As most people on dKos know by know, Gonzales came out swinging this morning by hitting the morning show circuit and using the same talking points he and WH have been using to defend the illegal wiretaps.
One of Gonzales excuses was the erronous story that Clinton did it too.
Meet me on the flip...
The truth is that Clinton did not do it. Clinto followed the law and this talking point is nothing more than a flat-out lie.
But, there is something much more troubling that the fact that the Atterny General of the U.S. has no trouble going from channel to channel and telling lies to the American people. It is the idea that this administration can justify its actions based on the actions of other administrations, even if those actions are illegal!
If we follow Gonzales logic to the final conclusion, then we can all be in for a big suprise. Internment can now be justified bacause it was done before, suspention of Habeas Corpus because Lincoln did it, and every other bone-headed thing an adminstration did can now be repeated.
Gonzales excuse this morning, spelled out in plain words is this, "if they did it, we can do it." There are no holds barred--god help us all.