Remarkably, Mr. Woodward sleepwalked through eight years of Bill and Hillary Clinton. There he was, sitting on the second biggest story of his career -- the emerging impeachment of Bill Clinton -- and he didn't act. Travelgate, FBI Filegate, missing Rose law firm documents found in Hillary's residence, the conviction of Webb Hubble, Vince Foster's mysterious death, the endless parade of White House bimbos ... all seemed to add up to nothing in the eyes of Mr. Woodward and his colleagues at The Post.
When it came to Mr. Clinton, The Post always seemed late to the party.
You can be a whistleblower in this town and survive. But we are a nation of laws, and there is a path for whistleblowers approved by Congress and the courts, and encouraged by the White House. In the event a whistleblower thinks he has important information that should be revealed for the good of the nation, he can do it and in fact, has an absolute obligation to come forward.
Mr. Felt broke the law, and if he had been caught he probably would have been indicted and convicted. His actions were not in service to his agency, or to the citizens who paid his salary and now support his retirement. His actions were in service to himself. |
