Thursday, June 07, 2007

The Devil's Lackey

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall June 6, 2007 10:07 PM: "...In a telling detail about Gonzales, the Attorney General apparently planned to promote Philbin to be principal deputy solicitor general. In other words, it would appear that for all the rest we have learned about Mr. Gonzales, he was not inclined to punish Philbin for his role in the Ashcroft-Comey recertification incident. However, Cheney intervened. In Comey's words: 'I understood that someone at the White House communicated to Attorney General Gonzales that the vice president would oppose the appointment if the attorney general pursued the matter. The attorney general chose not to pursue it.'

So, two sides of Mr. Gonzales, but a composite that fits the profile of the man -- not personally vindictive or perhaps even a person of malign will, but an obedient servant of bad men."

So how well does evil flourish when good men do the bidding of evil men?

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