So, the Dems take over Congress... And then...? And THEN...?

glenn greenwald...

As much wrongdoing as we have learned about on the part of Bush administration already, it is almost certainly the case that there is much, much more that we don't know about, but ought to.

i've said the same thing repeatedly... what we DO know, i'm sure, pales in comparison with what we DON'T... glenn, however, has a somewhat more optimistic view than i do of what might happen with a possible dem congressional takeover...

[T]he real power [of a Democratic takeover of Congress] will be to investigate and expose the conduct of the Bush administration and to reveal to Americans what has really been going on.

It is difficult to overstate how crucial that is for exposing what the Republican Party has become and undermining those who control it. The administration has been able to ward off even the most incriminating accusations and disclosures because they control the primary sources of information. They can deny anything, selectively release misleading exculpatory information, and operate in the darkest shadows and behind the highest walls of secrecy. As a result, disclosures about what they have done are always piecemeal and easily obscured. But full-fledged hearings will shine a bright light on what the administration has really been doing, and that will enable the public to get a full picture of the true state of affairs.

ah, yes, that would certainly be nice... particularly in light of the unbelievable deceptions, à la the one described below, that have been perpetrated on a dazed and drugged media and citizenry...

The notion that those opposed to illegal warrantless eavesdropping are opposed to eavesdropping on terrorists is not just political spin, but is an outright lie. That is just not the position that anyone has. It genuinely never ceases to amaze that our political system is so broken, and our national journalists so profoundly fail in fulfilling their central function, that the most widely regarded political consultants think (correctly) that they can get away with such blatantly dishonest claims like this. But they can get away with them, and do, in large part because the secrecy behind which the administration operates ensures that nothing about what they do is clearly understood. A healthily functioning democracy depends upon transparency and a well-informed citizenry, and that is exactly what we have lacked for virtually the entire Bush presidency.

but, do i think things are going to change like glenn does...?

Investigations, hearings and subpoenas will change all of that.

believe me, i'd LIKE to believe, but i am concerned about two major unknowns... first of all, i am not all that optimistic about a dem congressional takeover... why...? put bluntly, to me, election fraud seems not only possible but likely... nor should we count out karl rove and his penchant for pulling vicious, twisted, mutant rabbits out of hats at the last minute... either or both of those could leave us with even more of a mess than we already have... two, i am not at all convinced that the dems, even with a takeover, have either the collective ability or the political will to go to the mat to get stuff out in the open... their nearly six year record has been dismal, and looking for that to magically change in the space of a few weeks is, imho, a dangerously naive view, no matter how desirable... so, like the rest of us, i'm going to be on tenterhooks until the last results come in on november 7, at which time i will do one of two things - proceed immediately to the nearest tall building or open a bottle of sparkling sidra...

(thanks again to lukery at wot is it good 4...)

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