Bush upset over flawed attorney firings

[maddezmom]

Bush upset over flawed attorney firings By MERRILL HARTSON, Associated Press Writer
4 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday he is troubled by the Justice Department's misleading explanations to Congress of why it fired eight U.S. attorneys and expected his attorney general to fix them.

Bush said he stood by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales amid calls for his ouster.

"Mistakes were made. And I'm frankly not happy about them," Bush told reporters at a news conference in Mexico, where he is wrapping up a weeklong trip to Latin America.

"Any time anybody goes up to Capitol Hill, they've got to make sure they fully understand the facts and how they characterize the issue to members of Congres," Bush said. "And the fact that both Republicans and Democrats feel like that there was not straightforward communication troubles me and it troubles the attorney general. So he took action, and he needs to continue to take action."

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_go_pr_wh/gonzales_prosecutors;_ylt=AnShJ5RfAjDgXQznta.D9K6s0NUE

WASHINGTON, March 14 — President Bush defended Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today amid the furor over the firing of federal prosecutors, but he said he was troubled over the clumsy handling of the dismissals.

“I do have confidence in Attorney General Al Gonzales,” Mr. Bush said of his old friend from Texas. But he said the dismissals had been bungled, “and frankly I’m not happy about it.”

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Mr. Bush said that he was confident that political factors were not behind the dismissals, that United States attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president and so can be let go at any time, and that poor communication with Congress was behind the uproar.

But the president’s anger was clear. “This issue was mishandled to the point that you’re asking me about it now in Mexico,” Mr. Bush said. The president, who said he had spoken to Mr. Gonzales this morning, is to arrive later this afternoon in Washington, where lawmakers of both parties continued to criticize Mr. Gonzales.

more:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/washington/14cnd-attorneys.html

[Donnachaidh]

1. he's upset because they were CAUGHT

all otehr comments from the Chimpenfuhrer is BOLLOCKS.

[shanti]

9. EXACTLY!

;)

[xxqqqzme]

16. just like speedy yesterday

saying - steps have been taken so these mistakes do not occur in the future - close to that. When I heard that, I assumed it was code for - we fixed the holes so the next time we don't get caught.

[laylah]

13. Great minds think alike! n/t

[rodeodance]

17. how dare reporters ask him abou this in Mexico!

[primavera]

24. More likely he's upset they fired so few

He's probably pissed they only fired a handful of attorneys when they were supposed to purge everyone to the left of Benito Mussolini.

[distantearlywarning]

27. Got it in one! n/t

[TwilightGardener]

2. I'm upset...that you all figured out what the hell we were up to..

[Atman]

3. IOW, Bush doesn't like the bullshit story they're telling.

"Can't we make up somthin' better? Call our boys in Niger, maybe they whip us up a fake memo or somethin'...this story we got now ain't goin' too good. Hehehe."

.

[underpants]

4. Mistakes were made

W's legacy

[Blue_Tires]

21. that quote does get old after awhile, doesn't it??

lol

[buff2]

5. Awww........the little bu$h kid is "unhappy" again

about GETTING CAUGHT! Phuck you pRESIDENT Evil.

[Skip Intro]

6. He's troubled. He's concerned. He's saddened.

He's full of s**t.

[benld74]

7. Heck of a job Gonzaly!

[Botany]

8. Gibberish pure Gibberish

"Any time anybody goes up to Capitol Hill, they've got to make sure they fully understand the facts and how they
characterize the issue to members of Congres," Bush said. "And the fact that both Republicans and Democrats feel
like that there was not straightforward communication troubles me and it troubles the attorney general. So he took
action, and he needs to continue to take action."

It was the Attorney General who failed to have the straightforward communication and now he & bush are
troubled?

[Mz Pip]

10. "how they characterize the issue"

So they didn't spin it right and it backfired for them. Bummer, little Pissypants is annoyed that he had to take time from eating burritos in Mexico to talk about this. :eyes:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Judi Lynn]

22. That really ticked him off, being asked about his problems when he was in Mexico.

He should ask himself how does he imagine Bill Clinton liked it when he had reporters chasing him all over the world asking him about Monica Lewinsky when he was trying to give speeches in other countries.

[bdamomma]

11. sure he is upset another scandal will be upon them soon

[fooj]

12. F*ck that.

Little Lord Pissypants is playing his "CYA" game. "Poor communication" with Congress...

GIVE ME A BREAK! :grr:

[sakabatou]

14. "Make sure that there's no evicence!"

Sounds a bit like the mob.

[BigDDem]

15. Time to break out the Medal of Freedom

[HuffleClaw]

18. he'll be singing a VERY different tune soon i expect

“This issue was mishandled to the point that you’re asking me about it now in Mexico” = "how dare you interrupt my VACATION!"

and "he was confident that political factors were not behind the dismissals, that United States attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president and so can be let go at any time and that poor communication with Congress was behind the uproar." means 'so what? i can do what i like.'

[sam sarrha]

19. he is up to his eyeballs in this one,.. he is directly implicated

[w4rma]

20. "…troubled by his Justice Departments misleading explanations uncovered…" "PR mistakes were made…"nt

[knight_of_the_star]

23. There's Gonzo's kiss of death

Remember the last two he "stood by," namely Rummy and Brownie? Look how long they lasted.

[scavenger]

25. Story line wrong

Should read...... Bush Pretends to be upset over flawed attorney firings.

[Bassic]

26. They're "flawed" only because people noticed.

In his mind that is.

[burrowowl]

28. I highly recommend the released Kayl e-mails

Bu$hCO et al knew exactly what they were doing!

IMPEACH THE WHOLE BU$HCO MALADMINISTRATION, NOW! IT IS THE ONLY WHY TO STOP THE WAR AND REGAIN SOME RESPECT FROM THE WORLD!
Clinton was impeached in 2 months, so it is not a matter of time as some say.

[Generic Brad]

29. Abu G needs to continue to take action?

Does that mean resign?

[opihimoimoi]

30. He is Upset...? HE'S UPSET??? FUCK HIM,,,,WE ARE UPSET MORE THAN tiny him

Friggen Bully...its always about how HE FEELS...never thinks about how WE FEEL...typ for a Bully, no emphaty

[spiderpig]

31. "troubled"

you worm.

[NastyRiffraff]

32. Ain't the passive voice wonderful?

"Mistakes were made." By whom?

the MSM has obediently said that Gonzales "accepted responsibilty."

Guess what, idiots. Accepting responsibility looks something like this:

"I made mistakes. And the mistakes I made were as follows: (Mistake A. Mistae B, Mistake C, etc.)
Ånd I'm sorry. Even if I didn't know, I SHOULD have known. I am the Åttorney General, and am an employee of the American people. I'm answerable to the people, and I fucked up. Big time."

Of course, that'll never happen, because everyone in this admistration takes their cues from the Bush, who has never taken responsibilty for anything in his entire life.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

33. 'Mistakes were made' is the * administration mantra

Truman: "The buck stops here."

FDR: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

Churchill: "Never have so many owed so much to so few."

Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

*: "Mistakes were made." (But no one will be held accountable, i.e., fired.)