If there’s something more, then it’s another story.

This is like waiting for the latest Harry Potter book.

> Bush should just take his political med[i]cine
>and move on.
>
> His refusal to do so means that this story will
> just drag on and on as the inevitable new
> revelations about the politicization of the DoJ
> come to light.

“Not under oath” (the demand) is even more stupid than “behind closed doors.”

I wonder what this will do for — brace yourselves — the prospects that Bush will be asked to travel throughout the USA in 2008 and contribute to various campaigns, or even *gasp* be asked to endorse people! (And you thought Clinton was being avoided in 2000)

quetion=question

Charles Schumer, who on last night’s Countdown noted:

And, unless Bush is covering up actions that are so devastating that the truth would irrevocably (further) harm his presidency, I have to quetion his wisdom in stonewalling the congressional investigation.

(Shameless blog flogging Alert): As I note in a post on my own blog, CaliBlogger, I agree with Senator Charles Schumer, who last night’s Countdown noted:

There are enough disgruntled people in the Justice Department in particular – because they really resented what happened here – that the information is going to come out. It can either come out ‘drip, drip, drip’ or it’ll come out all at once, we’ll get to the bottom of it in a complete way and move one (sic). It would be much better for the White House, as well as the Justice Department and the country, if they let it all come out at once.

Bush should just take his political medecine and move on.

His refusal to do so means that this story will just drag on and on as the inevitable new revelations about the politicization of the DoJ come to light.

Still think Clinton and Carter were worse?

Partisanship is not illegal, even in regard to US attorneys.

I recently learned how, in 1978 Jimmy Carter fired Philadelphia U.S. Attorney David Marston, who was investigating PA congressman Joshua Eilberg. This was in the middle of Carter’s term. The reason he fired the US Attorney? It was done at the request of Congressman Joshua Eilberg!

Recall how everyone here has been saying that what was unprecedented about Bush’s firings was their occurring in the middle of his term, and there being partisanship involved? How this was thus TOTALLY different from Clinton etc.?

But not so different from Carter…indeed, Carter was worse, I would argue.

I suspect, if I were to start digging further back, I would find similar stories from previous adminstrations.

BTW: This was politically embarrassing to Carter, as his own Democrats – on the Ethics Committee – later recommended charges against Eilberg.

But…and this is the kicker…no one ever said what Carter did was illegal.

I am pleased that Sidney Blumenthal – the Clinton’s favorite attack dog – has stepped into the fray. Given his political reputation the partisan nature of this “scandal” will become clearer….

Why be suspicious?