Don't let 'em grind you down.

Blackdogred is all stirred up over this LA Times headline...

Democrats happy to let Gonzales dangle

…and I admit the lede sounds pretty discouraging.

WASHINGTON — Democrats are not winning the battle to force Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales from office, stymied by a legal system that gives the Bush administration wide discretion to block investigations of itself. And they are not getting the White House witnesses or records they have demanded in recent weeks.

But many Democrats are fine with that.

Problem is, through the rest of the article Times staffers Peter Wallsten and Richard B. Schmitt don't produce "many" Democrats who actually say such a thing. They don't, in fact, produce any.

Sure, they've got former Congressman David Bonior, now consulting a Presidential campaign (yeah, my man John), who allows as how if the issue is on the table between now and the election, they'll use it. That's not the same thing as "fine with that," though.

They've got DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen, too, except he's not talking about Gonzales at all. Yep, he thinks the election should be about "change and accountability," but there's not an issue or an Executive Branch department that doesn't apply to.

The rest of what they've got is a description of Congressional Democrats' "increasing aggressiveness against Gonzales," including an impeachment resolution in the House and a perjury investigation in the Senate.

Doesn't sound like Democrats are happy to me.

Or even "fine with that."

I know the daily fight against journamalism is tough, but don't let 'em grind you down.