Rep. Henry Waxman continues his quixotic quest to nail the Bush White House over missing emails that could prove illegal activities by members of the administration. One would think that by now he would have learned that very few Americans are interested in light being cast on the worst presidency in American history. But we do admire his tenacity. Let's just hope he doesn't abandon his mission a year from now when the Bushies leave office.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., says a White House spokesman's comments suggesting no e-mail had disappeared conflicted with what congressional staffers were told in September.

On Thursday night, Waxman said he was scheduling a hearing for Feb. 15 and challenged the White House to explain spokesman Tony Fratto's remark that "we have absolutely no reason to believe that any e-mails are missing."

Fratto based his comment on the contents of a White House declaration filed in federal court casting doubt on the accuracy of a chart created by a former White House employee that points to a large volume of e-mail gone from White House servers.

The brief description of the chart in the sworn declaration appears to match Waxman's description of what White House officials showed his staff at a Sept. 19 briefing.