McNulty: a Sacrificial Lamb for Gonzales

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By Chitra Ragavan
Posted 5/15/07
The resignation yesterday of Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, the No. 2 man at the Justice Department, was as inevitable as it was ironic. It was inevitable because the rules of physics and politics say that dominoes must fall and scapegoats must go. And it was ironic because McNulty is a former congressional staff member who is seasoned in the ways of both the Justice Department and Congress.

So perhaps no one was more surprised than McNulty when he became the sacrificial lamb in an increasingly bloody confrontation between Democrats in Congress and the White House and Justice Department over the controversial firings of eight U.S. attorneys.

McNulty becomes the highest-ranking casualty of the AG conflict, and his resignation is sure to revive battle-fatigued Democrats who just last week were reconciled to an impasse brought on by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's refusal to quit over the prosecutor firings and President Bush's stubborn refusal to make his old friend resign. Until now, Democrats could pick only the low-hanging fruit--including Gonzales's chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, who quit under fire earlier this year.

In some respects, McNulty's resignation comes as a surprise, given Gonzales's seemingly defiant, almost gleeful, performance at a House hearing last week. It was a display in marked contrast to his Senate appearance several weeks ago, where he was assailed by Democrats for what they perceived as his lack of command over facts and lack of candor.

more:http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070515/15gonzales.htm

[C_U_L8R]

1. Lamb bite back

[Demeter]

2. You Bet! Talk About A Fatal Mistake!

This may be the Big One that really takes down the whole rotten regime!