Re: OT| Rush to judgement on Pelosi?

DGDevin <dgdevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
olddog wrote:

I started to dislike her when she said impeachment was "off the
table", regarding GWB. To have SO MUCH evidence of mis-deeds and
then say something
like that?


Oh yeah. I forgot about that. But didn't Obama say pretty much the
same? He doesn't want a "witch-hunt to consume his presidency".

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/04/obama/

Seems pretty cowardly. Bringing Dick, Rummy and W up on war crimes
should be "Job 1".

Ted Kennedy said he was outraged when Ford pardoned Nixon, but over
time he came to realize Ford had made the right decision as there
were more important things that needed doing than putting Nixon on
trial.

Teddy may believe that but I don't.

One has to wonder how the course of history might have changed had Nixon
been charged (even if he hadn't been convicted). Specifically, does the
Bush II administration even dare to go where it went with respect to
executive-branch excesses?

I'm not saying he's right or that Obama should close the door
on the Bush administration, but it sure looks to me like at the
moment there are some awfully pressing issues that should take
precedence over revenge.

It's not a binary choice, though. There are an awful lot of people in
the executive branch and they all don't have to be tackling the same
thing at once.


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