In a way, you could feel sorry for Our Beloved President.
His old method, the only one he knows, just isn't working anymore: If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes accepted as truth. Suddenly people realize they're being lied to, and they don't like it. What's a po' boy to do?
Well, obviously: You start tossing old friends and advisors to the wolves. (Yeah, I know, Rove and Gonzales both claim they decided on their own to retire. And I, um, believe them.) Sad thing is, it'll probably work.
Give Democrats credit for continuing to press on with the investigation into the firing of those U.S. attorneys, but what will they do now, given that the likely target of the investigation, Rove, is already gone?
After all, if they continue the inquiry, following the blame to its likely source, it will almost certainly lead straight to Cheney, if not Bush himself. And if there is evidence of wrongdoing at the highest levels, surely congress would have no choice but to introduce impeachment proceedings, right?
Ah, but top Democrats have made it clear they have no interest in such matters. Chris Dodd, who continues to delude himself that he has a shot at the presidency, has come right out and said that talk of impeachment would be a distraction during the nomination process.
There you have it: Democrats are perfectly willing to elevate their own self-interest over the needs of justice. God Bless America.
