12-18-2008, 10:06 PM
If Richard Nixon taught subsequent administrations anything, it's that you need a smoking gun to get anywhere with this kind of thing. Too many layers of people involved, and no existing record of anybody giving a specific order (c.f. Iran-Contra). The tape recording system is long gone, the documents shredded or "misplaced" (c.f. Whitewater), and the emails deleted.
In 30 years since Nixon, the only smoking gun anybody could muster was a certain stain on a dress. Barring that, this is all a waste of time, and the only outcome will be the conviction of some poor no-name schleps way down the line (c.f. Ollie North, Scooter Libby, the female soldier in the Abu Ghraib pics.)
In 30 years since Nixon, the only smoking gun anybody could muster was a certain stain on a dress. Barring that, this is all a waste of time, and the only outcome will be the conviction of some poor no-name schleps way down the line (c.f. Ollie North, Scooter Libby, the female soldier in the Abu Ghraib pics.)