What me, responsible?
Two different news items:
The FBI violates the Patriot Act, which is odd, considering that the law lets the FBI do just about anything it wants, and the director of the FBI holds a press conference to say he is responsible.
Then, amid news that the Bush Administration fired U.S. Attorneys who were found to be performing poorly because they either prosecuted Republican politicians or didn't go after Democrats, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales holds a press conference Tuesday where he says, "I am responsible."
In neither case did either man utter the words, I hereby resign.
This administration has finally learned that it say it takes responsibility for its various screwups and power grabs and just plain blunders and nobody will be held responsible.
Welcome to the new age of responsibility, where accepting responsibility never means anything.
Wordweaver · March 14, 2007 11:30 AM
That seems to be the big cop-out line these days. Everyone saying "I take full responsibility", then going right back to doing the same job. Bush with Katrina, Rendell with Valentine's Day, now Gonzales with the sacking of US Attorneys for refusing to act as pre-election pit-bulls. I wonder...could someone knock over a bank, then say "I take full responsibility", instead of going to jail?