Legal Commentary

Accountability, But At What Cost?

By Big Tent Democrat

The Washington Post, which opposes investigations into potential war crimes committed by the Bush Administration, is gung ho on getting Charlies Rangel tossed as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

Their calculus is easily understood - war crimes are just too divisive, but omissions on financial reports are trivial enough for one to actually care about. I mean, this is the same Washington Post that called for the removal of a President because of private consensual sex.

Let's face it, who really gives a damn what the Washington Post thinks about anything? I promise to ignore Fred Hiatt and his minions from now on.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 03, 2009 (boomark / email).