Thursday, April 30, 2009
Congress / Kotz / Law and Order / Politics Should We Prosecute Bush's Henchmen for Torture? Naah.
Posted by Pete Kotz on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:58 AM
It's not that a certain percentage of the Bushies weren't criminals (they were). And it's not they don't deserve a cellmate named Big Otis who lusts for fresh Republican office flesh (they do). It's just that in America, it's a waste of time to prosecute the wealthy and connected.
Recall, if you will, the Clinton Impeachment Fiasco. It produced those show hearings where our leaders hammed for the cameras with the faux outrage and concern of bad community theater. Nights of cable were filled with prissy little Washington guys squawking like only prissy little Washington guys can. The final tab for the special prosecutor was somewhere north of $27 million.
What became of it? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
With new torture revelations coming by the day, we're now on that path again. The left will yap about justice. The right will carp about weakening our national security. K Street lawyers will go orgasmic with new heights of billable hours. And in the end, perhaps five or eight years from now, some low-level schmuck will plead out to a few misdemeanors, while the guys who ordered the torture will walk.
You know it's gonna go this way, because it always goes this way. So can't we use all that time and money for something more useful, like building some kids a really nice baseball field? I'd be in favor of that.
Comments (3)
Showing 1-3 of 3
Okay maybe I agree with the gist of it. But your example is horribly ill-chosen: you really think bonking a tubby intern is a high crime or misdemeanor on a level with suborning the Constitution?
like
dislike
After Watergate, arrogant Republican executive branch assholes went to jail. That's the precedent I'd cite.
Well..if all you think is important is the openion of the American people I guess thats ok..BUT..it is the WORLD Courts that will be wanting justice....to ignore the BUSH Agenda transgressions against Peace and Humanity will make ALL Americans a part to the WARCRIMES...we should punnish our own just to show it is not our way...otherwiswe we will never loose the moniker "THE UGLY AMERICAN"...which is something I personaly need to happen very much.
