Hang 'Em All?

Well, at least indict them. With the incoming Obama administration waffling on whether or not there should be investigations of the outgoing administration, Paul Krugman weighs in today and says, in no uncertain terms, that we MUST investigate, and prosecute where required.

Now, it's true that a serious investigation of Bush-era abuses would make Washington an uncomfortable place, both for those who abused power and those who acted as their enablers or apologists. And these people have a lot of friends. But the price of protecting their comfort would be high: If we whitewash the abuses of the past eight years, we'll guarantee that they will happen again.