Bush Administration Diverts Law Enforcement Resources to Fight Porn

From Dan Gilmor's blog comes this:

Washington Post: Recruits Sought for Porn Squad.

"I guess this means we've won the war on terror," said one exasperated FBI agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because poking fun at (FBI) headquarters is not regarded as career-enhancing. "We must notneed any more resources for espionage."

But hey, they have to placate the right-wing base of the party. (Of course, given the size of the pornography market, millions of Bush voters are surely among the industry's customers.)

This isn't about child porn, which is a disgusting and evil crime and deserves punishment. As the Post story notes, what bothers the attorney general and his boss is material produced with consenting adults and sold to adults.

(Can this all be to position Gonzales as the O'Connor replacement on the Supreme Court - a tough stance on porn being an attempt to endear him to the conservatives?)