One of my downfalls as a writer is to be outspoken and tell it like it is, which sometimes brings my commentary into areas that are somewhat taboo, but fact is fact, and I don’t like sugar-coating what I believe is the truth.

When Obama was interviewed by Attytood’s Will Bunch, this exchange followed:

Tonight I had an opportunity to ask Barack Obama a question that is on the minds of many Americans, yet rarely rises to the surface in the great ruckus of the 2008 presidential race — and that is whether an Obama administration would seek to prosecute officials of a former Bush administration on the revelations that they greenlighted torture, or for other potential crimes that took place in the White House.

Obama said that as president he would indeed ask his new Attorney General and his deputies to “immediately review the information that’s already there” and determine if an inquiry is warranted — but he also tread carefully on the issue, in line with his reputation for seeking to bridge the partisan divide. He worried that such a probe could be spun as “a partisan witch hunt.” However, he said that equation changes if there was willful criminality, because “nobody is above the law.” LINK

When we consider the amount of corruption that has occurred during the Bush administration, to say it is monumental would be an understatement! The sheer number of people and corporations that have been cheating the government and ripping-off the American taxpayers is enormous, and if investigations were started that actually delved into the wrongdoing by the thousands of people who have been greedily lapping-up money through every type of corruption imaginable would take years of legal action to adjudicate – and after it was all said and done, could result in the conviction of hundreds, perhaps thousands of people that have been given free reign to rip-off America’s wealth by the Bush administration. In short, some of America’s most influential lawmakers and corporations could be found guilty of theft and corruption – and as we all know, America’s elite will not allow that to happen!

If Obama actually plans on following through with those intentions, then I believe it’s safe to say that his personal security needs to be unparalleled; what he describes needs to be carried-out to send a message to those who wish to use their power to steal from taxpayers, and it’s a noble endeavor, but in my opinion, one that is dangerous and could present a real danger to Senator Obama’s health and welfare. To ignore the danger that such a statement by Obama presents is denying the obvious – and while the public would welcome and support such an investigation, the forces that have been ripping us off will do anything and everything to stop such an investigation, and we need to face the reality of the danger that it poses to Obama – and act accordingly to safeguard him and his family.

Further, the statements he made would seem to indicate that a Pardon is not likely for Bush and Cheney if Obama wins the Presidency, which Clinton probably would have done within her first few weeks in office. Our nation could be on the verge of bringing accountability to Washington, something we all yearn for and are desperate to witness. True accountability would help to improve our economy and throw-out those who seek office only to enrich themselves at the taxpayers expense, but in reality, such an endeavor may be a pipe-dream, albeit one many of us share and hope for each and every day of our lives!

Right now, if Obama wins the Presidency, the stage is set for one of the most remarkable political shake-ups in the last hundred years. I’m all for it, and I only hope that if Obama really is going to investigate the crimes of Bush and Cheney, that he lives through it and doesn’t succumb to the forces of evil that run almost every aspect of our government.

William Cormier

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