The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Gemini Cricket]

The Pentagon at first blocked Rep. Tammy Baldwin's domestic partner from traveling on a military plane with a congressional delegation on a trip to Europe but gave in after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intervened.

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Good for Pelosi.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The realization that Ted Olson is McCain's legal adviser makes me extra scared to think of a McCain Presidency.

Because you don't like his politics or because it looks like a cynical attachment to someone whose wife died in 9/11?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The realization that Ted Olson is McCain's legal adviser makes me extra scared to think of a McCain Presidency.

Damnit sometimes I hate being right. Surprise surprise, with Olson as legal adviser, McCain's coming to the same idiotic conclusions as the Bush administration:

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...-id-spy-o.html

[Alex]

Good for Pelosi but bad for Pelosi. As is pointed out, this wasn't a military rule that blocked her but a Congressional definition of who is allowed along in congressional delegations (spouses, but currently not domestic partners).

Good for Pelosi for waiving the rule this time. Bad for not just getting the rule changed.

[Gemini Cricket]

Good for Pelosi in that if the House was led by a Republican, Ms. Azar would be left at the airport, riding back home in a taxi most likely by herself.

[scaeagles]

Even I agreed with something that Pelosi said recently, which scared the crud out of me, actually. She said china should have never been awarded the Olympics, and I could not agree more. I wish our government would take an official stance on it and perhaps even boycott them all together.

[Strangler Lewis]

Well, I assume the average married Republican congressman would think, "If I don't get to bring my girlfriend, why should she get to bring hers?"

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Well, I assume the average married Republican congressman would think, "If I don't get to bring my girlfriend, why should she get to bring hers?"

Or the average democrat politician might think, "I get to bring my intern along, or I can simply contact a call girl when I get there, so why not let her go?"

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Or the average democrat politician might think, "I get to bring my intern along, or I can simply contact a call girl when I get there, so why not let her go?"

I had no idea about his wife. He was the legal council that came up with many of the interpretations that have convinced Bush he's above the law. It does not bode well for McCain reversing the direction the executive office is taking towards monarchy.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Well, I assume the average married Republican congressman would think, "If I don't get to bring my girlfriend, why should she get to bring hers?"

Because she'd point out that it's because of them that the girlfriend hasn't been made a wife.