tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post7884741771133422635..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: Diss and Data: Random Thoughts While ShavingJake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-28526248078588472732006-02-03T13:07:33.000-06:002006-02-03T13:07:33.000-06:00It's really too bad that Barack is joining the...It's really too bad that Barack is joining the flip-flopping among the left in D.C.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-69132741147207357612006-02-02T15:26:58.000-06:002006-02-02T15:26:58.000-06:00In the end, I don't want anything that I may ...In the end, I don't want anything that I may have said detract from the love for my country, my respect for those who bravely risk their lives each day for our security, and this Senate which I am so honored to serve as a member. I offer my apology for those offended by my words. I promise to speak out on the issues that I think are important to the people of Illinois and to the nation.<br><br>It's sad that Durbin felt he had to apologize for the offense others felt, especially when he said nothing offensive. The American intolerance for tears is far more embarrassing than tears. Laughter and, sometimes, anger are tolerable, but excluding with the death of loved ones can American leaders survive a public expression of emotion involving shedding of a tear?<br><br>I understand American leaders often fall in love, too. Many even have families -- even children.Bob in PFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-54063922448334652232006-02-02T06:58:11.000-06:002006-02-02T06:58:11.000-06:00"If the Constitution could withstand the Civi..."If the Constitution could withstand the Civil War, when our nation was literally divided against itself, surely it will withstand the war on terrorism."<br><br>But of course Abraham Lincoln suspended some Constitutional rights during the Civil War, and the Constitution did indeed survive.<br><br>Anywho, we're all going to be reminded of his teary apology. The wuss.Friedrich Marchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-81184474435218953322006-02-01T13:41:40.000-06:002006-02-01T13:41:40.000-06:00So Durbin is "ripe for picking" for his ...So Durbin is "ripe for picking" for his 6/05 comments regarding camping in Cuba. Durbin's comments were not critical of the troops, but of the Bush administration's confusing policy regarding the treatment and status of detainees. (Read Durbin's comments in their entirety at http://durbin.senate.gov/gitmo.cfm .) If American soldiers were directly involved, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they were acting in a manner they felt would win the approval of hired hand contractors who believe this administration has given them the authority to act beyond the scope of military regulation.<br><br>"If I read this (a description of the treatment of detainees) to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings. Sadly, that is not the case. This was the action of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners ...The Constitution is a law for this administration, equally in war and in peace. If the Constitution could withstand the Civil War, when our nation was literally divided against itself, surely it will withstand the war on terrorism."Bob in PFnoreply@blogger.com