When Obama wins, is it a good idea to prosecute Bush & Co.?

[Arrian]

No. The Dems need to govern. Repair the damage.

-Arrian

[Guynemer]

Please stop with the thread titles like "When Obama wins..."

It's not over yet!

[tinyp3nis]

Bush and others have shown US is their *****. Like an abusive husband who after beating and raping his wife will be forgiven, so will the Chimperor and pals.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Please stop with the thread titles like "When Obama wins..."

It's not over yet!

Lot's of potential quotes for later comparison if things don't go the way it has been ordained

[-Jrabbit]

We need to move forward, not look back.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Vesayen, did we prosecute Clinton for banging hired help while ignoring terrorism? Move on. You are so tired.

The first wasn't against the law and the second is factually incorrect.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
We need to move forward, not look back.

I'm gonna try that line the next time I get pulled over by the police. I suspect that won't work for me, and it shouldn't work for the government (and shame on you for suggesting that we should sweep it under the rug for the sake of family peace).

In fact, Bush & Co. are responsible for far, far worse crimes, but they aren't alone. The Democratic leadership is complicit in these crimes as well. For Obama to go after Bush, he'd have to go after Reid and Pelosi as well. Furthermore, to go after Bush would also mean deconstructing the imperial presidency, which would mean abandoning the unconstitutional power collected in that office. The Democrats want their hands on that power. They aren't about to destroy it. So humanity and democracy loses.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Sprayber
Lot's of potential quotes for later comparison if things don't go the way it has been ordained

The only way the GOP will win the presidency is either a major event or they rig the election. And I'm not ruling out either.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, what was it that Dems taunted Republicans with when they were accumulating all that power into the Bush Presidency? You just made Hillary Clinton the most powerful President ever or something like that?

[Vesayen]

I am not a big fan of political correctness, but I want to create a comparable idea, wherein, people who say all people who share any political similarities are all the same and bad, thus allowing me to punch them in the face.

It is pointless.

[Sprayber]

Is Obama the chosen one who will bring balance to the federal government like Anakin brought balance to the force?

[Garth Vader]

I don't understand how right wingers can be so much for being "tough on crime" including some people here thinking that death is an appropriate punishment for stealing twinkies, but yet shredding the highest law in the land gets a pass.

[Vesayen]

Don'tcha know? Its fine to break the highest law in the land if it is OUR GUY doing it and he is doing it to keep us safe from terrorists!

Also, he didn't do it, it was those filthy liberals!

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
We need to move forward, not look back.

I'm gonna try that line the next time I get pulled over by the police. I suspect that won't work for me, and it shouldn't work for the government (and shame on you for suggesting that we should sweep it under the rug for the sake of family peace).

I prefer to live in the land of the possible. I don't think it should be swept under the rug; by all means shine a klieg light on the bad guys. And if there's a slam-dunk case that will actually win in a court of law, fine.

But I don't want to see the gov't bogged down even worse than it already is.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Now the Dems are afraid to go after people who lied to get us into a stupid war.

To be fair, it'd be somewhat hard to find evidence of out and out lies. There is definitely a TON of circumstantial evidence, but they can always say the intelligence said x, y, z... all these people believed it, etc. A decent argument can be made to put doubt in the minds of a jury.

I'm not saying they're necessarily guilty of criminal misconduct, I'm saying there's enough evidence to put them on trial or at least dig deeper.

Also I don't think Obama or the Dems in Congress should get too involved. They've got bigger things to worry about. Someone from the Justice Dept should do the investigations. Nail any dems that were complicit. I'm sure they can find some.