> > But Reno was in charge of an operation in
>> > which a large number of American civilians burned to
>> > death and has been under investigation for 8 years.
>> > It still is. The reasons the investigation has lasted
>> > so long are myriad. If you'd care to debate them, i'm
>> > game- though my girlfriend may be displeased with you.
>>
>> No thanks...I've little sympathy for either side of that battle, frankly.
>
>I would think that Reno, who was so new to the job at the time that she
>probably had to ask directions to get to the john, deserves a little bit of a
>break. The investigation that led to the assault had to have begun under the
>auspices of the Bush administration, and I imagine that most of the personnel
>at both ATF and Justice were still carryovers.
>
>Doug
Ah. An ounce of sanity breaks through. Bentsen and Reno accepted the
advice of their--career and holdover--enforcement staffs. Yet somehow
they have been turned into the prime movers...
Brad DeLong
