Well, not really, but that's about as plausible as the DOJ's explanation that the provision in the reauthorized Patriot Act that allows the President to circumvent Senate confirmation of US Attorney nominees was contributed "by a mid-level department lawyer without the knowledge of his superiors or anyone at the White House."
Actually, according to earlier reports, the provision was added by Sen. Arlen Specter, in an all-Republican conference committee, "at the request of the Justice Department." At the request of a mid-level department lawyer? Somehow I doubt this.
We're out here, asshats, we're paying attention, and we remember what you said before. The next round of excuses should be interesting.
--divageek
"There's no stated right to habeas in the Constitution.
I'm not wearing women's underwear, either."
Specter has never been right on
ReplyDeleteanything. It started back in 63
with the single bullet bit, and has grown all this time. People in the eastern part of Pa. must be
hard up for people to run for an
office in government.I don't know
how he keeps getting elected. He
fit's right in with the bush cabal.