Nothing to see here

Those crazy Republicans. Always talking about how Americans need to take personal responsibility.

Mr. Gonzalez testified yesterday and still can't remember a thing. I am curious about Monica Goodling - did she only hire loyal Bushies for career jobs at Justice? Did Bradley Schlozman, in charge of the civil rights division at Justice, have people change their resumes to hide the fact that they were Republicans? If either allegation is true both broke the law.

But according to House Republicans there's nothing to see here. Representative Lamar Smith from Texas said:

“As we have gone forward, the list of accusations has grown, but the evidence of genuine wrongdoing has not.” Mr. Smith added, “If there are no fish in this lake, we should reel in our lines of questions, dock our empty boat and turn to more pressing issues.”

But just what did Mr. Smith say during the Clinton impeachment?

"What is on trial here is the truth and the rule of law. Our failure to bring President Clinton to account for his lying under oath and preventing the courts from administering equal justice under law, will cause a cancer to be present in our society for generations. I want those parents who ask me the questions, to be able to tell their children that even if you are president of the United States, if you lie when sworn "to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," you will face the consequences of that action, even when you don't accept the responsibility for them."

Lying about a blow job - bad. Lying about firing Federal Prosecuters - not such a big deal. What's more important, after all?