The Continued Insanity of the Democrats

Senator Patrick Leahy apparently wants to provide us with proof that he can make a truly stupid comment...

The Bush administration does not want to release confidential memos that U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts wrote when he worked for two Republican presidents, a White House adviser said on Sunday.

Former Sen. Fred Thompson, named by President Bush to steer Roberts' confirmation through the Senate, disputed calls by some Democrats to turn over all the documents from Roberts' tenure at the White House and Justice Department.

"The administration's been pretty consistent on that, in fact, I think very consistent, in that (confidential documents) will not be forthcoming," Thompson said during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press."

...Roberts argued before the Supreme Court as the principal deputy solicitor general during the presidency of Bush's father. He also worked in the Justice Department in 1981-1982 and in the White House counsel's office during Ronald Reagan's presidency.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, disagreed with Thompson's stand that Roberts' documents are covered by attorney-client privilege and said many previous nominees had agreed to make the same type of documents public.

"Those working in the solicitor general's office are not working for the president. They're working for you and me and all the American people," Leahy said on ABC's "This Week."

As loyal reader RB noted, only geeky lawyers would find the story fascinating. It is nice to hear a United States Senator claim there is no attorney-client privilege for the government... and perhaps no other privileges (deliberative process... hmmmm) as well. In the meantime, I plan to visit Senator Leahy's offices and ask for all of their documents. After all, these files also belong to all the people.