| Criminality is at the heart of the Bush Administration
Now that we know that Dick Cheney chooses as he Chief-of-Staff a liar and a perjurer, a traitor who betrays our nation's national security information in order to pursue vendetta and political gain, isn't it time for ALL OF US to admit that Mr. Libby is simply an example of the Culture of Criminality that has always been at the heart of this administration, an adminstration that lied 2,000 soldiers to their deaths? Cheney simply picked the man who would act as he would - as a liar, a ruthless cutthroat who stops at nothing, men who consider themselves above the law as they lie about Saddam possessing nuclear weapons, as they lie on government websites about scientific issues, as they pay "reporters" to plant lies in the press, as they lie us into ruinous wars -lies, lies and more lies - this is simply the way these men operate. Cheney fulfills the same role to Bush as Libby did to him - Chief of Conniving, Chief of Backstabbing, Chief of Lies To the American People. Well, its all coming home to roost now. They are now being shown as people who are NOT ABOVE THE LAW. Nobody is afraid of these bastards anymore.
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Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
-President Barack Obama, 1st Inaugural address
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