Time Magazine Online published an article yesterday about Congressional Democrats continuing to probe the legality of G.W. Bush's secretive CIA counterterrorism program. They cited the Wall Street Journal as saying the program never really lifted off, while otherwise pulling quotes from Congressional members Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) saying that judicial inquiries should be made because Congress was not kept well-informed on the program. The counterterrorism program referred to was a CIA mission to capture and kill Al-Qaida operatives that was supposedly covered up by former Vice President Dick Cheney. John Cornyn (R-Tx.) agreed that Congress should stay informed, but claimed that Democrats were probably trying to cover for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's similar accusal of unlawful CIA torture in 2002.
Congressional Democrats and Time Magazine both probably believe in the legitimacy of the argument, but I believe that what they're really trying to do is keep the buzz on George Bush alive. The Bush administration has not yet been to trial, and anything unearthed at this point may lead to uncovering hard facts about the more controversial aspects of Bush's presidency. Time will tell whether this horse is dead or rearing to be beaten.
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