The Laughing Wolf

Rathergate: The Need For Federal Investigations

Amidst all the wild spinning yesterday, I heard something with which I fully agreed. I was a bit surprised, as it came from a member of the Old Media. The source was John Gibson’s My Word, which alas has not been updated on the Fox site. He made a number of excellent points, and I will now make mine.

First off, we have someone or several someones who are involved with forging Federal documents. A clear crime has been committed, and it is one pursued almost routinely when such is brought to light.

Second, those documents were used to attack a sitting President in time of war.

Third, those documents and the attack made were so done with the intent to influence and/or alter an election. If this is not election fraud, I would love to know what is.

Fourth, there is evidence that people involved with the story and the forgeries had more than one contact with one of the campaigns involved in the election. Remember, both Joe Lockhart and Max Cleleand have admitted talking to Burkett, which along with the decision by CBS News to violate policy and arrange such contacts, raises a number of issues. Add in that various timelines show the possibility of a bit more than limited contact, and the need for some form of external check becomes clear – even if just to clear the air.

At least two crimes are in evidence, and I hope that the political ramifications will not prevent the FBI, DoD, and the FEC from carrying out their responsibilities.

LW