Release more memos per Dick Cheney’s request? [Currently under review. - ML]

There’s a diary over at Daily Kos called “Dick Cheney is right”, authored by someone called The Termite.

It’s about what Dick Cheney said on Hannity tonight.

CHENEY:

“One of the things that I find a little bit disturbing about this recent disclosure is they put out the legal memos, the memos that the CIA got from the Office of Legal Counsel, but they didn’t put out the memos that showed the success of the effort. And there are reports that show specifically what we gained as a result of this activity. They have not been declassified.”

“I formally asked that they be declassified now. I haven’t announced this up until now, I haven’t talked about it, but I know specifically of reports that I read, that I saw that lay out what we learned through the interrogation process and what the consequences were for the country.”

Not news here of course, there’s a front page story by Moe Lane.

There’s an interesting poll over at Daily Kos. My intention was to come here and put up a similar poll, but I guess you don’t do polls here. You can see the results from the poll done over there below. 94% of Kossacks agree with Dick Cheney. They say that Obama should declassify the memos in question, per Dick Cheney’s request.

I’m very curious to know if there would be a similar result to such a poll here, the blog on the opposite side of the spectrum. Since there isn’t a poll function here, I would like to ask everyone to post “release” or “don’t release” in the comment header, and I will keep a tally.

I am guessing that many here will agree with the former Vice President.

Here’s the poll:

Should the memos in question be declassified?

Sure, why not? Release everything

94% 1601 votes

No. I’m afraid they might legitimize torture.

2% 28 votes

Not sure.

4% 72 votes

President-elect Obama to Republicans:

From his speech tonight:

Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.

Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” *
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, *and I will be your President too.

Ain’t no party like an AIG party (w/video).

AIG executives thank you for financing their trip to such a beautiful resort

They want you to know that your money paid for a wonderful retreat!! They have been exhausted from their role in deflating your 401k for their own enrichment – boy did they need this luxurious getaway. You (and your children and grandchildren) are so generous to pay for it!

AIG American General spent:

* $147,302 for banquets
* $139,375 on rooms
* $23,380 for spa services
* $6,939 for golf
* $5,016 at the Stonehill Tavern
* $3,065 for in-room dining and the lobby lounge
* $2,949 for gratuities
* $1,901 at the Monarch Bayclub
* and $1,488 at the resort’s Vogue Salon

The group booked the resort’s 3,100-square-foot Presidential Suite for $1,600 a night for five nights, a discount from the standard rate of $3,200 a night, a hotel document released by the committee showed. It also paid $1,075 in “no-show fees.”

Below, get a taste of the luxury AIG executives enjoyed at St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach. You might as well. You paid for it.

Motif. . . a delectable culinary experience awaits with Executive Chef Frederic Castan at the helm. The cuisine of Motif is reminiscent of European style cafés and features an eclectic array of dishes.

Motif’s warm, inviting atmosphere overlooks the magnificent Pacific Ocean, and with its scenic indoor and outdoor dining available, is an ideal choice for breakfast, lunch, dinner or an extraordinary Sunday Champagne Brunch.

That’s just one of the fine restaurants. Here are the others:

No trip would be complete without an afternoon (or two!) in the wine cellar:

The Wine Cellar is the ultimate private dining venue perfect for intimate receptions, smaller group events and catered functions for up to 50 people.

The Wine Cellar features 100 year old, French, pavéd flooring and stone walls creating a “cellar-like” ambiance. The cellar has an authentic feel with mahogany & custom iron furnishings, an oval wooden tasting table, intimate private dining area, and an extensive wine inventory of over 17,000 bottles from around the world.

…and of course, Club 19 after a day of world class golf… er… whatever class golf on a world class golf course. Sip brandy on us, oh Lords of Insurance Fraud (or whatever the frik it is you did), and brag about that great chip on the 14th – we are right there with you (well… sort of – at least our money is).

…and the spa! Oh the spa!!

Enter into the spirit of Spa Gaucin. Experience the intoxicating scent of fresh flowers and aromatherapy oils, the warm natural light of architectural splendor, spellbinding works of art and the quiet cascading whisper from three-story water walls and waterfalls. We are a place where soothing natural beauty and flawless service is abundant.

Each treatment begins with the toss of a coin into our “Well of Desires,” where symbolically all your cares will be left behind. Choose from our spa menu made up of exquisite treatments from the Southern California coast to the springs of Hungary that refresh, soften, and leave your mind and body rapt in euphoria.

Finally, there was the ultimate reward. What most of you don’t realize is that the last couple of weeks have been stressful. They thought they might actually be held accountable for their incompetence (almost like, you know… regular people – eeew!). There were a few tense days there when they weren’t sure if you would bail them out or not.

Well, you did! You bailed them out and all is well. They did it! They got away with it! So much worry! So much stress! They really had to take this time to let their hair down, cut loose and party!

This is the bar where you bought a $5,000 round of drinks to congratulate them on their latest streak of good luck:

Ain’t no party like an AIG party.

It looks like somebody might answer for this. We’ll see:

originally posted 2008-10-08 06:54:32 – bumped, cho

It looks like somebody might answer for this: