Reply #19: Morning, Blackhatjack... [View All]

[CorpGovActivist]

"Q- If you were involved in highly partisan corruption, would it not benefit you to involve members of the 'other political persuasions' in the corruption, in hopes of fending off the partisan nature of the activity?"

Yes, and human nature - the full spectrum of it (from virtue to vice) - is present on both sides of the aisle. As we've seen with the Abramoff Scandal, having a few Democrats involved has helped restrain the eagerness to investigate somewhat. A bit of that was present in scandals past, too, if you recall.

"Q- Is this tactic likely to be exposed in this Halliburton/Enron/State Street Bank corruption scandal and coverup? If so, will it result in the public perception that 'the wrongdoing' should be assigned to both major political parties?"

Here's where "the e-mail" - as the President calls it - really hurts them. Many BushCo. operatives treated e-mail like it was a cone of silence, and really got into the nitty-gritty of tactics. The American public will get to see just how devilish those tactics were (e.g., taint a few corruptible Democrats as "insurance"). I think that the vast majority of Democrats can proceed full force, and "let the chips fall where they may" on this one, without running the risk that America throws up its hands and says, "A pox on both your houses."

"Q- In regard to the 'left field' stuff, is it likely that the 'prewar' Iraq corruption laid the foundation for the initiation, continuation and exploitation of the Iraq War corruption?"

There are whistleblowers who can substantiate this beyond a shadow of a reasonable doubt.

"Q- If Wolfowitz held the purse strings and Bolton 'the muscle', would that not be a powerful combination that could be used to influence other countries to 'cooperate' with the 'friends' of this Administration? And grease the tracks for 'Halliburton and others' to gain contracts for all manner of 'services' from these other countries?"

There were more (and much higher-ranking) players than that involved in this sort of quid pro quo. The "Vulcans" should have called themselves the "Romulans" instead - warmongerers that they were and are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vulcans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulans

- Dave