With the rash of IG reports, a kind of executive branch self-disclosure, some kind of grand bargain has to be in the offing where one aspect is in an attempt to minimize W’s ultimate culpability. This much like the fact that Feith, Rove, Libby, Fleisher, Gonzales, Haynes, Meir etc. are no longer being a part of the administration attempts to isolate and minimize culpability. Its really not so much of a “the buck stops here” approach now is it? Still we can only speculate from the effects or, cheers, its firewalls & grand bargains then.

And then there is a strategic question that arises from rkilowatt’s observations in the Ghorbanifar II thread concerning the petro-anglo-oligarchy’s use of royal families in managing the global oil trade. Obviously there is some historical truth there and it makes W’s focus on some kind of representative process in Iraq all the more curious, especially if his vision is of the kind of democracy that seems to be emerging here in the “homeland” with new sovereign powers being vested in corporate constituencies. Is this a true strategic shift?

Finally, I would still really like to know if anyone has any clear sense of whether continued inquiry into the operations of Francis Brookes with the INC would amount to a worth while endeavor or not?

already did, and he replied he’ll likely write something up.

campaign carney picked a verrrry bad day to send me this e-mail.

i believe i will use all 7 of mr. carlin’s words in my reply.

ditto EW

Thank you ROTL…

But appreciate kind words, since I seem to have flung my quivering heart right up on the web page… sigh….