Slashdot Mirror
Captain America Buried in Arlington National Cemetary
coondoggie writes "Earlier this year Captain America was slain as the climax to Marvel Comics' Civil War event. The renowned hero will be buried in the next issue of Marvel Comics' 'Fallen Son,' due on July 5. 'Writer Jeph Loeb has been busy working through the stages of grief in his most recent titles, according to an Associated Press story. A book centered on Wolverine dealt with denial; one with the Avengers covered anger; and Spider-Man battled depression. With the story line so relevant to present-day politics, and the timing of the latest issue so precise, it's hard not to think the whole thing is one big slam on the government.'"
"Slick Willy got a blowjob and it was the end of the world"
No, he committed perjury. Wasn't he disbarred for that?
"King George starts a war, usurps our freedoms, potentially stole 2 elections...well...that doesn't make as good sensationalist dirty gossip story so noone cares."
The Democrats now run Congress; why aren't they impeaching Bush?
Ah, because most of them voted for Bush's War, and neither side wants to get into the habit of impeaching Presidents as they don't want theirs to be tossed out of office.
Going backward for a moment...
Even if they had not, being an idiot is, perhaps unfortunately, not what impeachment is for. Neither is starting a war that should not have been started.
Now if there were some concrete proof that they knowingly discarded all conflicting evidence and fabricated their own in a deliberate attempt to force the country into a war they knew was unnecessary, there might be a case. Personally I would not doubt that is exactly what happened, but thus far the evidence of that is not the sort of thing you go to trial with. Particularly when the trial is, by its very nature, really an issue of politics.
Because they do not have the votes to do so. They might be willing to fight the losing fight here if there was a strong popular opinion for it, but I do not believe there is even a majority of support. With things as polarized as they are, the Democrats are certainly not going to do something they have no support for and will undoubtedly fail at.
Besides which, as sad as it is, Bush's presidency continuing on might be the best thing that could happen for the Democrats politically. They know for sure it is going to end in a year and a half. In the meantime it seems like every day that he is president erodes a little more support for the Republican party. If nothing else that gets the Democrats better support than a partisan impeachment would. Even if they were successful, that just moves Cheney into the Oval. Not exactly a staggering win.
In short, I imagine the Democrats are happy to spend the remainder of the next year and a half feeding Bush as much rope as he would like. They know what he will do with it. The more Republican necks he slips in there before then, the happier the Dems are.
And in a semi-off-topic, for-the-record sort of way:
Yes and no. He was disbarred in Arkansas for a period of five years; I'm not sure if this is technically a disbarment or a suspension. He apparently then resigned from the Supreme Court bar before they had hearings over whether or not to disbar him from there as well. (Source)
Slick Willy got a blowjob and it was the end of the world, King George starts a war, usurps our freedoms, potentially stole 2 elections...well...that doesn't make as good sensationalist dirty gossip story so noone cares.
no, "slick willy" perjured. it had nothing to do with the act but while we're at it his attempts to make the incident of perjury as less of a crime than it was shows the man's true character. and if it's not a big deal why did he risk so much over so little?
clinton also stole our freedoms. his attacks on the second amendment makes him a dangerous presence. not to say that bush shouldn't face some wrath but don't act like an attack on the second amendment isn't an attack on freedom. it's insulting and it shows that you're selective in who should be granted what freedom.
and regardless if you like to see it clinton did attack afganistan. oddly enough it was a couple years later we were being attacked by the same terrorists. why doesn't it strike people as odd around here? as for iraq? yeah, it's a mess. but 70% of americans supported it pre-invasion. we can't just drop it and call it a failure, we now have an obligation.
the elections? the first election was a debacle too but according to the logic that everyone uses to claim that bush stole the first election he clearly won the second one. why is it that you guys who howl over this shit can't come up with a standard and stick to it?
American Spirit is all but dead. Noone cares or is too busy shoveling themselves out of debt in our insane buy now pay later, keeping up with the Jones' culture. Lets not forget our wonderful lawmakers passed that nice law to make sure those poor credit companies don't have their money stolen by dirty citizens declaring bankruptcy!
that's the spirit. just give up. that's what we need. we need for mindless idiots to just pull a party line lever and dig us deeper into the hole.
and bankruptcy? you get yourself into debt you should pay it. i've seen some of what passes as bankruptcy under the new laws and it is theft. people put themselves into that position. no one forced them. i'm sick and tired of hearing about how the card companies have taken advantage of people. if you're 18 and you can't make your own decisions then it's you who has the problem, not the credit card company.
Why Captain America had to die!
Civil War in 30 seconds (for those who don't mind spoilers)
As for me, Make Mine... The Goon!
"MIT betrayed all of its basic principles."
"It's been quite a while since I've read comics, but do comics today even mention Iraq? And what exactly is a "big slam on the government"? A vague commentary on the fact that (gasp!) people sometimes die, and the gov't should do something about it? Or is the death of Captain America a specific critique of Bush's policies in Iraq? Could someone who's followed the storyline enlighten me? Thanks"
Do comic's mention Iraq? yes regularly but always as a side note because if they bring it to much to the fore it would lead to the obvious question of "Why does Massively overpowered superhero X not just go over there and sort it all out?"
And it was not so much the death of CA that was the slam on the government and events over the last few years but rather more the events that led up it
School worth of children die, public outrage, press feeding frenzy, overreaction, hints of government/Big Corp involvement = 9/11
Using the previous event as a springboard, new laws rapidly passed with little thought or review that seriously affect individuals liberties (aka if you have powers you are automatically classified as criminal unless you register with the government all your details) while giving huge powers to the government and riches to those in the shadows behind the government= Whole patriot act
Hulk getting dumped into a rocket and sent on a one way trip to space by "his friends" (which is now going to have serious repercussions with World War: Hulk coming) = CIA "renditions"
People (with powers) getting locked up in a negative zone prison with no access to the legal system or trial = Guantanamo bay
The death of CA is more or less a comment saying with all the above "America, land of the free" has been killed
If you read about the whole death of Captain America you will find that the story line is related directly to the death of the author's son. This story has evolved along with the grief of the author, and the eulogy expresses some of his thoughts and feelings of his own son's eulogy.