So, the President asked the Pentagon if it was cool

DefenseLawyer

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:10 PM
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So, the President asked the Pentagon if it was cool

and they assured him that it was way cool. Well, there you go.

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kenny blankenship

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:13 PM
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1. At least he sought the advice of counsel

Edited on Sat Mar-12-11 08:14 PM by kenny blankenship

Yoo can't go wrong that way.

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chill_wind

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:23 PM
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3. I guess we're outsourcing everything these days

Edited on Sat Mar-12-11 08:31 PM by chill_wind

including advice from the OLC.

Dream Team have all departed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=589928&mesg_id=589990

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kenny blankenship

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:26 PM
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5. Weird.

I was thinking it seemed like the same people were still making the same decisions in our govt as before the election.

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chill_wind

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:42 PM
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6. I'm gonna guess

Edited on Sat Mar-12-11 08:51 PM by chill_wind

that's all had something to do in some part at least with the empty suit AG boss they were answering to.

http://twitter.com/charlie_savage/status/19024665866

Memory lane..

"Lederman, another former Clinton Office of Legal Counsel lawyer, is perhaps the most prominent of several high-profile opponents of the Bush Administration’s executive power claims joining Obama, a mark that he intends not just to change but to aggressively reverse Bush’s moves on subjects like torture. With hires like Barron, Johnsen, and Lederman, Obama is not just going back to Democratic lawyers: These are anti-Bush lawyers.

Lederman has been, in particular, an early and vocal critic of torture, and has suggested Bush Administration officials have committed specific crimes in that regard."

“Dream Team” at OLC Dismantled, as Marty Lederman Leaves Executive Branch (July 2010)
http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/07/21/dream-team-at-olc-dismantled-as-marty-lederman-leaves-executive-branch/

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MNBrewer

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:21 PM
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2. that's like asking the fox guarding the henhouse

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drokhole

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Sat Mar-12-11 08:26 PM
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4. "Hey inmates, everything cool at the asylum you're running?"

"Sweet, just checking."

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DefenseLawyer

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Sat Mar-12-11 09:38 PM
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7. I asked Mr. Booth about shooting Mr. Lincoln

He assured me that he totally deserved it.

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