Bush personally blocked Justice Department investigation

Gonzales admitted today that Bush had personally blocked the Justice Department investigation into his warrantless eavesdropping program. This reminds me of Nixon firing the special counsel, Elliot Richardson. Only, this time Bush will get away with it because of the patsies in Congress who are his yes men.

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans' international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected.

The department's Office of Professional Responsibility announced earlier this year it could not pursue an investigation into the role of Justice lawyers in crafting the program, under which the National Security Agency intercepts some telephone calls and e-mail without court approval.

At the time, the office said it could not obtain security clearance to examine the classified program.

Under sharp questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter, Gonzales said that Bush would not grant the access needed to allow the probe to move forward.

This guy will stop at nothing. That's why I fear he may just choose to cancel elections and remain in power. The only thing that may stop him is the fact that he is rated so low in the polls today may convince him the public wouldn't stand for it. But, have you ever seen Bush look at a fact before?