I hate to link to the extremely right wing Wall Street Journal editorial page, but today it's warranted. Today's editorial shows just how delusional the uber-conservatives are these days -- and how much they fear accountability:
Mark down the date. Tuesday, April 21, 2009, is the moment that any chance of a new era of bipartisan respect in Washington ended. By inviting the prosecution of Bush officials for their antiterror legal advice, President Obama has injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret.The new era of bipartisan respect never actually happened. Obama tried to initiate it, but the Republicans never accepted his offer. And, since the election, the Republicans have done everything possible to undermine the new administration. Rush wants Obama to fail. No Republicans voted for the stimulus. The list of GOP inanities and attacks goes on and on and on...
The WSJ includes this nugget:
Above all, the exercise will only embitter Republicans, including the moderates and national-security hawks Mr. Obama may need in the next four years.How much more bitter can Republicans get? Next thing you know, they'll start having teabagging rallies with the most extreme of their dwindling numbers. (oh, wait, they did that.) And, Obama already saw that he doesn't have any GOP support on the Hill, with the exceptions of a couple Senate moderates.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 could be the moment when accountability and upholding the law again became the policy of the United States. If crimes were committed by our government, no matter who the president is, the American people have a right to know and there must be consequences. The Wall Street Journal editorial page was a leading right wing cheerleader for the Bush/Cheney administration. You'd expect them to oppose finding the truth. But, it won't be Obama and the country who "will live to regret" the truth, it's the Bush administration officials who allowed torture and undermined the principles of our country. Bush and Cheney injected the poison into our politics. Obama needs to provide the anti-venom to rid of us that poison.
