Well, on this Friday, the embarrassing news for the administration just keeps coming. However, as each story breaks, new questions are raised, old ones remained unanswered. With that in mind, I'd like to offer a few more questions, ones I'd love to know the answer to.1. A few months ago, the administration's
excuse for its warrantless wiretapping was that they weren't simply spying on everyday Americans. This assertion, of course, was proven inoperative Thursday. Despite the news, President Bush soldiered on,
saying, "We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans." If yesterday's revelation was the other shoe dropping on the earlier story, how long do you think it will take for the other shoe to drop on
this scandal? How long do you think it will take before we find the president defending the legality of mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans?
Six months? Three?2. Taking Question No. 1 in another direction, how long until the administration
panics and attempts to change the story by, say, attacking Iran? I mean, we know they won't try to fight off criticism by tackling the most pressing issues. But I'm afraid that their usual tactics -
flag-burning legislation,
gay-marriage bans,
immigration crack-downs - won't work this time. Nor will renewed rhetoric to combat
high gas prices despite never following through. Nope, none of that will do. And, unfortunately, I'm afraid Bush has some shock-and-awe up his sleeve.
3. If the government is so interested in my calls for Chinese delivery, why, then, can't we obtain complete logs of
Jack Abramoff's visits to the White House? Or details about the now-infamous Vice President Cheney energy policy meeting? Or who was originally responsible for the
Valerie Plame leak?
Disclosure for me but not for thee? Buy the way, President Bush, the General Tso's Chicken was fabulous, but I'd equally recommend the Chicken Lo Mein.
4. How long will Bush's claims that each new revelation further threatens our ability to fight the war on terror fly? Can you honestly tell me that, until yesterday or until a few months ago, those hoping to attack us
didn't know they would, in one way or another, be surveilled? Will the president keep up this line of reasoning until the Bill of Rights is a "quaint" relic of the past better left to history classes? I'd like to know, because the double-standard regarding leaks from this administration is staggering. Especially considering that Plame's job was
to track the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Iran. But that's a
good leak compared to this one?
Please.5. Bill O'Reilly has quickly jumped to the defense of the administration in the wake of
Thursday's revelation. If he's so unconcerned about a spy agency maintaining a history of everyone's phone calls, why was he so concerned about his phone calls to
Andrea Mackris seeing the light of day? I'd be interested to see how O'Reilly would bloviate about this blatant hypocrisy.
I'll even give you the final word, Bill.6. Care to guess what
Tony Snow's first question will be? Think it will be about how he's settling into his new job? Or, more to the point, if he's not grilled about Thursday's news, then we'll know the media has
completely abdicated its responsibility to the American people. That unless, of course, something
worse happens before next week. Given the course of events, that's a 50/50 proposition at the very least.
7. The
latest polling has the president at 29 percent. How low do you think he can go before talk of impeachment isn't scuttled any longer and instead becomes widespread activity? Many Republicans have clearly begun abandoning Bush's ship, a trend I expect to continue. How long until one of them calls for the president's resignation?
8. Anyone think that
Qwest's stock won't be up today? Better get it now, people!