April 3, 2004
Big Bad John ... Dean
Well, I was quite frankly impressed by John Dean's appearance on NOW last night. That was one of the most ringing condemnations of the Bush administration that I have heard anywhere. Dean's perspective carries a special credibility as he was intimately involved with the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal. Dean said that the Bush adminisitration has taken secrecy to a new level, and that this was apparent from the moment they entered the White House - it only accellerated after September 11, 2001. He claimed that there is "no doubt" at this point that the administration deceived and lied about Iraq, and that doing so is an impeachable offence. He also implied that the administration's resistance to turning over documents (both from the Bush records and Clinton's) clearly shows that there are things that they just don't want to come out.
The interview was based around Dean's newest book Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush - available at Amazon for about $16.00. This book is definitely on my "read this" list. The passion and concern about our democracy rang throughout the interview. If you didn't get to see it, I recommend finding someone who taped it. This was a no punches pulled discussion.
Posted by rowan at April 3, 2004 8:04 AM | TrackBack | [eMail this article!] |I also watched the interview. The reason I tuned in was to see the story on nuclear weapons, but the Dean interview was very good.
Posted by: Chuck Currie at April 3, 2004 10:38 AMI was fairly shocked that one of my right-wing co-workers was bashing Bush II for this very reason.
Posted by: Jeremy at April 3, 2004 11:58 AMShades of watergate, I remember when Dean testified the first time and how thrilled I was, this time has a different feeling, as Dean pointed out PEOPLE HAVE DIED ! Equally chilling was the Nuke 'em crowd, Mr Gaffney et al. That crowd combined with a secret white house with a religious base is a lot more to worry about than "I am not a crook", wire taps, and the rest, the politics of today are on a whole new level.....what progress ????????????
Posted by: Bill Whitlatch at April 3, 2004 5:59 PM