Politic: It's like a mob family…
ray
::03 jul 2007 :: 12:36am
So, back in September, 2003, our esteemed leaders said:
“There are too many leaks of classified information in Washington. There’s leaks at the executive branch; there’s leaks in the legislative branch. There’s just too many leaks. And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.” George W. Bush, September 2003
Apparently "taken care of" didn't mean "dealt with" or "punished" but rather, quite literally, taken care of…good care. Bush commutes Libby Prison Sentence. Suck it, legal system. If this presidency hasn't delineated the haves and have nots, the uber-elites and the rest of us, you must not have your eyes open.
I suppose it's the utter lack of action or furor that really surprises me. Warrantless wire taps, detention without trial of US citizens, buying off media talking heads under the table, lying about the reasons for war, gutting the Clean Air Act, allowing arscenic in the water supply, torture, secret prisons. I mean, is it such a huge avalanche of shit that all we as a nation can do is bend over and hope to stop taking it up the ass sometime in the next 18 months? Seriously? I mean, Clinton got blown by an intern and $40 million was spent to impeach him. Nixon broke into an office because he was a drugged up, paranoid. These just seem almost laughable in comparison.
When did we become the bad guys?
Oh, Ray. I'm glad you said something. This whole commuted sentence thing was making me furious earlier, but you actually made me laugh with your pun. Laughing helps. What else can you do, really? It doesn't seem worth the effort to continue to be infuriated every time they bungle something else or flaunt unethical behavior. (Of course, even if it isn't worth the energy, I'll still be infuriated when the next story, whatever it is, breaks).
it was pointed out that 'back in the day' (ie: before we existed) the bad guys were hung.
dead.
when did it go from that to this?