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Do you honestly believe that 15k over a 5 year period to a man who probably make 250k a year is enough to make him rule something unconstitutional, if he knew it wasn't. That would be like saying I'll give you 500 bucks over the next 5 years if you teach some kids something that isn't true. Also it's the three rulings so far aren't really all that surprising, two liberal judges who are Obama advocates say it's constitutional, and the conservative judge who isn't an Obama fanboy say's it's not. Judge Moon's ruling has already been appealed and is waiting to be seen by the 4th circuit court of appeals, as is Judge Steeh's by the 6th circuit court of appeals.

And just to make sure that the left wing moonbats now will want to see the traitor burned alive instead of a medal pinned to his chest. I provide you the following blow to your little ego's; The WikiLeaks Vindication of George W. Bush The WikiLeaks Vindication of George W. Bush - Larry Elder - Townhall Conservative The WikiLeaks de facto declassification of privileged material makes it case closed: Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction -- and intended to restart his program once the heat was off. President George W. Bush, in the 2003 State of the Union address, uttered the infamous "16 words": "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." Former Ambassador Joe Wilson sprang into action and, in an op-ed piece, in effect wrote, "No, the Cheney administration sent me to investigate the allegation -- and I found it without merit." Put aside that Wilson's CIA-employed wife, not the evil Vice President **** Cheney -- as Wilson implied -- sent him on the African errand. Put aside that the British still stand by the intelligence on which Bush made the claim. And put aside that the anti-Bush Washington Post, in an editorial, concluded that Wilson had lied about not finding evidence to support the Iraq-in-Africa-for-uranium claim, since he told the CIA the opposite when he reported back from Africa. Bush claimed that Iraq sought uranium, specifically "yellowcake." What is yellowcake, and why would its presence or attempted acquisition corroborate the nearly unanimous assumption that Saddam possessed WMD? The Associated Press called yellowcake "the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment" and said that it "also can be enriched for use in reactors and, at higher levels, nuclear weapons using sophisticated equipment." "Bush and Iraq: Follow the Yellow Cake Road" headlined a euphoric Time magazine July 2003 piece -- written when the Bush administration began backtracking from the Iraq-sought-uranium-from-Africa claim. Time said no yellowcake equals no WMD equals bogus basis for war. The article led with this ripper: "Is a fib really a fib if the teller is unaware that he is uttering an untruth? That question appears to be the basis of the White House defense, having now admitted a falsehood in President Bush's claim, in his State of the Union address, that Iraq had tried to buy uranium in Africa." Time hoisted (the now discredited) Joe Wilson on its shoulders as The Man Who Told the Truth to Power: "Just last weekend, the man sent by the CIA to check out the Niger story broke cover and revealed that he had thoroughly debunked the allegation many months before President Bush repeated it." Never mind that the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that Wilson's report "lent more credibility to the original Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports on the uranium deal" sought by Iraq in Niger. Let's recap. Bush, in building the case for war against Iraq, lied to the nation. He falsely claimed that Iraq was attempting to purchase yellowcake from Africa. Time magazine specifically referred to the yellowcake "lie" in accusing Bush of fabricating the case for war. Therefore, were Iraq to have had yellowcake -- an assertion called a "lie" -- it would have confirmed the presence of WMD, giving credence to Bush's declaration of Iraq as a "grave and gathering threat." But ... there ... was ... yellowcake. This brings us back to WikiLeaks. Wired magazine's contributing editor Noah Shachtman -- a nonresident fellow at the liberal Brookings Institution -- researched the 400,000 WikiLeaked documents released in October. Here's what he found: "By late 2003, even the Bush White House's staunchest defenders were starting to give up on the idea that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But WikiLeaks' newly-released Iraq war documents reveal that for years afterward, U.S. troops continued to find chemical weapons labs, encounter insurgent specialists in toxins and uncover weapons of mass destruction (emphasis added). ... Chemical weapons, especially, did not vanish from the Iraqi battlefield. Remnants of Saddam's toxic arsenal, largely destroyed after the Gulf War, remained. Jihadists, insurgents and foreign (possibly Iranian) agitators turned to these stockpiles during the Iraq conflict -- and may have brewed up their own deadly agents." In 2008, our military shipped out of Iraq -- on 37 flights in 3,500 barrels -- what even The Associated Press called "the last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program": 550 metric tons of the supposedly nonexistent yellowcake. The New York Sun editorialized: "The uranium issue is not a trivial one, because Iraq, sitting on vast oil reserves, has no peaceful need for nuclear power. ... To leave this nuclear material sitting around the Middle East in the hands of Saddam ... would have been too big a risk." Now the mainscream media no longer deem yellowcake -- the WMD Bush supposedly lied about -- a WMD. It was, well, old. It was degraded. It was not what we think of when we think of WMD. Really? Square that with what former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said in April 2004: "There were no weapons of mass destruction." MSNBC's Rachel Maddow goes even further, insisting, against the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, that "Saddam Hussein was not pursuing weapons of mass destruction"! Bush, hammered by the insidious "Bush Lied, People Died" mantra, endured one of the most vicious smears against any president in history. He is owed an apology. When Hollywood makes "The Vindication of George W. Bush," maybe Sean Penn can play the lead.

