Posted on 09/18/2009 1:22:17 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
"Elections have their consequences." In countries without the democratic tradition of America, those consequences may include putting the former leaders in jail, or worse. But that has never been the tradition in the US.
The history of America has been that those consequences have been political, a change in policy, appointment of advisers who were hated by the old regime, etc.
But has not been the Obama way. Since his election, Obama and his team have attempted to appease their political left by publicly denouncing the Bush Administration's national security policies which kept us safe, even as they claimed Obama wants to look forward.Their disparagement has only fed the fueled the liberal demand for Bush prosecutions and lead to the announcement by Mr. Holder to appoint a prosecutor, even though the records show that an outside investigation has already been performed and the CIA has done a good job of punishing people who "crossed the line."
If the President really felt (as he said) “Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.” Holder would not have made his announcement of an investigation. This is a case of the President placing politics in front of protecting the life and limb of American Citizens. I shudder at the thought of what this will lead to. This is not just my opinion, today seven former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency urged President Obama to reverse Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to hold a criminal investigation of CIA interrogators who used enhanced techniques on detainees
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Obama have already broken many laws, which the next president can put him in jail for
Our dumb a$$ prez has big ears but can’t hear.
0bama goes out of his way to make enemies. Sometimes that is not a wise move.
This racist skunk Holder should be investigating ACORN. ONE ONLY HAS TO LOOK AT THE DIRECTION THESE IDIOTS ARE TAKING US.
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