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Friday, July 20, 2007 12:00 AM

Bush's magical shield from criminal prosecution

The adminstration's latest power of lawbreaking is but a natural extension of its long-held theories.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Friday, July 20, 2007 09:08 AM

    Indeed!

    Mr. Greenwald observes:

    At this point, the blame rests not with the Bush administration. They have long made clear what they believe and, especially, what they are. They have been rubbing in our faces for several years the fact that they believe they can ignore the law and do what they want because nobody is willing to do anything about it. Thus far, they have been right, and the blame rests with those who have acquiesced to it.

    And then (although earlier in the piece) the other shoe drops:

    The only real question is what, if anything, we are willing to do about that.

    Discuss.

    —The Reality Kid Read The Reality Kid's other letters

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