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The Difference Between a Vice President and a Police Commissioner
Bernard Kerik, former police commissioner of New York City, has been indicted on tax fraud and making false statements to federal officials. The sixteen counts in the indictment could bring up to 142 years in prison and millions in fines. This is the same guy who got a lot of credit for his handling of 9/11. This is all over the news. Its been covered repeatedly by CNN, NBC, ABC MSNBC and CBS for several days. It’s been front page news on almost every major paper in America.
Just a few days ago, Representative Dennis Kucinich entered a resolution into the House of Representatives for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney. With a vote 251-162 supporting a debate on impeachment, the matter was sent to Judiciary Committee, whose chairman, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), has indicated his support of impeachment in the past.
What is striking to me, considering the importance of an issue as impeachment, particularly in light of the grave accusations of constitutional violations outlined in Representative Kucinich’s resolution, is that the event was not even mentioned on ABC, NBC, CBS or CNN or nearly any major newspaper in America.
In Bernard Kerik’s case prosecutors say Kerik received about $255,000 in renovations to his Riverdale, New York, apartment from a company seeking to do business with the city of New York.
In Dick Cheney’s case, the House resolution charges that the Vice President “actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States about an alleged threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.”
In Bernard Kerik’s case prosecutors say Kerik made several false statements to the White House and other federal officials.
In Dick Cheney’s case, the House resolution charges that the Vice President “subverted the national security interests of the United States by setting the stage for the loss of more than 3,800 United States service members; the loss of more than 1 million innocent Iraqi citizens since the United States invasion; the loss of approximately $500 billion in war costs which has increased our Federal debt; the loss of military readiness within the United States Armed Services due to overextension, lack of training and lack of equipment; the loss of United States credibility in world affairs; and the decades of likely blowback created by the invasion of Iraq.”
Kerik could get up to 142 years in prison. When his term runs its course, Dick Cheney will probably be hired as another neo-con pundit over at Fox News and receive a personal accolade from the President; “You’re done a heckuva job, Dicky!”
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In order to avoid dinner invitations to Sushi restaurants and Polish sausage clambakes, Krotchett’s history is a bit of a fabrication. Suffice it to say that he’s just as perplexed by the human mind as the next guy.