When in doubt,

Blame those pesky pixies... or sneaky aides working in the dead of night:

But as the political scandal spreads, the question at its heart gets less and less public attention: Who changed the Patriot Act to make it easier to replace U.S. attorneys without oversight, and how did it happen with nobody looking?

So... have we fired anyone yet?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign following disclosures of mass firings of federal prosecutors and a report that the FBI improperly obtained information on private citizens, top Democratic senators said on Sunday.

In addition, a key Republican voiced concerns about Gonzales and his embattled Justice Department, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.

Update: Schumer agrees.

And Joshua Marshall shows that Gonzales is not the one with the agenda, Rove from within the White House is.