No prison time for former Cheney aide

Not being from the USA and not living there I find it difficult to comment on their politics. Europeans have a very different view of the world so if I did make any political comments I might be branded left wing or a commie or maybe something worse like ending up in a holiday camp in Cuba.

I have a problem with "Boys Clubs" no matter where I have come across them and I must admit that I have come across many instances of the practice especially in the workplace. This story is a prime example of a "Boys Club"

That is the problem with highlighting. Your story was not online when I first checked so by the time that it was transmitted and published your story was already published. If the editors wish to merge the two stories and credit you I will not object.

Do I think this is a abuse of G. W. Bush's power? Yes. Do I think it was a protection mechanism? Yes. Mostly because the Vice President was "spared" in a situation I personally feel he was more accountable for -however, that is just my own personal opinion.

As for "the good 'ol boys club"... 

There are a lot of bad co-ed clubs, all girls clubs as well as boys clubs. There are some good ones too...however, usually within any one group, there will always be a few bad apples to ruin its image. This can be shown with groups, clubs, religions, countries and societies as a whole. Catholics are not bad all people, but there are child molesters amongst them...Germans are not all bad people, but their history has a few pivotal muderers as well.

The Skull & Bones Society is an honors society at Yale that has an interesting history and some awesome conspiracy theories (many grounded in historical fact). Do bonesmen back each other up? I'm sure they do. Their political connections are openly discussed in the media; John Kerry and George Bush Sr. have both commented on their membership in the organization on camera in a formal interview. Is it scary that some political leaders are from this group? Maybe. Groups like Skull & Bones that take the top 5-10% of a class at a top school in the U.S. like Yale are bound to have people that are highly successful. I'm not disputing family favors, nor political favors...I am simply pointing out that highly selective plucking from a highly selective school is bound to have many successes -as well as some "bad apples".

I could talk ears off on the subject of Freemasons; but I won't. I will simply say that the vast majority of Freemasons are regular men (and women in some countries), most of which have a common interest in family, charity and socializing...as well as your standard morals and values. Not too fancy is it? 

There may be a "New World Order" or a group called "Illuminati" -but a large portion of members of organizations like Freemasons and Skull & Bones are not ruling the world. Most of them are working at regular jobs, their families spend time together and they talk about the same things regular folks talk about. They are no worse for society than a Glee Club, Americorps or a kids club.