Must read: "Preparing for a Bumpy Ride"

[Maddy McCall]

Preparing for a Bumpy Ride

By Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. Posted October 26, 2005.

As Fitzgerald began following the Plame leak, he discovered it was part of a conspiracy to conceal crimes much bigger than just blowing a CIA agent's cover.
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If Bette Davis were still with us, she'd have a piece of advice for the American public: "Better buckle up. It's going to be a bumpy ride."

Yes, all hell is about to break loose. As I said in an early column, I've been here before and I can tell you, it ain't gonna be pretty. The process that is about to begin is a bit like the whole body politic getting a colonic. I remember how it left the nation weak and disoriented for a decade or more. I am, of course, speaking of Watergate -- different cast of characters, same crimes.

In the Watergate era we still had people in Congress, from both parties, with the integrity and backbone to pursue the matter on their own. But those folks have been replaced by the political equivalent of street gang members who make their judgments based on whether the other guy is wearing red or blue.

snip/ (Description of Fitzgerald as an ethical, detail-oriented workaholic)

Letting a fellow like that (Fitz) loose on the Bush administration is like turning a bloodhound free in sausage factory -- his nose must have begun twitching the moment he arrived. So the question is not "if" he found anything, but how much he found. Because when you find a fresh sausage there's almost always another one connected to it -- and another, and another. In this case the first sausage in that string is not the Valerie Plame affair, but war -- specially, how the administration justified invading another nation.

So much more at this link, and worth every second to read it:

http://www.alternet.org/story/27266/

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Yep, bumpy indeed

and darker days are ahead... enjoy today folks... darker days are ahead

[Oversea Visitor]

5. Grrr

:spank: Not darker but brighter. The begining of the climb out of the pit of darkness.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Sorry but the night is the darkest before the light

comes... and we are in for very dark days if the fun days of Watergate are any guide...

Now we know that this is also the begining of a new day, but for the ones who are unaware adn about to wake up to the darkest hour... won't be fun!

[Cooley Hurd]

12. Granted, I was 9 at the time, but I reveled in Nixon's downfall...

I still remember the news breaking into the TV show Good Times and watching the Nixon resignation speech. I'm sure I said something like "DY-NO-MITE!!!":D

[NewJeffCT]

15. I was a bit younger than you...born in '66

But, I remember hating Nixon because the Watergate hearings would be on TV in the afternoon when I came home from school and being upset because Nixon & Watergate were pre-empting my afternoon cartoons! I've never liked Republicans since...

[Hubert Flottz]

16. I think you are right on the money!

I expected the blood of patriots to flow in the streets of America after the 2000 election theft. I had the same feeling even stronger after the election in 2004. I think this might be the thing that finally triggers what I've been dreading since 2000. The time to talk it out may be about over...

The 38% who still support Bush are some of the most hot headed people in the country! A lot of them are as stupid as Bush too. You might want to "buckle up" and to "lock and load" at the same time, on this one. The thieving neocons will go for a scorched earth policy, before they let go, and the people that are still insane enough to "Stay The Course" may come out swingin'!

Maybe it's what the country needs? Maybe it's what the country wants? Maybe it's what it's going to take?

We've tried all the easy ways and we're almost at the end of the rope on the judicial score. If something don't give soon, I hate to think it, but the unthinkable may really be close at hand!

The powder keg is America this time, and the Mother Of All Matches is about to be lit! I'm for whatever it takes! "Live free or die," sounds just about right to me!

I doubt the right wing fools and kooks have the guts to win a real fight, but I have seen that they don't have the brains to avoid it!

* Keep your heads out of the sand! * Remember what the founding fathers said. * STAY TUNED!

[texpatriot2004]

2. Click. That's my seatbelt. nm

[longship]

3. So are you saying that this is "All About Eve-Ill"

Sorry, couldn't resist the Bette Davis reference.
Love that flick. Bette Davis' at her bitchy best.

[AtomicKitten]

4. They made a mistake

appointing a decent man. Fitzgerald has conducted himself with class and dignity. Try as they might, it will be damn hard to trash-talk him.

[DemonFighterLives]

6. Strapped In and Ready

Let's Go Fritz!
:bounce:

[Lochloosa]

7. I think I'll use this line....a thing of beauty

Letting a fellow like that (Fitz) loose on the Bush administration is like turning a bloodhound free in sausage factory -- his nose must have begun twitching the moment he arrived.

[Maddy McCall]

9. It's a great simile, isn't it?

There are more quotables in that article. Be sure you read the whole thing.

[Demit]

11. Ha! Fitz as the dog in the sausage factory, Cheney as Bob Evans.

Go Bulldog!

[zippy890]

10. HAHA ! Cheney - Scooter relationship has changed

-snip-

"That's why when Cheney looks at his old pal Scooter these days, he must shudder. Gone are he "atta boy" backslaps, between boss and sidekick. Gone are the "nod, nod, wink, winks," between two soul mates who think so much alike they seldom have to explain. Now when Cheney looks at Scooter he sees a guy who knows where all the bodies are buried -- because he helped bury them. When Scooter looks at Cheney he must see a guy who could spend his golden years luxuriating in his Jackson Hole mansion, while he, Scooter, spends his retirement filing appeals from a cell at Camp Beefcake -- where a nickname like "Scooter" would be a real liability."

-snip-

Good article, thanks

[Maddy McCall]

17. Isn't that excellent writing?

The guy has a gift for it.

[leftchick]

13. omg... the visuals!

hee hee...

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First, understand that Dick Cheney was the maestro of that crime. Libby was his Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, the guy who got his hands dirty doing the boss's work. When tough-guy Sammy faced years in prison he rolled over on boss John Gotti. Sammy looked his old boss right in the eye in court as he dropped dime after dime after dime on him. Sammy got out of prison. Gotti died, alone and ranting, in a federal prison hospital.

That's why when Cheney looks at his old pal Scooter these days, he must shudder. Gone are he "atta boy" backslaps, between boss and sidekick. Gone are the "nod, nod, wink, winks," between two soul mates who think so much alike they seldom have to explain. Now when Cheney looks at Scooter he sees a guy who knows where all the bodies are buried -- because he helped bury them. When Scooter looks at Cheney he must see a guy who could spend his golden years luxuriating in his Jackson Hole mansion, while he, Scooter, spends his retirement filing appeals from a cell at Camp Beefcake -- where a nickname like "Scooer" would be a real liability


An excellent read Maddy! thank you :)

[HysteryDiagnosis]

14. Will Gannon be there? I wonder if he played a part in any of this

chicanery.... somehow the sausage factory brings up images of Jeffrey boy.... hmmmm.....

[DemonFighterLives]

18. He's a strong yet gentle top man ya know

:rofl:

[Maddy McCall]

19. Kick

[DemoTex]

20. This is your captain, please fasten your seatbelt.

Thank you.