Congress IS in the Bush dugout. Onward to Teheran.

If people can call for Spitzer to resign because they think he did something wrong, why aren't more people in Congress calling for Bush and Cheney to resign for being so incompetent at their jobs?

Well, technically the most powerful tool Congress has is the power to put teeth in existing laws, e.g. amend the War Powers Act to specify that ordering military operations OUTSIDE Congressional authorization is a capital crime. I imagine a fiasco like Iran-Contra would have gone a little differently had the principles known they were risking their own lives.

Sorry, but I'm a bit confused. If Congress passes a bill prohibiting Bush from attacking Iran without Congressional authorization, and Bush vetoes the bill, then does that mean Bush is now authorized to attack Iran?

Or maybe this is another one of those "Gee, looks like we don't have the votes!" exercises that the Dem leadership seems to be so fond of.

It's only a crime if they get charged with a crime. Since when has FOOLISH (NO danger to them) ever stopped George and Dick? I
MUST CONTEND, ONLY IMPEACHMENT WILL STOP THIS.

Mike:
Here's a suggestion to pass on to Nancy, the next time you talk to her: ask her to announce that if Bush attacks Iran, she will institute impeachment proceedings immediately.

A much more effective deterrent than a bill that's never going to become a law.

ask her to announce that if Bush attacks Iran, she will institute impeachment proceedings immediately.

HA! Like the Democrats would have the cojones to go after Bush while there's a new war ramping up. They don't even have the stones to take him on now after he's lost the "rally round the flag" effect that made people so stupid over these last few years. If Bush decided to start bombing Tehran tomorrow the pantswetters in Congress would block any attempt by any Dem with an actual spine to stop him.

NonyNony: CORRECT---Congress must be made to feel more INTIMIDATED by the AMERICAN TAXPAYER then their loyalty to Bush will cover. It's purely a numbers game. (voices,voices,voices)

I am thinking that all the stuff the dems do is just a dog and pony show. They don't need a bill telling bush he cannot go to war - they are supposed to be the ones to authorize war. And, they are the ones to fund war too - so if they don't want a war, then cut the funding.

And all these attempts to re-criminalize crimes (like torture) and the attempts to de-criminalize crimes (like wiretapping without a warrent) are just sad jokes, right?

If I commit a crime, do I get to ask for the law to be changed instead of being arrested?

when did we abandon the US Constitution, anyway? Was it during Carter's term or Reagan's?

Election year legislation is a hoot! Where's the bill to give everyone Ipods and fruit snacks? That's sure to get the e-mail writing peons in a tizzy.

"international law"? fools. The reading I do suggests the NIE, while technically correct as far as it goes, has it all wrong. The Iranians are trying to get to the point they can be within easy reach of going going nuke witrhout actually doing so. That's dangerous, and as much of an idiot W is, I would not wish to tie the government's hands on this issue. I just hope they televise the mayhem, I could use some entertainment, aside from my little firecracker and my fascinating job.

Won't work. Bush has consistently asserted that he is not bound by the law. If he wants to attack Iran, he'll just do it and say "na na na na na."

Does XYZ by any chance stand for the XYZ affaire?

which is probably the most powerful tool Congress has.

you mean apart from Joe Lieberman?

"give everyone Ipods and fruit snacks?"
and item 100 from Peter's Evil Overlord List:
"Finally, to keep my subjects permanently locked in a mindless trance, I will provide each of them with free unlimited Internet access."

It's not the internet they should hand out - it is free cable for all the stupid-beyond-belief TV shows.... that is what keeps Americans locked in a mindless trance.