Looky-pants! One of the 575 bajillion executive branch appointees that Republicans have kept nice ‘n’ filibustered for the past year, Dawn Johnsen for head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (a.k.a. TORTURE MEMO SCRIBBLER ACTION FORCE), may finally make it through the freaking Senate now after Barack Obama’s re-appointment.
Dawn Johnsen is beloved by liberals everywhere, because she says she will not scribble terrifying torture memos, a statement which has been met by Republican(+BenNelson) Consternation.
But now Arlen Specter will support her, because he just buys whatever hot new Communist thing is on the market. This, plus conservative-Republican-who-isn’t-fucking-insane Dick Lugar’s continued support, provides the necessary 60 votes for the Senate to confirm a single mid-level executive branch lawyer one year after a new administration took office.
Anyone see John Yoo on the Daily Show last night? Meh. They’re starting to figure you out Jon Stewart!
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I’m thinking the Republicans are getting a little lazy and overconfident if they let her through. Remember, any Democrat appointee has the potential to destroy Amurrika.
The Republican filibuster machine really drives home their point. It’s like the story about Solomon and the two women fighting over the baby — except after the real mom begs Solomon not to chop the kid in half, Solomon and the fake mom force the real mom to be their menial servant and perverted sex slave for the next four years. Which is probably how the real story went, too, but nevermind.
the darkest of ours have been right before dawn.
I wonder if they watered down the position to the point where she’ll be giving tours of the Smithsonian mere buildings away from the nearest mention of legal procedure.
“If we can’t kill all the lawyers, at least we can slow them down.”
–Willy Shakespeare (I – Stratford-on-Avon)
Dick Lugar has some serious steel balls, apparently.
Dawn litigates grease out of your way.
john yoo looked so young and sweet on tv that it took my a minute to remember that book The Dark Side and how, yes, he is the torture king scary man.
Atypical surname spelling = Crazy, like a Foxx, eyes?
[re=493500]SayItWithWookies[/re]: I believe Solomon prefers to be called by his stage name, “Tony Orlando”.
[re=493500]SayItWithWookies[/re]: Would you write out the entire Bible in this manner? Because many more people would read it if they felt like they were getting the real story.
Ya I saw Yoo. He reminds me of Feith, in the sense that listening to his corrupt logic makes my brain feel all itchy.
The nearer the Dawn the darker the Knight.
Johnsen had two strikes against her: she had worked for NARAL and had pissed in Johnny Yoo’s hat.
Cornyn (the eptitome of intellectual rigor) accused her of equating pregnancy with slavery.
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2009/07/25/jr_news_johnsen_0725+Z.jpg
10 months, she must have been sweating on those college loans.
BTW, for future use just incase, if you are being waterboarded and really do not know anything, what should you do?
Is she related to Scarlett?
[re=493562]Paul Tardy[/re]: try green balloons.
[re=493515]supernoun[/re]: It helps that he was so far ahead that the Democrats didn’t bother to nominate anyone to run against him. Lugar could be found in bed with a dead girl and a live boy and still get 60% of the vote.
I’d hit that.
[re=493562]Paul Tardy[/re]: Try to stroke on off.
If they think you’re enjoying it, they’ll probably stop.
That photo looks like a screen-capture from a Saturday Night Live skit.
[re=493619]rocktonsammy[/re]: You need to get out more.
She’s the new Torture Czar! Woohoo!
We won’t be able to scare terror suspects with a mean dog or anything but at least we can give them an abortion…
I question your assessment of Lugar’s lack of insanity. However, compared to his partymates, I see what you mean.
Nice Lady May Finally Be Confirmed For Job After Ten Months
Your honor, I object! Since when is a female shyster a “nice lady”?
Another case of Tits or GTFO.
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