hey,economy is bad can you tell me thanks to who?

I am unemployed;dificult times to come.put 4 kids thru college .what about my grand kids now.thank you MR.x president W/ your child left behind program.

hi Rick,
thanks for the report on Rush yesterday. i love u. u always say it the way it is.

Get real people. If Obama tries to bring charges against Bush and his administration, it will be no time at all before the Republicans try to bring charges against Obama. And, we know Obama and his Chicago croonies will not stay squeaky clean for long. It will be an ongoing event every time there is a new president.

Yes. We should clean up our own mess. We need to bring the people who committed war crimes in our name to trial ourselves if we are to claim moral leadership in the world, and not wait for the UN to do it. If that includes clear charges against a former president...even a current president...so be it. They have no one to blame but themselves.

Davis, California

If Citigroup wants to buy a plane the government should just call the loan and let them fail!

Show some respect Rick Sanchez, that's President Barack Obama to you and everyone else who tries not to give him the respect which is due.

I would like to know does Rick Sanchez, Patricia Murphy and other CNN anchors have a problem calling President Obama "President Obama"? This is very disrespectful and this did not happen when they reference George Bush. Thank you

If anyone charges bush and his admin. It will show how conflicted the u.s. Is and it will show other countries how weak we are to fight among ourselves. Bad idea!

Rick,

I feel like we are waking up from a nightmare that lasted for 8 years. We finally have a president who has respect for the rest of the world. I know we will be ok...but i wonder if we will ever recover from what has happened over the past 8 years...

Ali

I think Manfred and others like him are a manifestation of Austrian guilt for producing Hitler and destroying a continent. Let people with clearer heads prevail.

Why don't you refer to our president as President Obama?

I am not usually able to watch any TV in mid afternoon but today I am on vacation and it started to rain. I see why so many people have told me that they cannot watch Rick Sanchez. He does not or cannot keep his hands from being televised. In a few minuted he could not stop making gestures and it seemed like he was all hands.

Why don't you refer to our president as President Obama?

I doubt Bush will ever see any charges or Rumsfeld either – Manfred Nowak,said it himself that all the Nations Special Investigator on Torture can only ask the Obama administartion to bring charges since the torture hapened on U.S. soil they have no authority to bring any charges and can only ask and Obama will never do that.

Instead of focusing on what went down in the past, President Obama should worry about what he needs to do now. Punishing Bush will not fix our economy, not help any of the situations in the Middle East, or anything of that nature.

Call president Obama "President" please.....

Hi Rick....when you ask a question, please let the guest respond fully before you jump in. Listen and watch the 'masters' on '60 Minutes'.
By the way, I've spent 35 years in the media (radio), reporting and doing interviews.
Paul

They call news conferences because they are use to talking their way out of trouble. They think if they keep talking they will not be punished.

Of course criminal charges should be pursued. There is a stack of criminal acts that would be irresponsible to ignore in the legal sense.

Yes Bush must be put on trial and prosecuted along with other guilty members. As for Blagoyavich, there is a famous saying. If you do bad onto another and make up for it 10 fold, then the past should be forgotten. Bush has not done much to make up, but Blago has obviously done more.

Common Rick, it is human nature to act tht way, wht do you think.

Rick – You sir are an idiot. Your ego is only matchedf by O'Reilly.
You are STILL the ill-inofromed right wing Cuban that you
started out as. Where is your personal growth?...There has been
none.
Mike Gray

Rick, Re: Obama's interview. AlArabiya is not a Muslim network it is an Arab network serving the Arabic speaking world.

The west and the muslims-the fear is justified.After the fall of the USSR the times magazine reported that the "next evil to get rid off is Islam" So its understandable if muslims are affraid of the west!

IT DOES APPEAR YOU DO NOT KNOW WHERE SOUTH AFRICA IS..OR ANY THING ABOUT IT. AM NOT SURE WHERE YOU SAW ONE WEARING OSAMAS SHIRT IN SOUTH AFRICA

The 'hard face' demonstrates the typical politician's disdain for the integrity and intelligence of the voting public- sadly, it usually works.

Rick,
In response to your comments regarding current and past transgressors you sound self righteous and just wondering whether you consider yourself above human failings?
Royce

Hey Rick You Should do a Blago: Pole
Should he Be impeched /Fired today or Keep him Until his Crimal Trial and tax payers keep paying for his media rampage. He is A joke Wont got to his trial because he will be under oath and everything he says there will be public and he may hang himself

I agree with the idea of bringing Bush to court not just for Guantanamo but also for all those lives lost in the Irak who should have not parished for a personal badeta

In the case of the Illinios Governor. The recording with out the governors consent are illegal. According with the federal laws and guidelines of the wiretap and easvesdropping. because was obtain
and a illegal maner, use by anyone from justice depertment or not
can go to prisson for 5 years.
Hard to me to belived that, the U.S Attorney is not awered of this guide lines. and he is walking all over the consitutions by going forward on this matter. Why this people go to lwa school anyway? Moran!

They All Do it .. Im glad someones finally called on the carpet !!

Rick, in regard to your question before break: " It's because I am WHO I am that rules and reality are suspended. I don't live in the same world with the rest of you people!"

