Stunning Revelations of Bush Admin Skullduggery
Perhaps the most stunning part is that John Ashcroft appears of have shown integrity, bravery, and a commitment to the rule of law that I never would have suspected.
As for the Bushies, their actions were reprehensible. Period. This might not be stunning, but the depths to which they were willing to sink (and Andy Card's disgusting attempt to pretend nothing had happened afterwards) shocks even a jaded observer like myself.
I'm sure you've all read the accounts by now, but the Post article I've linked to is really the best work on the subject.
posted by Pete @ 5/16/2007 11:00:00 AM
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Here's the money shot of the whole scene:
"He lifted his head off the pillow and in very strong terms expressed his view of the matter, rich in both substance and fact, which stunned me," Comey said. Then, he said, Ashcroft added: "But that doesn't matter, because I'm not the attorney general. There is the attorney general," and pointed at Comey, who was appointed acting attorney general when Ashcroft fell ill.
Has it been so long that the Lefties have forgotten how much they loathed this man?
Not at all, I think my first paragraph made that very clear. Still, one can hardly be confronted with a scene like that and not acknowledge that Ashcroft done good. Perhaps there will be a modicum of respect in my future Ashcroft loathing.
He actually follows in the venerable footsteps of the Republican AG who resigned rather than fire the Watergate independent counsel on orders from Nixon. Both were good shows.
Of course, the other side of the coin on these acts of character and integrity is that Republican presidents seem to be in the habit of forcing them out of their underlings on a frighteningly regular basis.
Of course, in the GOP, acts like this don't get you very far. I can't even remember the name of the brave Nixon-era AG who refused to do Nixon's dirty work in flagrantly eliminating the investigator about to bring down the corrupt president and his cronies. I can, however, remember the name of the Justice Department lackey who agreed to do Nixon's bidding, ethics & morals be damned, after everyone with integrity had refused and resigned: Robert Bork.
Didn't President Reagan nominate him for something? Oh yeah, THE SUPREME COURT!
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