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The Pursuit of Officials Now Out of Office
Commentary Magazine ^ | April 22, 2009 | John Podhoretz

Posted on 04/22/2009 11:09:44 AM PDT by Jbny

David Frum makes an important point today about the innovative approach on policy differences unveiled this week in Washington by the Obama Administration and the Senate Intelligence Committee: It appears that winning an election and taking control of Congress will no longer be sufficient for the political mob. Rather, those now out of office will have to spend their time as private citizens being pursued by committees and possibly prosecutors for the views they expressed and actions they took when they were serving in the executive branch under different political management.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: frum; obama; prosecution; scooterlibby
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To: Jbny

These corrupt lib bastards need to remember that treason can carry the death penalty..... and what goes around, comes around.


21 posted on 04/22/2009 11:41:10 AM PDT by Gator113 (I'm a PROUD RIGHT WING EXTREMIST.... Obama has failed, IMPEACH Obama NOW....)
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To: Prokopton

You do have a point. Jamie Gorelick, et al.


22 posted on 04/22/2009 11:49:08 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: Jbny

Does Obama and the Chicago thugs really want their records opened once out of office? Yes I didn’t think so....


23 posted on 04/22/2009 12:16:56 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Jbny

To the Left, policy differences are always Criminal. The Left is Correct and anything else is Criminal and should not be allowed to exist.


24 posted on 04/22/2009 12:22:32 PM PDT by arthurus ( H.L. Mencken said, "Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.")
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To: Aria

Leftists believe they will never again be out of office.


25 posted on 04/22/2009 12:24:13 PM PDT by arthurus ( H.L. Mencken said, "Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.")
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To: chris_bdba

Do you think they expect to be “out of office?”


26 posted on 04/22/2009 12:26:47 PM PDT by arthurus ( H.L. Mencken said, "Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.")
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To: arthurus
Leftists believe they will never again be out of office.
That I think is the only possible conclusion.

27 posted on 04/22/2009 1:16:42 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (The conceit of journalistic objectivity is profoundly subversive of democratic principle.)
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To: Jbny

It would be too cool if Cheney and Bush were summoned to a hearing...and their reply was “Come and get me”.


28 posted on 04/22/2009 2:26:17 PM PDT by Mariner
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