Possibly the best reporting of a senate hearing, and the best hearing, since the bush administration was falsely adjudicated into office. Milbank skillfully gives the reader a true feel for the mood and methods of this mid April appearance with many quoits of the main players and his clear analysis of the woefully bad ethic which are the hallmark of GW Bush and CO. and synonymous with the current DofJ. If DOA is wishfull thinking Milbank is not alone!

This is a snarky opinion piece. Milbank thinks he has a sense of humor, but it only shows up when he writes about something that is no longer controversial, like Gonzales' ineptitude on the stand. Milbank begins with a pronouncement that is far from the assured outcome - that Golzales tenure is over - thus putting himself at the center of the piece, not the Attorney General or the Senate. It's a flaw in much of Milbank's work, he's the important one rather than placing the event or ... More »