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Scandals? So What? Our Agenda Trumps All
Dave Limbaugh
Holder's critics of being "partisans who seem more interested in launching
political attacks than cooperating with him to protect the security and
constitutional rights of the American people"?
were not so partisan and attack-oriented themselves, we wouldn't be having this
discussion about Holder, the IRS or the AP.
this White House to the detriment of the national interest. The New York Times
is reporting that "some in the West Wing privately tell associates they wish
(Holder) would step down, viewing him as politically maladroit. But the latest
attacks may stiffen the administration's resistance in the near term to a
change for fear of emboldening critics."
House want Holder to go is not because he has engaged in corruption or lied to
Congress or any other of the myriad complaints that have been lodged against
him, but because they see him as politically maladroit [awkward, inept]. It's
all about politics and appearances and how those affect the administration --
not the nation.
Holder because it believes dumping him would empower its critics. Again, the
determining factors are not Holder's integrity, the rule of law, the importance
of the nation's chief attorney adhering to the principle of equal protection
under the laws, or anything else involving the national interest. It's all about
President Obama and his image and agenda, and Republicans are not to be
seen as scoring any victories.
in his position: "His saving grace through years of controversies has been
scandals and the pressure for Holder to resign.
In a recent interview, she left no doubt that the administration evaluates
these scandals in terms of how they are affecting the administration, not on
whether the charges have merit.
2 million employees, and things happen. We put in process procedures to make
sure if there has been any wrongdoing, there will be appropriate consequences,
and we will move on."
be bad enough. Rather, "How dare anyone suggest there could be any corruption
inside this White House? But even if there is, don't you peons understand that
we have an agenda to move forward and don't need to be distracted by this? We
are about fundamentally changing the United States and are not to be deterred
by such trifles."
confidence that people within the White House have behaved appropriately.
People all around the country are counting on us not to be distracted or bogged
down by this."
executive branch corruption, even when it goes to the very core of our
liberties: the federal government's targeting of political opponents and of the
press. Your priority should be to join the administration in moving its agenda
forward.
reporters to an unprecedented "off-the-record" meeting to discuss allegations
about the Justice Department's attack on the press. Even those few media
outlets that didn't boycott the meeting implied there was no justification for
the secrecy. No, but it apparently served Holder's and the administration's
interests; the national interest be damned.
reason for not wanting to resign, not yet at least: "He wants to participate in
this month's 50th anniversary commemoration of the integration of the
University of Alabama by two black students."
administration, is it any wonder these scandals occurred in the first place?
Should it be any surprise that Holder is indignant when asked to respond to
legitimate questions from congressmen?
who believe they are above the law and whose personal and political
agendas trump all else. And the longer they get away with it the worse they
will get. They must be stopped.
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