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So far, what he says seems true, and I understand perfectly why he did not say it earlier. He is loyal to a fault. Like all of us, he was wedded to his beliefs. He could not open his eyes.
Many of us who support one candidate or the other cannot see the faults in our candidate, but only those on the other side. I think it is the institutionalization of that very tendency that McClellan is condemning. That is the very error that he has belatedly recognized and is now speaking against.
The press isn't getting it. They can't get it because they are paid to spew their biases and propagandize the public by their corporate masters. If they did listen, if they did hear and comprehend, they would all have to quit their jobs and go free lance. And can you imagine giving up their salaries just to live an honest life. It's much more difficult than you think.
Thus far, I think that McClellan is still being far too easy on the Bush administration. He is not yet ready to admit that they were hypocrites, that it was always about power and never about good government or justice or the right. He's almost there though.
Our Constitution, our balance of powers, our three branches of government are designed to prevent what happened in Washington under the Bush administration. Those institutions are designed to confront decision makers, the powerful, the ambitious with the truth that arises from dissent -- and to confront them at every step. Thus, the press, not a part of our government, is an essential safeguard for our freedom. And the press has failed us.
Murdoch failed us. All of his colleagues failed us -- every single one -- except maybe sometimes McClatchy, Mother Jones, the Nation and a few other minor players like Vanity Fair and Harper's (there are more). It is time for them all to resign starting with half of the "news" announcers on TV and right-wing talk radio. They are liars and enablers of liars.
But then, the American people swallowed the lies whole without criticism, and ultimately the American people have the most important role to play in our government. All of us who are American need to be vigilant and to demand honesty and openness from our government. Bush's assertion of executive privilege to cover up his wrongdoing is simply unacceptable. McClellan has enabled his cover-up. He has the right to turn state's witness when it comes to cover-ups and potential crimes, regardless of executive privilege. McClellan was a civil servant whose first duty was to America and the Constitution. He was not an agent of George W. Bush.
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