Twisting in the Wind

[H2O Man]

I watched the public television coverage of the Senate Watergate Committee's interview with John Ehrlichman yesterday. It took me late into early this morning, giving me time for a nap before today's noon-time events. I remember watching the grilling of Nixon's counsel and assistant on domestic affairs, and my brother saying it was among the most important of those hearings. But it was overshadowed by other events.

Ehrlichman infamously commented to John Dean that, "Well, I think we ought to let him hang there. Let him twist slowly, twist slowly in the wind" in regard to Nixon's latest pick to head the FBI. How times change -- today, it is Donald Trump hanging there, twisting in the wind, facing legal problems that will haunt him to his grave.

Nixon, from his time as vice president, counted on a curious collection of intelligence officers, anti-Castro Cubans, and mercenaries to deal with foreign issues. As president, he used those same people in an attempt to establish the White House intelligence unit that the Huston Plan had first suggested.

Bush the Elder, as Reagan's vice president, attempted to outsource a policy in Central America and the Middle East that lacked congressional approval and oversight. But, similar to Nixon's group, they got caught.

Dick Cheney, as W's vice president, established a two-tier unit of neoconsatives -- with himself and Irving "Scooter" Libby running what they called "black ops." They were also caught, though Cheney escaped legal consequences.

Donal Trump sought to exploit the ignorance of the radical right -- nazis, kkk members, militias, including former and current police and military members. People no different than those that inspired Young's song at the top of this page. He didn't really invest in an effort to cover up his effort to steal the 2020 election. There remains a real possibility that we are yet to document the ties between General Flynn and militias and mercenaries such as Eric Prince. Time will tell.

By spring, the answer, my friends, will be hanging and twisting in the wind.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. I want to see it all uncovered and laid out for everyone to see.

Sometimes it is best to air your dirty laundry in public.

[H2O Man]

2. Definitely!

In order to fully restore the rule of law, it needs to be fully investigated, made public, and prosecuted.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. I hope investigators don't suffer from trump fatigue before the job is completed.

I also hope that there were enough people of good conscience maintaining records.

[panader0]

4. Fully investigating trump's and his gang's dirty deeds would be a daunting task.

So much that hasn't been discovered yet. What was Rick Perry's connection with Ukraine?
Whatever happened with Wilber Ross and his shady Bank of Cyprus? How much did DeVos make
from caging kids? And all the camps and tax payer money @ 500 a night each? And the wall
contracts?
That's a few off the top of my head but the trump administration is an Olympic pool full of worms.
Thanks for the Neil Young--I hadn't heard that yet.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

5. When it comes to Trump

The answer my friend has a three foot rear end, the answer has a three foot rear end. On a serious note, we'ver never had real accountability for these immoral and extralegal actions. People think Watergate was just a cover-up of some political tricks, Iran-contra, just a political disagreement. Nobody has really paid the piper for thesre actions. I hope this will be different.

[coeur_de_lion]

6. I love this.

And love you.

Today I love everybody.

But I always love you dearest H.

[malaise]

7. These will also be caught

Great OP my brother