AN ANSWER TO ROBERT REICH'S "WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS SHOULD DO NOW."

One of the Spoiler's favorite ex-politicians (is it
possible to be an EX -politico) is Bob Reich, but
exception must be made to points espoused in a
Nov.9 blog on the web site of Common Dreams.
For the most part it was plausible & agreeable,
but oh, so compliant. What is vital is uncompli-
ance. Many Dems are willing to forego Bush im-
peachment procedings only because of the time
it will take from the House Judiciary committee,
but no Dem wants to put the quietus on Rangel,
Waxman, Conyers or Frank with their joyous
subpoena powers.

Reich wrote: "there is no point in digging up more
dirt." "----the public & the media are suffering
from outrage fatigue" and "---the public is sick of
mudslinging."

Answers: 1- "there is no point etc" Robert, the point
of subpoena power & investigations is to write or
correct laws so that misfeasance or whatever does
not re-occur. Also to provide oversight which has
been totally missing under the Bush corruption &
cover up years. 2-"The public and the media------
outrage fatigue" The first re-action is that it is too
goddam bad about the media. They did precious
little oversight nor did they help our cause during
our out years. On second thought, that statement is
out of touch with reality. The media thrives on po-
litical outrage. It sells papers, it's easy to write
about, it can be a filler or a feature, it is a story for
free, it is real, it's happening, it's alive and it takes
the public away from the same crap they are stuck
with day in & day out. 3- "-----mud slinging". Bob,
when Henry Waxman, John Conyers start an in-
vestigation you can go to the window and bet it will
not feature mud slinging. It will be fact slinging.
Heaven knows we need some facts after 6 years of
lies & cover ups.

Bob, you know billions & billions of our taxpayers
money's are missing and completely unaccounted
for. Was it lost, stolen, given away, what?? Do you
know no-one is even trying to determine where it
went? Hasn't this administration caused enough
heartache with their lying & chicanery? And look
at Iraq with their destroyed infrastructure, very
little water, very little electricity and perhaps as
many as half million dead or wounded and a civil
war raging every day because of us. Look at our
side. 50,000 of our young people killed & maimed
mentally & physically, families broken up, on & on.
Billions that Americans paid into their gov-
ernment are missing. Think about it, Robbie, there
are men & women who can account for this debacle.
Shouldn't we at least try to find them?