Political Bloviation

I’m watching the CNN coverage of the Prez’s comment regarding the AG’s resignation. Poor Gonzo’s name was dragged through the mud for purely partisan reasons. Paul Clement will the interum political hack AG.

Bush named the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act and pursuit of political corruption has bearing the mark of Gonzo. I find it odd that even Bush could find those things to have any positive impact on American political life. Trampling the constitution illegally suspending habeus corpus and politicizing the D.O.J. in furtherance of Rove’s goal of a “permanent majority”?

I suppose it’s naivety to believe we would see anything other than blaming Congress for hounding poor Gonzo out of office. I guess repeatedly lying to Congress under oath is a positive in Bush’s narrow little politically driven world. The sad part is no one in the Bush White house thinks that destroying the independence of the D.O.J. was a bad thing. The best defense they have is:

1. Lie about the reasons, i.e., “It was for performance reasons”.
2. Claim that the Clinton did it, even if that’s completely inaccurate.
3. Destroy e-mails relevant to an ongoing investigation, aka obstruction of justice.
4. Blame subordinates and watch them scramble for immunity and/or the exit.
5. Stonewall any congressional attempts to investigate under color of “executive privilege”.
6. Blame the politically charged environment Congress, i.e., the exercise of constitutionally mandated oversight.

What took so long? I guess it was hard to find that unique combination of disdain for the constitution, loyalty to Bush and mind boggling incompetence. Those are some mighty big shoes to fill over at Justice.

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