But when it comes to not facing facts, Ms. Reno may be the most dilatory attorney general the country has known since Richard Nixon's buddy, John Mitchell. Or maybe since Harry Daugherty of the Harding era and debacle. Well, the comparison to Warren Harding and his cronies may not be exact, for the country eventually found out about all the Harding scandals. But thanks to Janet Reno, the country may never be able to determine the full extent of the Clinton Follies. Even if she appoints an independent counsel now, there has been plenty of time for any culprits to get their stories straight and hide the evidence.
Time is on the side of the guilty.
Not to mention the vice president and other higher-ups. That is what Louis Freeh concluded ages ago as today's politics go. And now Charles La Bella agrees. We wouldn't put it past her. In her own stolid way, she's as slick as any other clintonoid.