Pierce: We deserve all the answers

[mcar]

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a51476/russian-hacking-answers/

Money quote (among many):

Just for the record, it doesn't matter whether or not Hillary Rodham Clinton would have won without the Russian ratfcking or not. The very existence of the ratfcking is the whole point. And, if you're going to descend from your ivory towers and start talking about American meddling overseas, if you can find me an Iranian, a Chilean, or a Guatemalan who hacked this election, you might have a case. But a Russian oligarch as the vehicle for some sort of karmic justice? Please.

And it has to start soon because El Caudillo del Mar-A-Lago has begun to lose it again, and his spokesbots, especially RNC mouthpiece Sean Spicer, have been reduced to raving bafflegab. This will only get worse because the Clinton camp and the White House both weighed in heavily on the side of the investigation on Monday. This likely will set off the president-elect again. Properly run, investigative committees can be great vehicles for clarity. The available evidence is that the incoming administration treats clarity the way vampires treat daylight.

Well worth a read. to MADem for showing me how to C&P on my Kindle Fire.

[NanceGreggs]

1. K and R!

[mcar]

2. Thanks

I didn't always agree with Pierce re PBO but he is always thoughtful and so well-written.

[George II]

3. We deserve all the answers. We ALL deserve the answers.

[mcar]

4. Yes!

[Pluvious]

14. It's time to show us THE MOTHER FCKING TAX RETURNS 11!!!

#ShowUsTheTaxReturns !

[BainsBane]

5. Looks like Pierce's been talking to some of the same people

We have. Glad to see him make those points.

[UtahLib]

6. Thanks, mcar, great read.

[ismnotwasm]

7. Thank you!

So sick of the bullshit, this is very refreshing

[ProudProgressiveNow]

8. K&R nt

[ancianita]

9. According to globalist values, we deserve nothing. Nothing. Globalist values are not personal.

They are about business.

[mcar]

10. I have no idea what that has to do with this article

[Cha]

19. Oh well..

lol

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Kicked and rec'd mcar!

[Cary]

12. K&R

[Haveadream]

13. Thank you, mcar!

Fantastic piece from Esquire and about time, too. Our leaders, elected to serve and protect this country along with the MSM, have a duty to investigate and report the theft of our votes. And those who are ratfucking apologists should make no mistake: this was a crime against the American people far more than any one politician. And, if anyone is worried about "globalists" conspiring to disenfranchise every day Americans, one need look no further than Putin and Trump's oligarchal cabinet.

[Madam45for2923]

15. Glad to read this!! Telling it like it is!

[Dustlawyer]

16. +1!!!

[Hekate]

17. KnR

[Cha]

18. Thank you for this, mcar.. and, Good point, Charlie!

"The available evidence is that the incoming administration treats clarity the way vampires treat daylight."

Speaking of Charles Pierce.. a tweet I saw of his the other day..

Charles P. Pierce ‏@CharlesPPierce · Dec 9
I will be ignoring any and all putative "progressive" who is more concerned about the reputation of WikiLeaks than about Russian ratfcking.

https://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce

And, to MADem!

[mcar]

22. Lots of good points in there

Thanks Cha!

[Cha]

23. You're Welcome

and Thank you!

[eppur_se_muova]

20. "It has to be either a special committee or a special prosecutor. There's no third alternative."

Damned right !

As soon as I read the statement from Senator Turtlelips, I interpreted it as "Pleeeeeeeze let me take care of this. I'll make sure the public never hears about it again."

[Jamaal510]

21. K&R

[Orsino]

24. I'm not sure we deserve those answers...

...but we sure as hell need them.

[Gothmog]

25. Great article