Self-Serving, Intellectually Dishonest Little Creeps
Of whom do I speak? Most Democrats, of course, especially those of the liberal and vocal variety.
Atty. Gen. Gonzales is being raked over the coals on a number of issues all starting with the firing of seven U.S. Attorneys. You all know the story and the “outrage” being expressed by the likes of Diane Feinstein that these firings were “politically motivated.” D’uh. U.S. Attorneys are political appointees who serve at the pleasure of the current President, but you have all heard that countless times by now.
What continues to torque my skivvies whenever this story bubbles up again is that there is NEVER any mention, much less commentary, about the fact that in 1993, shortly after taking office, President Clinton fired all 93 then sitting U.S. Attorneys. Oops. But that wasn’t political, was it?
Speaking of politically motivated outrage, the commutation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s sentence is being spun as one of the most reprehensible Constitutional end-runs in history (forgetting the fact that it is the Constitution, itslef, that gives any President the power to commute sentences and grant pardons). Hillary Clinton has said:
“Today’s decision [to commute Libby’s sentence]is yet another example that this Administration simply considers itself above the law. This case arose from the Administration’s politicization of national security intelligence and its efforts to punish those who spoke out against its policies. Four years into the Iraq war, Americans are still living with the consequences of this White House’s efforts to quell dissent. This commutation sends the clear signal that in this Administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice.”
But since the Dems are talking major outrage here over the exercise of a Presidential prerogative, let us take a look at the list of pardons (396 total) and commutations of sentences (stopped counting at 60) issued by the good President Clinton.
The point here isn’t to dispute that Clinton did not have the power and right (he did), but that there was no major political outcry by Republicans.
[By the way, Hillary is a two-faced, hypocritcal beeyatch.]