This week's confirmation hearing of Hillary Clinton was a promising sign that Team Obama will mean a return to prepared, knowledgeable, fact-based leadership. Maybe Justin Timberlake can do a remix for the Inauguration: Bringing CompetenceBack! The one glitch belonged to Timothy Geithner. Four words, Tim: H & R Block. Elsewhere, David Vitter's lone anti-Hillary vote appeared to be a desperate ploy to gain notoriety for something other than his history with hookers. And George Bush and Dick Cheney smirked and snarled their way through their final days, rewriting the history of Katrina (W), and expressing long-held aggravation that the New York Times won a Pulitzer for exposing the administration's warrantless wiretapping program (Dick). They clearly are devotees of the Erich Segal school of leadership: running the country into the ground means never having to say you're sorry.
He is a bold faced liar.....
Bush offered reassurance to a frightened American public using the bully pulpit of the Presidency. Wait a minute! What about those pesky memos and briefings before 9/11 that were ignored? What about following through on a war with Iraq (conceived before 9/11) and continually linking 9/11 to Saddam Hussein? What about all those Constitutionally dubious policies and actions that “kept us safe?” What about all those unqualified cronies in positions of power? What about tax-cuts amid a very expensive pair of wars? What about sweetheart deals for Halliburton, Blackwater, etc. paid for by American taxpayers? What about gutting regulations that help explain where we are right now? What about the politicization of everything (Justice Department, science, state and local elections).
As for Obama, I’ll start forming my opinions when he is President of the United States. And I do the same for George W. Bush – from his inauguration forward, not in a timeline of his liking.
Regardless of the thinly veiled attempt at rehabilitating and revising the two Bush terms by "W," Cheney, and others, there should be pushback (and cat-calls) when Presidents (and their supporters) ask for credit for good things that took place on their watch while blaming setbacks on previous administrations and “unforeseen events.”
Babyteeth seems to miss the fact that the fingers have already been pointed long ago. Whistles have been blown repeatedly. If we don't hold them accountable, it only opens the door for future offenders to look back and say "if it was okay then, its okay now."
And I will have to reiterate your point about the millions spent investigating perjury about his sex-life. It was indeed perjury, but it is laughable compared to war crimes.
and i mean anything like even a group of barnyard animals,
but in all honesty i think the current group chosen by the people for the people should probably be OK
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?
The resounding answer is yes! Happy New Year, Arianna and everyone else! May this year be better than the last eight. Peace and love always