A new low in U.S. politics

Bush warns Dems to take offer in firings

The President of the United States will only allow his top aides to be interviewed privately and not under oath about the firings of a number of federal prosecutors who were leading political corruption investigations. I wonder why? The first thing that comes to mind is that he and his cronies are a dirty as mud.

Does anyone remember the 'Marvelous Mark' Slackmeyer Doonesbury cartoon from 1973, the Nixon era?


But perhaps that's just me. What we do see here is a President of the United States who is totally out of control. This isn't good.

I find it hard to understand the American people and U.S. politics. Bill Clinton came very close to being impeached. For what? Lying about whether he had engaged in sexual relations with an adult intern. Now they have a President who has lied in order to take them to war, has severely curtailed civil liberties, has allowed hundreds of millions, if not billions, of reconstruction dollars to be stolen by private companies friendly to the administration, has authorized spying on the population, has authorized torture as a means of interrogation and the list goes on and on. What do the people and politicians do? Nothing. How odd. Which scenario, Clinton's or Bush's, really has a greater effect on their country?