Lindsey Graham is to be on Fox Sunday show. I hope they discuss

[napi21]

his quote from the LA Times.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-brooks6jan06,1,192381.column?ctrack=1&cset=true

Bush issued a signing statement saying he planned to construe the McCain amendment's absolute prohibition on cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment "in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the president to supervise the unitary executive branch and as commander in chief and consistent with the constitutional limitations on the judicial power, which will assist in achieving the shared objective … of protecting the American people from further terrorist attacks."

This may seem like so much legalistic gobbledygook, but it's more sinister than that. It refers to the administration's astonishing claim that whenever the president asserts that he's acting in the interests of national security, he's constitutionally permitted to violate any federal laws he finds inconvenient. Translated, Bush's statement says, "I'll sign a law prohibiting cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, but because I'm president, I can ignore it." As blogger and Georgetown University law professor Marty Lederman notes, Bush's signing statement was "the commander-in-chief version of 'I had my fingers crossed.' "

(snip)

And McCain and Warner were promptly joined by another key Republican, Lindsey Graham, who added: "I do not believe that any political figure in the country has the ability to set aside any … law of armed conflict that we have adopted or treaties that we have ratified. If we go down that road, it will cause great problems."

I NEVER watch Fox, but I'm almost curious enough to break that rule this morning. I know lots of Pubs (& Dems) think McCain is a nut, but most (Pubs at least) have respect for Graham.

Shrub is an idiot with this idea that he can ignore any law, just because he's Pres!

[Oversea Visitor]

1. It is clear even to them

Bush totally whacko, so what now nutcase is Almighty president.

[acmejack]

2. Maybe he will also explain why people in GTMO don't rate

habeas corpus. I lost all respect for him.

[madokie]

3. scrub is an idiot, he came about it honestly thou' check out who he

sold his soul to to be pResident. The whole whitehouse cabal are scary to say the least, old holdover's, has beens. There should be a lesson there to not allow former staff or cabinet members to serve again in a new administration, perpetrating there own person.
Yes, scrub is an Idiot.

[stray cat]

4. McCain and Graham share alot in common