Posted by
Bill Crawford on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:48:25 PM
You think Eric Holder is “investigating” the Bush White House on his own? You mean, this control freak of a White House? Right. Rahm Emmanuel won’t let his boss into a town hall meeting without knowing the questioners
and their questions in advance, but the Justice Department has carte blanche?
Anyway, Leon Panetta tells Congress about a program to get close to Al Queda leaders and take them out, and it ends up in the press within hours? Wow. What a surprise.
So we can all kill two birds with one stone: condemn the CIA to free Nancy Pelosi from her own big mouth, and drag Bush and Cheney out for another pinada run.
Here’s my take on all that nonsense: the more hearings, the better. I can’t get enough. Not only will it sap all of you away from ObamaCare and Stimulus 8 (or whatever sequel is next), but the truth will out again, instead of the conventional wisdom that was created because the last President didn’t see fit to join in the debate.
Witness number one: Bob Woodward. When he first published work about this CIA program in October, 2001, why didn’t the House Democrats see fit then to start impeachment charges? What did the Washington Post know that the House Intelligence Committee didn’t?
Witness two: John Kerry. When “I’ll get Bin Laden” became part of his Presidential stump material, did he know about this program? Did he have a different method in mind?
Witness three: Speaker Pelosi. She was on the Intelligence Committee. Not a word about this until now? You were Speaker for two years while Bush and Cheney were in the White House. If you knew of activity on their part that was beyond the Constitution, are you aware that it was your obligation to begin impeachment hearings?
Witness Four: President Obama. Why is it that you see nothing wrong with using unmanned drones to tear up a wedding party in Afghanistan when you think there are Al Queda leaders there, but you feel obligated to kill a program to try and move Special Forces in to rifle range of them?
Let us all have at it, folks. Ask the questions, and let’s hear the answers. Maybe we can all move on past the Bill Maher version of how it all happened.
I’m begging you all now- open the hearings and keep me entertained until Labor Day.
I dare you.