So far, House Republicans are holding the line on the immigration bill. I will take a "wait and see" attitude for now. At this point I would prefer no bill at all to the possible compromises.
According to this story in the NY Times, Attorney General Gonzales along with a few other officials in the Justice Department threatened to resign if they were ordered to return the papers seized in an FBI raid to the congressman under investigation. I can only believe that this indicates the story is much bigger than just one allegedly corrupt congressman from Louisiana.
The Washington Post says the decision of the President to freeze access to those papers for 45 days is a bad idea. I agree. Let the wheels of justice turn. An agency of the Executive branch, the FBI, executed a warrant from a member of the Judicial branch, a Federal judge, in a proper manner as part of an on-going bribery investigation. If the FBI cannot properly search the offices of members of Congress, then those members would be permanently shielded from the proper scrutiny to prevent them from engaging in corrupt practices on Capitol Hill.
On a different subject, Ralph Peters comes to the defense of those retired generals who are speaking out against the Defense Secretary and the conduct of the war. Peters makes some good points about how, since World War II, we have allowed a disconnect between the generals and their commander-in-chief.
posted by Dan Pierce @ 9:17 AM
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I find the 45 day moratorium on the document raid disgusting. I believe there are plenty of ways to hide, move or destroy incriminating evidence in the allotted time. I believe with conviction that is the reason for delay tactic. I am a registered Republican but can say with confidence that no one in Congress is above the law and many sitting in power are guilty to the Nth degree (both parties). I am tired of choosing the lesser of two evils when I go to the polls. We need a "comprehensive reform" of our Government stewardship.
So Bush continues his virtually unbroken string of bad decisions. It drives my cynicism concerning this mental midget to new heights.
I was a Republican for over 40 years but became an Independent a few years ago because of the way the Republicans have turned so rancid. I agree with Anonymous that it seems like we must always be choosing the lesser of two evils when voting.
How low is quality of government going to sink in this country, and consequently, how low is our prestige worldwide going to drop before we figure out how to get it right? If we elect another hopeless bozo next time, we may be irredeemable.
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