. . . sad.

She's a filthy rich washed up apologist for the security state.

And she got that way through a lot of government contracts awarded to the firm her husband owns.

No worries though, I'm sure everything was on the up and up.

I cannot stand her! I will happily vote for any democrat to challenge her. Please tell me she is retiring.

We've got 4 more years of her. She'll be in her 80's by then and I certainly HOPE she'll decide not to run. California's bench is deep with good Democrats just chomping at the bit to replace the old DINO.

she'll hold that seat till she's planted in the ground. not voting for her the last time around was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Gavin Newsome
Debra Bowen
Kamala Harris

Just off the top of my head.

Personally, I'd prefer Kamala Harris.

Either way, DiFi needs to go soon, and I will not mourn her passing.

-Laelth

Bergdahl's release is part of the end of the war. She doesn't like that.

Congress was given notice in 2011 and in 2012. Enough said.

I can't say anything further about what I think of her as a person because I would get banned.

That's enough for you to squeal to the press that the President broke the law? Fuck off. Really.

An extension of the AWB, which she sponsored, past it's sunset in 2004 started being lobbied for in 2003. She didn't want to rock anyone's boat if it didn't concern that, at the time.

-Laelth

that is actually IN San Francisco. Seeing as how a Studio apartment is going upwards of $2500 a month in not the best parts of town, I can't even imagine what that monstrosity is worth. The Senate has been bedy bedy good to her. Well, that and war profiteering.

She's discusting.


http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Feinstein-s-16-5-million-view-in-Pacific-Heights-2523619.php

Not sure what other mansion she traded this one for.... the post directly above ^^^ has the original sfgate article when she bought this one.

and then they wouldn't be POWs and Obama wouldn't have been able to do what he did... oh wait it is easier to complain than remember they told you 3 years ago and you did nothing for over a decade to elevate the detainees status if they really were "concerned." The war is going to be over Dianne, deal with it.

what is the difference legally?

is beyond me, and why Dems keep electing her is even more of a mystery.

She WAS upset over the NSA spying though. Especially after we learned they were spying on Congress. I wonder why? She and her cohort Rep. Rogers, the one who claimed Snowden 'is a Russian spy', then disappeared when asked for something to prove it, appear constantly together defending the Security State.

because the California Democratic Party warns away any Democratic challengers. They love her. Any challengers' campaign would get starved out by The Party. She's untouchable.

If she's not on Greenwald's list of Americans that NationalSpyAgency spied upon?

wars etc, think THEY won't be spied on because of how 'loyal' they are. But many of them have found that this is not the case and I imagine they feel totally betrayed considering all they have done for their puppet masters.

If she's not, she'll probably be even more supportive of of the security state.

However she was pretty upset over the revelations that they were spying on Congress. So we'll have to wait and see. All I can say is I hope she has been careful about expressing herself on the phone, in emails etc! Lol!

Her consumption of oxygen is a misuse of resources.

It is very clear in the signing statement that he reserved that power for himself.

It is not her place to bellyache when the President clearly has amended the law.

For years, his primary rationale for keeping the prison at Gitmo open was that he was unable to release any prisoners without Congressional approval.

Now, he has proven that rationale to be false - he was able to release 5 of the more troublesome inmates without such approval.

He should now release those 70 prisoners who have been cleared of wrongdoing and bring the rest to a speedy trial. He has just demonstrated by his own action that there is no impediment to doing so, other than his own political will (or lack thereof).

He just proved that to be a lie.

and congress won't let him transfer the prisoners to domestic prisons. A majority of them have been approved for transfer to other countries, provided they can find a country willing to accept them, which has been problematic.

He is a constitutional scholar. He more than anyone would know if they were unconstitutional.

Also, if they mean nothing, how was he able to release the prisoners? The military has an oblugation not to follow an illegal order.

thread with this video.

The hypocrisy is nauseating.

The first U.S. president to issue a signing statement was James Monroe.

Between Monroe's time and the 1980s, only about a dozen signing statements were issued.

Then in 1981 Ronald Reagan ushered in a prolific proclaiming.

It depends on whether you count the number of statements made and the number of legislative statutes challenged,
but it's safe to say that Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush have all challenged
about 100 statutes of laws they have signed.

President Obama has continued this modern tradition by issuing about 20 signing statements.

(Source; Constitution Daily)

If President Obama thinks issuing signing statements is Unconstitutional, why does he continue to use them ???

He stated his interpretation of the law as it relates to his constitutional duties.

Anybody have a reasonable explanation for this gratuitous shot at the President?



-Laelth

Turf war between Legislature vs. Executive

and lack of notice was because Obama and Co. knew she'd leak it AGAIN to stop it. And that gives her butthurt.

Butt hurt is a term that will aloow people to stick theuir head in the sand. I totally agree she would leak.

Right there with all the other corporatist DINOs.

since that's a misogynistic term. For examples of why it is, see this Media Matters article, or the Heartiste or Mychal Massie websites for primary sources of right wingers using "put a woman in her place" expressions.

OVER 8 FUCKING YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time to vote her out.

Feinstein is 80 now. If she ran again & won in 2018, she'd be serving until age 90 if she survives to then. I wonder who can succeed Feinstein as senator? Gavin Newsom? John Perez? Darrell Steinberg?

She can't be gone soon enough.

Don't you think Feinstein looks tired?



Seriously, I think Feinstein is one of the few Democrats to benefit from California's non-partisan primary system. If she had to run against a real Democrat, she would have been ousted two years ago.

I actually told her that several years ago, but I have sinced moved to Oregon (where I get to vote for the wonderful Jeff Merkley this year).

Until then, I really won't believe a word that comes out of their mouths when talking about law. Clapper lied, the CIA pried, Congress should have cried...but like a true sellout they just rolled over.

We need less sellouts and more honest people that care about something besides their own best interests. Look what it did to the SCOTUS...turned it into WAL-MARTUS.

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

It will probably come before the Supreme Court at some point.

That would give the President all the cover he needs to shut down Gitmo without having to deal with impeachment threats and other baloney ass bullshit.