Top 10 reasons to vote for Obama

10. It's the most likely way to get George Tenet in front of a grand jury
9. It's the most likely way to get John Yoo in front of a grand jury
8. It's the most likely way to get Donald Rumsfeld in front of a grand jury
7. It's the most likely way to get John Ashcroft in front of a grand jury
6. It's the most likely way to get Alberto Gonzales in front of a grand jury
5. It's the most likely way to get Scooter Libby in front of a grand jury
4. It's the most likely way to get David Addington in front of a grand jury
3. It's the most likely way to get Dick Cheney in front of a grand jury
2. It's the most likely way to get George W Bush in front of a grand jury
1. It's the most likely way to find out what the Bush administration's domestic spying actions were.


Today in the Washington post was a bit of a history of the fight over Bush's spying bill and the threatened resignations. Some have pointed out how it says that Addington, Cheyney's chief of staff, signed Gonzales's name himself. Others have pointed out that no one knows for sure what was actually changed or done differently from the previous 3 years of the program that made them able to give legal cover to it. One of the best lines from it is:
Bush expressly overrode the Justice Department and any act of Congress or judicial decision that purported to constrain his power as commander in chief.

Obama has been asked about this as has Biden and both have expressed openness to investigating what went on the last 8 years. Short of a Nader victory Obama is the most likely, or better the only one likely to shed some light on Bush's many misadventures. Black baby incident notwithstanding, McCain still has highly doubtful prospects of even mentioning them specifcally. He will most likely continue Bush's fine tradition of passive blame assignment. 'Mistakes were made' type of nonadmissions. He is not likely to expose his party to that scrutiny nor want to bring to light any of the downsides to his beloved global war on terror national security theme he has hitched his campaign horse on.