She Fought The Line

...and the line won.

Today, absurdist political hack/appointee Monica Goodling testified before Congress on her role in the politically motivated firings of several U.S. Attorneys who, contrary to Bush administration fiat, declined to pursue charges against subjects considered political "enemies" of the conservative machine.

In a surprising (at least to me) move, Ms. Goodling commented that she believed she had "crossed the line" in relation to these firings (I'll refrain, against my natural inclinations, from using this opportunity to make a Bush-cocaine correlation joke). I felt it was a rather startling revelation, but considering Ms. Goodling has a B.A. from Messiah University and a law "degree" from televangelist Pat Robertson's oh-so-fun Regent University (hold your snickering), I suppose "revelations" should not be an unexpected occurrence.

For those with interest, here is the video of her testimony:



While she waffles about whether or not she actually broke the law, one gets the distinct feeling that her heart isn't really in the fight. Perhaps a bit of remorse? A twinge of regret? All together, I suppose we should take comfort in the fact that her well-purchased "Christian" education managed to endow her with some form of moral/ethical compass, no matter how adled it may be. Too bad it couldn't prevent her from actually breaking the law in the first place. I suppose some miracles are just too much to ask for.