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The facts are incontrovertibly clear:

Gonzales said last week he was not involved in any discussions about the impending dismissals of federal prosecutors. On Friday night, however, the department disclosed Gonzales’ participation in a Nov. 27 meeting where such plans were discussed.
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At the Nov. 27 meeting, the attorney general and at least five top department officials discussed a five-step plan for carrying out the firings, Gonzales’ aides said late Friday.

At that session, Gonzales signed off on the plan, drafted by his chief of staff, Kyle Sampson. Sampson resigned last week.

Naturally, journalists have been asking questions. In the hope of getting answers, presumably.

Asked to explain the difference between Gonzales’ comments and his schedule, Justice spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said…

You better take a deep breath now. And sit down. And expel any solids or liquids which happen to be in your mouth. Because Brian Roehrkasse is about to answer the million-dollar question.

…the attorney general had relied on Sampson to draw up the plans on the firings.

“The attorney general has made clear that he charged Mr. Sampson with directing a plan to replace U.S. attorneys where for one reason or another the department believed that we could do better,” Roehrkasse said. “He was not, however, involved at the levels of selecting the particular U.S. attorneys who would be replaced.”

That explains the difference between Gonzales’ comments and his schedule about as well as this post tells you which stocks are going to go up by more than 10% today.

I don’t think the lies have got bigger, or more barefaced. They just don’t seem to be trying any more. No pride in their work any more, is what it is.