Listening to Sheldon Whitehouse on MSNBC and I am a bit hopeful

[seemslikeadream]

at this moment


He says it is a bit premature right now he is setting the parameter

[leftstreet]

1. What's he saying?

We could use some good news.

:hi:

[seemslikeadream]

2. I was trying to listen Whora O'Donald was interviewing him

He gave me the impression things are just getting started, laying the ground work

[seemslikeadream]

3. quote from Whitehouse made me wonder if he knows something about prosecutors already looking at thes

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/carol_gee/2009/04/congress-should-investigate--.php?ref=reccafe

Firedoglake's Christy Hardin Smith explored the question of immunity as it was laid out by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse here: "Open questions: truth commissions, accountability and immunity." Smith concludes,
What should be done? Any number of things, but that quote from Whitehouse made me wonder if he knows something about prosecutors already looking at these issues and, if so, who and what issues? It's likely he was just talking generally about folks at DOJ...but I'd love more details if there are any, wouldn't you?

[glinda]

4. My husband suggested to me this morning that careful groundwork is being laid.

and that Obama and the people surrounding him are not stupid. He likened it to "he laid the first card down". I liked that analogy.