I see this more and more in NWA and it’s an indication that things are changing in corner.

 It hasn’t been that long ago that attempts to hide the truth about what essentially was a clumsy burglary brought down the Nixon presidency. President Bush seems oblivious to that history.

He should revisit his resistance to allowing key advisers to testify before Congress about the firings of eight U. S. attorneys.

If Bush has nothing to hide, then why is he only willing to allow Karl Rove, his chief political consultant; Harriet Miers, his former White House counsel; and two others to meet privately and off the record with members of Congress investigating the firings ? Democrats rebuffed Bush off the bat, and understandably so. Under Bush’s terms, there is no way of ensuring that what’s said in private is truthful. Bush should do two things: First, send Gonzales back to Texas and name a replacement. Then notify the Senate Judiciary Committee that Rove, Miers and whomever else the panel needs to talk to on the record are at its disposal.

— The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N. Y.