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Maybe Comey had his limits... (none / 0) (#7)
by mattd on Sun Jul 29, 2007 at 01:48:25 AM EST
...but did Ashcroft?

It seems obvious that Card and Gonzales went to Ashcroft's hospital bed because they believed Ashcroft would reauthorize the program, as he had before.  I don't remember many references saying that the scope of the program offended Ashcroft, more that he didn't like the White House going over Comey's head when he was sedated.

It might be a red herring to get diverted onto "what was so egregious that Ashcroft wouldn't renew it," when apparently he'd already renewed it several times.  They may have just offended the uptight Ashcroft who wanted to be left alone - and got his wish in November 2004 when he wasn't asked to return for a second term, replaced by Bush's sycophant.

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