Attorneygate: And the Moral of the Story Is . . .

There are several things that are now beyond obvious in the ongoing U.S. Attorney scandal: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is a serial liar, his job is not in jeopardy, the secret machinations of the Bush administration are more despotic than could ever have been imagined, its disdain for the rule of law is profound, and neither the president nor his AG have a shred of decency or shame.

This to me is the moral of the arcane, made-for-TV tale of the race to John Ashcroft’s hospital bed in 2004.

And you know what? Nobody is going to be able to do a goddamned thing about it.