Russ Feingold unloads on Peggy Noonan

[katty]

more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/21/feingold-unloads-on-peggy_n_189473.html

Senator Russ Feingold, one of the harshest critics of the Bush administration's nation security policies, says he can not bring himself to support President Obama's apparent decision not to investigate or prosecute illegalities from those years.

"Part of what troubles me are the lawyers -- we should see their law school degrees -- who consciously wrote these memos justifying and explaining full well those outrageous arguments," the Wisconsin Democrat said on Tuesday in reference to the Bush-era torture memos released last week. "I cannot join the president, or his spokesman, or Rahm Emanuel, who said we aren't going . I can't. I just disagree with them."

Later, the Senator took a swipe at some of the rationalizations for avoiding prosecution that have been voiced by Washington lawmakers and pundits.

"If you want to see just how outrageous this is, I refer you to the remarks made by Peggy Noonan this Sunday," he said, referring to the longtime conservative columnist's appearance on ABC's This Week. "I frankly have never heard anything quite as disturbing as her remark that was something to the affect of: 'well sometimes you just have to move on.'"

[DS1]

1. Giggity!

[Doctor_J]

11. +1

:rofl:

Though the thought of Nooner naked makes me want to become a monk.

[MADem]

2. That subject line conjures up all sorts of....visual unpleasantness.

"But...but...I thought he was Ronnie Reagan in the dark!" said Peg!

Seriously, Russ should know better...the adage about wrestling with a pig (you get all dirty and the pig likes it) applies.

Noonan is a has-been hack.

[katty]

5. yes, rather unsavory-yet, to the point

[DebbieCDC]

3. Go Russ!!

:patriot:

[Dollface]

4. Her remarks were also addressed on the Daily Show in re: slavery and genocide

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=224287&title=we-dont-torture

[Vidar]

6. Give 'em hell, Russ!

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommneded.

Thanks for the thread, katty.

[Seldona]

8. Good for Senator Feingold!

Shows people that one can disagree with potential policy, still be a damn good Democrat, and not be labeled a 'basher.' I don't think President Obama himself would disagree.

[JohnWxy]

9. I think Feigold went easy on her. Her remarks were typical of those who would rather we

forget act which were contrary to our nations stated values and have diminished our national security.

Noonan would prefer to forget these matters and (i guess) listen to Wagner.

[midnight]

10. I agree with Senator Feingold to disagree with ignoring

war crimes. Thanks Senator.

[Omnibus]

12. This is exactly what we need.

Obama needs strong pressure from the Left on this issue. I know he doesn't want to put the nation through the political ramifications of prosecution, but that's not his call. If laws were broken, we should prosecute, ESPECIALLY if it's politically difficult.

NO ONE should be above the law, no matter how powerful or Republican they are.

[Chef Eric]

13. Peggy Noonan is a good little German! n/t

[burning rain]

14. That's Noonan for you.

Her politics have always been of the sentimental, soppy, soft-headed, and schmaltzy kind.