Lindsey Graham: Bush admin saw law as unaffordable 'nicety'

deminks

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Wed May-13-09 06:05 PM
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Lindsey Graham: Bush admin saw law as unaffordable 'nicety'

http://www.americablog.com/2009/05/lindsey-graham-bush-admin-saw-law-as.html

In the midst of a spirited defense of the Bush administration's intentions in developing interrogation techniques, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) dropped a phrase that liberals may seize upon.

The Bush administration, while not committing any crimes, viewed "the law as a nicety we could not afford," the former prosecutor said. That's a view that squares pretty well with liberals' view that the Bush administration circumvented the law to reach conclusions it desired.

Link to the Hill article:

http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/05/13/graham-bush-admin-saw-law-as-unaffordable-nicety/

emphasis mine

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jsamuel

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Wed May-13-09 06:09 PM
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1. the problem is that Graham seemed to agree with the Bush Administration in that statement

Edited on Wed May-13-09 06:09 PM by jsamuel

he argued like Cheney all day

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DebbieCDC

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Wed May-13-09 06:13 PM
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2. So the law is now a "nicety"?

I'm sure the founding fathers would love that concept.

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tritsofme

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Wed May-13-09 06:16 PM
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3. Sound like "the Constitution is not a suicide pact"

Something I imagine we will hear more and more often.

The last defense of a tyrant.

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CJCRANE

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Wed May-13-09 06:18 PM
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4. So Bush was an anarchist?

Makes sense.

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Atticus

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Wed May-13-09 07:51 PM
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5. Unburdened by principle, unfettered by conscience

Lil'Lindsey is one of the smarmiest good ol' boys the GOP has on their roster. He is dangerous because he can do "nice" in way that appeals to church ladies and men who carry their cash in a "snapper".
Is it true, I wonder, that all his caps have "reservoir tips"?

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mitchum

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Wed May-13-09 07:55 PM
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6. I assumed that Aunt Lindsey thought that lace doilies and wicker furniture were niceties

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