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But who ever pays for these crimes? I think I will never live to see even a low level Bush criminal face justice, much less see the real culprits brought to justice.
Umm...Scooter Libby, that's who. Duke Cunningham, that's who. Bob Ney, that's who. Jack Abramoff, that's who. Want more? How about Tom DeLay, John Doolittle, Rick Renzi, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Monica Goodling, Paul McNulty, Donald Rumsfeld, etc.--each of whom has either faced legal investigation, indictment and/or a loss of reputation, power and position, as a result of being a part of the vast right-wing corruption conspiracy.
And the process of bringing them and many others to justice is still very much in its preliminary stages. This will get worse for them. Much, much worse. There will be no sweeping under the carpet here as in Iran-Contra. Our attack dogs like Leahy, Conyers, Waxman and Emanuel will make sure of that. As will literally thousands of current and former federal employees. This is simply too vast and egregious--and too much of a political opportunity for hungry and ambitious young Dems--to sweep under the carpet. Principle and politics will make sure of that.
Which is precisely how the founders who designed our system intended it to work.
