The Statesman puts on its boxing gloves this morning and takes more than a few well-deserved shots at Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The editorial, titled "A total disappointment," highlights the lowlights of Gonzales' tenure as AG and makes it rather clear that he'll do anything to further the power of the executive branch:

Since taking over the Justice Department, however, Gonzales has acted as if he is still the president's general counsel, not the top law officer in the land.

He has gone to Congress to defend the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping of American citizens living in this country. Gonzales has said the war powers act gives the administration the authority to spy on Americans, and that the secret court where domestic surveillance warrants are sought is insufficiently speedy for the war on terror.

His willingness to condone domestic spying has even some members of his own Republican Party squirming.

This week, Gonzales sparked a constitutional crisis by authorizing the FBI to search the congressional offices of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana. When an executive branch Cabinet member OKs rummaging through a legislative branch office, separation of powers issues become a political battleground. The GOP leadership in Congress is livid at Gonzales for approving the search.

Gonzales began the week by assaulting the First Amendment and threatening to prosecute journalists under an ancient espionage law. The attorney general objects to journalists revealing classified material - even when that information shouldn't be classified and properly informs the public.

There's also Gitmo, the torture memos, threatening to jail reporters ... oh, Al. You'll do anything for your Bushie.