Gonzales says it -- Bush blocked DOJ investigation of illegal eavesdropping

The Bush Administration is brilliant. They break the law, then prevent the professionals in the Justice Department from investigating it.

Gonzales: Bush Blocked Eavesdropping Probe: "During an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gonzales was questioned by the panel's chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), on why staffers in the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility were not allowed security clearances necessary to conduct an investigation into the eavesdropping program.

'It was highly classified, very important and many other lawyers had access,' Specter asked. 'Why not OPR?'

'The president of the United States makes the decision,' Gonzales answered.

The exchange was part of a wide-ranging and often tense hearing touching on many of the most controversial topics related to the Justice Department, from leak prosecutions to the Supreme Court's recent ruling invalidating the Bush administration's commissions for detainees in military custody."