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What Glenn has written today (and the last paragraph in particular) is essentially a parable of America today.
I have a question and a comment.
Question: Either in his job at the Justice department or as a lawyer, did Tamm take any oath or was he under any duty to do what he did, i.e., report law-breaking?
Comment: Part of the resistance against pursuing the Bush administration for its law-breaking is, I think, the result of a, well, quasi-sincere belief that your country would suffer (not benefit) as a result. I think it comes from the peculiar manner in which high office is elevated to become equated with your nation, rather than treated for what such jobs really are, namely, administrative/executive roles staffed by temporary incumbents.
It's unfortunate, because I feel the opposite is true: the more accountable a political administration, the better for - and better off - the country.
