Poetic justice
W should have used the same approach politically that he has in foreign policy. Peace through strength.
Truer words....
It's hard to keep your focus on the best interests of the country when your opponents are interested only in their personal advancement.
Many warrant a swift kick. So far, neither Hillary nor Daschle seem to be worth a tumble in the mud. Bill is history and would be nothing but brain damage.
Meaning, I guess, rather than in the interests of justice.
Sorry, but Limbacher's examples or suggestions of where to go are really small potatoes compared to the criminal corruption associated with the campaign finance task force's area which Ashcroft/Bush let slide.
Most recently, allowing Loral off with a limp slap on the wrist, which will be paid by the stockholders and not the guilty party. National security, as endangered by the Chinagate/campaign finance corruption is a far more dangerous and serious offense than Roger Clinton, but Bush/Ashcroft closed their collective eyes. I'm nowhere near forgiving Bush/Ashcroft for that.
Getting Clinton off of the front page was a shrewd move on the Bush administration's part in settling in the White House. The media absolutely love the Clintons, and even though they hemmed and hawed over pardongate, they'd rather talk about Clinton than focus any light on Bush. Just after Bush took office, you'll recall, the only two things the media reported about him was that he didn't have any "mandate" and the Florida fiasco.
Now, however, with the Democrat-media complex aiming their sites again at Bush over Enron, their overreaching could bring down Clinton once Bush unleashes his Justice Department and does a full investigation.
It was also a shrewd move for Ashcroft to recuse himself as to avoid any conflict of interest charges since he received Enron contributions as well.
When I was in basic training, the drills instructed us on the rifle range about a potentially deadly "pop and no kick." That's when a malformed round fires, but lodges in the barrel. If you fire another round behind this one, the rifle would literally explode in your face.
Enron is a "pop and no kick" for the RATS, but they are salivating so profusely about a chance to down the Bush presidency, they didn't pay attention. Their rifle is about to explode right in their faces.
So, grab some popcorn, a Coke, sit back and relax. The fireworks are about to begin. It's going to be a magnificent show!
SO, all of those who are guilty, report to the torture chamber.
Now, it's over...I feel better.
WWBD (What Will Bush Do)? Let's see if he pulls some kind of 'wag the dog' or shines the light of truth on Enron.
Now that the Washington scandal machine has Bush in its crosshairs, it's time for the president to make sure the rules apply to both sides equally - and if that means prosecuting Bill and Hillary Clinton, so be it.
It certainly seems that one of the Bush administration's early decisions was to try to cool the political climate, and "move on". Doing so required letting Clinton and his crime family off the hook.
IMHO, this was a big mistake. For one thing, re-establishing the principal that even the President is not above the law is essential for our long-term survival as a nation. Second, thugs like the two Clintons and their cronies in Congress always interpret steps like Bush's as a sign of weakness. Weakness invites contempt and further attacks.
Now we have a second chance. I do not know if the investigations Bush closed can be re-opened. But I do know that Enron stinks, and that none of that stink has stuck to Bush. However, some of it clearly sitcks to Clinton. Bring it on.
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If Ford gets in bad trouble, it will shake things up worse than Enron. Might explain why the Ford family got back in the driver's seat. And, I ask, didn't he say he was going to do it without salary? Desperate to salvage just stock value?
It got so bad that when outgoing Clinton staffers vandalized the White House and Air Force One stewards reported items missing after the Clintons' last flight home, President Bush grit his teeth, smiled as though it never happened and refused to let his aides investigate.
In short, in the interest of political comity, George Bush handcuffed justice and allowed the former first family to make a total and complete mockery out of the law.
Now, however, as the partisan squabbling and media hysteria reach a fevered pitch over the Enron scandal, Democrats herald the arrival of "Bush's Whitewater." It's clear the president's strategy to give the Clintons a break and stem the tide of political retribution has failed - and failed miserably.
Without so much as a hint of Bush administration impropriety, the Democrat-media machine has ginned up no fewer than eight federal and congressional probes into the energy giant's collapse.