Alberto Gonzales is trying desperately to get his lies straight before appearing in front of the Democrats.

At a recent "prep" for a prospective Sunday talk-show interview, Gonzales's performance was so poor that top aides scrapped any live appearances. During the March 23 session in the A.G.'s conference room, Gonzales was grilled by a team of top aides and advisers — including former Republican National Committee chair Ed Gillespie and former White House lawyer Tim Flanigan — about what he knew about the plan to fire seven U.S. attorneys last fall. But Gonzales kept contradicting himself and "getting his timeline confused," said one participant who asked not to be identified talking about a private meeting. His advisers finally got "exasperated" with him, the source added. "He's not ready," Tasia Scolinos, Gonzales's public-affairs chief, told the A.G.'s top aides after the session was over, said the source.

Okay first Monica Goodling, a top Gonzales aide, threatens to plead the fifth and then quits over having to appear before Congress, and now Gonzales is cramming like a freaked out law student before having to appear before the House.

Now my question is, if they are just going to tell the truth about what happened in the firing of these U.S. Attorneys, then why the hell do they need to be all up in a panic?

It just makes it as obvious as can be that there is a whole lot going on here that we do not yet know. I can hardly wait to watch Gonzales crumble before Congress and the television cameras. That is going to be some great television!