...They do say that there's no smoke without fire. In this case, there's so much smoke that I can only assume there's a raging conflagration beneath it all. We need answers - public, honest, no-evasion answers - and those responsible for getting us into this mess need to pay for their mistakes and (probable) misdeeds. Certainly, the least they should suffer is dismissal from their jobs and a permanent prohibition against ever again working for any branch of any government whatsoever - national, regional or local.