There are many facets to the government and there is no reason an office of a Special Prosecutor could not be set up to look into the scandals and pin down the facts. One example is the hip-pocket ownership of the 9-11 Commission. Katrina, the invasion of Iraq, the exposure of CIA agents, the violation of the Geneva Conventions. the firing of Justice officials for political gain, are all rich veins tobe mined--not for public scandal, which is wholly unproductive, but for the true airing of facts outside the electrified arena of gladiator journalism.

There is no reason Obama should spend much or any time in the business. They could just use powers of deposition and mandates for evidence to pull the strings until the facts that can be determined have been pinned down.

A sober report on each topic, based on factual propositions only, would do much to either clear the air or correctly identify criminal wrong-doing.

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