Reply #106: Playing chess?

[No Elephants]

Announcing ostentatiously--when no one asked him-- and flatly that he will NOT investigate or prosecute Bushco, while secretly intending to that?

Losing at least some Democrats and Independents? "Emboldening" Republicans, who see Democrats in general and President Obama in particular as weak anyway? Etc. And all the while intending to investigate and prosecute in the future? So, if he ever does investigate and prosecute, people can say--rightfully--"the man is doing the opposite of what he said he would do? He/Democrats have no integrity, no crediblity. They say one thing and do the opposite. You can't trust anything they say."

And, meanwhile, people like Yoo are teaching future attorneys and Bybee sits on the federal bench seat with which Bushco awarded Bybee for writing up whatever legal memo Gonzo told him to write? And, meanwhile, Obama is dignifying Dummya and imbuing him with the aura of a humanitarian by asking him to go to Haiti with Bubba? And, meanwhile, the time stated in statutes of limitation may be running out?

Why not simply say nothing unless and until asked? And if asked, say, "The priorities of this nation now must be--thanks to the mess we inherited--financial recovery, jobs, and health care reform and {whatever}. And those are the only things this administration will be thinking about. Neither I nor Attorney General Holder are going to be distracted by hypothetical questions. And that is all we are going to say about that." Or, words to that effect.

We'll see when Obama leaves office, but I tend to doubt it's chess.