Spitzer And War

No Bush has ever started a war without first firing the US commanders. Look at papa bush and baby Bush, and before each war the commanding officers were relieved, and others brought in. Panama, Yugoslavia, Iraq etc. Officers are confirmed by the senate, and of course in 'war time' they want to give the president the officers he wants. Since our first string officers never agree to Bush wars, the Bushes are obliged to go to war with 3rd and 4th string hacks. (This made Rumsfeld's comment "you go to war with the army you have" rather cynical.)

Fallon is out as commander, Cheney is in the middle east, perhaps we'll have an attack on Iran before the election. If not, of course, Hillary will attack when she is president.

Spitzer being taken out makes me nervous. Why are the feds going after a state governor? New Yorkers could not figure out he was a dog? New York could not handle Spitzer, and prosecute him themselves if they like? So what if he frequents prostitutes, name a politician who does not cheat on his wife. Henry Hyde was the religious right's paragon of virtue, and he cheated on his wife as a politician. Of course Spitzer hid the money he was paying hookers. He broke no law doing so, it is against the law not to report more than $10,000. But I hear it is now also against the law to try to not break the law.

We learned last year that the US Attorney system is corrupt, and politically motivated. The democrats had the opportunity to restore the justice department to independence, but instead confirmed Mukasey as attorney general.

Why would the republicans want a powerful governor in a powerful state out of the way? It is simply because he might object to the fact that the feds have bailed out the banks at the expense of the middle class? Or might he have objected to USA attacking Iran?

The pimp in all of this is licensed to prepare taxes for others by the IRS, according to ABC. Who benefits by having Spitzer gone?

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