Friday, May 12, 2006

driftglass: investigations? why not?

* driftglass belated comes down, and joins in the INVESTIGATIONS game with Russert/MTP:
Seriously, (Russert) nearly peed himself at the suggestion that Democrats might want to do what Republicans refuse to do: investigate high crimes, corruption and incompetence and then bring to book those that are to blame.

And the solvent for that kind of lard is not to overthink it.

Don’t follow the offered brightly-colored scarves, or gett dazzled by the flashbang pyrotechnics. The solution is to keep it keep it simple and clear and remember that Russert (for example) is, for all intents and purposes, a White House operative who occasionally gets bent and cranky over side issues, but will always come to obedient heel over the big stuff.

He is not a journo. He is not in any sense “objective”. He’s not wearing a blue helmet, so why treat him like he is?

Why not come right back at him? Why not simply and directly ask Tim Russert why he doesn’t believe crimes and incompetence at the highest levels of government should be investigate?

Why anyone lying a nation into a war shouldn’t be prosecuted?

Why our 2,400 dead children deserve anything less?

investigations? why not?

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