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When I look at the federal investigation being launched into the Janet Jackson boob incident, I realize what I like about this administration: they believe in accountability.

And speaking of accountability, the signs from the president’s ‘independent’ inquiry aren’t looking too good either.

According to this article on the front page of today’s Post (I’ve started reading the paper paper again) the president seems inclined to take full advantage of his self-appointed power to appoint all the members of the commission (safe Dems, Republican ringers and militant Iraq hawks). And while there’s no mention that the panel will be given any brief to look at White House’s use of intelligence data, it will be instructed to look at CIA’s intelligence shortcomings on Iran, North Korea, Libya and India — perhaps they’ll take another look at that whole Pearl Harbor thing too.

When we actually eyeball the executive order I fully expect we’ll see it contains instructions to get to the bottom of why Joe Wilson has been making so many press appearances.

This commission may not quite fail the laugh test. But, boy, is it lousy with giggles. When do some of the press bigs call out this Potemkin Panel for the joke that it seems likely to be?

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