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I think we're going to end up getting an even better big fish than Rove. I think the "first source" for Novak's outing story was Cheney.
Why do I believe that?
Well, what pointed me that way, besides other tidbits I'd picked up in the last few days and my general understanding of Cheney's machinations behind the scenes and his true power in the WH, is that I've been comparing this whole juicy but scary story to the way Nixon's WH bit the dust.
I mean, who was the FIRST of the president's men to have to leave the WH, lost his job, left in disgrace? Does anyone remember? I'll bet you guess wrong unless you really think back to those days.
The FIRST of Nixon's nefarious circle to have to leave was ....
AGNEW!!
Yep, remember?
Just as the "third rate burglary" story was beginning to look to the Dems like it had a lot more meat on its bones than it first appeared, Ol' Spiro was out there on the speaking circuit putting his big fat elitist foot into his mouth every time he opened it. From every podium he mounted, he managed to say some very nasty things that offended some segment of the populace -- and very badly.
He called the anti-war protesters names I've managed to forget. He lambasted the press with vitriolic invective. He used big words (like some of those) to show how smart he was and try to excuse his petty name-calling, but that's what it was: name-calling.
The last resort of someone without a substantial argument in his favor.
I think once the Watergate coverup was into full swing -- and even then, mind you, the WH from Nixon to Dean to Haldeman and Ehrlichman and Mitchell, really BELIEVED they could assassinate the reputations of anyone who dared to try to uncover their secrets so they'd get away clean, just as W & Co believe now -- Nixon and others realized that Agnew was really making matters worse with his attitude and snobbery and big mouth.
So why not draw attention away from Watergate and the coverup by offering up that annoying old bastard to the public and the press?
Aha! someone thought. Ingenius!
Give them Agnew, a really high official in the administration, after all, and engage the old misdirection ploy. BUT they were too smart to let his fall from high places be due to anything connected to Watergate, mind you. They found something TOTALLY DIFFERENT that he could be brought up on charges for -- his tax evasion!
He didn't have to go to prison, he could plead nolo and simply leave office. And the press would be occupied with THAT story and let the Watergate coveruppers slide by without further attention or concern. Give the "sharks" (as I'm sure Nixon saw both the press and the people) somebody really high up in the administration, and let them feed on THAT carcass for awhile.
But it didn't work, of course ... we know that now, but I'm sure it seemed like a masterful play to the Nixon circle when they thought of it then.
Soooo ... just who was everyone saying was Bush's brains before we even knew who Karl Rove was?? Right: Cheney. Who had the experience and the savvy and the connections and the weight to swing around to make the Boy Wonder look good? Cheney.
And right now, whose name keeps getting mentioned in this whole Rove focus but then dropped as the WH keeps throwing out every other name in the story to lead us off in another direction? Cheney. He had the goods on people, the security clearances, the political pull, the motives ... in short, the ABILITY to set this whole blasted coverup in motion once the outing of Plame to get back at Wilson began to go terribly awry.
I have to think Daddy Bush is feeling quite uncomfortable about his boy's attacks on the CIA, too, btw. He's the former head of that agency, and I can't imagine he feels very good about how it's being treated these days....
But GHWB sorta learned from Nixon how to use dirty tricks and his pals at the CIA to "get" his opponents. And we all know how W thinks his pa's sh*t don't stink, right? So even though he probably doesn't consult him anymore about current matters of state or foreign policy, we know he idolizes his dad. He's said so many times. Wonder if he's talked to Dad lately, since this leak scandal broke??
Anyhow, I think we may see the first member of THIS administration to fall may once again as in Nixon's day be the VEEP, and I'd rather see Cheney out of the WH than Rove, frankly, if I had to choose. W could do it in a similar way to how Nixon did ... get his VEEP to leave for reasons OTHER THAN this scandal and his part in it. Cheney could beg off on health issues -- something that is, if you've heard the latest results of his recent checkup, quite plausible, for that matter. Those enlarged arteries behind his knees, that's not a minor thing. He's gotten by way longer than I expected without another heart attack, and anything to do with arterial issues is connected to heart health issues.
Frankly, I would be overjoyed if we could watch W's daddy's old crony who has quietly and masterfully steered his son through the treacherous waters on the ship of state quite well so far bite the dust as the first casualty in a long line of 'em sent marching from the WH!
Does anyone remember a French movie called "Zee" from the '70's? It was a foreign film but won some kind of Oscar, the first time that was ever done. It was a political satire set in some unnamed but clearly western country where at the end they showed the conspiracy connections all falling into place by putting first one player and then another in front of the camera spouting his or her flimsy excuses or attempts to deflect blame. The dominoes fell, one by one. Just like the Nixon administration ... and just like I expect or at least fervently HOPE we'll see happen to this administration in the near future!
I agree with those who say history will give W a very special place in our hall of leaders -- as the absolute WORST president the USA ever had to endure!
Liar, trickster, cheat, bungler, arrogant favored son -- and that's only the beginning of a long list that gets far worse as you go. Especially when you think about "his" war in Iraq....
So am I firing my arrows at the wrong bird here or what? What do you guys think???
:dilemma: :patriot: :D
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