Delicious Irony

Alberto Gonzales resigned. I celebrated by going to see The Lives of Others, a German film about the evils of wiretapping and corrupt government officials. I liked the film, and felt a satisfaction with its depiction of small time heroism by a gray little man who didn't get caught up in the big gray crush of a broken system. Acting with decency and humanity when the zeitgeist pushes us toward self-protection, exploitation, and greed is a noble thing. Gonzales's resignation though, is likely a sorry attempt to save his lame ass from prosecution, or from going down with the sinking ship that is this administration. The Lives of Others helped underscore just how pathetic every member of this administration is.