Gonzales Lies Again

No shock or awe from this story, but still it is good to know the Bushies don't get away with all their lies:

Report: Gonzales Knew of FBI Violations

The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 10, 2007; 2:37 AM


WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales received reports detailing legal or procedural violations by FBI agents in the months before he told senators that no such abuses had occurred, The Washington post reported Tuesday.

In April 2005, while seeking renewal of the broad powers granted law enforcement under the USA Patriot Act, Gonzales said, "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse" from the law enacted after the 9/11 terror attacks.

According to the Post, Gonzales had received a least half a dozen reports describing such violations in the three months before he made that statement. The newspaper obtained the internal FBI documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

We really need to impeach Gonzales.

It Is Over For McCain (and Gonzales)

I would now like to reiterate my belief that John McCain has lost the election:

Bomb Iran, sings US candidate

REPUBLICAN 2008 presidential candidateJohn McCain crooned the words "Bomb Iran" to the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann in a joking response to a question about any possible US attack over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

"That old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran ... bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb," the Vietnam War veteran warbled softly to the band's Barbara Ann when he was asked when the United States would send an "airmail message" to Iran.

It's bad enough when some ignorant racist makes this joke, but when a candidate for the President of the United States (the person who can decide to bomb a country) makes this joke (especially when they are campaigning), their candidacy is over.

It might be over for Alberto Gonzales too. I listened to most of his testimony to the Senate yesterday, and it did not sound good. He is a disgrace. He should have resigned as soon as his testimony ended. Of course, someone who promotes torture and thinks the Geneva Conventions are quaint never should have become Attorney General in the first place, but such is life in the Twilight Zone-like world of the Bush administration.

Not even the Republican Senators on the committee could defend Gonzales except for Senator Hatch (R-UT) who is an incredulous hack and Senator Kyl (R-AZ) who cowardly and absurdly changed the topic to "internet gambling." Is Kyl insane? Our country is experiencing some very serious Constitutional and ethical violations from the executive branch, and all he cares about is internet gambling?

Thanks a lot, Arizona. Reelecting Kyl in 2006 was a great idea![/sarcasm]