We’ve been on the road for the past few days, and thus not locked into our usual media routine. Out here, in the desert, we get a dose here and there of Cable News, though without the erstwhile FOX News drone to keep us as aware of what the Evil Doers are up to.
Rush comes in partially, with much static, so I haven’t been able to keep up with the Right Wing Marching Orders with my usual alarming up-to-the-moment accuracy. Nor have I had any Internet Access for the last 3 days or so, so please pardon me if I’m missing a beat or two, and – unbeknownst to me – the entire Blogosphere is abuzz with this already. But from here, I’ve got just one big question since last Sunday’s Bob Woodward explosions on 60 Minutes.
(DISCLAIMER: Both CBS, the producer of 60 Minutes and Simon & Schuster, publisher of Woodward’s Plan of Attack are owned by the same parent company, Viacom. I have watched CBS before and have read books published by Simon & Schuster. As well, I have also watched both VH-1 and MTV on several occasions. Both of those cable channels are also owned by the parent company Viacom.)
So, anyway…The various Cable News programs we’ve been able to catch since Sunday, seem to be dwelling on the Powell-outta-the-loop and Bush-Saudi-low-oil-prices-before-the-election issues.
Yes, the most alarming item from Woodward on Sunday to my ears, was the bit about Bush having diverted some $700 million from the Congressionally approved Afghanistan spending over to a secret unapproved pre-Iraq War effort.
So my question is this…If Bill Clinton lying about a blowjob is an Impeachable offense, how can it be that subverting the US Constitution by diverting $700 million to a Congressionally Unapproved project by the this Administration barely raises an eyebrow by anyone? Both the House of Representatives (responsible for instituting Impeachment Proceedings) and the supposed “Liberal Media” seem to be completely ignoring the issue.
Now, I realize that the House is controlled hard by Republicans, but where is that supposedly “Liberal Media” on this one? And how can even the supposedly “Conservative” Republicans in the House sit by and ignore such a blatant disregard – if true – for the United States Constitution by this Administration?
Surely there must be at least a couple of intellectually honest Republicans out there who are outraged enough by this report to begin a very serious investigation into this very serious alleged breach of ethics by this Administration. No?
Can you imagine the Republican apoplectics that would be occurring today if it was Bill Clinton (or John Kerry!) who was reported to have done such a thing?
As Bill Bennet would have certainly asked in such a situation had this been a Democrat at the helm, “Where’s the outrage??”
Or is it out there and I’m just missing it?
> please pardon me if I’m missing a beat or two
Nobody cares if you miss a beat
The money WAS approved by congress so there is no alarm here.
The transfer of the money for the war in Afghanistan to Iraq was approved by congress? Really? This is not the 60 billion plus 27 billion Halliburton cut. You know that right?
Apparently he doesn’t know that. Or (more likely) does, but hasn’t been instructed how to answer the charge yet since the Dems are such wusses they haven’t raised the stink (yet) that they should about this!
"The money WAS approved by congress so there is no alarm here."
Please let us know when that occured, Paul.
Or, as is your usual M.O., just move on to other unsupported charges on other topics.
The story died!
a) Don’t count on it.
b) For a guy who called for Clinton’s Impeachment (before he was even sworn in) isn’t it somewhat hypocritical that you couldn’t care less about the possibly unconstitutional mis-appropriation of $700 million?! (Answer: Of course, it’s your guy, so "rule of law" no longer it’s much of a concern to you)
c) If the Media is so "Liberal" why would they overlook such a story? (Answer: The media is not Liberal, they are, however, lazy)
d) Don’t worry. It’ll be back.