H-A-R-K-E-N

[BOSSHOG]

Martha Stewart's conviction today should lead the way to an investigation into bush's insider trading while he was on the board of director's at Harken Enterprises in the 90's. Democrats should have to do absolutely nothing but allow this guy to be consumed by his own failures, inadequacies, lack of leadership, criminality, disservice to his country and on and on and on.

Anyone know of any Mutual funds related to investigative services? They should be pretty lucrative for awhile.

[tom_paine]

1. You are correct, BOSSHOG but recent history suggests

the Dems won't touch it. Too afraid, too timid, to fearful of being the 2004 Bush Plane Crash Victim or perhaps the 2004 Bush LIHOP #2 victim or perhaps the 2004 Bush Right-Wing Anthrax Assassin Victim or...

Whatever. As I've often said before, we are at such a time where motivations are almost irrelevant and actions are EVERYTHING.

(never thought I'd live to see such an awful day)

In either case, I hope to be proven wrong by events.

If I'm not wrong: How did the Party of FDR/Truman/Kennedy/LBJ turn into such a goaddmaned scaredy bunch of milquetoasts?

[BOSSHOG]

3. I have been pleasantly surprised

at the actions surrounding the Plame investigation. Its not moving fast, but it is moving. They have now asked for records of phone calls from AF One and other stuff. And Wilson's book is out in May. rove and gillespie are going to be a circus act this summer juggling all of bush's mishaps, past, present and future. I look forward to it.

[tom_paine]

4. From your lips to God's ears on this one, pal

I agree about the pleasant surprise (though I fear the 79 day headstart has resulted in the destruction of any seriously inciminating evidence -- another Bush fix -- allow an impartial investigation only after everyone who knew is dead or intimidated and the evidence destroyed).

So, we'll see. I would like to be pleasantly surprised, too.

[heidiho]

2. Let's Have Michael Moore or McAuliffe Bring It Up

It worked with the AWOL thing - got alot more public attention than it ordinarily would have.

Let's bring it on.

[blm]

5. BCCI/Bank of America trial starts in June. Harken was uncovered during

the BCCI investigations.

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