The story that James Comey told , under oath at the Senate Judiciary hearings, is very disturbing. That the White House would send two aides to John Ashcrofts hospital bed in an effort to circumvent the acting Attorney-General is problematic, and kind of dumb. Not that anything Alberto Gonzales, then Bush's counsel, does surprises me any more. I would have expected more of Chief of Staff Andrew Card, though. As with any high ranking official who is about to undergo major surgery, Ashcroft would have signed papers making Comey acting Attorney-General. That would make Ashcroft on the night in question nothing more than an influential private citizen.What a waste of effort. A fools errand, so to speak.
One of the most interesting details in James Comeys story is that he apparently felt Ted Olson was on his side of the argument against warrentless wiretapping. Why else would he ask Olson to accompany him to a meeting with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card concerning the incident. If any one would have a desire to go to any lengths to catch terrorists, you'd think a guy whose wife died on 9/11 would be the one. But even Olson could not justify this breach of the Constitution by this White House. If Ted Olson and John Ashcroft are against you, how conservative are you, really?
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Good for people to know.
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