Not That It's Going To Happen, But...


...if William Jefferson wanted to salvage the last smidgen of his credibility, now would be a good time to resign:

The ruling that the Supreme Court declined to review held that the F.B.I.’s use of a "filter team" to examine the evidence from the [Jefferson's] office to determine what was clearly legislative, and therefore out of bounds, was not adequate to protect Congress’s constitutional right to operate without interference from the executive branch.

At issue was Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution, the "speech or debate" clause intended to protect lawmakers from being hounded by the executive branch while carrying out their legislative duties.

And that was and is really the only "matter of principle" in this whole sordid mess. Jefferson, whether by design or accident, has made that point. Now, for the good of the Gret Stet, it would be appropriate for him to step down.

I've got a feeling, though, that I've got a better chance of seeing a flying pig.