The problem with "investigations"

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The problem with "investigations"

TB — 11/5/2006 2:49:04 AM (archived)

The purpose of an investigation for a politician is to get news coverage, attack political opponents, and push an agenda, not to actually discover an answer. Such investigations are chock full of televised testimony where formerly unknown politicians and "experts" have a chance at headline space by saying something radical.

They are also endless. The last thing anyone wants to do is have it come to a conclusion and have everyone go home.

And believe me, it's bipartisan (I'm sure examples come to mind from both sides):

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Military publications: "Rumsfeld must go" - Donald - 11/4/2006 3:28:00 AM
- Department of Defense responds: - TB - 11/5/2006 3:45:25 AM
  - "that new web page we discussed earlier" - Robert - 11/5/2006 6:34:12 PM
    - re: "that new web page we discussed earlier" - TB - 11/5/2006 9:18:40 PM
      - The world is new when you just are starting to pay attention. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/5/2006 10:25:02 PM
  - Ya know, if they had been telling me the truth all this time... - Mary Anne - 11/5/2006 5:19:46 PM
  - Rumsfelds new war room. Fantasy Board stuff. "I don't do quagmires." - Bowser - 11/5/2006 6:51:01 AM
  - A bit more collected by Instapundit - TB - 11/5/2006 3:56:43 AM
- Wasting a reply on the homegrown insurgency - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/4/2006 10:38:47 PM
  - Nice try at redefining dissent as terrorism. - Mary Anne - 11/5/2006 4:56:40 PM
    - No. I mean it: Homegrown insurgency. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/5/2006 9:59:55 PM
  - Ollie-Tech1? - Lindy - 11/5/2006 4:05:15 PM
- No reaction from the Right? - Robert - 11/4/2006 8:47:23 PM
  - re: No reaction from the Right? - REB - 11/6/2006 10:20:44 PM
    - Interesting idea - Robert - 11/6/2006 11:29:58 PM
      - Powell would be a good choice. - REB - 11/7/2006 9:24:54 PM
        
        Surveillance of Iraq - Robert - 11/7/2006 10:12:28 PM
        
        Might need Tom's or Jeff's input. - REB - 11/7/2006 10:17:57 PM
        
        Missing link - Robert - 11/7/2006 10:13:27 PM
  - "The opinion of the mainstream military" - TB - 11/4/2006 10:15:48 PM
    - Why now? And they lose readership if they don't reflect the military. Occam's razor. - Bowser - 11/5/2006 12:51:12 AM
      - Performance - TB - 11/5/2006 3:00:13 AM
        
        "Other than not winning the Iraq war as quickly as they were supposed to, - - " - Bowser - 11/5/2006 7:35:28 AM
        
        As if you would have supported "overwhelming force." - TB - 11/5/2006 9:31:01 PM
    - Legitimate question about "mainstream military" - Robert - 11/4/2006 11:09:01 PM
      - The problem with "investigations" - TB - 11/5/2006 2:49:04 AM
        
        All those things - Robert - 11/5/2006 5:04:27 PM
  - re: No reaction from the Right? - ER - 11/4/2006 9:16:10 PM
    - "...a few are doing it just because its right." - Robert - 11/4/2006 10:03:17 PM
      - I'll expect your support for Gingrich in '08. ;) (n/t) - TB - 11/4/2006 10:17:22 PM
        
        Lessee - "Contract with America". Something to do with debt, budgets? - Bowser - 11/4/2006 11:35:18 PM
        
        re: Lessee - "Contract with America" - TB - 11/5/2006 2:48:21 AM
        
        Smaller budgets, less government, lower deficits since 2001? - Bowser - 11/5/2006 6:57:20 AM
        
        Gingrich resigned in 1998. Do try to stay focused on what I'm talking about. (n/t) - TB - 11/5/2006 9:32:43 PM
        
        Ahh, the Newt - Robert - 11/4/2006 11:21:38 PM
- Looks as if the only True Believers left are in the WH and here. - Bowser - 11/4/2006 5:26:49 AM
  - LOL, good one Bowser (n/t) - Lindy - 11/4/2006 4:31:59 PM
- The editorial - Donald - 11/4/2006 3:32:06 AM
  - "Meanwhile, colonels and generals have asked their bosses for more troops." - Bowser - 11/4/2006 7:03:31 AM

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