Comments on: Inherently Contemptible

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:55:03 +0000

the tv made me do it.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:38:19 +0000

We didn’t see anyone official over here. There was supposedly a distribution point 5 miles away, but they only handed out one “ration” per vehicle, a total waste of gas. Fortunately the Bank of America branch brought in ice and water and it was within walking distance. I was preserving my gas to run the car to charge things and to use the air conditioner to provide relief when people got overheated.

I don’t believe how deep you went for that one.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:01:59 +0000

everything's a step down from [that wasn't] macgyver. after ivan, the red cross[?] drove through here every afternoon in the equivalent of an ice cream truck, bringing us ice, bottled water, and mre's. not quite the same as fudgesicles, but appreciated nonetheless.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:35:18 +0000

I'm not knocking MREs, Badtux, the food critic penguin, does taste tests on them and reports that some are quite edible. I was thinking about reducing the cost of confinement and the number of employees required. Using MREs is a shield against complaints - hey if they are good enough for the troops... Apparently the movie has become a series on some channel that costs extra and lives only on cable, so I haven't seen it, but my nephew talks about it. My brother thinks it's a step down from MacGyver.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:05:40 +0000

oho! bringing in ringers now, are we? jack bauer wouldn't even need an extradition treaty to get macgyver back, because not even dead egyptian gods want to spend eternity in an underworld with a pissed-off jack bauer. [i only saw the movie, haven't kept up with the rest of it.] melamine-lined guts should obviate the need for colonoscopies at least. [don't knock those MREs. the new ones are better than the old ones. i vote we feed them peanut butter and chili.]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:27:01 +0000

Actually, this is a path to snagging AG the AG. If Justice refuses to enforce the criminal contempt, Gonzales is in line for inherent contempt, something that is not currently true.

They need to start erecting the fence as a visible symbol that they aren’t playing any more games.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:03:50 +0000

The latest: it’s criminal contempt, not inherent contempt, at this point. A Judiciary Committee staffer says they are aware of the implications of Bush’s order. Obviously, strategy is still being worked out; the first Judiciary staffer said it was inherent contempt. Apologies for the error; being misinformed is one of the risks of going to “press” quickly.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:01:24 +0000

Actually the hard plastic is what you get when mix pure melamine with formaldehyde. Living in one of those trailers while eating Chinese food should “smooth” your intestinal tract and make it “easy clean.”

Actually, the President can be “arrested” for inherent contempt, something that people should start talking about. Inherent contempt is a much more powerful right, court-tested, than this new concept of “executive privilege.”

Hah, Bauer would have to stop MacGyver from getting through a portal [my younger nephew is a Stargate fan].

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:25:34 +0000

According to commenter Gioele on the thread to this TPMMuckraker post (sorry, they don't appear to have individual comment links, and please pardon the incessant troll), s/he contacted a House Judiciary staffer, who confirmed that inherent contempt (not statutory contempt) is exactly what they're considering. Josh Bolten is also vulnerable, because as WH chief of staff, he has nominal custody of the documents. It's about damned time, if you ask me, or even if you don't. I like the trailer idea. With all that formaldehyde, the air is bound to have some nutritional value. I wonder what happens if you mix it with melamine...

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:08:55 +0000

jack bauer doesn’t need lighting to guard a perimeter, but he would beat up macgyver until macgyver fashioned some working solar panels out of a chocolate bar and air, because that chocolate bar and that air might otherwise be used to give aid and comfort to the enemy.