Given all the scandal lately, and Wolfowitz’s resigning, it is only fair that we should talk about the James Comey testimony. I am sure you have all heard about it, but basically Andrew Card and Alberto Gonzales tried to strong arm then Attorney General Ashcroft on his sick bed, all jacked up on drugs, into signing off on the warrantless surveillance program. Ashcroft refused, and Comey, the acting AG, also refused. Gonzales and Card knew Comey was the acting AG, but knew Ashcroft was in a weak and probably delirious state, so they went to the hospital to try and take advantage of his condition.
How sweet!
My new favorite blog, The Carpetbagger Report, had a great post on this yesterday. Andrew Sullivan had best take on this whole scandal by claiming that this shows that Ashcroft was too moderate for the Bush Administration. Ashcroft! Holy cow, that is scary.
It also shows Gonzales’ utter incompetence and lack of knowledge and respect of the law. There is no way this guy should be Attorney General.
Message for this new wrinkle in the ongoing Gonzales scandals: When Ashcroft is the voice of reason, we have serious problems.
Feeling snarky? Try this: What does the Bush Administration think the government is, a sopa opera?