John Ashcroft Accused Of Lying About Terror Threats

Op-ed columnist Paul Krugman eviscerates Attorney General John Ashcroft in today's New York Times. Krugman details repeated examples of Ashcroft coming under fire for his terrible job performance and responding by attacking the messenger or making grandiose claims of foiling terrorist plots (ie. that "dirty bomb" maker) that prove to be false. As John Aravosis questioned here yesterday, Krugman sarcastically implies that the foiled "plot" to attack an Ohio mall is bogus or at the very least puffed up and announced only when expedient. Think about how outrageous that truly is. Why aren't there Congressional hearings into exploring the possibility that the Attorney General of the United States is fabricating terrorist plots against the US in order to protect his career?