Recite after me:
“IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE ANYTHING WRONG, YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE.”
Why on earth is Gonzales lawyering up?
(Obligatory note- I have no problem with Gonzales seeking legal advice despite the fact that he spent the past 5 years working to deny that right to others.)
Zifnab
He’s lawyering up to face down bogus allegations drummed up by a corrupt and vendictive Democratic Party that only wants to use this case to win elections in ’08.
Where’s the underlying crime, John? You going to arrest him for doing his job and fighting terrorism? Why don’t we just have trial by Nancy Pelosi and Osama Bin Laden?
Partisan Witchhunt!
Innocent until proven guilty!
Punished for doing his job!
You’re only supporting the terrorists!
Waste of tax dollars!
He made $45k / year and was still on government entitlement welfare! … wait, wrong story.
Ugh
Zifnab beat me to the obvious snark.
Pb
You sending the Wolf? That’s all you had to say!
The Other Steve
Zifnab forgot the most important one.
Criminalizing Politics!
Paul L.
I remember a democrat saying something similar:
jcricket
When Republicanism are outlawed, only outlaws will be Republican.
tBone
And guess what? It was stupid when he said it too.
Paul, is there any issue, any issue at all, where your response adds up to more than “Democrats did it too!”
Gus
More with the Duke lacrosse case? Christ, I almost wish you’d go back to saying Clinton did it too.
Peter Johnson
The silence from liberals about Nifong is deafening. Nifong actually broke the law as a prosecutor. There is no evidence Gonzales broke any laws. If Nifong had been a Bush appointee instead of a Democratic one, the left-wing blogosphere would have gone nuts.
Paul L.
I am just pointing out that you should not judge a defendant’s innocence or guilt by the fact that they hired a lawyer.
As Nifong got the media along with the urban and gender studies types to do in the Duke rape hoax.
Peter Johnson
That’s something we should all agree on.
Gus
I do agree. I don’t have a problem with Gonzales lawyering up, nor do I think his doing so is any kind of comment on his guilt or innocence. I think that the “if you haven’t done anything wrong you have nothing to hide” argument is a lot of crap, and I assume John Cole does, too. I seem to recall that “argument” being used to justify domestic warrantless surveillance, and I don’t recall that being supported by many Democrats. I’m guessing many Dems might change their tune when Hillary is elected President, and I sincerely hope civil libertarians on both sides of the aisle will call her out if that happens.
KCinDC
Apparently the right-wing commenters (assuming there actually are any here who aren’t spoofs) can’t read John’s obligatory note at the end of the post.
The Other Andrew
Peter–what do you think about Gonzales’ visit to a hospitalized John Ashcroft?
John S.
Paul L. must be one of the accused kids from the Duke case. I have never seen anyone find a way to twist just about anything into somehow relating to it.
Kinda reminds me of Walter from The Big Lebowski and his obsession with relating things to Vietnam.
“What the fuck does any of that have to do with Vietnam?”, the Dude wonders. “Well maybe there isn’t a literal connection”, muses Walter.
Paul L. = Walter Sobchek
tBone
Next time you can just reply “No” and save yourself some typing.
Peter Johnson
If it’s true, I think he shouldn’t have done it. If it’s true.
wingnuts to iraq
If? If? WTF? Peter Johnson, it happened.
capelza
Jeebus, Peter Johnson, it happened. Did you not watch the hearings?
whipporwill
Capelza says
I bet Johnson did watch. However, as we all know, Proof has a liberal bias.
Peter Johnson
As I recall, it’s a story James Comey told. There are a lot of holes in the story:
Let’s break it down.
CaseyL
You recall wrong. Comey told the story; Goldsmith confirmed it.
Tax Analyst
As pointed out by CaseyL a moment ago, Comey’s story was confirmed, Peter. Apparently that’s not enough for you, which doesn’t really surprise me. So let’s say we boil this down a bit here, OK? There’s really only one “hole” in this story here, and Mister, right now I think it’s you.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you.
rachel
That, or he’s a monomaniac who’s found his fetish.
jake
Fixed.
For those of you shooting PaulEll’s jackalopes, just remember that it could be worse.
He could be trying to tie this in with stem cell research.
Rome Again
Seems I remember Gonzo mentioning this visit in senate testimony, or am I remembering wrong?