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- Pretty Lady
- Darlings, where to start? Sometimes I feel as though I have lived a thousand lives in this one, dewy and unlined though my complexion may be. To Tell All may be to intimidate; thus I maintain, at most times, a discreet reserve. But here I share my musings, perhaps revealing the secret to my exquisite poise and charm.
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7 comments:
Pretty Lady, it's rather tough to lose respect for me when we happen to agree that Dick Cheney should probably go to jail! But whatever you think of the man, it will be a dark day if he is found guilty of committing illegal acts, just as it was for the dark day for America when Nixon resigned -- which isn't to say that he shouldn't have resigned, just that it's particularly awful when people entrusted with so much power abuse it.
Conor, between you and me, the really dreadful thing is that Dick Cheney's character, or lack thereof, was KNOWN to persons close to me, long before W was ever elected. I am unable to disclose specifics, but suffice it to say that W's judgment in picking his VP rivalled that of McCain.
It is not so much that people in positions of power are prone to abuse it, but that we are so bad at picking people upon whom to bestow power in the first place.
Nixon's resignation was not a dark day; it was the logical result (impeachment was the other alternative) to his chain of criminal acts. The resignation came in the late afternoon of the dark day that started much earlier. This may be a minor point, but the "dark day" is not the point at which criminals are brought to justice, but rather when the crimes are committed.
And by the way, people who "pay" for their crimes by forced retirement (with a very ample severance package, financial security, health care, etc., for life) are a lot more fortunate than the great majority of criminals. San Clemente versus San Quentin. Hmm, which would you choose?
Here's to dark days ahead for the executive perpetrators of recent and current crimes!
Oriane
Pretty Lady
Is there a Statute of Limitations? Are those in the know complicit? Is knowledge, then silence, after the fact aiding and abetting?
George--it depends on the severity of the crime; yes; and yes. Of course.
But if you're accusing me of something, let it be known that my inside knowledge of Cheney's character does not include any actual criminal activities; simply that he is dishonest, opportunistic, egomaniacal, and willing to sacrifice both national security and the lives of untold human beings for his personal advancement. Nothing actionable, in other words.
Or at least, his actions have already been brought to a court of law, which has been tangled up in a Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce-like nightmare ever since. Nothing I could say would have any effect on that.
Pretty Lady
"he is dishonest, opportunistic, egomaniacal, and willing to sacrifice both national security and the lives of untold human beings for his personal advancement...Nothing actionable"
Good thing, that last part. Otherwise, Federal dockets would overwhelm courts for the foreseeable future. Cheney is an easy target because he's... well... Cheney. His manner provides a target with a bullseye. The government is (and has been for quite some time) rife with Cheneys but all the others have the signal advantage of not being Cheneyesque.
Cheney and Gonzales indicted
Amusing, hopefully this goes somewhere.
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