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Republicans, many of whom seem too dense to comprehend the damage he's inflicting on the Justice Department, express sympathy for the attorney general's ordeal.
  • He's giving Congress the runaround, successfully.

    He's basically saying, "I'm not going to get to the bottom of this by speaking to any of the involved people (in order to preserve the integrity of the ongoing investigation, according to him).

    So, he leaves the investigation up to Congress, but will answer none of their questions about individuals actually involved in coming up with the target list (those same people that he's not talking to).

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    I watched part of this hearing yesterday, and pretty much decided I could never be in Congress... even the Democrats were so damned polite...

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    It's funny how a guy who is going so far out of his way to prove his incompetence in order to avoid answering questions is still successfully arguing that he's competent enough to continue running the Department.