Monica Goodling

Well, Monica Goodling has given her immunized testimony. I could not follow it in real time but I gather from news reports that it did not provide any ground breaking shockers. She does admit that hiring was done on a party line basis. This is unacceptable and illegal. The general disarray of the Justice Department, and the perpetual mendacity of Alberto Gonzales, was made clearer.

We need to keep in mind that this is how an investigation proceeds. These Congressional hearings rarely provide great theater, and thy should not be expected to do so. Recall how long it took Fitz to investigate the Plame leak. This story will continue to develop, and will probably do so for years to come.