But the Democratic-controlled Congress, of course, hasn't done either of those things. Members instead chose to solicit help from the judicial branch -- the constitutional equivalent of running to Mommy. And not surprisingly, this didn't make Mommy very happy.
Over at Slate, I write about how important it is that the Judiciary Committee not blow its big chance to get some important information out of Addington. My suggestion -- given how tough a nut Addington will be to crack -- is for committee Democrats not to fire random, glancing shots in five-minute round-robins, but to collectively cede their time to one or two members, ideally former prosecutors, to subject Addington to a sustained and well-planned examination. I even have a few suggested lines on inquiry.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a Republican party whose members actually had some testosterone?