:rolleyes:
He could always be found in bed with a dead woman or a live boy.
Give it time. I’m sure his supporters will be entirely mollified after the medal ceremony.
I take it we’re not a fan of Office Space.
I have a feeling that alot of people will be pardoned after the '08 elections. I wouldn’t put pardoning himself past Bush.
Yes, it’d be a shame to see a list of the names of every last right-leaning covert op for the CIA published on the internet.
Perfectly fair, now that we know the new rules of the game; still a shame.
Then again, what with the politicization of Intelligence by the Bushies, such an ‘accident’ might be Good for national security.
Which raises an interesting question: Could a president pardon himself? Assuming he was actually convicted of a crime while still a sitting president, which I grant is as unlikely as the chance that a meteor will strike me in the next five seconds, could he pardon himself before he got escorted from the Oval Office in handcuffs?
Excuse me now while I go enjoy daydreaming about Shrub in steel bracelets being dragged from the Oval Office…
IANAL, but I’m reasonably sure not. Impeachment is not a criminal conviction.
No, no, what screams WEASEL is “…will be taken care of.” People thought this was some kind of Mafia-like threat when in fact it was more of a Social Security-like promise.
Dick Chaney has promised to take care of Libby during the next hunt.
I would have hoped that Tuckerfan, being from Texas’ Ugly Sister, Tennessee, might have been more discreet in his wording. I know hillbillies don’t have quite the same sense of decorum and family values as peckerwoods, but still, one must think of the children, mustn’t one? The situation calls for a light touch for euphemism. No “Turkish Enema” for Scooter! say, or No “Tubesteak Prostate Massage” for Scooter, No “Greek Invasion” for Scooter…
You know, some sense of propriety!
Well, I almost went with “No Meatstick Colonscopy for Scooter” but I wasn’t sure if people would get it.
I’m still holding out for a mob of villagers with torches and pitchforks.
He can’t preven himself from being impeached and removed from office, but he can prevent himself from ever being tried in federal court for any crime after he leaves office. A pardon can be issued before a trial. Does a pardon even need to specify what crime someone’s being pardoned for or could POTUS issue one pardoning someone for any and all crimes against the United States commited prior to the pardon being issued.
As it happens, I am a fan of Office Space, but I didn’t pick up on your reference.
Can I still roll my eyes at your use of “Shrub”?
That HAS been done. I think for Nixon.
Would you prefer I used “Twig” or “Chimp-in-Chief”?
I feel insulted. I don’t think there’s a poster on these boards who wouldn’t get it.
Actually, since I’m not a fan of the President AT ALL, just saying Bush is quite enough to get my blood boiling.
[sub]I wouldn’t want you to think I was actually a fan of the administration![/sub]
You don’t frequent political threads all that much, do you?