Sort of an unfortunate headline. I got all excited thinking our government was going to do the right thing. Now I'm back to thinking it'll be "same as it ever was," the elites will walk.

You're right. But the White House using its bully pulpit to suggest that the rule of law be respected/restored is not. I mean, if it's good enough for the U.S. to demand the prosecution of foreigners for similar crimes ....

Now we know why Cheney's running interference via the Faux media. If White house's White House scan comes to fruition, who else would end up in those legal crosshairs but old Dqadeye himself.

Also, considering this investigation started as a peek into CIA operations, there's also a link beyond the White House, i.e. Cheney's frequent visits to CIA HQ in the early days of The Big Lie.

Not only would a White House investigation eventually land on Dick's door, the CIA investigation may well end up there, also.

One thing about a chain of command, once the links are all identified, the old chain can be reconstructed and every link vetted out separately.

... looks Cheney's being cast into chains, even if they aren't metal. Every time he defends himself before the fact, it appears as if he is already under investigation, or he wouldn't be running cover for the subordinates who can "link" him to the whole mess.

He would probably be wise to zip his snarled lip, but he seems to be uncontrollably compelled to double down at every opportunity.

Surely it was Dick, not Fox, who initiated the process that led to his latest interview.

I' not sure if this paraphrase is close, but I sem to recall as a young fellow that the most-guilty parties among us mischief makers tended to be the loudest deniers of guilt.

My wife would say something like "the squeaky wheel gets investigated."

She also said "don't shoot a gift horse in the foot."

So a 'special prosecutor' is not like a 'regular prosecutor/DA' in that the 'special's authority (whom he may prosecute) is limited? If so, what's the argument for its justification. Does it mean that there are some Americans who, no matter what they've done, may not be prosecutable? Is that in the Constitution?

I heard an old interview with Ted Kennedy the other day. He remarked that there have been (at the time of the interview) 6 subpoenas for Bush era testimony. Guess how many of those were issued against Bill Clinton (all having to do with his personal finances and behavior): 1,100!

And the republicans are screaming "Witch Hunt!" At least they are consistent - they're always on the wrong side of every issue.