The Nation: The Balance Begins to Tip Against Cheney

[SeattleGirl]

Dick Cheney's accountability moment may finally be arriving.

After years of pulling punches, Democrats in the Senate are throwing them at Cheney, following the revelation that the man who operated as something akin to a co-president during George Bush's first term ordered the CIA to withhold information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress.

There "absolutely" needs to be a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of Cheney's assault on the system of checks and balances outlined in the essential sections of the US Constitution, argued Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).

"The executive branch of government cannot create programs like these programs and keep Congress in the dark. There is a requirement for disclosure," the chamber's number two Democrat said on ABC's This Week program. "(Any investigation) has to be done in an appropriate way so it doesn't jeopardize our national security, but to have a massive program that is concealed from the leaders in Congress is not only inappropriate; it could be illegal."

Link to article: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090720/nichols

[Skittles]

1. it's about fucking time

WAY past fucking time, actually

[SeattleGirl]

2. You know it, Skittles!! And even Diane Feinstein is starting to

get on board!

[Skittles]

3. watch the ones who get onboard only when the wind blows their way

they cannot be trusted

[SeattleGirl]

4. That IS true.

Disheartening, but true.

Well, guess we'll have to see what happens now.

And if nothing does, then I'll count on you to kick some major ass!

[IndianaGreen]

5. DiFi is pulling the wool over your eyes

She knew about all of the illegal shit that Bush/Cheney pulled, and she even supported it. She is now pretending she has clean hands. We are still paying for the assassination of Harvey Milk. Milk and Moscone's death gave DiFi an opportunity to advance politically.

[SeattleGirl]

6. The article itself is what I was trying to bring attention to, not DiFi.

She is definitely NOT one of my fave people.

Just sayin'.

[BR_Parkway]

7. Someone should write a sharply worded letter - or issue a toothless

subpoena or something.


Actually, now that the corporate paymasters have a reason to keep the public distracted from things like healthcare and financial reform - maybe they see this as a way of keeping us occupied so they'll allow push for it to happen.

[Atman]

8. It COULD BE illegal? Pulling punches already.

Everyone knows what Cheney was doing was illegal. Don't pretend to be a tough guy if you can't even bring yourself to call a crook a crook.

This will go nowhere. Cheney will threaten some people again and they'll all scurry like rats.

.

[Demeter]

9. Cheney Shouldn't Have Anything Left to Threaten Anyone With

If he does, it's a criminal threatening, and supposedly, we have the Justice dept on our side....