Regarding Blago, when you say, "some people just seem unaffected" by lying, you are describing psychopathy, which is the absence of conscience and empathy. The public is misinformed about psychopathy and how common it is. Psychopaths create their own realities - they believe they're always right. They will not fail a lie detector test. They serve and protect only self (and those useful to them). They accuse others of their own crimes. Blago shows all the signs. I only wish this behavior would be called out for what it is.

Rick, this whole idea of going after Bush over actions he approved back in his administration is a bit over played. First off, under the new guidelines accessed by Obama, Torture has been more clearly defined. However, under the bush doctrine, some of the actions taken at Gitmo were not viewed as torture. So, because the rules have changed and we are no longer viewing certain actions as allowable, I don’t believe we can go back and say that they were wrong. We can only judge Bush in accordance with the rules made during his administration. In short, though illegal now, the actions were not illegal then. He therefore cannot be tried for criminal actions.

rick how can this gov blago put himself in company of gandi,king, mother theresa,is this governor nuts. He doesnt understand a public official needs to be held too a higher stanard!

Are you guys seriously saying that people should not be allowed to make any mistakes anymore? Is there a program out there already in place to make us all robots that we wouldn't be able to give in to temptations?

Rick, Ill. would have been a lot better off if Blogo worried as much about his states financial concerns as he does his own.

Are you kidding me? Your with the terrorists Rick and all your drive by media. This country has gotten so far away from reality because of people like you and the drive by media. I can read you like a book and all the rest of your buddies on Cnn. This country will fall because of people like you have no clue on which way to lean. Why dont you start with morals, and doing what is right. Who am I to say what you are though. God will judge us in the end. Your a joke and so is every single news station on public television. People listen to people like you because why? You went to college? Oh yeah if you go to college you know it all. Sorry Rick but you and all your buddys are wrong and are failing the people of this country. I'm wasting my time here because you people are so left and will make me out to be a fool. Maybe I am. Question? Why is it that so many Democrats are getting caught up in scandals? I'll leave it at that. P.S. No morals, no conscious, all out for themselves, all a lie, you are all jokes. ha ha ah. joke will be on you.

How can the republicans say they have the aqnswers to the bailout when they were a rubber stamp for the one who caused this ecomny. Lowering taxes for businesses without stipulations didn't work for Reagan or both Bushs and it won't work now!

Blag. knows he guilty by all the wire tapes.
He only thinks that by doing all these
interviews, that maybe the public will think
that hes not guilty. Which will not help him.

Koran doesn't say to establish rule of law by force, nor does it support killing of innocent people. some people does not understand for lack of 'understanding' and others "estremists" use it to further their wicked "ideals"

I agree with louis 100%. These people WE put into office are EXPECTED to be held to a higher standard..

Rick, I have a suggestion. Why don't we design our computer programs in such a way that we can replace governors, presidents etc with computers that decide what's best for us. It seems like people with emotions seem to keep getting in touble everytime they enter the office.

Doesn't Congress have anything better to do than worry about the past. Although I think Mr. Bush was the worst, I'd rather Congress deal with present problems and not waste time and money going back to the issue of fired attorneys. That won't help us in our present situation.

Perhap Blagoivich took his lead from Bill Clinton when he committed perjury and nothing was done to him. He didn't take into consideration whether he was liked or disliked by the press. Makes all the difference in the world. Bill Clinton's crime was just as serious, but he got a pass. Perhaps you guys need to have a set standard and not be so bias.

No doubt... I will be very disappointed if this administration does not Bush and all the others who participated in bringing us all down!!!

Seems like you have already prepared the noose for Rove!

Fight at the OK Corral??? You call Obama Sheriff?? You automatically make Rove the bad guy.

Shame on you Rick.

Thank you for calling our president by his profession and not just by Barack or Obama or Barack Obama. He is now President Barack Obama. He worked very hard for this title and out of respect it should be used just like your doctor and the professor that was on your show earlier.

The inside team from the Bush administration is accountable for their actions concerning the illegal transport and torture of terrorist suspects. Since WWII, the Geneva Conventions apply, even though they told us all then that the conventions did not apply.

I agree that Obama and his reform team must prosecute all who were involved. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the CIA chief at the least. Others will certanily be named. I am all for their being held accountable through the Congress, the DOJ or whatever legal body can do it.

I am so happy Obama was elected. He is already shaking things up. I truly believe our nation has been under a dark cloud under Bush. Now the light is shining, and many citizens like me want the truth told, revealed and acted upon.

We cannot act in a manner that is more reprehensible than those who would be our ememies would act.

True.. What do expect a democrat to do when the so called "GREATEST" president ever(Bill LIAR Clinton) gets away with purjury, every other one of them are bound to try it!!

This is fascinating that we are soo much into punishing everybody in US that without a trial, this governor is already labeled guilty. Is this still United States of America? Is there no such thing as innocent until proven guilty anymore? Did former president BUSH remove that as well or do people just want to be more and more UN-American.

While everyone is criticizing business for buying jets, is anyone thinking about the thousands of Americans losing their jobs in the aircraft industry?

