tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928136.post113630688349039411..comments2023-08-21T08:54:51.373-04:00Comments on Mads Kvalsvik: The Rule of LawMads Kvalsvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03635071148999196450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928136.post-1136831442519977142006-01-09T13:30:00.000-05:002006-01-09T13:30:00.000-05:00Oh no, I wasn't aiming at you, Mads, and it's only...Oh no, I wasn't aiming at you, Mads, and it's only a minor quibble anyway. I meant that Digby was perhaps inadvertently suggesting that 9/11 changed Hyde the way it changed many other things. There's a lot of that sort of thing going around, it seems. Since 9/11 this, and since 9/11 that, and I'm sure you've noticed that Bush has attempted to justify every last decision he makes, every misjudgment or transgression, by suggesting that all rules changed on that day. The wiretapping scandal is only the latest egregious example.<BR/><BR/>Henry Hyde says what he says because he's a shamelessly partisan Republican. It's important to remember that he was that way before 9/11, when he truly gave a damn about the rule of law no more than he does now, no matter what he said.<BR/><BR/>But I agree with you. I love that we have this quote, and yours is a great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928136.post-1136690787687141522006-01-07T22:26:00.000-05:002006-01-07T22:26:00.000-05:00I agree with your assessment of Hyde. But I think...I agree with your assessment of Hyde. But I think the speech was good. Those words moved me, as a "reformed" conservative (and a European) I like references to the "long tradition of parliamentary development". <BR/><BR/>I guess I meant to compliment Hyde's speachwriter, whomever he/she is.Mads Kvalsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635071148999196450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928136.post-1136396842350409952006-01-04T12:47:00.000-05:002006-01-04T12:47:00.000-05:00Great stuff, but slightly off the mark, I think.Ye...Great stuff, but slightly off the mark, I think.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'm sure Henry Hyde would be all over George W. Bush for his improprieties had his vision not been clouded by the specter of terrorism. Am I missing something, but is Digby presupposing that Hyde actually believed what he was saying when he made this comment? <BR/><BR/>My point is, Hyde has always been a shameless, partisan hack and a complete piece of garbage. He could always overlook lying when Republicans were doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com