Does it get anymore pathetic than Alberto Gonzalez?

The emotions one runs through when thinking about the Alberto Gonzalez fiasco are many: First, you go through anger and a sense that yes! if he is guilty of gross incompetence at the least and criminal wrongdoing at the worst, then he should face the consequences! Then he gets on the witness stand and gives not only one, but a handful of performances that leaves anyone remotely alive watching him with a sense of shock that those words are actually coming out of his mouth. I mean, how does he not see himself as the ridiculous horse's arse that he has become? Has he no sense of decency or loyalty to the country (and no, loyalty to the president is toooootally different than loyalty to country) or office that he holds and that he should be a man of principle and step down?!




The emotional phase then moves over to the furious level, when you realize this nincumpoop is the number one law enforcement officer in the nation, one who has so demoralized and sabotaged our Justice Department that we almost cease to have a functioning arm of our government. And given all of the high crimes and misdemeanors committed around town lately, you would think it necessary and essential to have a functioning Justice Department, yeah? The worst part is that even if this clown were somewhat competent, his unflinching loyalty to W has no bounds, and he would go to the depths of hell and back before doing anything against this president. He never took up the torch of being America's top law officer - he never stopped being W's legal council. It is this innability to discern the difference between president and country that is Gonzalez's most egregious fault.


Slowly the emotion train pulls up into just plain sadness. I am just sad that we have such a pathetic and incompetent president. I am sad that we have a woefully terrible attorney general. Sad that our Congress does not have the moral courage to stand up as a co-equal branch of government and demand accountability for this administration's crimes. What are they afraid of? That blowhards on the Fox News Channel will insult them? That Rush Limbaugh will continue ranting and raving against them?

Has the Congress so pathetically lost its ability to hold another branch of government in check?