John Dean SOUNDS PERILOUS ALARM...about Senate Confirming Mukasy without "Special Prosecutor"

[KoKo]

:patriot: Fire ALARMS ARE SOUNDING WITH THIS!!! :patriot:
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Dean on Mukasey
by John Dean..

Friend of TPM and former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean knows a few things about lawless presidents. He just sent us his thoughts on the now certain confirmation of Judge Mukasey ...

As the Senate Democrats complete another sad concession to President Bush, and confirms a nominee who refuses to declare “water-boarding” torture, allow me to offer a brief historical reminder: the Senate Judiciary Committee has conspicuously forgotten that there are direct situational and historical parallels with Judge Mukasey’s nomination to be Attorney General and that of President Richard Nixon nominating Elliot Richardson to be Attorney General during Watergate.

Nixon’s Attorney General had been removed (and was later prosecuted for lying to Congress) – a situation not unlike Alberto Gonzales’s leaving the job under such a cloud. Nixon was under deep suspicion of covering up the true facts relating to the bungled break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate, not to mention widespread rumors that he had engaged in abuses of power and corrupt campaign practices. Today, Bush is under even deeper suspicion for activities far more serious than anything Nixon engaged in for there is evidence Bush has abused the laws of war, violated treaties, and ordered (or approved) the use of torture and political renditions, which are war crimes.
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Before the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee completely cave-in to Bush, at minimum they should demand that Judge Mukasey appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if war crimes have been committed. If Mukasey refuses he should be rejected. This, indeed, should be a pre-condition to anyone filling the post of Attorney General under Bush.

If the Democrats in the Senate refuse to demand any such requirement, it will be act that should send chills down the spine of every thinking American.

more at.........
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/057806.php

[robinlynne]

1. Schumer and Feinstein. We need ONE of them. just one.

[KoKo]

2. Sadly...both Schumer and Feinstein just signed on to support Mukasey tonight...

:-(

[robinlynne]

3. i know. We need to get one of them to change their vote. there are 6 days till the vote.

[debbierlus]

25. You are right WE need to fight - even if they won't

Call & write.

Don't stop until the very last moment. I won't just keep quiet. I already have written numerous e-mails, & I will be
calling on Monday & spending the day e-mailing & calling friends to try & convince them to do the right thing.

Everyone here should do all they can to stop this insanity!

[femrap]

27. I will call both of them

on Monday....and fill their emails over the weekend.

We have to get a Special Prosecutor. * must have threatened the annihilation of their grandchildren to get them to act in this fashion.

We ARE the soviet union.

[robinlynne]

15. Actually I was wrong. We need them both or one plus Arlen Specter.

[pnwmom]

4. Thank you. I have enormous respect for John Dean, and as usual,

he is offering advice that we should take.

[bdamomma]

12. I respect John Dean also, geez, this is disgusting.

if Mukasey said waterboarding was torture, we could of got Cheney and * for war crimes. Mukasey was probably being coached by Addington and Cheney, I wouldn't put anything pass these thugs. How sickening.

[Kurovski]

5. K&R.

wtf is going on?

[Swamp Rat]

8. It means Mukasy is the next AG.

it means certain forms of torture are ok (with some Dems too), Bushler and Cheney will not be investigated, and no one will stop the coming war with Iran.

:(

[seemslikeadream]

17. and Kerick walks

and his friend Giuliani

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2185757

[malaise]

19. That's another serious problem

the Guiliani-Kerik-Mukasey links.
Sp.

[seemslikeadream]

20. Guiliani-Kerik-Mukasey-Schumer

:hi:

[malaise]

21. Good point

:hi:

[seafan]

6. Coming from John Dean, our system is blinking red. This is truly the fight of our lives.

Keep fighting these treasonous bastards.


Dean on Mukasey, November 2, 2007, 7:01PM

[bonito]

7. You know it!

[truedelphi]

9. Here's what we need to have happen - at the very least

"Before the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee completely cave-in to Bush, at minimum they should demand that Judge Mukasey appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if war crimes have been committed. If Mukasey refuses he should be rejected. This, indeed, should be a pre-condition to anyone filling the post of Attorney General under Bush."


A summary on various web sites about what Dean states is our need.

[lovuian]

10. I will be watching the Democrats here

this party better get its freakin act together because their inaction is speaking volumes

and we are all taking names

Americans are not as dumb as they think

[Disturbed]

11. "every thinking American."

Unfortunately most Americans don't think about these trivial matters. They are more consumed with
Entertainment, Sensational Celebs & Sports.

[bdamomma]

13. well those who are consumed by such BS things, better wake the

hell up, they are not going to immuned from this either. God, I am so angry, I am going to make a call to Schumer's office on Monday, this has got to stop, and let them try to hang the phone up on me, I will just call them back.

[Gregorian]

14. Great idea.

John Dean is gem. I wish he'd join the Democratic party.

Sadly, I've given up all hope on the Dems in Congress doing anything to resist Bush.

[WillyT]

16. I Agree, Great Idea !!! - K & R !!!

Don't hold your breath though.

[malaise]

18. I agree with John Dean but there are some recess periods

coming up.

[opihimoimoi]

22. Showing signs of being bought out....them 2 oughta be banned to TUVA

and cell phones taken away

[postulater]

26. Not Tuva! PLEEEEESE!

There are humans there.

Send them somewhere really really cold.

(It'd be OK to leave their cell phones, just take away the charger.)

[Uncle Joe]

23. This sounds like a minimal necessity to me.

Thanks for the thread KoKo.

[debbierlus]

24. I think we need to get over the myth of a two party system...

EVERY SINGLE TIME, they cave. They don't even BEGIN to fight. It is disgusting.

Really, really, really disgusting.

THEY CONTROL THE SENATE & CONGRESS & THEY DON'T FIGHT.

[magellan]

28. What does it say about the Dems when they can't even get their shit together

...to think as clearly on behalf of this country as a convicted Watergate collaborator?

[KoKo]

29. I've thought about this ...seems to be "COMPROMISE' and they don't HEAR US..

out there on the internets. THEY don't realize the BIG MO' behind the Dean Candidacy...and ...they see the INTERNET DEMS as a THREAT! So...if they get rid of the INTERNET DISRUPTORS...by doing RESOLUTIONS..Trashing Them...then they can get 'back to business as usual.'

I wish i didn't see things like this, after thinking..but it seems to be what it is.

I had such "HIGH HOPES" when our Dems FINALLY GOT ELECTED FOR CHANGE.... but I think the "change" got scrapped from the agenda...:-(

[snarky08]

30. First in line

If you call Schumer or Feinstein, I'd recommend that you request in the most sincere voice that they be the first to stand up and be subjected to a water-boarding treatment to provide evidence that it is not torture. I am confident that if any congressling were to take this experience upon himself or herself that minds would be changed and Mukasey would not stand a rat's ass chance of being confirmed without standing firm on denouncing torture.

[deacon]

31. Chuck "RUBBER STAMP" Schumer - n/t

[williesgirl]

32. Great idea, but our weak Dems will never do it. rec'd