Really, are there people out there taking pot shots at Deep Throat (W. Mark Felt)? The man who helped to bring down Nixon and his gang? The man's a hero and Nixon's gang (and no doubt Georgie's gang who fear that there is new Deep Throat among them) are spending time calling the man a thief, calling into question his honor, etc.

Pat Buchanan's reaction is particularly stomach turning,

I think Mark Felt behaved treacherously. I'm unable to see the nobility of the enterprise, sneaking around in garages, moving pots around, handing over material he got in the course of the investigation.

The only people who deserve to have their honor called into question are those that knew what Nixon was up to and didn't say anything. Those that knew of Nixon's crimes and his betrayal of the public trust and didn't say anything. People like Pat Buchanan are self-serving slime who are as much to blame for Nixon's crimes as Nixon himself. People like Buchanan need to remember that their duty lies to serving the public not a particular president or party. This can be especially hard when you serve at the pleasure of the president, which is why we have three branches of government. All those honorable people serving in the Bush White House, remember your duty is to the public not George Bush or Karl Rove. Start opening those files, start talking to the public by any means available. George Bushes "place" in history is less important than letting the public know what's being done in its name. To have "moral reservations" about what Felt did is the greatest shame of our generation. People who express such opinions have to realize that going to the President, the one conducting the crime, the one lying to the American public, the one master minding the deception isn't an option. When the President and his closest advisors have shown themselves to be without honor, without shame the public have a right to know. When the President and his advisors are using the power of the FBI, the CIA, and other thugs to silence critics, the public has a right to know. There is no shame in being a whistle blower. There is only shame aiding and abetting the commission of crimes, the miss use of power, and whole scale corruption. The President, the Vice President, and their advisors are not above the law. They serve at our pleasure no matter how big of a "mandate" they have.
posted by Idle Crank at 6/01/2005 09:12:00 AM