Michelle>>>Johannes, how convenient that you left off the important (middle) sentence of my statement, and included only the fringes you needed to make your point. I said, I take responsibility for the actions of people around me and for any activity under my watch.
Johannes>>>The sentence is not important as it merely reiterates the responsibility of the person in command for any activity under his watch. What Congress does is not within the purview of the Independent Counsel.
When I say "the actions of the people around me" I am saying more than just activity under my watch. I am referring to activities that I might happen to only know of. If something is wrong, and I know about it, and I do nothing to stop it, then I am responsible. Especially true if someone produces something, whether it is a document as in this case, or a computer program or whatever. Starr produced the document, he is responsible in my book.
Johannes>>>Once Starr's report was given to Congress, Congress itself became responsible for what it decided to do with it. Starr could have given further advice to Congress against its being published, but he had no obligation, moral or otherwise, to do so. This is really quite elementary.
I disagree. He had a moral obligation to this country. He embarrassed the entire country with that document, and undermined foreign affairs etc with it. |