I was just watching the news and they were talking about Rodger Clemens trial being postponed again. WTF, why is he even on trial? I understand he supposedly lied to Congress about steroid use, but that just leads to my next question, WTF is our congress spending time and money to investigate players in a f**king child's game. What the hell is wrong with this country. And last year they were talking about investigating college football because people are angry about the computer generated ranking system and them feeling their teams should get a shot at being the real #1. It's a child's game!! Nothing else. Hey I'm big football fan, and big basketball fan, but if there is going to be an investigation into the wrongdoings of the athletes that participate in these children's game it should be done only by the commissioning body of said sport, not Congress. How do they justify themselves when they do this s**t, and who the hell buys their excuse for it? Clemens is facing 30 years for doing some juice while he played a game. 30 f**king years? Are you god damn kidding me? WTF America what is wrong with you???

I can in fact prove my point of view, as I demonstrated with the linked article, the US attorney general is studying what charges he may be brought up on. He was arrested in GB, and was not wanted there or anywhere for the time being. So, no, I don't wonder why he hasn't been arrested before. He was arrested and held for extradition to Sweden for rape charges. We do value our freedoms, but we do NOT tolerate traitors(though he's not technically a traitor because he's not from here), or espionage in our country. There are things that every government keeps secret, and needs to keep secret, while much of what he released we already knew or had a good idea of, it has to do with the principal of it, and also the fact that he could have, and maybe did, put American soldiers lives in jeopardy. Which is absolutely unacceptable, to most Americans. We did not need to know any of the info released, and no one on these boards or any others I've been on have been able to show me how these reports have helped them or the general population. Governments have secrets and the have a need for some secrecy.

You can prove this statement right? We like these little things called facts around here, not speculation, or you claiming your opinion to be fact. And once Sweden extradites him and finishes charging him with the two counts of rape, the US will probably try to extradite him as well and charge him with espionage or some similar charge.

He was arrested and denied bail..couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. It looks like visa, mastercard and paypal aren't letting anyone give money to his website or allowing him to move any either. Thumbsup to all involved in shutting down this POS.

Every time I read this it literally makes LOL. You give them two months, then what? He buckled, surprise surprise. The rest of us knew he would. A few of you lefty's thought he'd stand strong, but the truth has come out, change you can believe in lol. Great leader yall chose.

This is the absolute worst attitude to take towards the problem, and it is a problem. We can stop it, and thats all the reason you should need to fight it. We just need someone with the courage to stand up to the liberals who want open borders and say no, this is enough. We can provide thousands of jobs with building and maintaining a fence, and we can once and for all put an end to this Tom foolery.

Also this little part..

Sounds like Amazon is using it's freedom to boycott something that is wrong. I don't care if the government needed to help them see that they were protecting someone who is a threat to the security of our troops and people from all over the world.

