You don't recall anything, do you?

The Bush White House can rest assure that they have a friend who supports their decision not to fire Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.  Mitt Romney, on the campaign trail in Iowa, said there is a lack of evidence that points to wrongdoing.  Of course, there is some question as to whether Romney even watched the hearing:

"I haven't heard evidence to that effect yet. Testimony from the WhiteHouse or documents could show that to be the case," he added.

Romneyalso said he had not read the transcript of Thursday's Senate JudiciaryCommittee hearing, when Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma saidGonzales should resign.

Forget Tom Coburn.  The most revealing exchange of the day, I thought, took place between Gonzales and Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL):

"Senator, I have searched my memory," the attorney general answered."My schedule shows a meeting for 9:00 on November 27th, but I have norecollection of that meeting."

"This was not that long ago," said a puzzled Sessions. "You don't recall any of that?"

"Believe me," Gonzales repeated. "I've searched my mind about this meeting."

"Well," the senator concluded, "I guess I'm concerned about your recollection."

The Attorney General chose the Scooter Libby memory disorder defense.  If Gonzales admitted that the meeting took place, it would contradict his previous statements.  If he said the meeting didn't take place, congressional investigators might later on find evidence that shows otherwise.  So Gonzales took the easy way out.  I guess you don't mess with people that have memory disorders.