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Home Front: Politix
How Bush's treaty power grab failed
2008-03-28
When it comes to power, the Bush administration has always firmly believed two things: first, the President should have more of it; and second, international institutions like the U.N. should have less of it. In that respect, the landmark ruling on U.S. treaty commitments handed down by the Supreme Court Tuesday seems to be both good news and bad news for Bush and his hard-line colleagues in the office of the Vice President. The court slammed the door on a provocative power-grab by the White House, but it also potentially undercut a whole category of treaties, in the process exposing America's weak system for complying with international law.
Anybody remember when Time used to bill itself as the weekly news magazine?
Posted by:ryuge

#3  ..an erosion of America's respect for international law..

You mean like the words and text of the Geneva Convention which specifies that those who don't follow the rules are not entitled to its protection? All depends on who's ox is being gored.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-03-28 11:28  

#2  Do people actually beleive these morons are in any way objectively coving the news?

Bush hating liberals do.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-03-28 09:33  

#1  I have nto read Time or any of the MSM rags in ages. Is this typical of thier publishing thiese days, an inflammatory piece of sh*t editorial masquerading as a news story? I doubt the author could have loaded up the language any more than he did...


Bush and his hard-line colleagues

provocative power-grab by the White House

America's weak system for complying with international law
(meaning Americas strong system for rejecting International law as overriding our own)

But the big brains at the White House were working with an ingenious plan
(Pinky and the Brain reference?)

an erosion of America's respect for international law

seriously damaged after eight years of high profile snubs by the Bush administration

Bush's war on terror end-runs around the Geneva Conventions


Do people actually beleive these morons are in any way objectively coving the news?
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-03-28 09:21  

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