Just another day in Bushtopia

Have you heard about the Bush administration's latest ploy to unilaterally assume dominance and destroy that "meddlesome" separation of powers? Though such actions are in defiance of every conceivably applicable law, the FBI raided the Capitol Hill offices of a sitting Congressman. Oh yeah, neither he nor his attorney were present.

(And yes, I’m well aware that Bush publicly expressed outrage at his FBI Director and Attorney General, but you don’t need X-ray vision to see through that smoke screen, do you? In fact, White House sources close to PatRoW reveal that during his closed-door reprimand, Alberto Gonzalez justified his actions by saying “I learned it by watching you, OK?” Bush responded with “Oh Alberto – you’re a spicy meat-a-ball” and the two ass clowns busted up laughing. Apparently, you’re good people in the president’s book if you can incorporate lines from 80s commercials into everyday life – and you thought I hated everything about the man).

The 18-hour raid, part of a criminal bribery investigation, came on a Saturday afternoon while Congress was in recess (gee, you think they were hoping that no one would notice?). At this point, you'd think Dubya's Dummies would be a little better at avoiding a slip in their own shit:

The procedures used in the raid were "sloppy at best and reckless at worst," said John Conyers of Michigan , the ranking Democrat on the [House Judiciary] Committee. Mr. Conyers cited other instances where, he said, the Bush administration had appeared to unilaterally grab power, including the White House's position authorizing more aggressive interrogation of prisoners, and the program of domestic wiretapping without a warrant and data mining.

Perhaps my outrage is just another partisan ploy to bring down the president's efforts and propel Democrats towards recapturing Congress this November. I mean, surely it's only the pinko commie liberal in me that is so disgusted, right?

Guess again, O'Reilly.

"This is a constitutional issue and a matter of grave concern," said James Sensenbrenner, Republican of Wisconsin, who called the unusual session at a time when most of Congress is in recess.

Robert S. Walker, a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, urged the committee to use its power of subpoena to demand information on how the search was authorized. The panel should "demand a full accounting for the decision-making process that led to the Rayburn [ House Office Building] raid," he said. "The Judiciary Committee should be prepared to subpoena documents tied to this incident."

He said the search appeared to reduce Congress's standing as a co-equal branch of government and predicted sharp reaction if the roles were reversed. "One can only imagine what the concern would be if the Capitol Police were sent on a raid of an executive agency in pursuit of Congress's oversight function," he said.

Ooooh, this could be fun! Let's imagine what would be uncovered if the Capitol Police *did* raid an executive office or two…

· Dick Cheney's sarcophagus (with 26 pounds of Transylvanian tundra)

· Laura Bush's collection of love letters to Stephen Colbert

· Donald Rumsfeld's cache of underage Thai gay porn

· Scott McClellan's soul (concealed in a Tic-Tac box)

· Condi Rice's retainer

· Jenna Bush's secret stash

· Jenna Bush's overextended gash

· George Bush's...ah hell, let's just end it on a "Jenna Bush's gash" joke