He is not an American, nor is he in America, nor are his servers in America, our rights do not extend to other countries. Go hang out in N.Korea for awhile and exercise your "freedom of speech" and see how that works out for you. What these two did extends beyond our borders, it affected several countries, all of whom have different freedom's and speech isn't always one of them. And if truth and can become treason and you think that is the downfall of our nation, why do we keep any secrets? Maybe all government officials should all have to walk around with camera's and microphones on and stream live to the web 24/7 so there are no secrets anymore right? Why do we need military personnel to obtain top secret clearance levels? We can do away with that because there should be no secrets whatsoever right? Your so far out there it mind boggling.

Wikileaks is now fighting for it's life, seems not too many people think this website is all that patriotic. Like I said in the other post, there are rumors circulating that julian was arrested today or yesterday in GB.

You know how there's that whole freedom of speech thing? But you still can't yell fire in a crowded theater, well it's kinda the same thing when you commit espionage, believe it or not. No one is trying to set this POS up, he did what he did. The military guy will be tried and convicted, and has a good chance of being executed for these crimes, the UCMJ works much differently then civilian law. And if he isn't executed for treason, if he is ever released he'll be tried for espionage in the civilian court system. As for the wiki leaks guy, he's wanted just about everywhere, and there are even rumors spreading online that he's already been arrested in GB. His website was shut down in the US and he had to move it to a server in another country and is now begging hackers to leave him alone. The only medal he deserves will be the medal around his wrists and the medal in the bars of his cell for the rest of his life.

The downside to this tho, is that when it comes time for talks about what to do about Iran, there is going to be a lot of countries that wont want to deal with us because they'll think (and rightfully so if we allow this bs to continue with wikileaks) we can't be trusted to protect what is being said in any talks. They will also not want us knowing or being able to communicate with any of their informants for the same reason, as long as this crap continues we are going to be weakened when it comes to dealing with anyone with things that should be secure.

I must say bob I agree with you 100% on this one. This guy(the American soldier) should, and almost definitely will be court martialed and tried to the fullest extent of the military law, which is different than what could and would happen if he were a civilian. The military can and probably will be much more stern with this POS, and as what he did will more then likely be called treason by a military court, he could be up for execution. As for this other POS julian, I think the US like many other countries have already done should issue a warrant for his arrest and formally try him if he ever tries to come to the US. I challenge anyone to explain to me how this information that has been been leaked and then put on the internet for the world to see benefits US citizens? And don't give some bs "freedom of information" crap. Give a real concrete answer as to how this benefits you as a US citizen, and while your at try and prove that it hasn't put more life's in jeopardy. As for the person who said something about "freedom of information" you can't just put the term "freedom of" in front of something and believe it really is something promised to us in the constitution.

Typical liberal, reading what they want and ignoring the rest. I pretty clearly stated collecting unemployment. But who needs to read a whole post when you can read what you want and put some liberal spin on it.

Healthcare for government employees who provide a service for the government, such as being a congress men, a federal police officer, or any other government(and here's the key word for you liberals) JOB is far different then handing it out to people who do nothing, and to people who choose not to have it, and for people who'd rather spend that money on a shiny new car. And even for people who may deserve it, but just can't afford it right now. That sucks, life's hard, wear a helmet. But to say an employee who is guaranteed something because of the hard work they are doing is being hypocritical because the government pays for it is ludicrous. Yeah your tax dollars pay for his benefits, they also pay his salary is he a hypocrite for wanting his salary and not wanting to give money to people on welfare too? I mean the government gives him his money, and tax dollars pay for it, why should he get it and not the bum who wants to sit home and smoke pot all day and play video games while he collects unemployment, he has the same right to it as a congressman doesn't he.

Yawn? Really? If any republican were found guilty of any ethics violations you'd 47 new posts about it and how hypocritical republican's are and how sarah bill and glenn are all the devil. Yet when the shoe is on the other foot all you can muster is yawn? Sad. And who the hell cares what happens after January, he should have lost his job immediately.

How about we discuss the lovely democrat charlie rangel who was just found guilty of 11 ethics violations, and for some absurd reason gets to keep his job. I mean help me out here. This scumbag is found guilty of 11 counts of ethics violations. At one point, he was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Oh yes...the same one that oversees all taxation, social security, unemployment benefits, medicare, and several other financial policies for our government. After finding this scumbag guilty, the possible punishments include a vote to deplore his conduct, a fine, and denial of privileges. But he keeps his job.

