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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Lane3 who wrote (5248)11/13/2005 2:46:22 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 543071
 
I skipped a couple of thoughts on the way to the bottom line.

We aren't talking about tiny little problems that can be covered up.

We're talking about great big huge problems that can't be covered up especially if people are willing to rat each other out or blow the whistle or whatever you call it.

It may be one of the ultimate ironies that the CIA, which Lindy Bill types are always kvetching about as being disloyal to Bush, are the ones protecting Bush and Cheney's reputation, such as it is.

Porter Goss doesn't have enough juice to shut them all up. Even a GS 14 or 15 can make two or three times as much in private industry these days, so firing them just isn't much of a threat, and who's going to prosecute them for telling the truth?

The CIA and the DIA and State seem to be competing to see who can rat each other out sooner. Because once Bush is done, the next President is almost certain to be a Democrat.

Oh, here's the other step I left out. Bush has these people breaking US law. The argument is that during war time Congress can't tell him what to do when it comes to waging war. That's the same argument Reagan used during Iran-Contra. It's never been tested. I don't think he really wants to test it. He doesn't have enough votes on the Supreme Court, is my estimate, although who knows about Alito?

A lot of people were convicted over Iran-Contra. For, if you recall, lying to Congress.
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