It should be limited to activities that occur in office," said Lawrence Walsh, who spent six years and $40 million investigating the Iran-contra affair and whose suggestions for changes were among the most sweeping. "It should be limited to misuse of government power and should not include personal mistakes or indiscretions. The enormous expense of an independent counsel's investigation and the disruption of the presidency should not be inflicted except for something in which there was a misuse of power. That's not out of consideration for the individual; it's out of consideration for the country." (from nytimes.com
How many of those "teens of convictions" were for anything that occurred in office, Dan? Walsh's convictions were mostly overturned due to matters beyond his control, all that immunized testimony as Congress "got to the bottom of it all" and made a hero out of Ollie North. It seemed that within the Reagan Administration, Ollie North wasn't much of a hero, they were a bit annoyed that he'd tarnished them greatly. And Walsh probably would have gotten more convictions, but Bush took care of that with his parting gift. We didn't get to hear about every little piece of bad news Walsh dug up, though, so unprofessional compared to Starr's "secret" Grand Jury inquisition.
So, you're with Dwight, what everybody wants is more BJgate, not less. Ok, write your Representative. Give Newt a call, tell him to reconsider. |
