Give me that old-fashioned soap opera scandal please
The Bush team makes me look back on the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal with fond memories. It had entertainment value: blowjobs, secret closets, white stains on dresses, young interns beating off old guys. It’s quite a folly how there was an impeachment process, a costly 14-month investigation, and extreme tabloid coverage of The Presidency over a girl and her lips. In the end though, it gave us an opportunity to know our neighbors. There was discourse, finally. Republicans and Democrats came together in office cubicles everywhere. All of a sudden, we were speaking to each other without fierceness or scorn. Was it because there was nothing REAL at stake?Now, we have a White House scandal that has put people’s lives at risk. Do I really want to anticipate the next scoop? The next piece of dirt splattered on the front page? No, this isn't what I want to see happening in my country.
As usual, when Big Government Goes Bad, there's a fall guy: Mr. Lewis Libby, aka Scooter. He should be called Suck-It-To-Me Scooter.
Suck-It-To-Me Scooter owns a new horse. She’s called Guilty. Guilty is a quick dark steed, bred specifically to accept the ills of an entire Administration. The plan is that Suck-It-To-Me Scooter rides Guilty far, far away so that the American public will never piece together Bush-Cheney’s immoral agenda and lawlessness.
Who knows if Suck-It-To-Me Scooter and Guilty will travel to some forgotten land on page 10 of The New York Times. All I know is that I’m tired of learning about Bush’s carelessness and lack of concern for the American public. It sickens me. He had a bad week last week? HA! My unemployed ass barely squeaked out a mortgage payment—AGAIN! I was squirming about how to buy tidbits for Halloween costumes.
Stay tuned to see how sick I am next month when I’m moving into one of the boxes in my garage. Mr. Bush, what the hell are you doing to us?
Tangent Time:
Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times wants to ask Dick Cheney the following questions. Since I’m inclined to ask the same, I’m reprinting them here. Maybe Mr. Cheney will finally speak out, or will the Big Cat in the White House continue to hold a claw in his tongue?
Did you ask Scooter Libby to undertake his inquiries about Ambassador Joseph Wilson? Mr. Libby made such a concerted push to get information, from both the State Department and the C.I.A., that I suspect that you prodded him. Is that right? If so, why?
Why did you independently ask the C.I.A. for information about the Wilsons? The indictment states that on June 12, 2003, you advised Mr. Libby that you had learned, apparently from the C.I.A., that Mr. Wilson's wife, Valerie, worked in the agency. So did you ask George Tenet, then the director, about Mr. and Mrs. Wilson? Did you review the related documents that the C.I.A. faxed to your office?
Did you know that Mrs. Wilson was a covert officer? The indictment states that you knew she worked in the C.I.A.'s counterproliferation division. You would think that anyone as steeped in intelligence issues as you are would know that meant she worked in the Directorate of Operations and was perhaps a spook's spook.
Did you advise Mr. Libby to leak information about Mrs. Wilson's work in the C.I.A. to journalists? Mr. Libby flew with you on Air Force Two on July 12, 2003, and according to the indictment, one of the issues Mr. Libby discussed onboard the plane (with you?) was how to deal with the news media. Within hours, the indictment charges, Mr. Libby told two reporters that Mrs. Wilson worked in the agency.
When Mr. Libby made his statements in the inquiry - allegedly committing perjury - were you aware of what he was saying? Mr. Libby rode to work with you almost every morning, but this topic never came up?
Was Mr. Libby fearful of disclosing something about your behavior in the summer of 2003? Mr. Libby is renowned for his caution, yet he is alleged to have suddenly embarked upon a high-risk campaign of leaks and lies. If he did do that, was it a misguided attempt to protect you? The alleged lies shielded you by indicating that the information you gave him about Mrs. Wilson instead came from reporters.
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