FRANK RICH: A Profile in Cowardice

[kevinmc]

THERE was never any question that President Bush would grant amnesty to Scooter Libby, the man who knows too much about the lies told to sell the war in Iraq. The only questions were when, and how, Mr. Bush would buy Mr. Libby’s silence. Now we have the answers, and they’re at least as incriminating as the act itself. They reveal the continued ferocity of a White House cover-up and expose the true character of a commander in chief whose tough-guy shtick can no longer camouflage his fundamental cowardice.


The timing of the president’s Libby intervention was a surprise. Many assumed he would mimic the sleazy 11th-hour examples of most recent vintage: his father’s pardon of six Iran-contra defendants who might have dragged him into that scandal, and Bill Clinton’s pardon of the tax fugitive Marc Rich, the former husband of a major campaign contributor and the former client of none other than the ubiquitous Mr. Libby.

But the ever-impetuous current President Bush acted 18 months before his scheduled eviction from the White House. Even more surprising, he did so when the Titanic that is his presidency had just hit two fresh icebergs, the demise of the immigration bill and the growing revolt of Republican senators against his strategy in Iraq.


That Mr. Bush, already suffering historically low approval ratings, would invite another hit has been attributed in Washington to his desire to placate what remains of his base. By this logic, he had nothing left to lose. He didn’t care if he looked like an utter hypocrite, giving his crony a freer ride than Paris Hilton and violating the white-collar sentencing guidelines set by his own administration. He had to throw a bone to the last grumpy old white guys watching Bill O’Reilly in a bunker.....

http://freedemocracy.blogspot.com/2007/07/frank-rich-profile-in-cowardice.html

[babylonsister]

1. "He has nothing to lose"; and our Dems are condoning this by their

inaction.

[Faygo Kid]

2. Frank Rich and Keith Olbermann: They crush the Bushbots

Frank nails it again. I will re-read it over coffee in the morning. A breath of fresh air every Sunday.

[bleever]

3. The disgust is mainstream and widespread.

History will look more kindly on Nixon than this imposter/thief.

[babylonsister]

4. It's sad but beautiful after so long. Now what? nt

[bleever]

8. Something new is waiting to be born.

The ground is fertile, in a 21st century way, with what makes for American democracy.

People can speak, and speak to each other, and be heard.

People can point to and recognize tyranny with greater intelligence than ever before in history.

What comes next, I can't say. But I feel that healing and the power of kindness are going to continue their march against all obstacles. And I still believe that the Constitution provided a lasting foundation for these forces to progress from.

History's momentum is towards truth, and freedom.

When a younger generation understands that, we're all better off.

[roxnev]

5. only people worse off than Bush are the poor

Lot of poster attacking Democrats instead of Republicans not smart. If the congress spends to much time trying to get rid of Bush it won't look good. If you hate bush so much please don't drag the poor peoples representative down, they need way more help than getting rid of Bush. If you are not in don't hurt needy, like the old and poor, Remember they are hurting THE POVERTY INDEX HAS NOT CHANGED IN 10 YEARS EVRY RAISE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK FOR MEDICARE, other words no raise in 10 years, they are trying to cut food stamp to $3 a day and the poor are already hungry. Please think of the poor, before you bad mouth Democrats, they are the poor people's only hope. Don't :hurts:

[Mojorabbit]

6. The worm has turned

Finally. You can see it in bits and pieces everywhere and today topped it off.

[Harry Monroe]

7. I just recently read a book by him "The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth"

[DemoTex]

9. Frank Rich is on a roll of late, and this is his best yet!

Cowardice, indeed! Than you Mr. Rich.

Kicked and highly recommended.

:kick:

[Doctor_J]

10. You should post a link to the in GD-P

to pick up some stragglers who don't come to the side forums.