The hypocrisy comes from the one that calls for their heads the loudest knowing full well everything that went on. She stands at the front preaching about torture and calling for commisions all the while giving her OK for it. I have not looked up "hypocrisy" in webster's today but it should be pretty close to that.
And pointing to bad behavior by one to excuse it by another......pretty weak arguement. No hands are clean in it but there is no defense for the scarecrow. She stands as if on the moral high ground all the while slogging through the swamp.