Mentioned the seeming glibeness that is evidently FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE these days..shades of Palin and others , unfortunately too many others and Blago is but following in their steps.
Seems for eight years, the glibe spinnings beguiled the citizenry enough to keep all at bay and even fear that to hold any of these electeds/selected accountable , well, tantamount to treason especially in war time we all were told as they told us just to keep tursting and supporting them and theirs implying THEY would NOT lie –Pretty words hyped up and spun to point it was dizzying and difficult to keep track of ever so much. OUR systems/minds were overwhelmed and it came off as unable to have any meaningful recourse anyway.
Look how Caroline was dissed for being a POOR public speaker on gibberished nonsense (little regard to REAL issues of which she was asked very little ) Shredded for her uhs/ and you knows no matter how sincere in intention to serve the people and not just be selfserving . What we get left with , such as Blago's and so many similar found in the bushler brigade. TIme to seek more than flash and bladerdash, we do need folks with the heart, mind and soul to REALLY serve the citizenry, its up to us to demand it and have such enforced.

It seems , the Republicans are using the old motto "Just say No!!!"

The key in my opinion, to this bad economy ,it's the REAL ESTATE MARKET. The white house should intervene and stop all foreclosures and have banks to work with home owners to modify their loans to a much lower payments.When people stop worrying about their homes then they will feel more confident about our economy.

Rick after stumbling around for years trying to find yourself I think you have finally hit a home run with this show. Good Luck.

I would like to see Pres. Obama lifting the Cuba Embargo to show the Latinamerican countries and the rest of the world that he means change. He can gain a lot from Latin America by lifting the embargo. Let's do away with the old school and stop demanding conditions to democratization of Cuba. China and Vietnam are communist and we do business with China and Viet Nam which are more of a threat to the USA and their human rights abuses are increadibles, why not lift the embargo to Cuba that is not a threat to us. It is amazing that the Cuban Americans in Florida hold hostage our foreign policy.

Think about it, the Cuban embargo has been there for 50 years and nothing has changed in Cuba. Perhaps if we lift the embargo, then we will see change.

Thanks

i dont get why we are still talking about bush he keep the country safe by any means ok thank you and good bye thats all we should have to say to the man.

So Ricky, after all those years in office we are going to finally put that W's guy in jail? I don't like that he got away with unsolicited torture. I means if it is asked for in the first place like I do on a constant basis from me lovers, then I think it is alright for the Guantanamo's to stay there. I know if you were conducting the torture there that I would be on the first flight to the Motherland.

Our country cannot afford the cost (monetary and emotionally) to try the bush adinistration. We need to get non-americans off the payroll so that money back to be used here, most illegals send a lot of their money back to their country,as do the people working here when their family is elsewhere.

we need to push education so that we don't get into this mess again.

I can't believe that American's actually believe that their ecomony is bad. Guys seriously, think about that. I am sure you guys pay bills as well, what do you think will happen if you give all the money you make to your friends and family, what do you think you will have left to pay your bills with ? What do you think we are sending to Iraq and Afgan, fruits and vegetables ? come on seriously guys. How much do you guys think we send to Iraq and Afgan, and now go find out how much U.S makes a year. We are still doing OK, not too good but still ok, the only problem is the money is going out of this county and there is nothing coming in.

Why is the press secretary wearing a pink tie? The Republican Party is drunk with tax cuts. It is deregulation that got us into this mess. Lets pass a better mix of investments with creating jobs and tax cuts. James

Let it go. He had one of the most challenging presidencies ever and handled it well given what he had to work with. 911, 2003-2007 record growth and job creation – then the subsequent bust that always follows a boom. He kept us safe for seven years and it is interpreted as being arrogant. Should he have shared all the ways in which the administration was fighting future attacks with the terrorists?

I thought this was about the future???

I think Press.Obama should run this Country like Europeans do. Invest in education and health care.

citimortgage has 45 billion $ of OUR money. why can't citi use the money to directly pay off mortgage holders notes?? 150,000 notes would be paid that are at least say $300,000.00 or less. when the notes are paid there will be spending, which means jobs will prosper. there wont be empty homes all over the united states. SO if all mortgages companies do it also, we will be back to normal immediately!! not in 18 months or 5 years from now. IS IT NOT OUR MONEY? OUR CHILDRENS MONEY? OUR GRANDCHILDRENS MONEY?

I think all President Obama has to do is repair all the mistakes of former dictator Bush and U.S would be back to normal.

Hi Rick,

Yesterday you discussed about torture. I think some small business are practicing this king of political activities and I experiencing this my self. One example is isolating from friends, families and co-workers, know pattern of my whole life etc. and use this for profitable purposes. I want to discuss this with any body but look like they are anywhere, and some agencies are involved. I do not know who to trust.

Almer

The stimulus plan is just a welfare plan. They should concentrate in giving small buss, more tax incentives and bail out all home owners that are loosing their homes. and create more long term jobs.not a quick fix for a long time problem.

I'm sick and tired of republicans... where were they the previous 8 years? Now they have all the answers... give me a break!!! Someone needs to ask John Boehner, why his morales didn't come stop him from allowing phone tapping or torture.

