From Hank in NY:

Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:26 AM
To: 'letters@nytimes.com'
Subject: To The Editor

“Bush Lawyers Discussed fate of C.I.A. Tapes” – Front Page – December 19, 2007

The “vigorous sentiment” to destroy the tapes no doubt came from the Vice President with the full approval of Mr. Bush. After the debacle of Abu Ghraib, the last thing Bush and Cheney wanted was for the public to see pictures of American’s torturing prisoners. The inner workings of the Bush White House have been and continue to be a national disgrace. The torture and rendition of prisoners are blights on our society and on our Democratic way of life.

As I write this there are 398 days left until the entire world can breathe a collective sigh of relief when Bush leaves office. In the interim we need to make absolutely sure that the President and his staff do no more harm. This means a total block of any Bush initiatives by a bi-partisan Congress which needs to be more concerned about the welfare of the American people than with petty political partisanship.