you may have to yield...
It is ok Eric. Most Americans are getting sick of our government being run like the mafia. The rest will figure it out sooner or later. There is no American so retarded that they won't figure out Bush, and his supporters have caused America more damage than can ever be repaired.
I can barely remember the good old days when the United States was actually respected around the world. Now Americans have to pretend to be Canadians to keep from getting assaulted as they travel. They couldn't even paint the American Flag on the bus our World Cup Soccer Team was traveling in for fear of being attacked. Not by terrorists, but by citizens.
His ass should be impeached. Then prosecuted for war crimes at the Hague. Don't tell me he didn't know what was happening at Abu Gharib.
Posted by: Facts on April 20, 2007 09:21 PMOh, also forgot the total destruction of our military, and our military readiness.
"You go to war with the army you have", and then I guess you back door draft, and extend the duties, and use repeated deployments to decimate what is left, invading, and occupying nations that were practically no threat to America whatsoever. Iraq was only a threat in Bush's dreams, and Cheney's wet dreams.
If you wonder how Iraq might turn out, just think of the odds of the Patriots defeating the greatest military power of their time a couple hundred years ago. England.
But one must remember. Every single press conference Bush claims our nations problems are all because of the Democrat party.
Yeah right. Smoke some more crack you war pig.
Posted by: Facts on April 20, 2007 09:35 PMYour a**hole buddies who took over congress have blown so much smoke up your keester that you actually think that Bush is going to be impeached. Wrong-o wack-o. They know what you don't (see the first sentence).
One good thing about all of this, I get to ask screwballs like you: "How's that impeachment going?"
Well?
(Answer: It ain't . . .ever. You got suckered you freakin' dope)
Bush is not being impeached at this moment because he has damaged America in so many ways, the Democrats are more worried about changing course, than freezing our government for the next year.
The Bush Gang commits practically an impeachable offense on a daily basis.
Here is a short list, but I doubt any right wing lemmings would bother to read it.
http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1639
Put him under oath, and let me ask the questions. Give me $60,000,000 for research too like when they hired Ken Star to hound dog Bill and Hillary, with every unsubstantiated rumor being printed in the conservative controlled main stream media.
You know what. I don't need any research money. Violating FISA, and lying about yellowcake, and Al Queda ties, as well as mushroom clouds is enough grounds to impeach him 4 times already.
Good thing incompetence is not an impeachable offense. Never mind ignoring a hundred warnings America was about to be attacked, and never calling one single meeting to discuss increasing security at airports, or anywhere else.
Go ahead and support this imbecile. It only shows how blind you are. Whatever you do don't look back to the time when our constitution, and bill of rights actually meant anything.
Posted by: Facts on April 21, 2007 07:05 AMYou still fail to explain how it's the State Senate's business to debate national issues. I'm waiting...
Posted by: Manco_Dollars on April 21, 2007 07:10 AMShould the person who said this be removed from office?
"We must recognize that there is no indication that Saddam Hussein has any intention of relenting. So we have an obligation of enormous consequence, an obligation to guarantee that Saddam Hussein cannot ignore the United Nations. He cannot be permitted to go unobserved and unimpeded toward his horrific objective of amassing a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. This is not a matter about which there should be any debate whatsoever in the Security Council, or, certainly, in this Nation. If he remains obdurate, I believe that the United Nations must take, and should authorize immediately, whatever steps are necessary to force him to relent--and that the United States should support and participate in those steps.We must not presume that these conclusions automatically will be accepted by every one of our allies, some of which have different interests both in the region and elsewhere, or will be of the same degree of concern to them that they are to the U.S. But it is my belief that we have the ability to persuade them of how serious this is and that the U.N. must not be diverted or bullied."
From our previous ignorant rant I would presume you would agree that this preson should be removed from office.
Problem is the mouth those words came out if is likely the person you voted for.
John F. Kerry
November 9, 1997: speech on the floor of the Senate, [Congressional Record, p. S12256]:
By the way he served in Vietnam.
With your idiotic mentality, I'd be surprised if you are able to hold down a decent job for more then a few weeks at a time. Talk about lack of focus.
Posted by: Manco_Dollars on April 21, 2007 07:26 AMYou lefties are all stoked on impeachment because your "leaders" said it was going to happen. Well, Facts, why hasn't it happened yet? Your buddies have been are in control for four months. Tell them to get started.
They can't because there isn't any cause. They just blew smoke up your keester to get elected. You and all your moron compatriots got rolled by "the party of the people".
Ha, ha, ha!!
Hey Facts! How's that impeachment going?
I write plenty of opinions without insult. It's just that you don't deserve the favor of a decent reply.
Your're a cool-aid drinker and I simply hate every last one of you. Without reservation. Your brains don't work, you don't have any critical reasoning skills and you infect everything you touch with leftist dogma. Other than that you're probably a nice person.
Posted by: G Jiggy on April 21, 2007 03:09 PMTravis Pahl
Posted by: Travis Pahl on April 21, 2007 05:30 PMeye off the ball. in a different stadium. wonder what his constitutents think. if they elected him, then they are their own worst enemies. wasting our tax money on his personal unrelated quests/opinions. come back to earth & serve your district, you fool! chase yor windmills on your own dime.
Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on April 22, 2007 04:19 AMUnfortunately, it looks to be Mexican standoff (with Bush on the side of the Mexicans) where neither the White House or the Dem-controlled Congress can come up with a viable solution to the quasi-civil war and Al-Qaeda attacks in Iraq. We have a President who has actually done some good things, with the Supreme Court appointments and tax cuts for all. However, he has done more detrimental things that will affect the future of this country - he is pushing amnesty for illegal aliens. As for our involvement in Iraq - I have heard that we are still fighting with one-hand behind our back with no change in the rules of engagement.
If anyone of you pro-war activists in the minority wants to try and refute this, then have at it.
Posted by: KS on April 22, 2007 12:29 PM