I'm not sure what was the most important moment in Monica Goodling's testimony yesterday.  First, I was struck by how she admitted to clearly violating the law.  Secondly, she clearly stated that Paul McNulty lied to Congress.  Thirdly, she admits to a meeting between her and Alberto Gonzales which takes place after it is clear that both she and Alberto were going to be called as fact witnesses before Congress.

I can tell you the most depressing moment was her toe in the sand presentation.  The "I just wanted to help" routine while it may genuine, it was nauseating.

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From WaPo:

Under intensive questioning from Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.), Goodling also described a mid-March meeting with Gonzales that began as a discussion of her future at Justice but ended with talk about the U.S. attorneys' firings.

"Let me tell you what I can remember," he said, according to her account.

"He laid out for me his general recollection . . . of some of the process" of the firings and then asked "if I had any reaction to his iteration," Goodling said.

She said the conversation made her "a little uncomfortable" because she knew that she, Gonzales and others would be asked to testify before Congress.

"Do you think, Ms. Goodling, the attorney general was trying to shape your recollection?" Davis asked.

Goodling paused, then said: "No . . . I just did not know if it was a conversation that we should be having, and so I just -- just didn't say anything."  (more...)