Letters to the Editor

"Missing" evidence is familiar Bush pattern The latest revelations of obstruction of justice involve two familiar ingredients: Deliberate destruction of evidence and acquiescence by key congressional Democrats. Glenn Greenwald [2007-12-07]

• LWM

  Thanks for that Mies link where I learned that I think Ron Paul is the only viable candidate. One of my favorite things is reading about all the views I never expressed or implied but still somehow embrace.

  I'll note two points more generally here relating to the broader discussion:

  (1) Criticizing some Democrats and documenting their involvement in many of the worst Bush abuses is not the same as saying that it doesn't matter which party controls the various branches of government.

  (2) The notion that there is no meaningful difference between the parties is one that is more pronounced and tempting -- understandably so -- on days like this, when new evidence emerges of just how complicit key Democrats are in so many things.

  But many -- I'd say most -- people who react that way (again, completely understandably) on days when such stories are revealed are not going to harbor that "no-difference" belief for the next 12 months. When faced imminently with the prospect of a Giuliani administration or a Romney administration and all of the dreck that that would entail, my guess is that the perceived differences will become more pervasive.

  But whatever the results are, one has to describe the corruption and complicity of Democrats when one sees it, and one sees it with incredible frequency. That's just true.

  -- GlennGreenwald
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