So Alberto Gonzales has decided the Justice Department will probe the whistleblowers who leaked the information about Bush's warrantless NSA surveillance to the New York Times. Typical. What we need is a special counsel to investigate Bush's actions, not the whistleblowers.

The ACLU has issued this press release in response:

"President Bush broke the law and lied to the American people when he unilaterally authorized secret wiretaps of U.S. citizens. But rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General Gonzales is cracking down on critics of his friend and boss. Our nation is strengthened, not weakened, by those whistleblowers who are courageous enough to speak out on violations of the law."

"To avoid further charges of cronyism, Attorney General Gonzales should call off the investigation. Better yet, Mr. Gonzales ought to fulfill his own oath of office and appoint a special counsel to determine whether federal laws were violated."

This sounds like a job for GAP, EPIC's Government Accountability Project.