Bush's evasion of justice continues

I don't know how the Bush administration continues to get away with it - I really don't. Wait, check that - I do know how Bush and his con artists are getting away with it, and the answer is spineless Democrats.

From Karl Rove refusing a Congressional subpoena last week to President Bush's outright refusal to release documents that Congress demands, the administration continuously thumbs its collective nose at both Congress and the Constitution. The only thing more troubling is that Congress seems unwilling to do anything meaningful about it.

Last night on Countdown, Keith Olbermann had on Jonathan Turley to discuss the latest Bush obfuscation - claiming Executive Privilege in the CIA/Valerie Plame investigation. Turley wasted no time going after Bush, and he pointed out that those who voted to confirm AG Mukasky are now suffering the consequences:

“…This is why, when Senators Shumer and Feinstein saved Mukasey’s confirmation, this is what they purchased. And, what Congress needs to do, the only thing they can do, is bring back Inherent Contempt and to say they’re going to start to exercise contempt on their own, that the deal is off. Attorney General Mukasey has broken a very long standing promise to be a faithful broker, to bring these cases to the grand jury - he won’t. And Congress has a right to now say we’re going back to doing this stuff ourselves.”

I'm waay behind on my letter writing (I'm catching up later today), but we need to be writing our so-called leaders in Washington (as well as our elected representatives and senators) to let them know that they must hold those who are obstructing justice accountable. Find out who your elected legislators are by clicking Here, or better yet, call the Congressional Switchboard at (202) 225-3121, and you'll be connected to your rep. or senator (and they'll find yours if you don't know. Please, take a few minutes to leave a message - phone calls really do have more of an impact than e-mail or snail mail.

When I read that Nancy Pelosi is now publicly saying that an impeachment VOTE is off the table, despite several articles of impeachment being sent to the Judiciary Committee, I wonder how she was ever elected House Speaker in the first place. Pelosi and Harry Reid's conduct during this Congress have left me decidedly underwhelmed to be kind - they have held Bush and his cabal accountable for... oh, let me think... nothing.

However, it's not too late for all of us to demand that they do something about the many criminal offenses this administration has committed. And the biggest ones of all may be yet to come - an attack on Iran, and full-scale pardons for those who have flouted the law during the last 7+ years; Scooter Libby was just the tip of the iceberg.

h/t Crooks & Liars