Yeah uh, he's an employee doing a job, and one of the benefits of that job, along with a salary and retirement is healthcare. What he is asking for is no different then if he had asked when the first pay check comes in, this is blown so far out of proportion by the psychotic left winged liberal media it's really sad. And the fact that you can't see that says a lot about your liberal bias and blind faith of all things left.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In a surprise move Wednesday, the co-chairmen of President Obama's fiscal commission publicly released their preliminary proposals to curb growth in U.S. debt. The report recommends spending cuts beginning in 2012, as well as tax reform and other ways to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade. The draft report -- which represents ideas offered for consideration of the 18-member panel -- would: Set targets for revenue and spending: The report caps taxes at 21% of gross domestic product. It would limit federal spending initially to 22% of the economy and eventually to 21%. Rein in spending: The proposal makes $200 billion in domestic and defense spending cuts in 2015. Reform tax code: The report would lower income tax rates and simplify the tax code. It would also abolish the Alternative Minimum Tax and and reduce tax breaks. Change Social Security: The report aims to make Social Security solvent over 75 years through a number of measures, including a less generous annual cost-of-living adjustment for benefits, and a very slow rise in the retirement age (from 67 to 68 by 2050; rising to 69 by 2075). The panel will vote on the recommendations by Dec. 1, the date of the commission's last public meeting. "America cannot be great if we go broke. Our economy will not grow and our country will not be able to compete without a plan to get this crushing debt burden off our back," wrote the panel's co-chairmen, Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff under President Clinton, and Alan Simpson, the former Republican senator from Wyoming. Most observers and commission members -- including 12 sitting lawmakers -- have been pessimistic that the panel will be able to generate the 14 of 18 votes needed to make any official recommendation to Congress, which would put it up for a vote. The commission met Wednesday morning to discuss the co-chairmen's proposal. Initial public reaction from members ranged from guardedly positive to negative. "This is not the conclusion of the commission's work. This is the beginning," said Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad, a Democrat from North Dakota, who nevertheless commended Bowles and Simpson for putting together a "serious proposal." Fellow commission member Judd Gregg, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee who co-authored a bipartisan tax reform proposal cited in the draft, characterized the report as an "aggressive and comprehensive plan ... I look forward to reviewing it in depth and hopefully improving on it." Other members were more blunt. "This is not the way to do it," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat from Illinois. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana, says he has "significant concerns" with the proposal and "can't support it now." Meanwhile, Maya MacGuineas, who runs the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, called the report "remarkable." "In a period when there has been little good news on the deficit and debt front, this is truly a most encouraging sign."

Here are 12 ways to shrink the deficit: 1. Cut the defense budget....by 20-30%. 2. Pull out 100% of our troops from all "areas of conflict". 3. Institute a flat tax and cut the IRS staff in half. 4. Overhaul every social welfare program, implement more stringent requirements and include a lifetime cap for the amount of $'s a person/family can receive. 5. Raid businesses and fine the hell out of them if they employ illegal immigrants. 6. Mass deportation of illegal immigrants, paid for by the corporate fines. 7. Hire more legal immigrants to build a wall. Patrol the construction with the troops you brought back from #1. 8. Take every underperforming school and turn them over to for-profit educational companies, set a budget, set learning goals, and let the best companies win. 9. Decriminalize marijuana and tax the hell out of it. 10. End the "war" on drugs. 11. Let other countries kill each other, and just stay the heck out of the way. Use that money towards building up our infrastructure. 12. Instead of using expensive unions for gov't contracts, implement gov't works projects and provide a fair wage and training for people wanting to work. 13. Bring in a consulting firm to audit every gov't agency. Let them cut the fat and run each agency like a business....and not like a fat kid in a candy store. Have a goal to cut at least 15%-20% of every agency budget.

You're pathetic.

Once they take over will you also give them two + years of blaming everything on the congress before them?