Posted on 06/04/2007 1:32:17 AM PDT by neverdem
On May 17th, Sandy Berger, President Bill Clinton's National Security Adviser, voluntarily gave up his law license and with it the right to practice law. That is a stunning move for an accomplished lawyer, one of the nation's most influential public officials. Someone should take note. In fact, everyone should.
Berger previously entered a deal with the Department of Justice after he was caught stealing and destroying highly sensitive classified material regarding the Clinton Administration's handling of terrorism issues. That deal allowed him to avoid jail time, pay a modest fine, and keep his law license. It also allowed him to avoid full explanation of what he had taken and why he had taken it.
What information was worth risking his reputation, his career, and his freedom to keep hidden? And who was he risking that for?
Recently, the Board of the DC Bar, which had granted Berger his license, began asking those questions. There was only one way to stop that investigation, to keep from answering questions about what he did and why he did it, to keep the Bar from questioning his colleagues in the Clinton Administration about what had been in the documents Berger destroyed.
Berger took that step, surrendering his license, and stopping the investigation.
Ordinarily, anyone who has spent the time, effort, and money needed to master one of the "learned professions" fights with the utmost determination to keep his license. That is not merely a ticket to practice your chosen profession - it is also a badge of honor and accomplishment. Ask any doctor or lawyer, any architect or CPA, any professional at all, what it means to give that up.
That Berger didn't fight speaks volumes.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
So what, the Bush justice system isn’t going to prosecute him anyway.
The problem is, we’ll never know the details, unless he turns on the Clintons, which generally isn’t good for one’s health.
Man, these Democrats are absolute geniuses at coverups. Whatever he destroyed would probably damned Hillary.
And that too.
Have noted as well; the reluctance of Justice to execute just that; on America's behalf. Could not even muster 'will' to have Sandy honor the obligatory lie detector test as per his terms of agreement. Justice of course, has officially, 'closed the case'.
So. . .beyond Burger; WHO is taking note of our Justice Department; and it's efforts to subvert the truth - so as to protect and enhance the Clinton 'legacy'. A legacy that boldly recasts, not only the Clinton's past; but ours; and by turn, alters the probabilities from which our future - America's future - unfolds.
(Beyond Burger. . .beyond Plame/Wilson. . .beyond CIA. . .beyond Bush Administration; what has Justice Deparatment wrought; on it's own behalf. . .and WHY are they getting away with it?)
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The political class covering up for it self is the only reason I can think, is why He’s getting away with it
These people protect their past; alter our future to their advantage and think nothing of it.
They think only of their 'higher cause'; their agenda; which is to reduce America to an international 'level playing field'; while enhancing their own personal power; enriching their pockets; and becoming 'one' with the mega power brokers who are the enemies of America, as it is Constitutionally intended.
We have seen enough to know there is NOTHING they will not do; to move America down. . .to where they think our country belongs. They are determined that ideologically, Capitalism and Democracy do not stand as 'superior' to what is inferior; their own socialist 'ideals'. . .
Whether historical evidence. . .Elections. . .U.S. Military. . .lives of friend or foe. . .for these people, there is NOTHING; NO ONE; NO truth; to inconvenient to alter.
This IS the work 'ethic' of the radical Left. . .
—yep—the Bushes wouldn’t want to embarrass the “other brother”—
. . .more specifically, that would be. ..the 'Clinton Political Classless'. . .but still. . .why have these mechanics/dynamics of Justice been allowed to manifest and give 'shape' - a bad one - to Bush Administration; why are they ignored by Bush?
Does President Bush naively think that Truth. . .and Justice, will 'out itself' eventually? Does he think. . . 'this too will pass'?
How many times does Bush turn his cheek before his face - and that of all Repubs - is reduced to pulp?
The Bush administration’s veneer chipped off irretrievably by looking the other way whilst Sandy “Burgler” thieved.
Why should he talk? He got away with it cold. Or, more precisely, the Bush administration allowed him to get away with it.
I think my real disillusionment with this administration, my first outbreak of BDS, if you will -- began with Sandy Berger.
Until then, I had managed to rationalize away all the other boneheaded administration moves I kept seeing out of sheer loyalty to the idea of a Republican presidency -- but there was just no way I could swallow this.
There is just no earthly reason I can possibly accept for the Bush Justice Department to ignore such a blatantly criminal misuse of power and privilege.
We'll never know, that's for sure. Given what he risked to pull this off, and given the common knowledge about what happens to those people who cross the Clintons, he will take whatever secret he managed to save with him to the grave.
It will always bother me is that Berger stole what is a piece of United States history. There will always be a question mark regarding Clinton’s actions to combat terrorism in the late 90’s. It will always be “historians will argue...” And that’s a shame.
Just one of the many illegalities President Bush let slide.
Gotta wonder why he allowed so many things to hide under the carpet.
Clintons folks destroying stuff as they left the White HOuse, Clintons stealing art and furniture and even silverware as they left.
Those pardons Bill sold.
And even the murder of Chelseas true father and having his body dumped in Fort Marcy Park.
Etc.etc.
Wes Hubbel dumped there too? Just kidding. . .but have to acknowledge that Chelsea is the spitting image of Wes. But maybe if we morphed Bill and Hill; Wes might just appear. Of course, friends can be 'like family'. . .n so many ways. . .
. . .not to dissuade here or dispute, by any measure; the 'love' supposedly shared; 'how EVER' between Vince and Hill. . .nor any of other 'loose ends' that the Clinton's dropped; and Bush never picked up.
Shocking thing is this is NOT fake.
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