John Nichols: Target Cheney

[marmar]

from the Nation:



The Balance Begins to Tip Against Cheney
By John Nichols

July 13, 2009



Dick Cheney's accountability moment may finally be arriving.

After years of pulling punches, Democrats in the Senate are throwing them at Cheney, following the revelation that the man who operated as something akin to a co-president during George Bush's first term ordered the CIA to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress.

There "absolutely" needs to be a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of Cheney's assault on the system of checks and balances outlined in the essential sections of the US Constitution, argued Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).

"The executive branch of government cannot create programs like these programs and keep Congress in the dark. There is a requirement for disclosure," the chamber's number two Democrat said on ABC's This Week program. "(Any investigation) has to be done in an appropriate way so it doesn't jeopardize our national security, but to have a massive program that is concealed from the leaders in Congress is not only inappropriate; it could be illegal."

We have heard calls for investigations before.

But the former vice president's disregard for the vagaries of constitutional governance seems to have returned to haunt him. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090720/nichols

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Justice, honor? Bwa ha ha ha. Sneer." - xVP Dickie 'Five-Military Deferments' Cheney

"You Americans who want justice and honor are shit out of luck. Smirk. We Republicon Homelander Chickenhawks have our nastyass HOG in place, and will thwart you at every turn. Sneer."

- xVP Dickie 'Five-Military Deferments' Cheney

* HOG = Homelander Occult Government

[TexasObserver]

2. K&R

A good article pulled from a solid progressive periodical, on an important topic, well presented.

I save my recommends for this kind of thread. I use Unrecommend for threads that might touch on the same topic, but do so in a less professional and meaningful manner.

[Canuckistanian]

3. You unrecommend threads just for style?

How superficial of you.

I recommend threads for the veracity and quality of information.

[FredStembottom]

4. Kick for real hope.

However tiny.

[Wednesdays]

5. K&R

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