Thursday, May 17, 2007
'No legal basis'
David has an excellent post summarizing the testimony of James Comey in the domestic spying brouhaha. I'm not sure about the impeachment idea. But the whole affair -- including the frantic race to Ashcroft's hospital bed -- reminds me of the Nixon White House days. ... The current administration indeed seems to be refighting the political battles not of the '60s -- but of the '70s. From keeping Congress in the dark to asserting executive privilege in a time of war, the Nixon holdovers (you know who they are) seem obsessed with winning points against foes from decades past -- and they seem doomed to keep repeating the mistakes from decades past. ... I know they're well intentioned. They're trying to prevent terrorist strikes against their fellow citizens. But as Peggy Noonan once said of those in the administration: "One wonders if they shouldn't ease up, calm down, breathe deep, get more securely grounded." ... Don't forget her 'passions of the inaugural' piece. ... P.S. -- I know there are plenty of Dems reliving their own Vietnam-Watergate days. No need to point it out to me.
David has an excellent post summarizing the testimony of James Comey in the domestic spying brouhaha. I'm not sure about the impeachment idea. But the whole affair -- including the frantic race to Ashcroft's hospital bed -- reminds me of the Nixon White House days. ... The current administration indeed seems to be refighting the political battles not of the '60s -- but of the '70s. From keeping Congress in the dark to asserting executive privilege in a time of war, the Nixon holdovers (you know who they are) seem obsessed with winning points against foes from decades past -- and they seem doomed to keep repeating the mistakes from decades past. ... I know they're well intentioned. They're trying to prevent terrorist strikes against their fellow citizens. But as Peggy Noonan once said of those in the administration: "One wonders if they shouldn't ease up, calm down, breathe deep, get more securely grounded." ... Don't forget her 'passions of the inaugural' piece. ... P.S. -- I know there are plenty of Dems reliving their own Vietnam-Watergate days. No need to point it out to me.