Rick, please have respect address our only and only and wise President of the universe : President Barack Obama.

att :anderson

If OBAMA's admiistration can persue charges on bush' then why sit back, wile he lives the comfty life now ! ( heck yea" on what barack obama is going through now, let george w bush 'share some' ( remember ) yes we can " besides) not only the wars ,in the middle east "" donald rumsfeld et al. clearly knows that bush was authorising torture against the terror suspects at GUANTANAMO BAY my father was eaven telling me about that' BUSH + ( DONALD RUMSFELD.) and NIXSON ' AGAIN' YES WE CAN"

If there were laws broken that can be proven then it needs to be persuded. I don't care who you are or who you know.

We only hear the "quote" small select conversation from the prosecutors on blagojabich. Are we going to listen to the whole tapes , like he is asking? Why don't they play the whole tapes? are they cover for some important politicians?

Rick,
Informative segment with Manfred Nowak. Current law may indeed oblige Prez. Obama to explore Bush & Rumsfield – among others – for war crimes. However, ultimately I believe that Obama will pardon any wrongdoings by the former administration as is so commonly done when administrations change.

Obama has signed an order for 'no more torture'. Problem addressed. The economy, jobs, banks must be his main priority right now.

I'm surprised George Bush hasn't had to face a lawsuit yet. He's walking a legal tight-rope right now, with an elephant right behind him.

Tax credits for payroll taxes? Non-negotiable!! This is so those that are currently paying zero income tax can have a credit also, but last time I checked for the past twelve years all I have heard is that Social Security is in danger and needs to be modified to make it solvent. So tell me exactly how giving a credit for payroll taxes and transferring the debt from SSA to the national debt is benefitting the country?

I think George W. Bush should be put on trial for a war against a country that did not attack the USA, and for all the lost of money spent in Iraq senselessly. It is ok to go to Afgahnistan after 9/11 and attack looking for Bin Laden, but not Iraq. And while it was ok to go to Afgahnistan then it is not ok now for us to be still there, we need to get out of these people country, lets just think if it had happen to us. And we seem to be getting close to maybe a place like China doing to us the semm thing when we cant pay them all the money that we owe them. How would we like that?

Umm..Bush & Rumsfeld ONLY? Let's not (EVER) forget the person who acted as Bush's brain (seeing that he doesn't have one), Dick Cheney, along with prosecuting contractors such as KBR for not Neglegent Homicide but ALSO for murder. It's bad enough that our soldiers went to Iraq in the first place-it's equally bad that a greedy contractor who either cut corners or simply didn't do their job at all & it wound up in multiple deaths. My goodness-how DARE these soldiers want to take a damn shower!

If we do not follow through with the prosecution of criminal behavior by our leaderhsip, how can we maintain our respect in the world. If we don't handle it. The Hague will and should.

Rick,

I believe idiot George and his administration should be charged with war crimes and acts of terrorism for invaiding sovernign nations with out due cause. He has cause the death of our military personell and innocent civilians through the world......

naaaa thats a big waste of time lets forget about bush and leave him alone and move on

Rick I wonder why the Republicans did not have all these bright ideas during Bush Administration to create new jobs when, they began sending ours over seas. This Boehner should just do the damn peoples work in helping to stimulate the economies and creating new jobs and stop playing games with our lives. Now is not the time to talk shop we heard that all last year now is time to put your money where your mouth was, in your promises. As for our men going to work overseas for these terrorist, i dont blame them for taking work where they get it, but what kind of American are you to go train just to come back to fight America? I would take pleasure in killing these dogs. We need the NRA more now than ever.

Have we all forgot that 9/11 was an unprovoked attack on innocent Americans and it cost us 3,000 lives? Should we prosecute Bill Clinton and his administration for failing to capture or kill Bin Laden before 9/11? Should Bill be prosecuted for deriliction of duty that lead to the deaths of our citizens? The answer is No and we should not be attacking the people who did what they did to keep us safe.

Most Americans are clueless as to what it truly takes to keep this country safe, to secure and protect their freedom. We are so fast to attack our leaders and those brave enough to defend us and are so quick to forget those that actually attacked us. In my opinion it is unamerican to even consider prosecuting those that defended and protected us, including President Bush.

does anyone know where I can find a complete copy of Obama's rescue plan that I can download

dubya is guilty by omission of leadership of genocide, and if the uea is to get back to position of moral standing in the world they should bring dubya to face crimnal charges at the world court in the hague

Rick,
Why does CNN concentrate on issues like "Pastor Harrard" and his sexual exploits. I am A Pastor and he should not even be called A Pastor. He certainly not GOD'S leader. The Bible clearly states that all sexual immoarlities, "HE/GOD" hates. The general public needs to hear more on the economy/job lost, foreclosures, why The "Ole Boy" Republicans are allowed to have "photo ops" regarding President Obama's Stimalus plan. Why do we want to hear what A self imposed bigot like Rush limbaugh bashing on The President

I find it interesting that all of a sudden–the Republicans have all the RIGHT answers to our economic problems. Quite frankly –they had the opportunity during the Bush administration. Why were they all silent for soo long---Now– all of a sudden they have had an economic epiphany????? QUESTION- Where were you for the last 8 years? Why did you let it get to this point? Are you voting for or against the new stimilus for programs-jobs etc based on the desires of the people in your state? or –are you doing your own biased thing?

