That may be a problem, right?

The Daily Howler, sort of bitterly, mentions a problem with the whole Plame thing:

Final question: Should President Bush’s Justice Department be investigating President Bush’s “senior officials?” We’re waiting to hear the press corps’ calls for an independent investigation. And of course, pundits will know that this special counsel should be a lifelong insider Democrat. Scribes made this a point of principle at the time of Ken Starr’s appointment. We’re sure that they’ll yell loudly now. You know just how moral they are.

I mean, this is one hell of a conflict of interest. When I hear DOJ investigation, of course, I'll think John Ashcroft. I don't think Ashcroft leaked the names, but I don't think he or his Justice Department can be trusted to find out who did. No matter how much faith Condoleeza Rice has in the matter.

Update: Apparently Scott McClellan has plenty of faith in the DOJ as well. Nice to know Ashcroft is so popular with the Administration.