Whether you agree, or disagree, it would seem worthy of comment.
I might note that O'Reilly earilier this year signed a deal with Westwood One to do a radio version of his Fox News Channel show. I guess we'll see how long that show lasts in the killer Noon-3 ET time slot.
The Clinton years numbed and shocked most people so that reiterating their outrages is kinda like saying, that water is wet and that fire is hot. Thus,
"Now Mr. Ashcroft is doing the same thing. There is no reason on this earth why the public should not know the status of the Rich pardon probe. Or the anthrax investigation. And what about Enron, Mr. Attorney General – are you going to look into that? Millions of Americans were hosed while some Enron executives made millions.
How about a comment on that, Mr. Ashcroft?"
shouldn't surprise anyone, especially Keyes supporters and those of us who were less than enthusiastic about Bush carrying the flag for the GOP.
IMHO, the DOJ has been reasonably forthcoming on the anthrax probe. I certainly don't expect prosecutors to reveal information that might alert suspects under surveillance, especially when national security is involved.
The Rich pardon is another story - maybe. His worldwide connections are very odd for an ordinary businessman.
And, I'm sure that the ENRON case will be litigious in the extreme - both civil and criminal - state and federal. I cannot envision a consolidated case that would cover all the potential plaintiffs and complainants.
Isn't that what he gets paid to do?
GW BUsh needs to realize ( unless he is one of the causes of the problem) that it will become highly damaging to his reputation and public trust for his using executive privledge to block (stonewall) Ahscroft from testifying before and answering 13 subpoenas from Burton's committees FBi and DOJ corruption.
Keeping corrupt Clinton holdovers in DOJ and in the FBI that he could easily replace even without congresssional confirmation. is not the way for GW Bush to convince people that he himself is not corrupt. His choices of AShcroft and Mueller are an extremly suspect indication of his bad judgement at best and at worst of his own corruption.
And Bush's recent decisons to keep intelligence activites away from even a limited few in COngress , to use the CIA for domestic spying without adequate controls and to direct AShcroft ot wiretap conversations between attorneys and their clients without legal review (this was not an interim war time provison) further gives the impression that GW Bush is a corrupt gestapo dictator himself who is flagrantly violating the law and the Constitution
Bush is doing nothing adequate to restrain China and Russia but instead is proping them up economically (MFN, computers) and militarily (computers, missile defense operational details and tech,unilateral disarmament of our nuke missiles). Bush policy with China and Russia ,when it is well known they are strongly helping terrroist groups and nations, is another indication of the evil behind GW Bush.
"That W seems intimidated seems obvious. - The question is why?"
I'm sorry, e-s; when I cannot understand a person's mode of reasoning?
I can't in good conscious ccite their motive, "obvious." Merely not understood; to me.
"He is enjoying historically unparalleled public support..."
Yea; thanks to the towl head SOBs; only.
"...and I am convinced that the public is so radically anti-bureaucrat..."
Again; I [ respectfully ] disagree.
I only use, for example, the bold & shameless behavior(s) of Dashole as proof many are not radically anti-bureaucrat!
"Pro-American" at a time when she's threatened?
Yea, sure.
Don'tcha think it might be somewhat hasty to assume the average 'rat voter's support for Dubya is a statement of an anti-bureaucratic sentiment?
The main Lib pigs don't seem to think so.
Many of these pro-Dubya bozos are nuzzled-up to the public teet in one way or another; just remind 'em of that & watch what happens then, & methinks Dubya's aware of this finickiness.
Surely you remember the Yellow Stone Park vendor quoted here, there, and everywhere during the '95 (?) Thanksgiving budget showdown?? Hmmmm?
There're a lot of those type of people out there who're on the one hand very patriotic in their support of a POTUS during a time like this, and just as spirited in their support of the clymers who protect their place at the nipple.
Add to that, Dubya's got to plan his moves around an incredibly viscious, maniacal Liberal Lamestream media minefield on any & all things the Liberals lay claim to? (enviro-socio-racial et al issues)
Means, you, I, US are (probably) not going to know what the hell's happened with this guy's administration until after the fact?
Hell, look how he's running the war abroad to get a clue how he's got to run the one here at home.
"...that failing to act is a far more likely source of public displeasure."
To us; his base -- his shifting base. A base which is continually being minimized by one side, the other, or both at one time or another; depending what outcome they want?
...anyway; that's how it seems to me.
44 posted on 1/3/02 3:42 PM Pacific by Landru
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Since you did not respond to my relpy to you on this thread of the other day?
I found a C&P appropriate; since, as far as the Ashcroft JD's concerned?
I see this POTUS having to deal with exactly the same problem: the same infestation within his JD of Liberally-motivated Leftist bureaucrats!!
It must be next to IMPOSSIBLE getting anything accomplished; which, makes working within the JD just as tricky as ALL the other departments noted in the other thread!!
~Perhaps even moreso!
These ignoramous quisling Leftist weasels are permeating our entire infrastructure; regardless what department we're speaking of.
I would like to see Bill O'Riely come up with some documents, people who're willing to talk, anything except his rhetoric & heated commentary [read: editorial] which although reflects MOST of OUR anger & reaal, genuine concerns?
Is just a guy who has a soapbox pissin' & moaning just like the rest of us; and, like many here assuming facts not in evidence, drawing conclusions based upon nothing more than personal cynacism, & smearing people without actually knowing what in the hell's going on.
Geeeeehezz.
The guy's not been in office a friggin' YEAR, yet -- back-off & let this whole thing play-out, for Christ's sake.
...NO, "Dubya Lover" here per se; UNLESS the definition for "lover" is giving him (or anyone else a chance) has come to mean that.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely! So why would this be a surprise? It is necessary to protect those that went before so those that will come after will protect you. It is easy,even for a Christian to lie to himself about this..
But when he is on target and I agree with him he is a good one for not letting go of things.
Thanks again ES !!!
(((HUG)))
To try and compare the Janet Reno DoJ, under Clinton, to the John Ashcroft led DoJ, under President Bush is a ludicrous effort in futility.
Outside of some anti-govt libertarians, the anti-war pacifists and all subversives and anarchists, this isn't a news story, but an outrageous attack on AG Ashcroft and the Bush administration in general. Coming during a time of war, makes it a sickening endeavor on the part of O'Reilly.
Anyone who believes his rhetorical trash from O'Reilly is braindead and should seek immediate psychological help.
It's not that it's lacking in interest,it's that all the Bubba Bush cheerleaders here are terrified of commenting because somebody will rightly point out that Janet Ashcroft follows the orders of his/her boss,Bubba Bush.
But,"Hey!,Why would we care about investigations into selling pardons and other similiar crimes? After all,Buh-Bette!'s new ultra-religious Jewish friends ONLY stole 50 MILLION DOLLARS from the US taxpayers. Can't we overlook such a minor offense?" After all,if this is investigated,somebody might bother to ask about what happened to the missing money.