Reply #6: The problem is.. [View All]

[Imajika]

..that unless a scandal is constantly fed they tend to die off simply because current events sweep them away.

Remember Gary Condit for example. All Condit all the time.....until 9-11 and then we never heard about the story again.

Another example is ENRON. Without any damning provable evidence implicating the Bush administration, the story just fades away.

This story seems so big now, but what if an embassy somewhere gets blown up next week? What some ex-President dies (like, oh say Reagan)? What is a big earthquake hits Cali? Anything can and does happen to create media excitement. The Uranium-Niger story can only hold the press's attention for just so long.

"THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC INVESTIGATION AND TENET WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE TESTIFYING FROM THE CIA."

Wrong. The very nature of the issue, national security, dictates that it will likely NOT be a public investigation.

So what happens is eventually it is agreed that some sort of catch-all WMD investigation takes place which in reality is the beginning of the stonewalling process. You know once these things go to a commission they usually just fall into a black hole somewhere and are typically obstructed so badly that nothing ever gets resolved.

This does damage Bush, but it is not going to bring him down. It is just one of a thousand cuts. Democrats should not overplay it, if they do we will suffer a backlash. Just feed the story, keep it going by asking seemingly bipartisan questions and let the press do the work. Don't be dissappointed when this alone doesn't kill off the Bush administration. If it turns out that there really is no WMD's in Iraq, and the situation in that country remains as volitile as it is, the American public will quickly sour on the entire adventure. As that happens we then start asking other questions? What about some of the other intelligence the Bush administration had been touting? Aluminum tubes, Mobile bio-labs? And oh yeah, how about that 6.4% unemployment rate? And don't forget to mix in questions about the sky rocketing deficit....

This issue is one of many that will create an evironment for the Democrats to have a good chance to beat Bush in 04'. It is going to be tough, don't underestimate them. Bush has a lot of money and about 45% of the country solidly behind him. We just need to motivate our 45% and convince the other 10% that a change is needed.

Imajika