Well, here's your chance...

[Winehole23]

You seem to be an enthusiast of the current one.

[LnGrrrR]

Here's what Yoni doesn't get:

Anyone who cares about potential executive abuses of power already knows where Obama stands on this issue, which is right where GWB stood.

So, unless it's some brand-new information, most Obama supporters who thought he might actually, ya know, stand up to the idea of the "Unitary Executive" (and his words before his election stated that he would), have now realized he's done a 180, and aren't going to be duly impressed by news articles stating that Obama is continuing some horrible practice Bush engaged in.

[Winehole23]

It all depends on who the puke funnel is aimed at. When it was aimed at Bush, Yoni was outraged (probably still is.) Now, he's a master blaster. The more things change...

[EVAY]

A bit more detail from the FactCheck.org article...


I think that's 100%

Yoni, I thank you for the references and I appreciate the information. I was, in fact, unaware of the trust agreement, and I stand corrected with respect to the options that Cheney obtained from his time on the Board of Directors.

I freely admit that my opposition to the war in Iraq and my distaste for Cheney allowed me to accept information as fact that was not. Even though I voted for W., I never liked Cheney ( I had met him in Washington years ago), and, I must admit, I still don't. But my dislike of him does not mean that he didn't put his Halliburton options in a blind trust. I did not vote in the second election involving Bush and Cheney because I couldn't bring myself to vote for them again (after the Iraq war fiasco) but I also couldn't vote for Kerry.

Now, having said all that, I remain opposed to the decisions that Cheney urged on Bush, and I remain opposed to Halliburton getting so rich off the war.

[Yonivore]

Yoni, I thank you for the references and I appreciate the information. I was, in fact, unaware of the trust agreement, and I stand corrected with respect to the options that Cheney obtained from his time on the Board of Directors.

I freely admit that my opposition to the war in Iraq and my distaste for Cheney allowed me to accept information as fact that was not. Even though I voted for W., I never liked Cheney ( I had met him in Washington years ago), and, I must admit, I still don't. But my dislike of him does not mean that he didn't put his Halliburton options in a blind trust. I did not vote in the second election involving Bush and Cheney because I couldn't bring myself to vote for them again (after the Iraq war fiasco) but I also couldn't vote for Kerry.

Now, having said all that, I remain opposed to the decisions that Cheney urged on Bush, and I remain opposed to Halliburton getting so rich off the war.

Fair enough.

[Yonivore]

Here's what Yoni doesn't get:

Anyone who cares about potential executive abuses of power already knows where Obama stands on this issue, which is right where GWB stood.

So, unless it's some brand-new information, most Obama supporters who thought he might actually, ya know, stand up to the idea of the "Unitary Executive" (and his words before his election stated that he would), have now realized he's done a 180, and aren't going to be duly impressed by news articles stating that Obama is continuing some horrible practice Bush engaged in.

I'm actually okay with the contract; it apparently means KBR is uniquely qualified for the work. Otherwise they wouldn't have survived party changes in both the Congress and White House.