Every once in a while, for the entertainment value and because a blogger needs to be ‘pumped up’ to blog, I’ll actually read the dear old bloviating windbag, AKA Bill O’Reilly. Today was just perfect vintage O’Reilly, proving the axiom ( I’m not really sure there is one. Perhaps we should make one up. ) that when you don’t have anything thoughtful to say, make stuff up.
I’ll get to the made up part in a moment, so be patient. First, the mean old O’Reilly part.
I have proposed the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate abuses during the Bush-Cheney Administration — so they never happen again. These abuses may include the use of torture, warrantless wiretapping, extraordinary rendition, and executive override of laws.
Please sign this online petition, urging Congress to consider establishing a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the Bush-Cheney Administration’s abuses.
Thank you,
Patrick Leahy U.S. Senator
Full Petition Text:
I hereby join Senator Patrick Leahy’s call for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission, to investigate the Bush-Cheney Administration’s constitutional abuses so we make sure they never happen again. These abuses may include the use of torture, warrantless wiretapping, extraordinary rendition, and executive override of laws.
A truth and reconciliation commission should be tasked with seeking answers so that we can develop a shared understanding of the failures of the recent past. Rather than vengeance, we need a fair-minded pursuit of what actually happened. The best way to move forward is getting to the truth and finding out what happened — so we can make sure it does not happen again.
I need to know a bit more about who reads blogs, why, which ones, for how long and stuff like that. I’ll really appreciate receiving an answer for the survey. It’s completely anonymous, so I won’t know who makes the smartypants remarks - what a shame.
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 18:49 
