Unlike some blogs which will find any reason to pump their party while using some pretty absurd logic to try and attack the other party, it’s important that we address the best and worst of what we all have to offer.
Congratulations Senator Coleman, you did the right thing today. (it should be noted that Senator Klobuchar did as well.)
Under Alberto Gonzales the Justice Department has been an impediment to the fair and equitable rule of law, and Senator Coleman did the right thing today.
Hey — even a busted clock is right twice a day.
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Daniel J. Metcalfe, the former director of the Justice Department’s Office of Information and Privacy, said he resigned in January because he could no longer tolerate the “sheer political expediency, avoidance of individual responsibility, defensive personal aggrandizement, irresponsible ‘consensus’ decision-making (and) disregard for longstanding practices and principles.”
And that was before the controversy erupted over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys last year.
Metcalfe, who worked for the department during the Nixon administration’s infamous “Saturday night massacre,” said the dismissals had been handled like nothing he has ever seen before.
“I think the way in which the firings themselves were handled was abominable, the way in which the ensuing controversy was handled was abysmal, and the way in which Gonzales has handled himself is absolutely appalling,” Metcalfe said. “As a long-term Justice Department official, I am embarrassed and increasingly incensed that he is still in there.”
So why question is: Why would Metcaffe lie?
Teh maturest.
No credit due. The party let him off on this one. They know he’s the #1 vulnerable Republican up for re-election in ‘08. He has no principles regarding this issue. Had the vote been close, Norm would have voted with the rest of the Republicans.
Bingo Pimp! Veritas…….Well, what can we say?
Nitro
Jun 11th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Daniel J. Metcalfe, the former director of the Justice Department’s Office of Information and Privacy, said he resigned in January because he could no longer tolerate the “sheer political expediency, avoidance of individual responsibility, defensive personal aggrandizement, irresponsible ‘consensus’ decision-making [and] disregard for longstanding practices and principles.” …
… “As a long-term Justice Department official, I am embarrassed and increasingly incensed that he is still in there.”
So why question is: Why would Metcalfe lie?
Answer: He didn’t. (But, for the record, I didn’t “resign,” I retired; though the difference is becoming more and more slender these days.