Rowhouse Logic - Breathtaking Inanity

I’m in the middle watching Charlie Rose interview Alberto Gonzalez trying to collect some thoughts on the sludge that is being introduced into my brain as I type. I just wanted to mention that I found it a little odd watching him proudly relive the following exchange from Monday’s hearing.

BIDEN: Thank you very much.

General, how has this revelation damaged the program?

I’m almost confused by it but, I mean, it seems to presuppose that these very sophisticated Al Qaida folks didn’t think we were intercepting their phone calls.

I mean, I’m a little confused. How did it damage this?

GONZALES: Well, Senator, I would first refer to the experts in the Intel Committee who are making that statement, first of all. I’m just the lawyer.

And so, when the director of the CIA says this should really damage our intel capabilities, I would defer to that statement. I think, based on my experience, it is true — you would assume that the enemy is presuming that we are engaged in some kind of surveillance.

But if they’re not reminded about it all the time in the newspapers and in stories, they sometimes forget.

(LAUGHTER)

One would be tempted to believe that exchange is just further proof that no answer is too dumb if you are a Republican appearing before a servile Congress. Alas, it’s worse than that. If the Rose interview is any indication, Gonzales is going to ride that dead horse until his ass is sore because no answer is ever too dumb if you’re Alberto Gonzales. He really seemed pretty proud of it. Weird.

You want some proof that I’m not making shit up, don’t you? Well, you’re not going to get. Not from me at any rate. The Charlie rose show charges $9.95 for a single transcript and that’s exactly $9.95 over my transcript budget.

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