I don’t think this headline has anything to do with motivation for Bush to decline to pardon officials in his administration behind the torture policy. W wants them in the fire with him defending the administration’s past practices. Without a pardon, they have no choice but to fight to the last man. It’s like Cortez burning the boat on the shore at Vera Cruz. There will not be life raft for Bushies from W.

We need a truth commission to sift through the mountain of illegal acts compiling a historical records of the heinousness that was the Bush Administration.

The best alternative thing for President Obama to do would be to join the International Criminal Court in the Hague, to promise to coorperate with that court and to hold a commission to make public the secret internal documents of the Bush administration pertaining to these torture practices. And then sit back and wait for the indictments to start rolling in.

The ICC’s jurisdiction would not be affected by any American presidential pardons anyway.

Rove WOULD have been indicted except for a fluke. At a party his lawyer heard some gossip talked to Rove and Rove went back to Fitz and ‘amended’ his testimony saying he had gone over his notes and saw that he misremembered things. He did this the night before indictments came down at the eleventh hour and THAT is the only reason he WASNT sitting right next to Scooter at a trial. The Grand Jury term was about to expire and it was too late for any further deliberations. Rove got lucky

Another thought or two: If the spineless leaders of the Democrat party don’t want to risk their ‘reputations’ on investigation and prosecution of criminal activity, then the citizens of the U.S. should petition the United Nations for action.

Pelosi should be sentenced to being slammed though an “Impeachment Table” by a “roid wrestler on live television for her covering for Bushco. ( much as I ridicule “pro wrestling” heh ) IMHO =)

A Special Prosecutor can accomplish that as well. The 9/11 Commission and other previous “Commissions” do not leave me alot of hope that that route would be effective and not used as just another political coverup tool.

Obama, via his unnamed advisers, seem to favor #3, not caring that failure to investigate and prosecute, where warranted, will cause irremediable damage to the Republic, the rule of law, and our standing in the world.

Unless his background in community organizing, government reform and lecturing in Constitutional law in Chicago was lip service to greater political heights (how high can he go) he would know he must insist on the rule of law. Maybe he’s playing down this sad episode until he feels the timing right to appoint a special prosecutor over some overt law breaking and let follow on prosecutions stem from picking the low fruit.

Future press release: Our future as a beacon of freedom and the resounding demand of our Citizens require an immediate appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate and bring to justice, those who failed in their duty to uphold their oath of office, the rule of law and the Constitution of the United States of America….

Yeh, right!

Hopefully Obama will not take the “we must move on” attitude that happened after Watergate and Iran/Contra. If that happens again, then the same people behind the monstrosity of the Bush Administration will be back the next time this country is stupid enough to elect a Republican President again.

The only way to move forward is for us to acknowledge the failures of the past and learn from them, and to help the average American citizen understand just how much damage has been done to the country that we love.

What’s the difference between a CON man and a Statesman?
I tell ya, it ain’t lipstick or a a pig… But instead, a spine!

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