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"Something like this may have happened sometime, somewhere; I just haven't heard about it," said John W. Nields Jr., who was chief counsel to the House Iran-contra committee.

Bruce Fein, who served in the Justice Department during the Reagan administration and on the Republican staff of the congressional Iran-contra investigation, said such an arrangement has both constitutional and investigative flaws. "A joint appearance sabotages the idea of a unitary executive -- the 'buck stops here' attitude of Harry Truman -- by enabling Bush to shift blame or accountability to Cheney when politically expedient." In investigations such as Iran-contra, Fein said, "customary legal rules require sequestration of witnesses in depositions and at trial to avoid tailoring the truth to avoid inconsistencies."

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Fein sticks to principle and common sense, pretty much.

Well, bushco has flipfloped like crazy lately, maybe these two could be shamed into appearing separately. Even their RW base must squirm with shame at their cowardice. They're not only chickenhawks. They're just plain chicken.