Amid scandals, Bush White House takes a risky path, placing loyalty over public duty.

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 7/17/2002 | Jonathan Turley

[dirtboy]

The White House is reeling from allegations that both President Bush and Vice President Cheney engaged in business practices that are disturbingly similar to those of executives at Enron and WorldCom. Like administrations before it, this White House now must choose between serving the greater interests of the office of the presidency or the narrower goals of the current officeholder. If last week was any indication, Bush officials have chosen a dangerous path of personal devotion over public duty, a path that has led previous administrations to disaster.

The recent allegations - which may prove overblown under closer scrutiny - center on transactions by Bush and Cheney when they were executives at Harken Energy Corp. and Halliburton Co., respectively. Among the unproven allegations are insider trading, questionable personal loans and fraudulent dealings. The White House staff has put on a full-court press to refute these allegations of private misconduct. In doing so, the administration is drifting into the troubled waters in which the Clinton administration found itself...

Click here for the rest of the article, as this was originally published in the LA Slimes...

[IncPen]

Didn't Clinton, when under scrutiny in the impeachment saga claim some obscure rule of the sea dating back to English Common law, that as 'captain of the ship' he was exempt from scrutiny until his term of office expired?

Further proof that he was a weasel, if any still be needed...

[E=MC²]

White House is reeling, eh??? Hope springs eternal with the demonrat media.

[SunStar]

If last week was any indication, Bush officials have chosen a dangerous path of personal devotion over public duty, a path that has led previous administrations to disaster.

Oh please. Can anyone say MEDIA BIAS????

[toddst]

Thanks for posting but it could have used a BARF alert IMHO. Sometimes I can't stomach what the other side is saying, even if I probably ought to be somewhat aware.

[dirtboy]

Thanks for posting but it could have used a BARF alert IMHO

Funny how there were no freeper demands for BARF alerts when Turley was writing against the Clinton Administration...

[DoughtyOne]

It's truly amazing what amounts to a scandle these days. I'll bet Woodward and Bernstein agree that "this" is a scandle as compared to what Clinton was involved in. What a trainload of transparent bull s--t.

[kitkat]

I can't wait until Jonathon Turley of the Philly Inquirer writes his first ADMITTEDLY fictional book. He sure is good at twisting the facts and presenting a fictionalized version of the truth.

[dirtboy]

Oh please. Can anyone say MEDIA BIAS????

I will grant you one point of bias. Turley didn't get this kind of coverage in the mainstream media when he was issuing similar condemnations against the methods of the Clinton Administration.

[dirtboy]

I can't wait until Jonathon Turley of the Philly Inquirer writes his first ADMITTEDLY fictional book. He sure is good at twisting the facts and presenting a fictionalized version of the truth.

Perhaps you would like to peruse the Freeper archives and read the articles Turley wrote condemning the Clinton Administration. And please elaborate on how this column is fictional...

[Howlin]

If last week was any indication, Bush officials have chosen a dangerous path of personal devotion over public duty, a path that has led previous administrations to disaster.

Heck, somebody on FR probably wrote that for him.

[dirtboy]

It's truly amazing what amounts to a scandle these days.

More attempts to deflect. I'm a Bush supporter, but I first of all get upset when the Bush Administration starts to emulate the methods of the Clintonistas, and I get even more upset when freepers parade in to engage in Clintonista-style attacks upon someone with valid criticisms of what the Bush Administration is doing...

[Bigoleelephant]

Because of your astute observation, I can see now that "The Free Republic" is actually a forum for conservatives to air their opinions. Thanks for showing me the light.

No need to tell us the completely obvious the merely obvious will do.

Do you actually think you have made some sort of revelation here?

[Howlin]

Now, DO, you know very well that when things like this happen, the only thing Woodward and Bernstein are interested in is getting their ugly mugs on TV to inform us ALL that this "doesn't approach Watergate for a scandal."

They have a legacy to protect, after all!

[Howlin]

Where's the proof the White House is "reeling?"

[dirtboy]

Heck, somebody on FR probably wrote that for him.

Yeah, Turley probably lurks on FR. After all, he was idolized here when he went after Clinton. But now, heaven forbid, he questions the methods of the Bush Administration and his motives become suspect...

[cksharks]

Because these charges have been investigated for 12 yrs. There is nothing there.

[Fred Mertz]

Good remarks there, dirtboy. Good to see you on the boards. Maybe I'll see you in Vegas?

[dirtboy]

No need to tell us the completely obvious the merely obvious will do.

I'm writing to your level.

Do you actually think you have made some sort of revelation here?

Only to those who care to see. Obviously, you are not in that category.

Your personal attacks need a lot of work, BTW. I've come to expect much better quality than that tripe you just posted...

[FreeTally]

Because these charges have been investigated for 12 yrs. There is nothing there.

Yeh, we know what kind of "investigating" goes on when the government is in charge of the investigation.