Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: unclewest who wrote (117761)	6/2/2005 4:11:18 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793970

What do you suppose might have changed if Nixon had known very early on that this wasn't going to be covered up which he would have known had Felt gone to his boss. I've always said if he had come clean early rather then trying to hide it he likely would have finished his term.

To: unclewest who wrote (117761)	6/2/2005 4:17:48 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793970

I do believe that Felt's boss (even with the most profound political bias) would have recognized it was not something to ignore. If the FBI deputy chief knows something, plenty of others already know about it too. Yeah, they knew about it all right. I don't think that there was anyone in his up-chain who was not party to it--right up to the President. That's what made this such a big deal and his position so unique and difficult. I agree with you that there are protocols to follow for this sort of thing--under normal circumstances, but if every avenue called for by the protocol is in on it, well, that calls for independent thinking.