Let in the Light - Boston Globe editorial

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Let in the light
March 22, 2007

GEORGE BUSH is cementing his reputation as the closed-door president. And what has happened behind his closed doors should stiffen Congress to insist on full public disclosure -- including the questioning of political adviser Karl Rove and other relevant figures -- of the factssurrounding the sacking of eight US attorneys.

Just last week, Bush's feckless attorney general, Alberto R. Gonzales, apologized for asserting that the prosecutors were canned for poor performance, when e-mails and other documents clearly showed the effect of a heavy and partisan political hand.

But if Gonzales appeared somewhat chastened, the same could not be said for Bush, who challenged Congress on Tuesday, saying, "We will not go along with a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants." For Bush to raise the "partisan" charge is remarkable; the core of the transgression in this case is partisanship run amok in his political shop, which apparently includes the Justice Department. As for the honor of those to be questioned, they certainly deserve a presumption of innocence. But no definition of honor would include toying with the jobs of some of the most powerful law enforcement personnel in the nation because they found too much corruption from Republicans or too little from Democrats.

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[acmavm]

1. What do you say about any of this shit anymore? How can anyone

continue to believe that we just have to outwait this bastard and then we'll get our country back? Shit, it'll be in such bad shape we won't be able to fix it.

Any editorials that comment on the dishonesty of the bush** admin really piss me off. All thinking Americans, when they watched these f**kers pull a 'palace coup' and just move into the White House way before the dust even settled on the bush*/Gore fiasco, knew we were in some damned deep trouble. And so the media just went along with it. They justified it. The gave them aid and comfort in their upsurption of the White House. THEY ARE JUST AS DAMN BAD AS THE CRIMINALS WHO PULLED OFF THE MOST CORRUPT POLITICAL ACT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY!

Now look at us. I will admit that this publication was way ahead of almost all of them in their criticism of these criminal bastards. But not when it mattered most, when the election was still being protested in the courts. After what the Supreme Court did any legitimate news organization would have had huge front page headlines about the horrible way bush** commandeered the White House. They would have pointed out that he was surrounding himself with people who had disgraced themselves in prior administrations, who really belonged in a prison cell somewhere.

We are long past any acts of surprise or disbelief in the criminal and immoral things these people will pull because there is nothing that they will not pull. And their figurehead, bush**, is nuttier than a fruitcake. He has always thought that he elected him King.

[Bitwit1234]

2. 31 Members of President Clinton's staff who he could not invoke

executive privledge for.
Now..these people were close to the president and first lady and gave confidential advice. According to the emails rove and meirs didn't tell the president nothing. So...........

Samuel Berger National Security Adviser
(remember bush wouldn't let rice testify under oath and the republican congress would not compel her)

Lanny Breuer Special Counsel
Lloyd Cutler, Special Counsel
Neil Eggleston, Associate Counsel
Deborah Gorham Asst to the Associate Counsel
Carolyn Huber Special Assistant
Joel Klein Deputy Counsel
thomas McLarty Counselor
Cheryl Mills Deputy Counsel
Stephen Neuwirth Associate Counsel
Dimitri Nionakis, Associate Counsel
Beth Nolan Associate Counsel
Charles Ruff Cousel
June Sherburne Special Counsel
Clifford Sloan Associate Counsel

Now those were just his counsel staff. How much closer to a president are they and they had to testify
Now
Lisa Caputo Press Secretary to the First Lady
Margaret Williams Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Patty Solis Director of Scheduling for the First Lady
Capricia Marshall Special Asst fo the First Lady

And
Charles Easley, Director White House Office of Security
Mark Gearna Assistant to the PRESIDENT for Communications
Nancy Heinreich Deputy Assistant
Harold Ickes Deputy Chief of Staff
Evelyn Lieberman Deputy Press Secretary
Mark Lindsay Special Adviser
Bruce Lindsey, Special Adviser
Bobby Nash Director of Presidential Personnel
John Podesta Staff Secretary
Patsy Thomasson Assistant Director for Presidential Personnel

WHO COULD BE CLOSER TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT AND GIVE THEM ADVICE MORE THAN

John Quinn Chief of Staff to the Vice President
George Stephanopoulos Senior Policy Adviser

So here we have Rove who if you remember had his position downgraded when Bolton took over as Chief of Staff to the Head of the Committee to elect republicans or something to that order. And Miers who is no longer a public servant....she resigned January 31, 2007. And why does bush have the authority to tell her she can't testify....I don't understand what leg he has to stand on with these two.