Abu Gonzales we hardly knew ye. No really... we didn't. I guess fixing jury duty for the boss pays off when you're a mediocre lawyer who hitches his wagon to the right star.
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales met with senior aides on Nov. 27 to review a plan to fire a group of U.S. attorneys, according to documents released last night, a disclosure that contradicts Gonzales's previous statement that he was not involved in "any discussions" about the dismissals.
Justice Department officials also announced last night that the department's inspector general and its Office of Professional Responsibility have launched a joint investigation into the firings, including an examination of whether any of the removals were improper and whether any Justice officials misled Congress about them.
Chuck Shumer said on Countdown the other night that there are enough career DoJ folks who know enough pieces of this to bring it all together for Congress eventually, Executive Privilege or no. The game might look more like Chess than Blackjack, (as the 1600 Crew desperately tries to play 3-card monte) as it oozes along in sequential moves, but there will be an end-game and it's not going to be pretty.
Of course, I don't think any claims of "Executive Privilege" could survive an impeachment inquiry, do you?