If we are to regain our reputation as a fair and just nation, Obama has to follow up his Executive Orders by ordering an investigation into Bush Administrations methods to determine if they meet the definition of torture and then to allow international authorities to prosecute whomever it determines may be guilty. To those who say it would embarrass America, I say we have already been embarrassed and these are wrongs which must be brought to light and punished. To those who question my loyalty, I do not have to be loyal to bad people no matter who they are. To those who say Bush's tactics spared us another attack, I think it created more terrorists. Time will tell.

How dare you blame Clinton! He was an excellent leader. He left us witha balanced budget, a booming economy, a financial surplus and world respect. 9/11 happened on G Bush's watch. He chose to ingnore the warnings of the outgoing intelligence. Most likely on purpose, so that he would have a made up excuse for the power grab that insued. He and his administration are criminals and should be treated as such. Get the screams of a these bankrupt ideas out of your head. The conservative experiment has failed.

About, Omar Jamal. The guy who was claiming he is with Somali Justice Advocacy, I want let you know there is nothing called Somali Justice Advocacy which registered under the government of Minnesota on other hand Omar doesn’t have any concrete to prove the allegation he had from other Somali American kids, I wish you watch out what you are broadcasting.
Omar Jamal and his organization doesn’t have any actual mailing address and they share someone ‘s contact address, just in order to collect some money from the government of United States.

Let him come up any legitimate prove of the contacts that kids made from Somalia

If the students are caught fighting for the terrorist ,are they the enemy of the state or just bad citizens.

3 words: INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES. They're all guilty as hell. They need to go on trial, and if the Obama administration doesn't see to it, they will not only be avoiding their constitutional duty, they will be accessories.

This country is in a mess. And we can thank Bush Admin and the republicans.I would like to say to move on but if Pres. Obama really wants to show the world that we want change then he needs to look and look close at the policies that Mr. Bush and his cronies have made. If they show in any way they are against our constitution then they need to be prosecuted. The longer we wait the worst it looks for this country. And the GOP needs to wake up to what they have done to this country. They are so out of touch with us it's unreal. I have heard alot how they are complaining about the new law that allow people to join unions to get more money . One republican said that it would be the end of this country if that was to be legal. We you rich republicans have screwed us over for the last time. And the election should be a warning to all of you. Your time is limited. If anyone votes for any republican in the next election you need your head examine. I am 60 years old and I have worked everyday of my life. And now when someone is willing to help the middleclass you are calling it socialism. I bet you more that half of the Americans in this country would agree that we have taken enough from the trickle down effect. You have gotten richer with all the tax cuts and loopholes. You were suppose to create more job.Where are they? The only thing I see is greed.

And, as others have mentioned, please call him "PRESIDENT" Obama. You are not the worst offender. I have written many times to the Situation Room, AC360, and others. It was always "president" bush. Show some respect for someone who actually deserves some.

This Administration has been guilty of breaking many laws and Human Rights violations against it's own citizens. Mind Evasive Technology has been used extensively in this country for many corrupt reasons. This is the same technology that Harlan Girard has been trying to expose. The use of this technology has fallen into the wrong hands. This is probably why our economy is in shambles. Does anyone actually realize what is really going on in our country anymore!!!

Rick,
I have a couple of different topics I want to ask about. First and foremost, Obama's first action was to push for the close of Gitmo. My questions are this: Will closing Gitmo create jobs or stimulate our economy? How much will closing Gitmo cost from this "recovery package" Obama has attempted to push through? How long before we face another Cuban Missle Crisis by closing Gitmo? With this HUGE recovery bill Obama has push for banks to be bailed out. Question here is WHY did we give recovery money to bank whom have been found guilty of manipulating the american people's accounts to cause "NSF" charges to increase their income? Why hasn't the smaller banks such as WaMu and the like been getting ANY assistance from the U.S. Government, instead they allowed them to be bought out or go bankrupt. Why hasn't Obama stepped into the Big 3 conversation and delt with THAT problem, which solving that one in itself would possibly get many americans back t work. Forcing a complete rebuild of the UAWU would be a step in the right direction! NONE of this "recovery" money seems to be going where it's needed most, INTO THE U.S. ECONOMY, instead Obama seems more worried about rubbing elbows with foriegn nations and ensuring that they are content and happy. What about the American people here at home? What does he plan to do about the suicide rate job due to job loss, or the young kids killing each other daily in our streets because they think its a means of survival. Obama has failed to see the private war we have going on in our OWN country, he's failed to see that we don't need to save everyone else before saving ourselves! STOP allowing inmates of death row to continue to sit there after 10 yrs, they were put there and had their appeals, now its time to USE the system which was created in essense to KEEP ORDER, and discourage criminal acts! Simply put...Obama needs to save us before worrying about saving everyone else half way around the world!!

Rick,
One more question that I forgot to address, Credit Card/Loan companies "poor business practices". Many americans have addressed this in recent weeks/months, wondering WHY these companies have NOT been investigated for their illegal activities. Many consumers have complained about Credit Card/Loan companies changing their due dates at the last possible minute, to cause immediate and VERY HIGH increase in APR %..Why has the government NOT looked intot his? Why has this topic been so neatly swept under the rug?

