Reply #21: Look Closer... [View All]

[KharmaTrain]

You say that once Congress is able to provide the people with the details, people will become angry and want more investigations and prosecutions. I fully agree and that's the major point here. Before you can indict and convict, you need to investigate...you need to find true criminality. Pure political crimes such as "misleading" or some non criminal charge avoids much of what this regime did that demands the impeachement we both agree is merited. Our difference is that I want solid evidence, solid investigation and a complete conviction...one that would enact change and lasting change.

Having lived through Watergate I saw how quickly the investigations came to an end once Nixon resigned and Ford pardoned him. The term "Watergate fatigue" was common as people had been dragged through nearly 2 years of that mess and just wanted to get onto other things. From that morass, we got the Buchanans and Chenneys and Rumsfelds and other crooks who saw Nixon's resignation as weakness.

When Poppy Bush pardoned the remaining Iran Contra scum, the pressure was on the new Clinton regime to "go along" with it as a show of "bi-partisan" favor by the new administration...the first of many bait and switch games played over the next 8 years. Those prosecutions were shut down and all but enabled the Neo-Cons to get bolder. I don't want either of these scenarios again.

Remember, an impeachment without a conviction won't achieve anything. Clinton was able to launch the military actions in Kosovo follow his impeachment and if you think boooshie would be humbled into withdrawing troops are downright delusional...if anything, by not being convicted he may be emboldened to "finish" other business like striking at Iran or some other foolish neo-con wet dream. Investigations are keeping this regime on the defensive...and again, we're just starting to learn about the specifics of the corruption.

It's not angry Americans that will settle this...it will be victims. It will be lawsuits by those illegally detained or those railroaded by a partisan Justice Department or a victim of some form of fraud by this regime that will persevere and dig for the ultimate truth. The American people will be bystanders...as they always have. The real verdict they can and must hand down will be at the polls next year in wiping out any Repugnican power that will allow the investigations to proceede.

Cheers...