Watching the Gonzo hearing and speculating on a worst-case scenario...
cnn pipeline is carrying it live...
i just had a terrible thought and i have to confess to a degree of embarrassment in even expressing it... on the other hand, my cynicism has become of a size where i can't easily shrug off any possibilities... so, here ya go...
what if this entire hearing is a charade, a carefully choreographed piece of political drama designed to convince us that accountability is actively being pursued when in fact it is not...? what if alberto gonzales, at the conclusion of the hearings, goes back to business as usual...? those in congress who worked so hard to bring accountability to the attorney general could then sit back and say, "well, we tried..."
[UPDATE]
woo-hoo... feinstein asked who proposed the patriot act amendment that allowed the appointment of u.s. attorneys without senate confirmation and how it got in the final bill... gonzo's answer: "i don't recall..."
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i just had a terrible thought and i have to confess to a degree of embarrassment in even expressing it... on the other hand, my cynicism has become of a size where i can't easily shrug off any possibilities... so, here ya go...
what if this entire hearing is a charade, a carefully choreographed piece of political drama designed to convince us that accountability is actively being pursued when in fact it is not...? what if alberto gonzales, at the conclusion of the hearings, goes back to business as usual...? those in congress who worked so hard to bring accountability to the attorney general could then sit back and say, "well, we tried..."
[UPDATE]
woo-hoo... feinstein asked who proposed the patriot act amendment that allowed the appointment of u.s. attorneys without senate confirmation and how it got in the final bill... gonzo's answer: "i don't recall..."
Labels: Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Dianne Feinstein, Senate Judiciary Committee
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posted by profmarcus at
4/19/2007