If Bush has to go up in charges ,so should the Congress

I believe that torture would fall under the Geneva convention. Never have I ever been so ashamed to tell people I am an American because of this torturing of POWs. If I was ordered to torture a POW I would have told my official to kiss my azz and go straight to hell. I might have been put in prison but I would have been able to sleep at night knowing I had nothing to do with the torture of another man.
I believe that everyone involved with the torture, rather they were ordered to do it, the ones ordering it, or anyone that knew it was happening and had the authority to stop it and did nothing to stop it should all face war crimes and be sentenced to the maximum sentence, should they be found guilty. I also believe they should be held without bail and none of them should have the opportunity of clemency for turning states evidence.
I believe if there is a law written that says the Obama administration is to start an investigation on these matters, well then Obama needs to appoint someone to investigate it. How long could it possibly take to say, Mrs. Clinton please investigate this matter...or whomever he chooses. Took me less than 1 minute to type it.

The first attack on the world trade center was in 1998, the Clinton administration missed many opportunities to capture/kill Bin Laden. What short memories we have. There is no anger over those who attacked us, that killed 3,000 Americans. No, we attack our leaders. 9/11 defined the Bush administration, I hope that another attack does not define Obama's.

After serving 21 years in the U.S. Army it scares me to read such anger and the questioning of how those who defend this country do it. What do you propse, cease all combat operations, train our forces on how to administer the miranda rights? Submit request for search warrants? Who's rights are more important, the right of Americans to live or those that have attacked us?

We are not policing the streets of America here, we are fighting an enemy that does not acknowledge your rules or moral ideology and to defeat them the gloves must come off, it not only ensures our victory but it also ensure the safety of our nation.

It is always those that have never sacrificed anything that cry the loudest and attempt to define the rules that others must follow. President Bush did what needed to be done, he took the gloves off and allowed those charged with defending this nation to do just that and most importantly he stood behind us and was unwavering. The President took an oath to protect and defend this nation, President Bush took that oath to heart as he should, as every elected leader should.

Get off your soapboxes and stop second guessing what others do to protect you while you sit back in comfort and safety and complain about them. Freedom is not free and war is not fought by rules that you would like to see set.

i wonder if the judges leftover from the Bush Administration will permit it.... the following is my experience with the Bush Administration.

I voted twice for George W. Bush. I am a Republican and we do that. I watched as, under his watch, my country was so seriously injured as to be on the verge of destruction. My heart was broken and then I became very angry. I wasn’t going to be silent any longer and while I was just a 59 year old woman operating a cleaning service I was also a child of the ‘60s and a Veteran.

I had read the Constitution and this administration was violating their oaths of office. It cost me $200.00 to file my challenge in The United States Court of Federal Claims (No. 06-355 C, Filed: may 1, 2006, Assigned to: Judge Marian Blank Horn, Clerk: Brian Bishop). I got the crap slapped out of me but I had fought and it is on record. I am an American and we stand up and fight when we see a wrong being done.

Election 2008 – I listened to Senator Obama. I watched how Senator and Mrs. Obama carried themselves. A small ember glowed as this clean, intelligent and articulate man spoke. I don’t want or need my president to do anything but represent my country to the world and not shame me in my house. I am so proud to have voted for Senator Obama and to have gained Senator Biden as well.

The republicans in Congress are corrupt and very worried that their gravy train (lobbyist $$) is going to pull into the station. They also have given billions to their cronies in the military industrial complex as well as the Banks. They have jumped fare, and are soon about to face the transit cop- Obama and a fed-up populace. They have had no oversite or conscience when they were in power, now they expect to set the agenda. Now they scream about debt and bailouts? WOW! what cajones. Their obstructionisitic behavior may cause the further disintegration of the republican party. I can only hope that justice will prevail.

It doesn't take much to research and to look into when an ex-president could believe he was above the laws of the people and humanity, Re: Nixon.
Now we just got rid of another one that can still justify the torturing of POW's. Let's finish the job of serving justice and put Bush and his crooks and cronies behind bars and set a real example and show the people of the world we will not tolerate inhumanities no matter who's war or what kind of war is being waged. Isn't any war bad enough or have we come to expect it as a normal way of life?

A. Maes

If it looks like an idiot, smells like an idiot, it must be
blago

The most sleezy president, in the white house, we could have ever had, representing the USA, was President Clinton.

Blanko is mild compared to what He did with Monica Lewinski.

Yet it ceases to amaze me that he is still so highly spoken of. Give me a break.

Talk about someone that should have in every way, shape, & form, been impeached.

God Bless America & have mercy on us all!

You are GUILTY rightaway,then you need proof innocent, birds know's that,law makers must be sick!

Dear TJ...Blago should be impeached. But then Bush and his cronies have done worse, and should have to confront their illegal activities, despite not being in office anymore. According to our beloved Constitution, Bush and Cheney can still be impeached. Why won't Pelosie and the rest of our congressional members develop a backbone to do their jobs. Will Obama follow thru, or let it slide as well?

Make sure use same rope and same spot which they have used on saddam hussain .... it will be great to set an example for future world leaders. oh yeah it should be live on TV.

Dear Rick:

Many of our elected congressional officials, Democrats and Republicans, plus our President, are emphasizing the desire to be bipartisan in pushing thru an " emergency" stimulus package. Again it is geared more to taking more care of the banks, whose greed and often illegal actions have precipitated this entire economic crisis.

