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Are not ALL folks "EQUAL"?
I am a bit older than most of you. Maybe age has given me a different perspective. My parents would often ask me "If jimmy jumped off the cliff, does that make it right for ME to jump also?"
All 'folks' are certainly equal under the law, however that doesn't mean that they are all equal in competency in their employment. My quote simply reflected that some are better in their jobs than others, holding the office of Presidency being among those position that have seen its share of competent and incompetent people.
The original question for this thread is " What Difference does it make?"
We can not change what has happened, but like she says, what can we do to prevent it from happening again? Just because every Administration in the modern age has had it's share of scandal, flaws or mistakes, does not mean we must accept this as "NORMAL". We do not need to jump off the cliff, we can guide this nation back where it needs to be.
It is the resonsibility of who ever is in charge to place people in positions of responsibility that will do what is in the best interest of the Nation,not just as "political favors" and to supervise to make sure they are doing so. Clinton got his pass using the FBI and the IRS to target political foes, so it does not surprise me to see Obama doing the same. Seems as if some of you think that Bush used the military for personal retaliation, just remember that we knew the Chems were there, because we gave them to him.
Folks, take a look at the world around you. Could you and would you live in a Nation governed by a theocracy? (Sharia law?) Could you and would you live in a Nation like is being reported in North Korea? Could you and would you live in a world that would wipe you from the face of the earth because you are Jewish, Christian, Agnostic, Atheist, pink, purple, blue or green? I could go on with many issues facing us today. But it goes back to what difference does it make.
The difference is made by the people, and the choice of those they put into power to make such differences in their lives. As tempted as I am to claim that theocracy seems to be encroaching into many areas of the nation, the difference between those countries you cited and the U.S, is that they were set up to be as they are by those in power, and the U.S was not.
Also, bear in mind that it was Pres. Nixon that was caught with his hand in the cookies jar of political retributive malfeasance. Before you point those assertions towards Pres's. Obama and Clinton, have a quick trip down memory lane. Again, I have not seen any evidence to suggest that the current President had any personal hand in the targeting of Tea Party PACS, nor did the Attorney General, nor the head of the IRS. However, Pres. Bush and his closest Cabinet members did make false claims to mire the nation in an unnecessary and costly war...one, again, built out of deception and unethical justifications.