Doh!

From today's New York Times:

Bush administration will assert in the next few days that progress in carrying out the new American strategy in Iraq has been satisfactory on nearly half of the 18 benchmarks set by Congress, according to several administration officials.

But it will qualify some verdicts by saying that even when the political performance of the Iraqi government has been unsatisfactory, it is too early to make final judgments, the officials said.

So, if they say it's good, they can say it now, but if it's bad, it's too early to tell. Do they even see the irony?

Then there's this:

A former White House political director, Sara M. Taylor, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that she believed President Bush was not involved in last year's dismissal of federal prosecutors.

Ms. Taylor said she "did not attend any meetings with the president where the matter was discussed" and could not recall seeing any presidential directives about the firings. Asked whether Mr. Bush was involved in the firings, she replied, "I do not have any knowledge that he was."

So, Ms. Taylor, here's my question. If the President wasn't involved and you never spoke with him about it how can he claim Executive Privilege?

These people need a continuity director. Yesterday has nothing to do with today. Bush can say as Governor of Texas that he doesn't offer clemency unless the person is innocent and then commute Scooter Libby. He can sign a law and then issue a signing statement saying that he doesn't have to follow it. Karl Rove can say to a room full of people that we didn't follow Al Qaida into Pakistan because we wouldn't invade a soveriegn nation. (To uproarious laughter.)

There is no accountability. Let's impeach and get some, please.