So, is Ashcroft in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the legal memorandums that were requested in yesterday's hearings?

And I have to admit, I wasn't aware of the fact that Ashcroft had not appeared before Congress for 15 months!!! So, who was failing the oversight procedures that are the Congress' constitutional duty--the Congress, or the administration?

One thing is certain, the ways that this administration is trying to transform our constitutional system of checks and balances, and division of constitutional authority, is frightening to say the least. It is obvious this administration is doing all it can to write Congress out of the picture, and create an exclusively executive government.

By the way, just what is John Kerry's position on the torture thing, anyway? Does anyone know what, if anything, Kerry has said about all this?