"James, I Beg You to Quit Helping Me"

David Weigel | May 10, 2007

Via TPMMuckracker (the new home of award-winning journalist Laura McGann), here's former House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner asking the Attorney General to indict Rep. William Jefferson.

You'll recall that Gonzales is under fire for allegedly hiring and firing U.S. Attorneys based on partisan politics. The safe assumption: Sensenbrenner is trying some awesome political jujitsu in order to get Gonzales out of office.