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Leanan on November 19, 2008 - 9:44am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

This is the top story at Reuters right now:

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday for "organized criminal activity" related to alleged abuse of inmates in private prisons.

I doubt they'll actually go to jail or anything, though.

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ROCKMAN on November 19, 2008 - 10:25am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

This is just one more episode in a long history of S TX indictments. A south TX DA could charge a pig with contributing to poor public health and get away with it. Just part of our odd sense of humor down here. Similar to when Lyndon Johnson won his senate seat with the help of one county casting more votes in his favor then there were residents in the county. We just smile and carry on.

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NeverLNG on November 19, 2008 - 11:51am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Does that really mean anything, or is that just another in an endless series of journalistic distractions? Keep looking at the finger, never mind the moon it is pointing at.

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Seadragon on November 19, 2008 - 12:49pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

This story makes it clear that the DA is pretty much a nut...and is probably only doing it for attention since he won't be in office longer than six weeks....
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Cheney_indicted_in_S_Texas_case.html

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davebygolly on November 19, 2008 - 1:52pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

It's kind of like indicting Hitler for jay walking. Still, I give the jurors credit.

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Jonathan on November 19, 2008 - 11:42pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Man, all this Dick-Cheney-not-going-to-jail talk is making me depressed.

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pondlife on November 20, 2008 - 4:15am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Did the French ever capture Rumsfeld?

http://www.alternet.org/story/66425/

Is he living in a hole in the ground somewhere??

Get the Foreign Legion on the case, they'll mix it with anyone.

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Seadragon on November 19, 2008 - 11:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

More craziness from the DA:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Cheneys_lawyer_files_motion_to_quash_in...

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