The question is why? Just like the controversy over veteran health care, all this is doing is serving as a smokescreen. The first was to distract from the administration inability to fill its cabinet. This second one is to take the focus off the 100 day milestone (the one Obama tripped over) where the cabinet is still lacking, and in one case a call for dismissal is already in the wind. Not to mention all the other failures, gaffs, and missteps.

Keep watch, as each new challenge to the administration occurs there is a smokescreen to distract and shift focus away from the real issue. In the Clinton era it was govern by poll – no concrete decision unless it was proven to be popular. In this administration it is dish up the indigestible and have the pepto cover-up ready. Perhaps more accurate would be sort of like an SBD. Let loose but have a can floral spray ready.

DHS has identified retired military, right-wing extremists to monitor; exhuming George Washington to make sure he’s dead. — BOTeleprompter How oppressive must a leader be before we determine that he has not merited a hug by the democratic standard-be…

And, for those who are waiting to hear from former President Bush; he has always been a “class act;” he, like his father, will not enter this fray until forced to. Then, he will accept responsibility for the decisions. This will prove (again!) his essential strength of character. Mr. Bush, I miss your leadership.

getalife on April 23, 2009 at 2:54 PM

You are a disgrace.

I said the same thing last night. This is just like living in some ridiculous third-world country. I was appalled years ago over the entire Clinton witchhunt, and this appalls me equally.

AnninCA on April 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM

It’s not a good idea to equate those circumstances. Differing on whether to pursue is one thing, but those wanting an inquiry into Clinton’s doings did NOT manufacture evidence, distort the truth or encourage witnesses to lie.

Equating the circumstances also casts a shadow over Bush that he does not deserve. There is ZERO evidence, as memo after memo is released and more is known (much regurgitated over the years) that laws were broken. Want to change policy? Fine. Calling what was done criminal? Wrong. With Clinton, there was wrongdoing, so there was no witch hunt. Want to avoid pursuing for a host of good reasons? Fine, but don’t call that a witch hunt. What’s going on now, though, certainly qualifies.

He’s been hitting Obama pretty hard so far.

First … Bush needs to come out and do an interview with Rush or Hannity and he needs to say that HE authorized the waterboarding and that he’d do it again. He also needs to tell the Libs to leave the little guys alone – he’s the one they want – and if they have the balls they need to come after him – not torture his underlings. Throw the ball into the court of the Terrorist’s Rights Party Democrats. Let ‘em arrest Bush – I’d live to see it – TURBO CHARGE THAT TEA PARTY MOVEMENT OBAMA! How many thousands of us will be outside of Bush’s jail cell chanting for his release? I’ll be there – and many others of us who served in the military under this fine Commander In Chief who kept this country safe.

Second thing here … What in the hell is with Obama? In his first 100 days he’s got the country on a path to civil war. He whipped up a lynch mob against the AIG execs. He got hundreds of thousands of the “silent majority” – people who didn’t even know how to protest – off their asses and into the streets with the Tea Parties. And now he’s got the left wanting to lynch George Bush. Everything home boy touches just spins right out of his control!

Tossed his principle of torture being unacceptable, to tow the party line to please the cons.

And cons still hate him.

Retire john.

They’re trying to ram universal socialist galactic health care through and want the attention elsewhere.

No one is going to be prosecuted for anything. Too many democrats concurred with Bush.

Their health care plan, with all it’s governmental controls over our lives is infinitely more dangerous.

darwin on April 23, 2009 at 3:05 PM

BINGO Darwin
While everyone is focused on this story, they will nationalize healthcare. I was in a townhall meeting the other day with Pete Sessions and he said they will enact a single payer system by June. It is going to happen, and the Senate will use budget reconciliation to pass with 51 votes. Done deal, and the American medical system and our economy will be irreparably harmed. All the while this witch hunt will consume all the oxygen in the media and noone notices anything else.

McCain: Obama conducting a “witch hunt” on OLC lawyers

The OBungler-In-Chief just doesn’t seem to get it. What comes around, goes around. OK Barry, set the precedent, but just remember, the people that are advising you now, could be up for prosecution on the next presidency, and so could you for intentionally failing to producing a birth certificate.

Incidentally Mr. Soetoro, your releasing CIA memos to the world, and to enemies of the United States during war time, could constitute aiding/abetting, and IMO, a treasonable offense. So just a word of advice, be careful what you wish for.

Ditto for a lot of his positions. He’s a bit of a goof, I agree, but not on a lot of issues.

McCain’s new conversion is good for conservatives.

Illinidiva on April 23, 2009 at 3:35 PM

Nothing about Juan McCain is good for conservatives or this great republic.

The recap from Hot Air continues. Again, apologies, but these seem big, and I have to note them, even if it’s embarrassing to keep linking Hot Air. Rice approved the waterboarding. Which yes, makes it hard for Bush to claim……

McCain’s new conversion is good for conservatives.

Illinidiva on April 23, 2009 at 3:35 PM

No.