[Vision2020] Is Holder a coward?

[Darrell Keim]

Sunil:

You just stated my position better than I did.  Must be why you are a
good lawyer, and I am not...

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Sunil Ramalingam
<sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Snip
> He doesn't think that the Obama Administration should seek criminal
> prosecutions of members of the Bush Administration, saying that it would
> take too much political capital and tie down the new administration; his
> argument is similar to yours.
>
> He thinks we should have some sort of commission that investigates and lays
> out what has happened, so that it doesn't get buried or brushed aside.
>>
> Sunil
>
>> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:12:08 -0800
>> From: keim153 at gmail.com
>> To: thansen at moscow.com
>> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Is Holder a coward?
>>
>> Sunil and Tom:
>>
>> Every one of your points is excellent. Going back to my Ford/Nixon
>> example, many of the same points would apply. Ford made a tough
>> decision, and committed political suicide in doing so. Right now our
>> nation needs to pick itself up, dust itself off, and find the right
>> direction to go. I know where I'd like that direction to be, planning
>> and preparing for the future, and believe we need to focus all our
>> energies on it. Trying to go after the past administration would be
>> very difficult, full of potential landmines. And it would consume a
>> lot of the energy that could better be used in forward motion.
>>
>> In the end, though, I can see both sides. I am very glad I don't need
>> to make the decision.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>> > Darrell -
>> >
>> > The two ("looking forward" and "correcting the past") are not mutually
>> > exclusive.
>> >
>> > Do you realize that the city of Marlboro City, New Hampshire has issued
>> > an
>> > indictment against both (and each) George Bush and Dick Cheney?
>> >
>> > Do you realize that some governments in Europe cconsider Rumsfeld to be
>> > a
>> > war criminal?
>> >
>> > If the United States does not investigate various questionable (to put
>> > it
>> > kindly) of the previous administration, how would you expect the world
>> > community to respond the next time the United States pursues crimes
>> > against humanity committed by another Milosevic or Saddam Hussein?
>> >
>> > Tom Hansen
>> > Moscow, Idaho
>> >
>> >
>> >> I don't know. I lookat it like Ford pardoning Nixon. A tough call to
>> >> make, but it gives the nation a chance to move on. Do you think we
>> >> should be looking backwards or forwards right now?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > If the current administration does not fully investigate the various
>> >> > questionable (to put it kindly) activities of the Bush
>> >> > administration,
>> > and
>> >> > criminal charges are not forthcoming, I will lose one HELL of alot of
>> >> > respect for the Obama administration, beginning with Barack himself.
>> >> >
>> >> > Note to Roger Falen: Alas, Roger! Something of which I would
>> > SERIOUSLY
>> >> > criticise Obama. How's that?
>> >> >
>> >> > Tom Hansen
>> >> > Moscow, Idaho
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Holder said yesterday that we are a nation of "cowards" when it
>> >> >> comes
>> > to
>> >> > di> scussions on race. . . . .
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How about it Mr. Holder. . . . are you going to be a "coward" when
>> >> >> it
>> >> > comes> to an investigation of Rove & Company?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ellen A. Roskovich
>> >> >>
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>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> >
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>> >> >
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