Anyone recall the level of media scrutiny for the millions of emails Bush-Cheney-Rove 'lost'?

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97. History

The US, as a country, has a long history of not pursuing politicians at the time for their missteps and illegalities. In my lifetime, this goes all the way back to the pardon of Nixon through Reagan then Bush. Democratic politicians agreed to let them off the hook.

The difference between Hillary and the older Bush crowd is that Hillary is running for President now. George W and George H W and Dick Cheney and Oliver North and Nixon are not. Some of us did get upset when the crooks performed their actions and when they got away with it.

At some point these people and actions become part of history unless the individuals resurface in the public eye or try to obtain positions of power. Then their past missteps and misdeeds become issues again for them.

It is unfortunate that Nixon, Bush, and Reagan were not punished for having hidden government. This set a procedure for Powell, Rice and yes HRC to do the same. However, they are not running now for office and they are not being touted as our inevitable champion.

I would much rather have someone who responded to the Bush, Powell, and Rice methods by rejecting them and making an issue of this at the time than HRC who used the same method to avoid the public. That is the only issue and the only reason it attaches to HRC and not the older Bushes at this time. She is trying to be in office again, they are not.

With respect to Jeb Bush, he has some of the same email issues when he was Governor. However, it is not a reason that Hillary should get a pass. It is a reason that both of them should not run for office again.