‘Ethics’ violations: What about Bush & Cheney? MUST READ

[malaise]

http://www.workers.org/2010/editorials/ethics_0812/
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One of the first things the Bush-Cheney administration did on taking office in 2001 was to set up a super-secret energy task force. Oil and gas company executives descended on the White House for hush-hush conclaves with Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials. The individuals and their companies were never named publicly. In fact, when environmental groups sued to find out the particulars of these meetings, the administration successfully defended its right to keep them secret, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

On both these earth-shaking issues — war and environmental pollution — the U.S. Congress, under both Republican and Democratic leadership, rubber-stamped what the administration wanted. The result has been millions of lives shattered and an astronomical cost to the people of all the countries involved.

Yet not one of the U.S. officials and politicians involved has been held accountable for these crimes against humanity.

We now have the answer. The House ethics committee has announced it is investigating Charles Rangel, who represents Harlem, and Maxine Waters, whose district includes the Watts section of Los Angeles.

Both are said to be under investigation for corruption. Were they perhaps bought off by Big Oil to endorse the Iraq War? No. In fact, Rangel and Waters were among the very few in the House who spoke and voted against the 2002 resolution that authorized funds for the war.


Flipping reality on its head, the media turn Black representatives like Rangel and Waters into symbols of political corruption while applauding a political system that dances to Wall Street’s tune every time. It’s time to say no and scrap the whole rotten system.

[ejpoeta]

1. i like how obvious cases in the republicans aren't getting any investigation or anythng.

this is political and ridiculous. i want anyone doing anything wrong to be out of there, but that goes for ANYONE. and i can bet that a good majority of both the house and the senate on both sides are guilty of something. but they will pick and choose for political reasons.

[malaise]

4. Ensign's criminal charges will soon hit the headlines

again. Hope Coburn goes down with him.

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. It does appear America has gone mad

[Donnachaidh]

3. k&r n/t

[mod mom]

5. when you have someone as ethicly challenged as Porter Goss calling shots

then you can expect a questionable witch hunt:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8876044&mesg_id=8876683

[malaise]

6. 100% correct

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around that appointment. :puke:

[glitch]

9. Ethically challenged implies he tries to be ethical. He's deeply corrupt.

And apparently happily so.

[mod mom]

10. my bad

:hi:

[glitch]

11. Human nature to want to give benefit of the doubt. Bush/Cheney et al removed that tendency

by removing all doubt. :hi:

[Bitwit1234]

7. I don't understand about Waters all they say

she did was ask for a meeting by some officials with some other officials. PERIOD THAT'S ALL. But here we have Cheney giving NO BID CONTRACTS to a company he owned 43,000 shares in, knew about it, but did it anyway. Where he earned upward to 80Million dollars. Nothing was done.

I don't see the where Waters can be called down and Cheney let go free. C.R.E.W is the one who called for the investigations of Waters and Rangle. did they ever call for an investigation of Cheney. I thought they were bipartisan, but now I see they are as republicans orientated as any damn member of the republican party. We should boycott them.

[RainDog]

8. the media is a disgrace

they constantly engage in racist smear campaigns - remember the difference between blacks and whites trying to survive in NoLA after Katrina? -looters vs. "those looking for food."

the same holds true in government.

Cheney should be on trial for crimes against humanity.