tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post3959997538845619383..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: The State of The Hammer - 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-81382465567809795792011-01-16T08:09:38.126-06:002011-01-16T08:09:38.126-06:00I posted a link to the Halliburton / Cheney / Nige...I posted a link to the Halliburton / Cheney / Nigeria story a while back in comments ... before the amount had been determined.<br /><br />Thanks for the followup.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-38616451839063778362011-01-15T19:33:05.914-06:002011-01-15T19:33:05.914-06:00Don't know if anyone noticed this little item ...Don't know if anyone noticed this little item back around Christmas time:<br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/12/dick-cheney-nigeria.html" rel="nofollow">Dick Cheney and Halliburton avoid bribery charges in Nigeria ... by forking over $250 million</a><br /><br />I had forgotten about the whole thing after first reading about it and then commenting on this blog that he'd surely get out of it. Turns out that it cost a mere $250M, which lets you know how much money these guys have and their true attitude towards "criminal justice." <br /><br />That's more than likely why the Hammer remains so upbeat as well, although at his age three years in a country club US prison will probably feel like a well deserved and long overdue vacation. It'd give him a chance to clear his head, write a book or two, and compare notes with a few other upper class white collar criminals in the process. That's if ever <i>actually</i> does time that is...<br /><br />On another note, I just converted to the Google Chrome web browser after growing increasingly <i>disaffected</i> with MS IE8. WOW, what a quantum improvement in every way! I <i>highly</i> recommend it to anyone that hasn't tried it yet. Especially if you regularly use Google Maps and/or street view. I'm thoroughly impressed and can't imagine why I didn't do this much sooner.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-54269333974423077782011-01-15T06:14:20.118-06:002011-01-15T06:14:20.118-06:00Well said disaffected.Well said disaffected.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-29978670909806130732011-01-15T05:41:50.205-06:002011-01-15T05:41:50.205-06:00I see ol' Tom's still looking chipper and ...I see ol' Tom's still looking chipper and feeling unrepentant after all these years. One thing about the Wing-Nuts, they're true believers through and through, much like some of their "washed in the blood" Christian counterparts and their "Jihadi Joe" Islamic foes. That's why they will eventually win the battle for political dominance in America. They approach politics from the mindset of a radical fundamentalist fanatic, where there are no rules and the ends always justify the means. <br /><br />There's simply no stopping people with such a mindset. Prosecutions and other setbacks only increase the radical fervor among their followers, reinforcing their delusions of persecution at the hands of their "evil" fill in the blank opposition. Much as I like the thought of the Hammer doing time in the lockup, his glory days were long over anyway; if he ever does actually do time (call be skeptical), it'll be in a country club prison; and his conviction serves as little more than yet another rallying call for the GOP faithful.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.com