Instead of bickering about bipartisanship(which hasn't actually existed for countless years),why aren't the Democrats and Republicans working together passing economic packages for the severely strapped middle and poor classes that they also claim to represent.. Instead, they are more interested in pursuing bailout packages for their cozy buddies on Wall Street and in the banks! Empty words are just that!

But then again, it is becoming quite obvious to many under represented, non-wealthy Americans, why the bailout money has, and will continue to be, earmarked to the banks and Wall Street.. After all, it is a fact that most of our elected officials accept huge sums of money from lobbyists who represent the banks and many other large business entities, in order to finance their bids to get reelected. In this country, the only goal of this vicious and repetitive cycle orchestrated industrial/financial/military complex, is to perpetuate the rich getting wealthier, while shrinking the middle class and increasing the misery of the poor.

As the so-called American dream is quickly slipping away for many Americans,, it should not lost on our elected officials that history has a way of repeating itself. After all, as I write, France's national government is experiencing mass street demonstrations by millions who feel that the government is taking more care of the banks, rather than the needs of the people who provide the backbone of their country.

Yes, this same behavior is even quite feasible in America! Our federal government should not make the serious mistake of ignoring the needs of its people who are experiencing increasing despair, and deceasing hope. In the near future, it is quite conceivable that a crowd of millions could be protesting in the Washington Mall and on the Capitol's steps, in order to get their concerns heard, and their needs met during this economic crisis? Time will tell if our new president and partisan Congress have the needed guts to take more appropriate actions for the good of its people.

Rick, don't you believe that the media's political consultants, reporters, and anchor personnel, should be more interested in these issues? Furthermore, don't you also believe the media should be holding US Attorney General accountable for actively pursuing and prosecuting those greedy banking individuals who committed fraud, while issuing ethically wrong home mortgages to countless unaware Americans? If the media fails to followup on these subjects, I think that they are failing in a major responsibility they have with the American public.

Dear Rick,
Without a doubt Geworge W. Bush shluld be put on trial for war crimes. Shock and awe, the kick-off to a brutal war in which thousands of Americans and Iraqis were killed, was launched by Bush upon the Iraqi people without any good reason. All the excuses he proferred have proven to be totally false. There were no weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein was not imvolved in 9/11, Iraq had no capability to attack the US. Bush and his neocon henchmen manipulated intelligence to promote their foolhardy agend of remaking the Middle East and should be held accountable in a court of law. They include Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Wofewitz, Perle, and Feith.

So much destruction and human suffering resulted from their actions that it would be a further crime against humanity not to bring them to trial.

It has also become clear that Bush and his top lieutenants in the White House authorized torture against prisoners captured in the "War on terror". There is no doubt they knew exactly what they were doing, Cheney admitted that he still feels it was right to torture them. Cheney and Rumsfeld and their accomplises should be tried on charges relating to their flaunting of the Geneva Conventions on treatment of prisoners. of war.

Great harm was done to our country by the criminal Bush administration and it would cause more harm not to punish those who broke the law.

IT IS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS OUR COUNTRY IS IN AT THE MMOMENT. NOT ONLY ARE WE IN FINANCIAL MESS BUT OUR MORAL STANDING IN THE WORLD IS AT ITS LOWEST POINT IN ITS HISTORY. WE NEED TO DO ALL WE CAN, AMERCA WAS BORN BASED ON EQUALITY AND YET OUR MIDDLE CALLS IS SHRINKING AND FAT CATS ARE GETTING FATTER. THOW THEM OUT AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. IF WE HAVE TO SELL THE BANKS PIECEMEAL DO SO!
THIS IS WHAT WE GET FOR 8 YEARS OF INCOMPETENTS, HOPEFYULLY WE LEARNED OUR LESSON.

SELL THE BANKS WHO CANT MAKE IT AND GET OUR MONEY BACK.
THERE A BUNCH OF THIEVES.

If the banks who got the TARP money are not able to make it and provide loans to lift the economy again then why did we give them the money. We should sell their assets and get our moeny back before its too late.

How is it possible that they can fire thousands of honest hardworking Americans after getting Billions to bail them out, where is the money going???

Wish you the best Rick, speedy recovery and all that. God knows we need open unbiased journalism where everyone can speak there mind, lets welcome back free speach, and hope we all can recover quickly. God knows we need it...
ODS in Miami

Why not c harge Bush and his Administration? OMG, duh.....they Are the terrorist in my eyes!
Too bad we can't also charge him for being mentally challenged as well.

We are nation that professes the need to observe the rule of law. How can we continue to claim that we are a nation that honors our judicial system if we do not hold everyone accountable to the law? Now, more so than in all of this nation's history, it is important that we demonstrate to the world that our laws are for every person, with no special priviledges for the rich, or the political and corporate giants.

Oh boy, An Austrian complaining about torture is like the Donner Party preaching against cannibalism. Europeans always preach to us about this crap while they ethnically "cleanse" and discriminate like KKK guys on Makers Mark. If you agree with this stuff Rick you're a bigger idiot than usual.

att rick"

yes we can

The Bush administration believed that the US does not have a constitution. A congressional investigation needs to keep on going for the sake of the Constitution.

Move On! We have more important things to worry about than trying to "get your own pound of flesh" (a.k.a. revenge) from President G.W. Bush.

