That Sound You Hear Is Parody Dying

Shorter David Broder: Illegal and immoral acts by public officials shouldn’t be subjected to prosecution as long as said officials really thought they were a good idea. Besides, it would be scapegoating — why should the people who conceived and carried out illegal torture bear any more responsibility than anyone else for these policies? [Note: this kind of analysis does not apply to more important issues, like Democratic public officials lying about blowjobs.]