[frankiep]

Same thoughts here.

And I'm willing to bet some serious money that the Bush administration, Congress, or anyone else for that matter will do a single thing to hold the perppetrators responsible. I cannot remember a time when I was more disgusted with every single elected official in our government.

[frankiep]

I meant to say will not do a single thing

[TomGuy]

Something that has bothered me:

Remember back to Ashcroft's appearance before the Commission. Ashcroft was the #1 target of the Left/Dems at that time, so the Dems on the Committee were really gunning for him. Their questioning was very antagonistic toward the AG.

Gorelick was one of the most antagonistic. During her questioning, almost berating, it was as if Ashcroft had had enough. He made mention of the Gorelick memo (classified) and told the Committee he would de-classify the memo if the Committee really wanted to be serious.

Memo? Secret memo? Of course, the MSM went wild. Ashcroft did read parts of the documentation that revealed Gorelick's involvement in 'The Wall'. That broke the dam on 'The Wall'. Of course, since it pointed right into the heart of the Clinton Justice Department, the MSM quickly went silent.

Gorelick went silent.

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What bothered me was the reaction of GWB to Ashcoft's revelation of Gorelick and The Wall. Remember that GWB demands loyalty from his underlings. So, did GWB criticize Gorelick? No. Did GWB criticize x42? No. Did GWB criticize Tenet? No. Who did GWB criticize? Ashcroft. His own AG.

Not many picked up on GWB's treatment of Ashcroft. It was anything but 'team loyalty'. I always felt that one experience was instrumental in Ashcroft bowing out at the end of GWB's first term.