…and prosecutorial independence and integrity are not “performance problems.”

Thanks for your post CHS.

james @ 171

As I’ve noted before, they are doing all of this out in the open under everyone’s noses just like the Nazis did.

When the Nazi’s came to power in 1933 one of their early goals in undermining the legitimacy of their democratic republic (Weimar) was to blur the line between the State and the Party. Eventually all governmental policies and directives were those of the Party. The Republicans are trying the same technique with the politicalization of the DOJ. The DOJ therefore becomes an instrument of the Republican Party. If this were happening to a democratic government anywher else in the world the MSM would be screaming that the ruling party was attempting to undermine democracy to become a dictatorship. Sadly, the MSM are enablers to our own brand of dictatorship.

I’m eagerly awaiting Richard Evans’ third book on the Third Reich to be published.

In the meantime I’m keeping busy reading memoirs of old Bolsheviks and biographies of Stalin and Trotsky by Dmitri Volkogonov.

One thing is certain, the capitalist class learned well from the revolutions of the early twentieth century. Neutralize workers organizations, control the press, coopt opposition leaders or kill them if necessary, and constantly instill fear in the people by whatever means necesary even if that means committing criminal acts against your own people and blaming them on others.

Just look at the plans for Operation Northwoods in the early 60s…commit terrorist acts in the US and blame them on Cuba.

I’m lurking, while gardening and other stuff, but I just wanted to say regarding everyone joining Facebook:
(does anyone remember Frank Zappa)
Gimme an F!

I believe Gimme an F…was the chant from Country Joe and the Fish

Judging from the responses to a mention of Broadway the Hard Way, there are a lot of folks here who remember Frank

Oh, and Brown Shoes still don’t make it!!!

spurious @ 55

Jeebus, this scares the sh*t out of me. Cheney’s storm troopers.

As I’ve noted before, they are doing all of this out in the open under everyone’s noses just like the Nazis did.

When the Nazi’s came to power in 1933 one of their early goals in undermining the legitimacy of their democratic republic (Weimar) was to blur the line between the State and the Party. Eventually all governmental policies and directives were those of the Party. The Republicans are trying the same technique with the politicalization of the DOJ. The DOJ therefore becomes an instrument of the Republican Party. If this were happening to a democratic government anywher else in the world the MSM would be screaming that the ruling party was attempting to undermine democracy to become a dictatorship. Sadly, the MSM are enablers to our own brand of dictatorship.

In other words, thank you.

Isn’t “25-year veteran of the DOJ” a little bit confusing? My understanding from his op-ed is that he’s currently employed at DOJ, but “veteran” is often used to mean “no longer in active service.”

Not really…I was considered a veteran of the Battle for Hue City once that operation was finished even though I continued fighting in other operations.

The poor people currently on their second, third, whatever tours in Iraq are veterans of the previous tours.

This guy is a veteran of the GOP wars on the American way for the past 25 years even though he continues to battle on.

ccmask @ 31

As Bush plays around with his privleges, the military contractors are taking over the world. This really scares me. All contractors are moving out of the country. I don’t mean to be an alarmist, but….

Jeebus, this scares the sh*t out of me. Cheney’s storm troopers.

As I’ve noted before, they are doing all of this out in the open under everyone’s noses just like the Nazis did.