Is Barry coming to his senses?

[The Rev]

WASHINGTON -- President Obama says he has no plans to ask the Justice Department to end its criminal investigation into the harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the Bush administration. Seven former CIA directors have asked the president to do just that. In a letter to Obama on Friday, they warned that the probe could discourage CIA officers from doing the kind of aggressive intelligence work needed to fight terrorism. Obama tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that he appreciates that the former CIA chiefs are wanting "to look after an institution that they helped to build." Obama says he wants to make sure that he's not somehow overruling the decisions of prosecutors such as Attorney General Eric Holder who are there to uphold the law.

[The Rev]

Maybe someone told Barry how much powerful the CIA has... and I don't think he can afford to have enemys there.

[Alsatian]

Your article didn't seem to carry any indication of "Barry coming to his senses." It didn't sound to me like he was changing any thoughts or actions. He said long ago, I thought, that he did not intend personally to promote these kinds of investigations. I guess he sees the role of Eric Holder as autonomous from Presidential direction and coercion. Is this proper? I don't know what the connection between Presidents and Attorneys General have been in the past. Could be Obama is trying to dodge accountability in the press for this if Holder follows through.

Maybe these previous CIA directors need to redraft their letter and send it on to Eric Holder?

[pigiron]

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[pigiron]

Originally Posted by Alsatian

Your article didn't seem to carry any indication of "Barry coming to his senses."

I was thinking the same thing, it seems Holder is full speed ahead.

[ipscshooter]

I think the underlying premise is flawed. It presumes that he has senses to come to...