....the White House allows itself to be investigated. I just don't see the Bush whitehouse turning over documents or agreeing to appear before Congress. They are the all knowing executive branch. They have shown with their use of signing statements that they couldn't give a shit what Congress has to say. I believe that this attitude will only get worse once the Dems take control of Congress.
We can all site to examples of the Bush whitehouse flat out stating they are above the law. They even have written extensively about how the executive branch is all powerful and can do whatever they want. I can just hear it now. Sorry, we refuse to comply with your supoenas because Congress does not have the power to investigate the executive branch. They will stonewall on the pre-war planning. Sorry, that is not something that concerns the Congress. They will stonewall on torture, NSA spying, Haliburton and Katrina. Sorry, we are the executive branch and we are all powerfull. Fuck off you unworthy congresspeople. We still do whatever we want. You can investigate all you want, but don't expect us to cooperate. Then what?
Well, Court cases of course. They take time. Bush will probably be out of office before the Supreme Court decides that Bush was right. They have packed the Courts and we will have a hard time winning there.
Then what? Frankly, I am not sure. I just think that we are underestimating the Bushies once again. They are lying, cheating bastards and they are going to dig in their heels big time. They are going to throw every roadblock ever imagined in front of the Dems trying to investigate them. Two years is a long time. Thousands more will dead in Iraq. Our civil liberites will continue to be violated. Torture and rendition will continue unabated. The damage to our reputation abroad will spike even higher. Then Bush is gone. All these investigations are basically useless. Haliburton ain't giving their money back. The dead soldiers are still going to be dead. The Iraqis are still going to be fucked. New Orleans is still gone. Then what???
Please convince me my concerns are not valid. Please let me know what you really think about investigations, not what you hope they will be like.