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Another Bush Scandal Du Jour...But, "ProsecutorGate" is the Real Deal...
March 13, 2007

Remember back to the good old days of ridiculous, minor scandals that were trumped up by the right wing to discredit the Clintons? Remember the charm of the media frenzy surrounding irrelevant things like Hillary Clinton's "travelgate" or the totally absurd "murder of Vince Foster?" Can you believe that we spent taxpayer dollars on a special prosecutor for that?...but those were the good old days...when there was no substance to these scandals, just a weak media and some cleverly financed right wing Republicans.

Unfortunately, those days are past...the scandals today are real. The corruption is almost indescribable...almost too pervasive to believe. Dead American soldiers based on a false war, the reputation of the U.S. destroyed around the world based on the whims of the Vice President, no bid contracts for Halliburton, favors to the Oil companies, the President refusing to follow laws he doesn't believe in, the abuse and illegal use of the Patriot Act, the Walter Reed Hospital disgrace, and Scooter Libby covering up for his boss, Dick Cheney. Frankly, there is something new everyday...it's actually hard to keep up with all the corruption and total abuse of power. These guys make Richard Nixon look like an amateur. And the difference is that Nixon's damage was primarily contained to his presidency and a few years after it...while, the Bush legacy will have an impact on us and the world well beyond his administration...likely for dozens of years if not more.

And now, this morning we find out that the Bush Administration...including Attorney General Gonzales, Karl Rove and the President himself, used federal prosecutors to carry out their political agenda .. and if any prosecutor failed to follow orders, they were fired. This one isn't just some run of the mill scandal. If the Valerie Plame outing didn't convince you, this one truly exposes their corruption to its core...this one shows their total disdain for the law and their continuing abuse of civil liberties, all in the name of Republican power. Their blind eye towards Republican corruption and their targeting of Democrats for prosecution of even the weakest cases (often timed to coincide with the election cycle...just look at what happened to Senator Bob Menendez in New Jersey) is more than just abuse of power. It's a crime of the highest order. Unlike Clinton and the famous blue dress, these crimes are worthy of impeachment. Someone besides a fall guy like Scooter Libby needs to pay the price for these crimes.

History is going to look back on this time and wonder how we let this all happen? Why the Congress or the Courts didn't act? It's time for the American people to demand that they be stopped and held accountable for their actions.

Posted by Michael Kempner at March 13, 2007 01:45 PM