Let's not pretend that Plamegate is the nadir of Bush admin deceit.

[eallen]

One of the mistakes people make with Watergate is to think that that was what measured the Nixon administration's corruption. It wasn't. If one had to choose Nixon's most corrupt act, there would be a host of candidates that were more significant than Watergate, from the lies that were catapulted about Vietnam to the clandestine and illegal bombing of Cambodia. The Pentagon Papers cover more corruption, of more importance, than the reporting on Watergate. Watergate was distinguished only by being an act that was clearly illegal and prosecutable, and that therefore brought home to middle America the nature of Nixon and his henchmen.

In same fashion, Plamegate is far from Bush's greatest deceit. His administration has catapulted propaganda on everything from Iraq to social security. The leadup to the Iraqi war involved a blatant charade played out at the UN. Indeed, it was that charade that motivated the release of Plame's identity. It is not the case that Bush's corruption is measured by where the prosecution of Plamegate goes. It is merely the case that Plamegate may be the identifiable and prosecutable act that brings Bush's corruption home to middle America.

[Independent_Liberal]

1. You've probably nailed it...

I was thinking the same thing.