furiouser and furiouser

if i was a political advisor to obama, i would have advised against asserting 'executive privilege' in the face of congressional subpoena in issa's investigation into 'fast and furious.' well, i would unless the documents were extraordinarily embarrassing. and that in itself shows the problem: by saying you're willing to go all the way to a constitutional confrontation, you are indicating that there's something big there that you don't want people to know. well, it could be some quasi-legit law-enforcement info, but what the subpoena focuses on is the decisions the justice department took in investigating the matter. but this reaction makes the whole thing a much bigger story, blows it up like mad. btw, "fast and furious" and "fast five" (starring vin diesel and the rock) are really pretty great dude movies, with the intervening sequels a mixed bag.