The makings of a backlash

I'm actually loving all the talk and flip-flopping about holding Bush Justice folks accountable and criminally liable for tactics used post-9/11.

This would be the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, or it will finally be issue that lays bare the real Obama. The Obama that people seem to overlook because he's so shiny, becauase they are so distracted by his aura. It would herald "the Backlash."

You see, the real Obama is a political predator, a scorched earth politician who is vindictive and when forced into a corner (which, lets face it, the presidency is) will lash out at and take down opponents if his brand is under attack (though super smoovely and oh so subtly). Childish things? Forget it; perhaps he was coaching himself; maybe he meant it's time for me to give up childish things and move on. Evidently childish things are hard to put down.

So now Obama has left open the possibility that Bush Justice officials could be prosecuted for their opinions re torture. Perfect.

Because this is exactly what we need right now: a protracted legal battle, with enough detailed legal mumbo to fill the grand canyon, between one set of justice officials and another.

This is exactly what we need right now: a partisan witch hunt designed to continue the battle v. Bush by the Democrats.

This is exactly what we need right now: another project for Obama to work on because his plate isn't full enough. He needs more distraction!

Once again, leadership on the rocks. This guy is a disaster. He can't control his own party, who, not satisfied with winning the White House, the Senate and the House, now want to strong-arm, they want to dominate, they seemingly want to be the only political party in the country. He uses populism frequently and pretty soon will bite him the ass.

But as the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for. Getting these particular wheels of justice going will take a lot of political capital. Truth Commissions? Really? Even if you agreed that the peace we've enjoyed since 9/11 was ill-gotten through torture and other aggressive methods, you cannot argue that, well, we were never attacked. You cannot argue that the enemy has no law, no state; that they use methods far more barbaric than we do. You cannot argue that the US legal system is at its foundation, a jumble of words, and words, like statistics, can be manipulated to mean whatever you want. What is "is"? as Clinton once uttered. So you have both sides manipulating the words to fit the argument. There will be no clear winner or loser (except the entity that started the whole mess).

Not to mention it bodes ill for any future justice department lawyer. It opens up the mother of all can of worms. If these views can be viewed criminally, by the opposition, by the way, what views won't be? So now any new administration can come in and review previous behaviors by the previous administration? The criminal possibilities are endless.

We are in for it unless Obama is voted out in four years. He's had bright spots with a few good ideas. But these are ideas for peaceful times; for presidents that have no major challenges. Otherwise, he has proved disastrous.