[Travis McGee]

The FLEAs need to be purged top to bottom of Clinton era appointees, since most of them ARE literally "domestic enemies of the constitution".

[JRadcliffe]

"The FLEAs need to be purged top to bottom of Clinton era appointees, since most of them ARE literally "domestic enemies of the constitution"."

Oh Jesus H. Christ, you people will harp on Clinton 'til his dying day. He's gone, OK. He's history, OK. You should be more concerned with that EVIL Bush, who is carrying out the EXACT SAME POLICIES as the EVIL CLINTON administration.

Republicans and Democrats -- Democrats and Republicans -- they are EXACTLY the same. You're fooling yourself if you believe otherwise.

[harpseal]

Unfortunately this disease among the Federal Law Enforcement types is not limited to the FBI or to only Clinton appointees. While there are many who are good hard working defenders of our Constitution and IMHO this constitutes an overwhelming majority. IMO a large number of them are first and foremost wedded to their jobs as defined by the culture of their agency. One of the essential principles of management is that corporations have a culture which is very resistant to change. Since 1960 the terror from the right has loomed large in the corporate culture of the FBI and other Federal law enforcement agencies. Agents were promoted becuase of a big civil rights bust. that is they got a Klansman or a neo-nazi. Agents were detached to the field office in Point Barrow for the winter if they came to close to some politically connected left winger.

I do not know that George W. Bush is working to change this culture but one can hope. If he finally is able to get the FBI fully focused on the very real threat from Islamic terrorists then perhaps a large part of this culture will change. Until then it hampers efforts in actrively pursuing leads.

Stay well - stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown