Isn't That Odd
Is it just me, or does it seem quite odd that Louis Freeh is taking this moment to write a book and hit the talk shows. Yes, I suppose that he might be doing this right now because right now is when he finished the book. Yes, I suppose that his motivations may be as pure as simply disliking Clinton. I don't think so though. I think someone is wagging the dog.
Right now, the Bush administration would like nothing better to change the subject. They thought that the nomination of Harriet Miers would flip the channel. Turns out that no one likes a person who calls President Bush "the most brilliant man I have ever met." So now, with serendipitous timing, Freeh has released a new book. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a return the right's most favorite past time: Clinton bashing. What we also have is a case of Wag The Dog. The question becomes, who is waging the dog and why is Freeh playing along.
Recently, I saw the Godfather for the first time. For all my life, I had heard about how great that movie was. Turns out, everyone was right. The Godfather is unbelievably good, a masterpiece that we may never see the likes of again. I am reminded of a wonderful Brando line from the Godfather:
Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as gift on my daughter's wedding day.
Freeh left the FBI in June of 2001. He was not criticized for the first World Trade Center bombing, Oklahoma City, the USS Cole, or Columbine. In fact, he was not even criticized after 9/11. The 9/11 Commission report says that "Freeh recognized terrorism as a major threat." He departure is not questioned in the 9/11 report.
So Freeh, after messing up a few times, leaving the FBI a mess, and developing a Moby-Dick complex with Clinton; didn't kiss and tell. He was a good little boy. We all forgot about him. We ate chicken wings and watched sports games. We went to the beach. Then, one day, after cronyism, incompetence and plain stupidity had driven the President into a very deep hole, Freeh suddenly has a book ready to go and a good stream of anti-Clinton rhetoric to boot. And remember that Clinton is code of "democrats."
Do you know how naive you sound, Michael? Presidents and senators don't have men killed.
Oh. Who's being naive, Kay?