...that you should read Dahlia Lithwick? Here's yet another example of why. In two sentences, she captures and translates an entire day of testimony:
To review: The process was a total, ad-hoc wreck. The decisions were rock solid.
More:
Those of us who arrived today thinking that Gonzales had some sort of brilliant master plan for winning over the judiciary committee are puzzled by the AG's strategy. You can't help but wonder what condition he was in last month before he started preparing full time. His face, for a sustained period of almost seven hours, is a perfect mask of bemused puzzlement and earnest seriousness. Clearly, the one thing he has practiced for two weeks is the face. But the rest of his tactics are dubious.
Even more:
At the end of the day, what has doomed Alberto Gonzales will keep him hanging on long after it's clear he should go. He serves at the pleasure of the president, and the president's pleasure is his only concern.
And with that, I think I should retire for the evening...
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