While Congress is in the middle of trying to get Bush's Monica -- Goodling, that is -- to the witness table, word comes that the Department of Justice is starting its own investigation of the former rising star. For basing hiring decisions on political affiliation.
That, of course, is a no-no. Even for the Bush White House.
But here's the wrinkle.
In order to grant Ms. Goodling immunity, Congress needs a signoff from the Department of Justice. That signoff is supposed to be predicated on certification of there NOT being any other investigation or case under way that the immunity might jeopardize.
So, is Bush's Monica in double trouble -- with both Congress and the DOJ -- or in no trouble at all? That is, will the DOJ investigation be used to trump the Congressional immunity?
It will be important to know if the DOJ just got on the scene AFTER Ms. Goodling came to Congress' attention.
If so, that would make it plausible to me to sense the Rovemeister behind the yellow curtain.
Paranoid? What! Me paranoid?
In the media --
Washington Post: "Gonzales' ex-aide Goodling investigated for hiring based on politics"
New York Times: "Justice Dept. Announces Inquiry Into Its Hiring"
-- Dan Damon
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