It is not surprising that the former Vice President Dick Cheney withheld information on covert operations from the Congress, and even members of the sacred Senate Intelligence Committee. Why are the media and so many members of Congress surprised? It was totally within the playbook for the past Administration. This was the way business was done circa 2000 through 2008: steal an election, ignore a hurricane, start covert actions - what the heck?! Remember this is the same group that hoodwinked the Congress, and sadly the American people, into going to war in Iraq.
These revelations should not surprise or distract the work at hand. The Congress is in the midst of one of the most challenging legislative schedules since inception: economic stimulus, financial services reform, climate legislation and health care reform. In many ways, it is the best of time and the worst of times. The last thing we need is the siren of distraction. Let us not give any more air time to the wrongs of the past group of bandits. Rather, let's either table the discussion, or position their wrong doings for the World Court at the Hague.
Please Mr. Attorney General Holder, sir, do not waste your precious resources on this merry group. We all know that this is only the tip of the iceberg. The shenanigans of the last eight years cover vast territory whether in terms of foreign affairs, the CIA or the wholesale bankruptcy of this great nation and the world. There is too much at risk right now to allow any type of distraction. We must stabilize the economy and heal the emotional rift in this country that is allowing acts of domestic terrorism.
Assuredly, they would like nothing better than to take the spotlight. So don't give them the air time. We cannot afford that right now. Sadly, this is a country that has been left economically and emotionally bankrupt. We have been deceived, and now are being economically challenged. Emotions are raw. People are digging deep to keep their feet on the ground as the rug continues to slide. There is no doubt that there has been wrongdoing. The question is how and when to take action.
Remember we live in interesting times.