I fully expect Putingate 2016 . . . .

[HughBeaumont]

. . . to have as many Republicans in prison, resigned, investigated or leading less comfy lives as Iran-Contra, the S & L Crisis, the 2000 Election shenanigans, the WoT war crimes and the Great Recession did.

#IOKIYAR

[gopiscrap]

1. yes go for it

[meow2u3]

2. From your keyboard to God's monitor

[HughBeaumont]

3. I wish I lived in an era where the powerful were taken to task.

Now they just point their fingers at the powerless and yell "ITS YER FAULT!!".

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4. there were at least a few convictions for iran-contra.

a couple were thrown out on appeal and most of the rest (including some before prior to conviction) were pardoned in poppy's last days as president, but a small number stuck.

but yeah, not many criminal convictions likely here.

[HughBeaumont]

5. True, but they were relative wrist-slaps considering the magnitude of the crime.

It was a clear case of aiding not one but TWO terrorist regimes at once, with over 2500 missiles going to one terrorism-funding rogue and the profits from those sales going to right-wing terrorists that killed missionaries and others.

I truly feel not throwing the book in any serious manner at Oliver North, Caspar Weinberger, Ronald Reagan, GHWB, etc. set precedents for the future crimes following it. There's no damned WAY we should be naming ANYthing after a President who was involved in treason.