On This Week, McCain argued for withholding material Roberts generated in his work at the Office of the Solicitor General.

Unfortunately, the transcript is not available, but it went something like this:


When he was working for the Solicitor Generals Office -- working for the President -- the President of the United States was his client. Releasing the documents would be a violation of attorney client privilege...
I find this reasoning appalling.

The mission of the Office of the Solicitor General is to represent the interests of the United States before the Supreme Court. -- Organization, Mission and Functions Manual, September 2004
The Solicitor General represents the United States – that means the whole kit and caboodle. The United States is not the same as the President of the United States. The Bush regime may regard the Solicitor General as their own personal attorney, but doing so is an abuse of the office.

I have little doubt that McCain got this "talking point" from some minion of the Bush Regime. Whatever it's source, it's just another example of their adherence to an autocratic, not democratic, system of government. They apparently feel so secure that they aren't even bothering to pretend they believe in "We the People."