Comments on: OLC: Action Finally?!? The Rule Of Law Needs Your Calls

By: Christy Hardin Smith

Christy Hardin Smith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:22:25 +0000

FYI, Tapped is saying that the Koh vote will most likely be tomorrow. So please keep those calls going, gang — thanks heaps!

By: oldgold

oldgold — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:10:50 +0000

Many of our problems have to do with a key component of our government being dysfunctional - the United States Senate. Name virtually any major issue vexing this country and rather than being part of the solution you will find this institution standing in the way of progress.

The rules by which the septagenarians in the Senate muddle through their work need to be overhauled to conform with the realities of the 21st century.

By: foothillsmike

foothillsmike — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:09:27 +0000

It is time to give up on this bipartisanship crap. The rethugs have been operating in bad faith. Senators refusing to even meet with Sotomayor is a perfect example of why. Sen Cornyn has put a block on all State dept. appointees because he has not received some information. Time to crank up the steam roller.

By: Christy Hardin Smith

Christy Hardin Smith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:46:47 +0000

Oh man, I really, really want to hope so. Desperately.

But my gut keeps telling me otherwise. And I hate that. Have been trying to brainstorm some really good action to shake this loose, some way to break through the idiotic Beltway back and forth and clear away some of the stupidity fog. But I’m having no luck in the creative action plan department.

Here’s hoping for a good epiphany. *G*

By: Kassandra

Kassandra — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:46:28 +0000

Yeah. Your post is fine, Christy. I have a tendency to pick an area I’m most interested in and expound on it.
And I agree, Staffing is HUGE right now for Obama’s administration, especially because they’ll all be off campaigning again in about 6 months!
No time for the business of government then.
I’m so sick of it…paying their salaries while they run aroudn touting themsleves.
The TWO year presidential campaign left me astonished. Taking our eyes off Bush while he pulled levers that are just now coming to light.
Carry on, you do fine

By: Christy Hardin Smith

Christy Hardin Smith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:45:13 +0000

I don’t really even have to answer that one, do I? *g*

By: oldgold

oldgold — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:42:23 +0000

Well, hopefully over the next few years we can make progress so that the nomination process for DOJ isn’t described as SNAFU!

By: Peterr

Peterr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:41:59 +0000

An obscure legal office? Have these people not been paying attention for the last eight years, or do they think that no one outside the DC bubble has been paying attention?

OK, silly question.

By: Peterr

Peterr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:40:30 +0000

It’s like handling temperamental 2 year olds, isn’t it?

Yes.

This has been another edition . . .

By: Christy Hardin Smith

Christy Hardin Smith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:34:39 +0000

And a huge part of my worry on this is that everyone knew it would start out FUBAR based on what a mess had been made and left for the cleaning up. And that there has, sadly, been a lack of clear, coherent plan on so much of this — which makes me beyond nervous on the federal bench appointment saga that will follow the next few years.

I wanted competence. And I’m unhappy with clown car and occasional flash of brilliance, only to be followed by tepid indifference or outright ignorance. The rule of law is a mess right now because we’ve allowed far too much of the important stuff to atrophy and haven’t fought back — hard and swift — immediately when it was needed. And all those namby-pamby, bipartisan zombie chickens will eventually come home to roost. I’d like it not to fuck things up any more than they already are — and have been making that point very plainly to any number of people for weeks now.

SIGH