Oh, If Only Brattleboro Had Warm Ocean Breezes

A town petition making President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney subject to arrest for crimes against the Constitution has triggered a barrage of criticism from people who say residents are "wackjobs" and "nuts."

In e-mail messages, voicemail messages and telephone calls, outraged people are calling the measure the equivalent of treason and vowing never to visit Vermont.

  Raw Story

Oh, and that's not nuts.

"Be American, not a sniffeling liberal town that sleeps under the shield of safety provided to you by your President," said [one] e-mail. "Vacation to VT CANCELLED!"

I’m sure the state of Vermont will miss you. “Sniffeling.” Well, it is cold in Vermont in winter.

The petition — with more than 436 signatures, or at least the 5 percent of voters necessary to be considered — was submitted Thursday and the town Select Board voted 3-2 Friday to put it on the ballot. It goes to a town-wide vote March 4.

It reads: "Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictments for consideration by other authorities and shall it be the law of the Town of Brattleboro that the Brattleboro Police, pursuant to the above-mentioned indictments, arrest and detain George Bush and Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not duly impeached, and prosecute or extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them?"

Is there a “Hell yeah” choice on the ballot?

The petition prompted Brent Caflisch to go to his computer in Rosemount, Minn. "Maybe the terrorists will do us all a favor and attack your town next, our country would be much safer with several thousand dead wackjobs in Vermont," he wrote.

It went on to say terrorists could kidnap the three Select Board members who voted in favor, "cut their heads off, video tape it and put it on the internet.

Perfectly sane fellow there.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

Can We Just Arrest 'Em?

A group in Brattleboro [Vermont - where it's legal to go around nude, but probably not comfortable right now] is petitioning to put an item on a town meeting agenda in March that would make Bush and Vice President Cheney subject to arrest and indictment if they visit the southeastern Vermont community.

  Raw Story

Well, it has a nice ring to it.

....and hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

Ann Telnaes (Click cartoons for larger view)

… the sequence of statements out of the White House is extremely revealing. It started with firm denials, then went silent and then pulled back rather sharply to a “President Bush has no present recollection of having seen the tapes.” This is a formulation frequently used to avoid perjury charges, a sort of way of saying “no” without really saying “no.”

[...]

John Kiriakou clarified his statements about the purpose for which the tapes were made. It was to brief higher ups about the process of the interrogation. Reports persist that one “higher-up” in particular had a special strong interest in knowing the details of the Abu Zubaydah case. His name is George W. Bush.

  War In Context

No recollection. I can't remember if I've ever watched any torture videos, either. Who wouldn't forget such an experience?