"The scandal at the Department of Justice has gone on long enough," said Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL) back in March. Careers have been destroyed and legitimate public corruption cases have been derailed. It is time for accountability -- it is time for the truth."
Six months and several Department senior resignations later, it's a different time. The urgency is gone.
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Months after the House Judiciary Committee passed contempt resolutions against the White House chief of staff and former counsel for ignoring committee subpoenas, it's still unclear when, or if, Democrats will hold a vote on the full floor. Why? politics...as usual!
The importance of this article is the question of reasserting any kind of authority on the part of the legislature, which is neccessary to uphold the rule of law. If congress wants higher ratings, they should rein in the executive dictatorship.
Paul Kiel reports on the story that has all but gone away due to the failure of Congress to continue oversight of the Justice Department. What ever happened to the U.S. Attorneys Investigation? Kiel can't get a straight answer.
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