Gonzales approved dismissals

The Attorney General of the United States lied to the American people.

Last week, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he was not involved in any discussions about the impending dismissals of U.S. attorneys.

On Friday night, however, the Justice Department revealed Gonzales' participation in a Nov. 27 meeting where such plans were discussed.

The firings of eight prosecutors has since led to a political firestorm and calls for his ouster.

At that meeting, the attorney general and at least five top Justice Department officials discussed a five-step plan for carrying out the firings of the prosecutors, Gonzales' aides said late Friday.

There, Gonzales signed off on the plan, which was drafted by his chief of staff, Kyle Sampson. Sampson resigned last week.

At this point, it seems that literally every answer we have been given about the reasons for the U.S. Attorney firings has been untrue.

This is why Karl Rove, Harriet Miers, and anybody else that Bush sends out to spin this travesty must testify in public and under oath. Bush administration officials lie. Even when they are under oath, they lie, but at least if they testify under oath, with a written record of what they say, they can be held accountable for their lies.