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I liked this part,
"...We must avoid any temptation simply to move on. We must instead be honest with ourselves and the world as we condemn our nation's past transgressions and reject Bush's corruption of our American ideals. Our constitutional democracy cannot survive with a government shrouded in secrecy, nor can our nation's honor be restored without full disclosure."
I like this because in order to move on we have to acknowledge and set right the transgressions of the past. One cannot just say, well, we made a mistake, sorry, and go on like we were innocent and trustworthy. The transgressions of the past are evidence to others that we are not innocent or trustworthy.
I have thought that Obama's vote for FISA was part of his deal with Bush that said he would not investigate or prosecute Bush or the corporations involved in Bush's criminal enterprises, in exchange for Bush not pushing his "suppress the vote" operations.
I have been therefore doubtful that any real effort to investigate and prosecute Bush will ever occur. So, the question is whether this appointment will lead to real investigations and prosecutions, or just the appearence of them.
