Hoping, perhaps, to avoid a subpoena, Attorney General Gonzales announced the administration's decision to control the flow of information submit documents to Congress that will (Gonzales asserts) demonstrate the administration's newfound respect for FISA.

The documents, which include applications for electronic wiretaps and orders from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court, will be made available to congressional committees only and not released to the public.

Now brace yourself for a laugh:

Gonzales said the Justice Department would cooperate with both chambers of Congress. "It's important for us that they understand what we're doing," the attorney general said. "All they have to do is ask."

Some of us would like to know what the administration has been doing for the last six years. It's time for Congress to ask.