Democratic complicity and what "politicizing justice" really means
Bush-defending opponents of investigations and prosecutions think they've discovered a trump card: the claim that Democratic leaders such as Nancy Pelosi, Jay Rockefeller and Jane Harman were briefed on the torture programs and assented to them. The core assumption here -- shared by most establishment pundits -- is that the call for criminal investigations is nothing more than a partisan-driven desire to harm Republicans and Bush officials ... Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
This is a brilliant post. And it points out how political ends have become more important today then the rule of law. I'm a life long Democrat, but it infuriates me that Democrats in power such as Pelosi, who took impeachment off the table, and now Obama, who is backing away from investigating and prosecuting the Bush administration for overt criminality because of political expediancy are abusing their power and blindfolding justice.