Igor's revenge

Murray Waas reports on the website of the Atlantic that Alberto Gonzales is now telling investigators that he was being personally directed by President Bush when, as White House counsel, Gonzales made a much-discussed late-night visit in 2004 to the hospital room of then Attorney General John Ashcroft, in order to get Ashcroft to certify that the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program was legal.

I guess Abu Gonzales didn't like being thrown under the bus...

This should be interesting

We get to hear from good ol' Mash Notes Harriet Miers again:

WASHINGTON -- Two former senior White House officials were subpoenaed by congressional committees today in an escalation of the investigation into the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year.

The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Harriet E. Miers, and the Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Sara Taylor, who formerly was the White House political affairs director. The subpoena to Taylor directs her to appear for questioning July 11; Miers' testimony is being sought on July 12.

Just think of the fun we're missing because she didn't get to be on the Supreme Court...