Bush Opens Top-Secret Lab to Research Bio-Weapons

[Phred42]

Pelosi and Reid simply have to wake up. Howard Dean?!... Where the Hell is YOUR leadership?

If the Democrats do not stop this insane sociopath or at least begin a full blown Impeachment process against Bush & Cheney there will be NO way they can shake THEIR ownership of these Crimes against Humanity. Once That happens there will be NO reason to every Vote for Democrats again.

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Bush Administration Opens Top-Secret Lab to Research Bio-Weapons

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/02/BA81UQIOK.DTL

A high-security laboratory where deadly microbes are being grown by scientists seeking defenses against terrorist attacks began operating in Livermore last week without public announcement, and opponents said Friday that they will go to federal court in an effort to close the facility down.

Built inside the closed campus of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the facility has been controversial ever since it was first proposed by homeland security officials more than five years ago. Tri-Valley CARES, the East Bay watchdog group that has long fought nuclear weapons research there, has led the fight against it with protests and legal actions.

The facility is known as a Biosafety-level 3 laboratory where highly trained workers, high-tech airlocks and extremely rigorous safety measures are required by federal rules in order to contain any of more than 40 potentially lethal disease-causing bacteria, viruses and fungi stored inside.

The National Nuclear Security Administration, an agency of the Energy Department, which oversees the Livermore site, announced Monday only that it had "granted approval" for Livermore to begin operating its new biosafety laboratory.

[Supersedeas]

1. Defense Contractor $$$ are us. Money for Bushist cronies.

[Didereaux]

2. They just opened a Level 5 on Galveston Island, in the middle of downtown, and had their first event

A couple three weeks back the bastards had an 'event' that let some super Avian Flu bugs get through the first level of security. Check the Galveston County daily News, or maybe the Houston Chronicle. The lab is less than a year old. You are right, the bastards are clinically insane, PERIOD! But what soes that say about the Congress who funded and support these?

[C_U_L8R]

3. Let me get this straight...

republicans are virulently against research that might save lives
but they will happily approve and fund research that helps destroy lives.

what assholes.

[Phred42]

4. Bingo! This is corroborated by the Budget Shit-For-Brains just submitted

Borrow EVERY cent you can
Cut every Domestic Program you can
spend every cent you can on teh Military and your supporters.

What's not to like about that?

[Old and In the Way]

5. Stem cell research - BAD!!!! Bio-weapons - GOOD!!!!

I wonder if President Smirksalot ever considers that his own kids could eventually be victims of this research?

[Phred42]

8. Republicans don't think in those terms

Their brains are hardwired differently than human brains.

John Dean explains it better


John Dean - Findlaw

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Understanding the Contemporary Republican Party: Authoritarians Have Taken Control Part One in a Three-Part Series
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20070905.html

With this column, FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean begins a three-part series relating to his best-selling book Conservatives Without Conscience. In this column, Dean argues that to understand the contemporary Republican party, it is necessary to understand longstanding social science research, particularly the research of Professor Bob Altemeyer, regarding two types of authoritarian personalities: those of authoritarian leaders and those of authoritarian followers.
Wednesday, Sep. 05, 2007
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Why Authoritarians Now Control the Republican Party: The Rise of Authoritarian Conservatism Part Two in a Three-Part Series
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20070921.html

With this second column, FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean continues a three-part series of columns relating to his best-selling book Conservatives Without Conscience. Dean's thesis is that both the leadership and membership of today's Republican Party are dominated by authoritarian personalities. In this column, he goes into detail regarding research by Professor Bob Altemeyer on both authoritarian followers and authoritarian leaders, and traces the historical roots -- going back to Alexander Hamilton -- of the authoritarian personality's influence on American government.
Friday, Sep. 21, 2007
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The Impact of Authoritarian Conservatism On American Government: Part Three in a Three-Part Series
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20070925.html

In this column, the last in a three-part series, FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean continues to discuss issues relating to his best-selling book Conservatives Without Conscience, and his thesis that today's Republican Party is dominated by authoritarian personalities, in the roles of both leaders and followers. In this column, Dean discusses Newt Gingrich and Richard Nixon, classifying both as strong authoritarian personalities. He also assesses Nixon's and George W. Bush's contributions to the way the presidency is conceptualized today.
Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007
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[WinkyDink]

12. Perhaps he does.....

[nightrider767]

6. This country ought to be divided,,

Let the insane zealots go to one side, balanced normal people to the other.

Then build a huge wall and say our collective good-byes...

[Phred42]

10. Then the insane Zelots lob nukes over the wall.

Better to fight them here so we don't have to fight them over there

[TahitiNut]

13. I'd agree if the dividing 'line' were horizontal.

... somewhere at the level of the grass roots. :evilgrin:

[KansDem]

7. He didn't fall into the vat, by chance, did he?

Oh, I don't know, the image of Bush falling into a vat of bio-weapon goo brought a smile to my face! :)

[redqueen]

9. Captain Trips, anyone?

The doomsday clock is at 7 minutes to midnight. But that's just for nuclear stuff, right?

Is there another one for bio-weapons stuff?

[Phred42]

11. Damn good Question. - Time to start one of those too

[goforit]

14. Bush's evil tentacles will continue no matter whos in office. Wake up DUrs!

[Winterblues]

15. Mixing up a new batch of weapons grade Anthrax for the Democrats..

Anyone that expects democrats to do anything about this is not paying attention...

[elehhhhna]

16. How is this top secret if we know about it?

[redqueen]

17. Because the watchdog groups have been fighting it for years now...

and they're finally making some headway?

[redqueen]

18. Kick for importantness.

:kick:

[Mnemosyne]

19. KnR for more visibility. Insane bastard. n/t

[redqueen]

20. Kick for insane bastardtry.