The Clinton-hunt has led us to where we are today, folks.

[SoCalDem]

The right wing assault on Clinton was designed to be a punishing attack on the executive office. Why?

So that when the time came to eliminate the "special prosecutor's/independent counsel's office", dems would be more than happy to see it G O N E..

which brings us to NOW..


Just about everything we are trying to do , or may try to do in the future to bring this admin to justice, must FIRST be sent to the Justice Department, headed by the Attorney General (a presidentially appointed office. Gonzo gets to decide who will investigate and when, and whom they will investigate. He controls the reins, and there will be no "wild horses" running amok on his watch.

Of course we know he gets his marching orders from Karl Rove & Dick Cheney, but the effect is the same.

When Gonzo says "NO", the congress can always try another approach, but in that action, they only re-inforce the "partisan" claims, and eventually all these legal wranglings may end up at SCOTUS..(no friends there either).

SCOTUS does not even reconvene until October, and no doubt they would stall as long as possible anyway, or send it all back to lower courts, who have "Bush Cronies" galore too.

When republicans were so "eager" to dispose of the tool that they used so skillfully against Clinton for eight long years, the antennae should have been picking up signals, but apparently they did not..and we have what we have now..

I LIKE the idea of an Independent Counsel/Special Prosecutor, no matter which party is in charge. Just knowing that someone is watching, and they have power to unseat you and your administration, can be a powerful weapon to make sure that presidents watch their step.

Republicans know all about B'rer Rabbit and the Brier Patch, and they thrive in thorny environs. Reptiles often live in inclement, harsh territory.,. It makes them careful and crafty.

[Horse with no Name]

1. My thoughts precisely.

They attacked Clinton, impeached him, etc...only to demonize the process.

[Solly Mack]

2. They do think in the long term

and I have said so before....what happened to Clinton wasn't some dog and pony show for the sake of a dog and pony show...

[Kurovski]

4. It served to make the general population skittish about impeachment,

and presented it as a very partisan operation.

[Solly Mack]

5. Partly, yes...but also to claim the executive was weakened

and use that as an excuse for a power grab

[Swamp Rat]

3. Excellent SoCalDem!

Right on! :applause:

[cynatnite]

6. How do you keep someone like Ken Starr in check?

He abused his position and ruined lives in order to get to Clinton.