Hagel Demands Gonzales' Resignation

[sabra]

Source: WP/Reuters

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Hagel on Wednesday became the latest Republican to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation, saying he has "lost the moral authority" to lead the Justice Department.

Citing dramatic testimony a day earlier that revealed that Gonzales, then the White House legal counsel, tried to undermine the department he now leads, Hagel demanded the attorney general's resignation.

"The American people deserve an attorney general, the chief law enforcement officer of our country, whose honesty and capability are beyond question," Hagel, R-Neb., said in a statement. "Attorney General Gonzales can no longer meet this standard. He has failed this country. He has lost the moral authority to lead."

Hagel has hinted at seeking his party's presidential nomination but has not officially declared his candidacy. Another GOP contender, Sen. John McCain, last month called for Gonzales' resignation.

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[maddezmom]

1. with the latest news you'd think there would be more GOP'ers

calling for the same. But then again, most of them support wire taps, torture, etc so I guess it's no big surpise.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Surprised it took "maverick" Chuckie this long, actually.

[William769]

5. The answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind.

[TwilightGardener]

6. I guess he was waiting for his "last straw". I think he held back

for fear of ALWAYS being the first to poke the admin in the eye.

[sutz12]

3. I'm almost tempted to say leave him there...

He is the face of the Republican Party right now. That's why the R's are turning on him, and it's probably why many Dem's are rather ho-hum about forcing him to resign. The longer Gone-zo stays in office, the more crap and bugs we scrape off the bottom of the rock they hide under. If he leaves, we may lose an important conduit into the scummy and bloated underbelly of the neo-con corruption campaign.

[FatDave]

7. Hey!

That's just what I got hollered at for saying a few weeks ago! The longer he hangs around, the more the stink rubs off on the decider and the rest of the party.

[TwilightGardener]

8. I don't necessarily want him to go either. The longer he stays,

the more damage he does, as you say. Repubs KNOW this and that's why Hagel's doing this.

[Straight Shooter]

9. Hey!

Don'tcha know, bush is not "The Decider" anymore. He's The Commander Guy! :D

[FatDave]

15. Doh!

I'd forgotten about The Commander Guy. That really sounds like it needs a theme song, something along the lines of the old G.I. Joe cartoon.

[Straight Shooter]

22. .

Maybe a variation of The Joker by Steve Miller ... "Some people call me the Commander Guy, whommp, whommp ..." :)

[badgerpup]

27. Hey!

:hi:
Haven't seen ya around for a bit...
hope things are going well for ya! :toast:

[Straight Shooter]

29. Who, me?

I'm here every day. :)

:hi:

[badgerpup]

30. Oh.

Guess I just hadn't seen ya then...knew you and yours were doing the relocation boogie and would be gone for a bit. :silly:

I am missing more and more stuff here...:banghead:

[krispos42]

18. Yeah, but if a terrorist attack happens because the DoJ is gutted...

Innocent people will die. And more innocent people will die during the inevitable BushCo knee-jerk-reaction invasion of Venezuela.

And of course the Democrats will be blamed somehow.

[Double T]

4. The WH and the AG will do as they always do..........

ignore, forget and go on as if nothing ever happened. It would be unbelievable if 'WE' had not heard it directly from testimony.

[Peregrine Took]

10. I'm sick of Hegel complaining about the re thug party - just quit it already.

He's always crabbing about them and how terrible they are - he doesn't have to stay there - just switch sides and come to the party he seems to agree with.

[TwilightGardener]

11. You underestimate how much he LOVES that stupid party--he is a

huge champion and fundraiser for the Repub machine here in Nebraska. But, he's talking about running for prez as an Independent, so I guess he's making his break, finally.

[Lerkfish]

20. "seems to agree with"

you seem bitter about the situation. open up and share with us some more.

[silvermachine]

23. yeah but...

...he's no prophet, seer, or sage.

[madrchsod]

12. hagel would be a formidable candidate against hillary

the power brokers in the republican party may ask him to run because the guys who are running now do`t have a chance in hell to win

[TwilightGardener]

14. According to Thom Hartmann, he's Bush the Elder's protege,

and will end up running as a Repub later in the year to "save" the party for '08. Which means that he's really an "insider" and all this "We hate Hagel" crap in the GOP is staged. I don't believe it, myself--pretty far-fetched.

[formercia]

16. I agree

he owes his election to vote rigging.

[TwilightGardener]

17. THAT I don't believe--but I'm in the minority here. I think he was

elected fairly, for what it's worth, despite the ES&S connection.

[formercia]

19. I hope History will clarify that issue.

otherwise Hagel will spend the rest of his days with a little black cloud hanging over his head.

[TwilightGardener]

24. Agree--it's a shame, but partly one of his own making. He needs to clear it up for good.

[Gregorian]

13. I think Bush and Gonzo might be inseparable.

But that's just because Gonzo has been around since Bush's earliest days. One has to wonder how this is going to turn out.

I think this is far more of a crack in Bush's phony facade than it might appear.

[hippiechick]

21. LOST the moral authority? He never HAD it to begin with!

He was strong-arming Ashcroft and Comey over wiretaps while he was still The White House Bagman.

:mad:

[Kat 333]

26. Absolutely true and ...

As if Chuck Hagel (pioneer of rigging elections) would know "moral authority" if it kicked him in the ass.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

25. They have been taking their time in firing Gonzales

[Ilsa]

28. Bush can't ask Gonzo to leave.

Gonzo knows all of GWB*'s dirty secrets and how he covered up his past, his ineptitude and his own lack of moral authority. If Gonzo goes, W* has to buy him off some other way to keep him from writing his tell-all book about how DimSon has sold the Executive Branch to the highest bidder.

I'm hoping we can bring Gonzo down. It might bring the rest of them down.