Well .. you're contradicting yourself when you say this:
"If Bush wants the truth to come out, he can make it happen easily enough. It seems clear to me that he does not."
If Bush does NOT want the truth to come out .. then why did Rumsfeld say that the military witnesses could testify ..??
"If Bush does NOT want the truth to come out .. then why did Rumsfeld say that the military witnesses could testify ..??"
It appears that there are two different forces at work, and we can't really see what is going on. The latest reports that I read on one of these threads indicated that Specter's people are currently in negotiations with the Defense Department as to exactly what will happen (including whether or not the hearings will be open). While some reports indicated that the hearings have been delayed due to the Jewish New Year, Schaefer's lawyer has indicated that the hearings have been delayed by the Defense Department.
The important thing is, that hopefully the hearings will take place. I'm still worried that they may not.