Like children in a schoolyard pissing contest, the two sides of a Constitutional battle over last weekend’s FBI raid of a Congressman’s office tried to out-threaten each other.
The Bush administration, seeking to hide information about the National Security Agency’s spying on Americans behind the cloak of “executive privilege, has asked federal judges in New York and Michigan to dismiss a pair of lawsuits by claiming the cases jeopardize state secrets.
President George W. Bush, beset by public doubts about his leadership, has opted for a more humble tone in discussing the Iraq war, including admitting mistakes, as a way to rebuild his credibility, analysts said on Friday.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI director Robert S. Mueller III were prepared to quit if the White House directed them to relinquish evidence seized in a disputed search of a House member’s office.