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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (2328)	6/23/2007 7:33:41 PM
From: MJ	Respond to of 149317

ChinuSFO I certainly understand what you are saying regarding baby steps. Those that he would appoint would likely agree with his efforts, if not he would not appoint them. He is not talking about elected officials he is talking about appointments. By setting an example with his appointments, again if elected, he would set a precedent for appointments and it just might be a baby step to Congress following suit eventually. mj

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (2328)	7/2/2007 8:21:25 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Presidential Candidates Respond to the Bush move on Libby: ____________________________________________________________ by Todd Beeton, Mon Jul 02, 2007 at 07:31:44 PM EST From CNN's Political Ticker Sen. Barack Obama "This decision to commute the sentence of a man who compromised our national security cements the legacy of an Administration characterized by a politics of cynicism and division, one that has consistently placed itself and its ideology above the law. This is exactly the kind of politics we must change so we can begin restoring the American people's faith in a government that puts the country's progress ahead of the bitter partisanship of recent years." Sen. Joe Biden "Last week Vice President Cheney asserted that he was beyond the reach of the law. Today, President Bush demonstrated the lengths he would go to, ensuring that even aides to Dick Cheney are beyond the judgment of the law. It is time for the American people to be heard -- I call for all Americans to flood the White House with phone calls tomorrow expressing their outrage over this blatant disregard for the rule of law." Former Sen. John Edwards "Only a president clinically incapable of understanding that mistakes have consequences could take the action he did today. President Bush has just sent exactly the wrong signal to the country and the world. In George Bush's America, it is apparently okay to misuse intelligence for political gain, mislead prosecutors and lie to the FBI. George Bush and his cronies think they are above the law and the rest of us live with the consequences. The cause of equal justice in America took a serious blow today." New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson "It's a sad day when the President commutes the sentence of a public official who deliberately and blatantly betrayed the public trust and obstructed an important federal investigation," said Governor Richardson. "This administration clearly believes its officials are above the law, from ignoring FISA laws when eavesdropping on US citizens, to the abuse of classified material, to ignoring the Geneva Conventions and international law with secret prisons and torturing prisoners.