The War Room: It's the Decider's world. We just live in it

[maddezmom]

It's the Decider's world. We just live in it
At a press conference in Bulgaria this morning, George W. Bush was asked about today's test vote on a Senate resolution expressing "no confidence" in Alberto Gonzales. His response: The resolution will have "no bearing" on whether Gonzales stays or goes.

A reporter asked how Bush he could be so dismissive of Congress' views at the same time that Robert Gates, the president's defense secretary, was claiming that fears about a contentious confirmation hearing caused him not to recommend the renomination of Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"Yes, it's an interesting comment about Congress, isn't it?" Bush responded. "On the one hand, they say that a good general shouldn't be reconfirmed, and on the other hand, they say that my attorney general shouldn't stay. And I find it interesting. I guess it reflects the political atmosphere of Washington. And they can try to have their votes of no confidence, but it's not going to determine -- make the determination who serves in my government."

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/06/11/gonzales1/index.html?source=rss

the complete transcipt here:

~snip~

Q Mr. President, I want to take you back to domestic issues again. You say the no-confidence vote has no bearing as to whether Alberto Gonzales remains as Attorney General. How can he continue to be effective? And it seems like you're not listening to Congress when it comes to Gonzales, but you are listening to Congress when it comes to Peter Pace.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Yes, it's an interesting comment about Congress, isn't it, that, on the one hand, they say that a good general shouldn't be reconfirmed, and on the other hand, they say that my Attorney General shouldn't stay. And I find it interesting. I guess it reflects the political atmosphere of Washington. And they can try to have their votes of no confidence, but it's not going to determine -- make the determination who serves in my government.

Pete Pace was going to go up for confirmation. That's the difference. I have -- I had confidence in Pete Pace. But people view this as an opportunity to make statements, and upon the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Gates, I agreed to send up another nominee.

And as to how Gonzales -- first of all, this process has been drug out a long time, which says to me it's political. There's no wrongdoing. You know, he -- they haven't said, here's -- you've done something wrong, Attorney General Gonzales. And therefore, I ascribe this lengthy series of news stories and hearings as political. And I'll make the determination if I think he's effective, or not, not those who are using an opportunity to make a political statement on a meaningless resolution.

more:http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070611-1.html

[Dhalgren]

1. Well, the Dictator is right in one regard,

it is a "meaningless resolution". This just points up the fact that we (the People) have no voice in the Dictator's government. Our elected "representatives" are window dressing - and most of them are beginning to realize it...

[ixion]

2. so Bush, by proxy, says the will of the American People is 'meaningless'

that's the first honesty thing I think he's ever said. :wow:

[Rydz777]

3. Bush lives in a bubble of delusion. The rest of us live in the

reality of a disastrous war, mountains of debt, political deadlock, and the beat goes on.

[groovedaddy]

4. "My Government"!?!

Like it's a present his parents gave him...hell, I guess it was!

It's way past impeachment time!

[crud76]

5. Yeah,

I caught that, too. That says it all.