"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
It looks like, true to form W. & Co. are working the system to prevent congressional and public oversight of its actions, in this case pardons. There are two possible interpretations of the article's lead graph: "President Bush's lawyers are trying to keep secret the inside stories of President Bill Clinton's last-day pardons by invoking a claim of executive privilege that extends far beyond the White House." 1) It's a total misdirect, intended to provide cover for when 43 whitewashes his administration as 41 did, or 2) As has been whispered darkly elsewhere, Republican interests may have as much or more to lose on the subject of Mark Rich's pardon than Clinton does.
Either way, the hypocrisy is astounding. via Buzzflash posted by David at 8/27/2002 09:02:00 AM ::
