The Amazing Disappearing Gonzales

At this point, the Alberto Gonzales scandal is beginning to look a lot like the war in Iraq. In both cases, it is pretty clear that there was wrongdoing. In both cases, the Bush administration set the PR machine in motion to run damage control by purposefully deceiving the public. And in both cases, President Bush has stuck by the side that is clearly wrong, and defended his position by criticizing his detractors. The e-mails released by the Justice Department make it clear that the eight U.S. attorneys were fired for not being "Loyal Bushies." However, Alberto Gonzales has outright lied about, or claimed not to remember the contents of, the e-mails, in an attempt to save his own job. And, of course, through it all, Bush has stuck by his side. I guess it pays to be a loyal Bushy.