The Black Republican

In what may be nothing more than raison d'etre for the liberal dems to get their backs up comes word that some documents examined by White House lawyers during the vetting process of John Rogers are not back in their proper folders.

"Archivists said the lawyers returned the file but it now cannot be located."

"Upon the lawyers' arrival, Archives officials said, they asked to inspect various folders, and as they were pulled from the boxes, a marker was inserted in their place and the lawyers signed a checkout sheet. An attendant present in the room at all times did not, as a matter of routine, sign a form signifying the return of each folder.

Nonetheless, Fawcett said, "we are quite confident that the records were returned to us." Asked why, she said that while the attendant does not recall seeing the affirmative action file in question put back, the marker was not in the box after the lawyers departed. "It would have been very difficult, given the circumstances in the room," for the lawyers to have retained the file because they were separated from their bags, she said."

The usual suspects are alarmed, as Senators Leahy and Kennedy have chimed in. We can be certain that if the documents are not found this will become a conspiracy of interplanetary consequence. Yawn.

It is also noted in the story that:

"Officials said they believe the file included a memo from Roberts urging the White House to withhold any response to two church officials who complained about the administration's policies on affirmative action in the workplace. "The debate is still raging" about proposed changes that would eliminate affirmative action goals and timetables, Roberts wrote, so "I recommend closing them out with no response," according to a copy of the memo provided by the administration yesterday."

So, it seems the contents of the missing memo are now known, even if the location of the document is unknown. And, by golly, judging by the number of times the Supreme Court refuses to hear cases, the memo seems to prove that the man has judicial temperment.

And this, according to Sharon Fawcett, the assistant archivist for presidential libraries,

It is "very difficult to believe it's anyone other than ourselves responsible for this loss,"

I'll take her word on that, but, I feel certain that some of the left wing web sites have already convicted Karl Rove of engineering a coverup. If the documents were stolen it is a serious matter, (but not one of life or death), just as it would be if a former National Security Advisor went into the National Archives on behalf of a former President and then stuffed the documents in his socks, left, and later destroyed the papers. But, of course, the latter would never happen; except in La La Land, or Washington DC.

Okay, enough time spent on this, I hope I never hear of it again. Wishful thinking.