Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush

[Bach]

Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush
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Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday that he and running mate Barack Obama could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration if they are elected in November.

Biden's comments, first reported by ABC news, attracted little notice on a day dominated by the drama surrounding his Republican counterpart, Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

But his statements represent the Democrats' strongest vow so far this year to investigate alleged misdeeds committed during the Bush years.

"If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued," Biden said during a campaign event in Deerfield Beach, Florida, according to ABC.

"[N]ot out of vengeance, not out of retribution," he added, "out of the need to preserve the notion that no one, no attorney general, no president -- no one is above the law."

Obama sounded a similar note in April, vowing that if elected, he would ask his attorney general to initiate a prompt review of Bush-era actions to distinguish between possible "genuine crimes" and "really bad policies".

"[i]f crimes have been committed, they should be investigated," Obama told the Philadelphia Daily News. "You're also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we've got too many problems we've got to solve."

Congressional Democrats have issued a flurry of subpoenas this year to senior Bush administration aides as part of a broad inquiry into the authorisation of torturous interrogation tactics used at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

Three veterans of the Bush White House have been held in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to respond to subpoenas: former counsel Harriet Miers, former political adviser Karl Rove, and current chief of staff Josh Bolten. The contempt battle is currently before a federal court.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008...s2008.joebiden


What an arse

[Big Dakota]

Bush should get the same treatment as Saddam. War criminals should be prosecuted.

[EveryoneElse]

Originally Posted by Big Dakota

Bush should get the same treatment as Saddam. War criminals should be prosecuted.

Wth?

You have got to be kidding me.

One more to the ignore feature.

[Bach]

Originally Posted by Big Dakota

Bush should get the same treatment as Saddam. War criminals should be prosecuted.

Put your white flag down, you're making a fool of yourself.

[neosapien23]

Yet Obama would never arrest that piece of garbage Ayers who is a known domestic terrortist. Libs are the biggest hippocrates. Hell he wouldn't even condemn his actions.

[BigDFan5]

3 days from now


Obama: "Thats not the Joe Biden I knew"

[JBond]

Originally Posted by BigDFan5

3 days from now


Obama: "Thats not the Joe Biden I knew"

Three days after that. That was not the Barack I knew... He already has tried several times.

[ThreeSportStar80]

Originally Posted by Big Dakota

Bush should get the same treatment as Saddam. War criminals should be prosecuted.

I agree, 100% Bush was the dumbest president in the history of the United States and we've had plenty!

[Nors]

Bush was not anywhere near the best President we had - But post 9-11 has Al Q - gone terror on our soil? Nope

He took an unpopular stance to protect USA soil as best as we could. Imagine if he did nothing and they dropped 23 low grade Nukes on American soil or some other massive attacks??? Then what would you be calling him?

I view a President that did the unpopular things and did what he thought was in our Countries best interests. To call him dumb is kinda silly -

Look at the colleges he attended and graduated from

Lets revisit that!

[Cajuncowboy]

I love it! The lunatics in this forum and as a whole on the left have come completely unglued.

Man, They just saw their "Hope" for the messiah to get elected slip through their hands and now, this....

OMG, what a bunch of clowns.

[burmafrd]

Are some of you educated at all? I sometimes wonder. Ignorance is rampant here. If you have the brains, study a little American history before such incredibly stupid comments are posted.

[utrunner07]

Originally Posted by ThreeSportStar80

I agree, 100% Bush was the dumbest president in the history of the United States and we've had plenty!

Thats only because you and BigDakota have not been elected (nor ever will be)....

[sacase]

This is not a good precident to set, however, doesn't the President have absolute immunity? I know they can be impeached but this is different than being impeached.

[bbgun]

Originally Posted by EveryoneElse

Wth?

You have got to be kidding me.

One more to the ignore feature.

Hey, they used to compare him to Hitler. Saddam is much less offensive. By next week, it'll probably be Nixon.

[JBond]

Originally Posted by Big Dakota

Bush should get the same treatment as Saddam. War criminals should be prosecuted.

Can we prosecute inane posters?
I crack myself up.