Matt Ortega

In testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales proved himself, yet again, to be nothing more than a stooge of the Bush administration.

RAW STORY’s Michael Roston reports:

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questioned the Attorney General about the independence of the Justice Department and communications with the White House on pending cases or investigations.

He then pointed to a May 4, 2006 memorandum signed by Gonzales which showed that the Office of the Vice President had been granted parallel privileges with the Executive Office of the President on communicating directly with the Justice Department’s staff on criminal and civil matters.

“What - on earth - business does the Office of the Vice President have in the internal workings of the Department of Justice with respect to criminal investigations, civil investigations, and ongoing matters?” the Senator asked.

Gonzales was stumped, “As a general matter, I would say that’s a good question.” [emphasis added]

Why in the hell did Gonzales sign the memo? He might as well of said, “They put things in front of me and I just sign them. I don’t know. I just work here.”