If President Obama lets bush get away with this, I will be finished with my long-time support for him. That little weasel (bush and all his pals) committed crimes in office. Should we just forget about them? I think not.

The entire Bush Crime Family should be court marshalled and tried from treason.

The whole mess of them.

He who laughs last, laughs best, President Bush is brilliant!!

While Obama has more to think about with a war and a depression going on. The fact that Obama is in office and that the Democratic takeover of House and Senate shows that not only people are tired of the way things are, but want to hold up our leaders to ethical values of responsibility. For Obama to simply allow this Presidential Privilage so that Bush may decide who testifies against him is not showing the initative of responsibility that I had in mind when I voted for Obama.
I want prosecution of the Bush administration. I think that faith in Obama rests on how he handles the investigation into the Bush administration's breaking of the public trust. Our leaders must be held accountable for their actions. After all Obama, you promised us justice, change and equality.

Bush will be remembered historically much the same way as Nero, fiddling while watching Rome burn.

Immunity fror Bush?
Instated just before the inaugural? Hm-m-m-m?
Americans don't need to be mega-lawyers to see an obivious guilty legal dance-move by that snake in the grass!
Like all the others that are raising their scaly heads and showing their true colors Re: Wallstreet morons, . . .they will all be brought before the people and served large slices of "Justice-Pie".
It's not a question if it will happen, it's when it will happen!
It's just to bad our Prez needs to chase these idiots around using our taxes to serve justice.

A. Maes

The ex pres/vice pres/karl rove, should be investigated. This just goes to show, that all people in goverment, the members of the house, the members of the senate, should be made to disclose their workings with all interests that come before them every year. This will cut the chances of bad programs

if you think the powers of the masonic lodge will ever allow this to happen think again...its gtreater than the all the poweres this country could muster

All the President's discussions with his key advisors should be protected as though they are his lawyers. They should be forbidden to discuss anything unless he give his advanced specific approval. The President needs to be able to make decision based upon the best available information, some of that information may be contrary to the final decision he makes. He shouldn't have to worry about someone second guessing his decisions, after the fact. He needs to make tough timely decisions. Sometime those decisions are going to turn out bad that is were the next election come in.

As far as our image overseas, no matter what we do we are wrong in someones eyes. We need to make the best decisions placing our needs first, if it works out for the rest of the world–great! If not, let them live with it or step in as the world police man instead.

They should all be investigated,why is it,no one seen this coming?and if someone did why wasn't anything done about it?Bush's White House was allowed to get away with just about anything and now as usual the average citizen is paying the price.Where was everyone else for eight years?I think the american people are starting to wake up and see just how corrupt and phony we have become.

Want to know who to blame for the current mess we are in?

Take the time to read the book "Dangerous Business" by Pat Choate. You will really have your eyes opened!!!!!

Even you staunch Republicans, will come away with a different opinion of your Mr. Ronald Reagan, The Bush family, Milton Friedman and a host of the elite business people and corporations that plunder the world and the worth of American laboring people.

Read it!

the obama administration will not prosecute bush because god forbid in 4-8 years the tables could turn on him and he could be in the same predicament

sean

Rick – yesterday 2/209 you spoke with a man who said George W. Bush wrote a letter 4 days before he left office saying that all who had confidential discussions with him on his staff were immune to prosecution or suponeaed by Congress or any other body. In fact, making George W. Bush still in control of Congress, The Senate and President Obama or any President after him. Please address this subject today more. No one else is talking about it. WHY??? We want more details. Thank you. Joyce Enderle – muzzyenderle@cox.net

All you Bush haters need to relax. Impeaching a president is bad enough of a happenining in our country! Trying a former president for something like this is just plain bad–for us. The extremists would love to see this happen.

George W. may have not been an Abe Lincoln? He did the right thing after 9-11.
In my short life I've never seen the country in shock like that except when we lost another great President, John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, I wep like a baby.
I could never figure out people who would do such a thing? Now President Kennedy, a great man and his ship mates, all gone now, like Lincoln, belong to the ages.
Like Pearl Harbor but worse, 9-11 shows ya the cowards were fighting.
We lost a lot of good Americans. Bush was there pulling our Country together.
He showed the World, America would not tolerate such attacks. God bless the Boys and girls protecting our country. Makes me proud to be an American. Proud to have Served my Country.
Wonder if the Democrats want some of the Terrorist living in there neighborhoods? Next door etc.
Wonder what the liberials and Democrats think about old Abe as a Repulician, oh yes, he was a President. The Union did survive thanks to my great grandpap 14th Ky Volunteers. Union Army and many a good lad that made it happen.
Lincoln lost his life in the process but we're still all Americans not devided, one America.
Wonder what Ole Abe would say if he knew I married a Gal from Old Virginia? 46 years now, newly weds, still on our honeymoon, still fightin?
As usual, I get hit a couple of times with a Cast Iron Corn Bread skillet my ganny gave her when we got hitched. Helps clear the air and let me know that all you lovely ladies still run the world regarless
who is President!
Like President Obama said, "When Mama's Happy, I'm Happy"
My wife and I renewed our vows in Hawaii on our 40th, isn't it great to live in America? Try the other countries? You'll get my drift.
The Old Army Vet
A.T.C.

The Old Army Vet.
A. T. C.