I never, EVER thought I would actually like/respect Ashcroft, but it's kind of looking like his "I have defeated Terrorism, thank you, exit stage left" routine is because he got to a point where he said "Oh, for the love of CHRIST, THIS IS ILLEGAL..."
I need to dig up the story, but since all of this information is now being released, it is sickening how rampant these fuckers ran all over Washington. There is a scene straight out of Hollywood where Ashcroft's Assistant (John Comey) became acting AG because Ashcroft came down with Pancreitis (sp?) and was in intensive care with his wife. They thought he was going to die, so the White House wanted to override Comey's veto of the illegal spying by going to the hospital where Ashcroft is drugged and dying and get him to sign papers.
The transcript is here. http://balkin.blogspot.com/2007/05/did-comey-just-testify-that-president.html Un-freakin'-believable.
(the cute part is where Comey KNOWS Bush broke the law, but will not directly implicate him)
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Ashcroft...
on 2009-03-05 04:02 pm (UTC)I need to dig up the story, but since all of this information is now being released, it is sickening how rampant these fuckers ran all over Washington. There is a scene straight out of Hollywood where Ashcroft's Assistant (John Comey) became acting AG because Ashcroft came down with Pancreitis (sp?) and was in intensive care with his wife. They thought he was going to die, so the White House wanted to override Comey's veto of the illegal spying by going to the hospital where Ashcroft is drugged and dying and get him to sign papers.
The transcript is here. http://balkin.blogspot.com/2007/05/did-comey-just-testify-that-president.html
Un-freakin'-believable.
(the cute part is where Comey KNOWS Bush broke the law, but will not directly implicate him)