Lede of the Day: The Ashcroft-Gonzales confrontation

By Michael J.W. Stickings

From WaPo:

Then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft was "feeble," "barely articulate" and "stressed" moments after a hospital room confrontation in March 2004 with Alberto R. Gonzales, who wanted Ashcroft to approve a warrantless wiretapping program over Justice Department objections, according to notes from FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III that were released yesterday.

Awesome, eh?

Make sure to read the whole article. This certainly seems to be how business is done in the Bush White House, pushing an illegal program on a sick man and basically not giving a shit about the consequences.

(The only suitable title for the definitive historical account of the Bush presidency is Fucking America. What do you think, Michael Beschloss?)

For more, see The Carpetbagger Report and The Anonymous Liberal.

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Update: "Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday asked the Justice Department’s Inspector General to investigate potentially false or misleading testimony given by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales during his appearances before various congressional committees."

Good.