Is Satire More Reliable Than Our Administration?

As interns for the ADA, we have the experience to attend Senate and House committee hearings. Some of the most important ones that we have had the privilege to attend regard the firings and hirings of U.S. Attorneys. It seems that while those testifying before Congress have had some sort of amnesia, and it's not being overlooked by the general media or satirical publications such as The Onion, which recently wrote a piece titled "Shaking Off Amnesia, Gonzales Remembers He's Actually Pool Salesman From Tulsa". While The Onion and shows such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report offer some comic relief during this administration's 8 year long period of decisions that seem to lessen our civil liberties instead of allowing them to progress and evolve with the changing times, it is important to remember that these are serious issues with serious consequences. One of today's main headlines from cnn.com is titled "Bush: Former aides won't testify in fired prosecutors case", and if that isn't a blatant move to cover up illegal and politicized issues within this administration, then I don't know what is. It is important for Congress to further investigate these firings of federal prosecutors and further reveal The White House's attempts to politicize in areas such as courtrooms where politics shouldn't matter.

Kati McCoy
ADA Legislative Intern