So when does Harry Reid start Senate hearings on Iraq and 911?

[Horse with no Name]

Seriously.

Let's burn this fucker down.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. He has better things to do than a tit for tat witch hunt.

I'd rather see them involved in the hard work of governing.

[truebluegreen]

2. Better things than subpoenaing Darth Cheney

and getting to the bottom of things, making the case, showing up the incompetence and dishonesty of the previous administration so that we would be less likely to repeat that mistake?

Holding people accountable in part of the hard work of governing too.

[Horse with no Name]

3. There is a LOT to be said that the lack of accountability

is what has poisoned the discourse that we are having now.

It has allowed the same cast of bad characters to continually screw this country over and over and over again.

I mean...if we had held them accountable...Dick Cheney would be criticizing Hillary from a cell, not a talk show.

[truebluegreen]

4. +1000

[Agnosticsherbet]

15. Nothing is going to be done about that sad disastrous period.

The people who perpetrated it are not going to be held accountable.

There is other business that needs doing, and a stupid pissing contest that would be played out in the Supreme Court with decisions on Executive Privilege between administrations isn't going to get important public business done. It will simply take time away from the other things that the Senate and Congress need to do. And the Senate could not do anything of substance, since impeachment, which could still technically be done, must start in Congress.

It is bad enough that Congress is obsessed with trying to drag Hillary Clinton into the mud so she will be too damaged in the public view to win in 2016. The Senate doing something as strange as trying to hold the previous administration accountable after almost seven years since they should have done something would simply be viewed as tit for tat political attacks.

Maybe, the world court will bring charges that, if any of the perpetrators ever travels, will get them arrested and tried if another country actually has the balls. I doubt that will even happen.

[rso]

5. Harry Reid

Not a bad idea in principle, but isn't there a statute of limitations when it comes to hearings ?
While the timing of any hearings would definitely raise the "tit for tat" argument, it would show the republicans that democrats are willing to fight using the republicans' own tactics, and it would definitely fire up the democratic base.

[Horse with no Name]

6. I don't think there is a statute of limitation for treason or murder. n/t

[Thinkingabout]

7. It would be political if Reid called for a special committee, it is not political when Issa

Calls for one.

[99Forever]

8. Harry Reid has no spine.

He, as always, will do nothing. It's what he is best at.

[chelsea0011]

9. As soon as Harry gets a deal with republicans that 60 votes are needed to proceed...

in another word...never.

[RobertEarl]

10. Joke of the week, right?

The Dems have rolled over and played dead for so long that if they even attempted to bark their collars would choke them.

This is all one big play and they are the actors and we the paying audience. They will only give us something to chew on and take the best for their own elite places.

Sure, it would be grand were real governing to take place, but as we see from a few responses here and there the people are just fine with a bit of rawhide to chew while the red-meat is served at the castles of the CEO's and Diebold selected overseers.

Is that radiation in the air? Can I have some more, please?

[bemildred]

11. Never. nt

[Teamster Jeff]

12. If they choose to let the pukes rake them over the coals

they will get nothing but scorn from me.

[msongs]

13. the current adminstration is engaged in the same behavior. there will be NO hearings nt

[KoKo]

14. Maybe when "Hell Freezes Over?" ...

sad stuff.