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July 29, 2005

Why do we put up with this?

Condi Rice's State Department now says that, contrary to earlier assertions, John Bolton was in fact interviewed as part of an investigation.

John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for U.N. ambassador, neglected to tell Congress he been interviewed in a government investigation into faulty prewar intelligence that Iraq was seeking nuclear materials in Africa, the State Department said.

Neglected is such an innocent sounding adjective. The reality is that Bolton lied when he stated, in response to a Senate questionaire for his nomination hearing, that he had not testified to a grand jury or been interviewed by investigators in any inquiry over the past five years.

State Department spokesman Noel Clay said:

Bolton "didn't recall being interviewed by the State Department's inspector general" when he filled out the form. "Therefore, his form, as submitted, was inaccurate," Clay said. "He will correct it."

Bolton didn't recall being interviewed as part of an extremely high profile political issue? I can't believe that. To believe that would mean that Bolton is pretty much of a complete moron unaware of what goes on around him. He may be many things, but a complete dolt doesn't appear to be one of them.

This really goes to the same issue that Carla touched on this morning with her post about illegal Payola being tolerated because it's so pervasive and has been around so long. I hear the exact same excuse given for lying politicians like John Bolton. "All politicians lie" is the insipid excuse I hear time after time. Of course many of them lie! The electorate tolerate it time after time.

Well I don't tolerate it. I never have! And I don't see any way for this great nation to survive into the future as anything more than a pathetic shadow of itself unless we the people start holding politicians to a higher standard.

John Bolton lied! No amount of smoke and mirrors will hide that fact. No insipid excuses or rationalizations by Rice's staff will change that reality.

Posted by Kevin at July 29, 2005 09:37 AM