Kafka Goes to Alabama

I think where there is smoke there is fire and this justice department--with the machinations of Dick Cheney and Karl Rove behind the scenes--has probably been guilty of this conduct and worse. The one minor problem now is that the Democrats in Congress are jackals, and are not the ones who should be investigating it. They are also really no more clean than any other politicians.

It should be investigated independently. But independent investigations are a farce. The major problem with an independent investigation (probably even moreso than a Congressional investigation) is that the might of the White House and the Justice department is going to be able to stonewall and squelch and hide all of the illegal conduct and they will skate free. An independent investigator, even with millions of dollars, has no teeth and has limited resources compared to what Bush has at his disposal. The beating Clinton's people put on Ken Starr is absolute proof of how ineffectual the current means we have are.

So the bottom line is, the executive branch can act criminally and there isn't a damned thing anyone can really do about it. Unless it is a clear case of Nixon-type criminal behavior, these guys can get away with anything short of outright thuggery and murder (and probably even get away with that in some cases).

 

I'm actually pretty up for that. Best chance at justice we have. Ask starman.

 

Very serious. Read Robert Ray's final report. It didn't exonerate the Clintons. It said they did such a good job of impeding the investigation that nothing could stick. Stonewalling and lying really well are not admirable attributes. The report outright called Hilary Clinton a liar (with regard to several things), said she gave testimony that was factually inaccurate and rolled its eyes at her lost billing records (including reference to a confidential eye witness and two construction workers who saw her carrying them out of the building). Aside from the criminal Hilary Clinton is (much like Karl Rove, when I see evidence like this, I raise my eyebrow, unlike you who chooses your villains based on your political convictions), more importantly, the Ray report criticized Bill Clinton and his White House, saying the investigation never stood a chance and cost a ton more than necessary because of their delays in producing evidence and the"unmeritorious litigation" by the president's lawyers, which severely impeded the investigation's progress. That is exactly what I posted, and I stand by what I said. Ken Starr (or any independent investigator) stands no chance against the might of the executive branch when you have a scumbag president, surrounded by dirty-tricks operatives and a bunch of lawyers doing unscrupulous things. The president can outlie, out maneuver and outspend any investigation and has the ability to make negative things disappear. This applied to Bill Clinton and it applies to George Bush.

 

Are you sure you are not really a gigantic insect who is occasionally transformed into jgmacg?