White House: Democrats on 'crusade' against Gonzales; "constant settling of scores"

[dajoki]

Democrats on 'crusade' against Gonzales: White House
Published: Friday July 27, 2007
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Democrats_on_crusade_against_Gonzal_07272007.html

The White House Friday accused Democrats of a "crusade" against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales after a senior US senator threatened to request a perjury inquiry into President George W. Bush's top law enforcement official.

White House spokesperson Dana Perino said Democrats in the Congress were involved in a "constant settling of scores" after they suggested that Gonzales who heads the US Justice Department, had lied in sworn testimony before Congress.

The accusation came after a top intelligence official contradicted Gonzales's testimony over a key White House meeting reportedly dealing with the controversial warrantless surveillance program aimed at terror threats.

Perino called the Democrats' criticisms of Gonzales a "crusade against him to destroy the attorney general."

"It's a constant settling of scores," she said, adding that Bush "has full confidence in the attorney general."

[Norquist Nemesis]

1. I have no problem with putting him under some heavy "cross" examination

:shrug:

[onehandle]

2. If "scores" equals "lawbreaking", then yes we are on a "crusade."

A crusade to uphold the law.

[ljm2002]

3. Gonzales has been caught in a bald-faced lie...

...and that, of course, means it is time to deflect. So the new talking point is that the mean ol' Democrats are out to git Gonzo, for no good reason! Oh, and do not mention anything about his li... er, testimony, as that brings up pesky facts which are sure to distract from the main point which is, once again: the mean ol' Democrats are out to git dear Gonzo, and we cannot imagine why they would do such a thing (wringing hands)...

[villager]

4. once again, Republican language show their politics is all about "projection"

Seeing in others exactly what you do yourself...

[NI4NI]

5. Call it a "crusade" or anything you want to

but "neccessary" is the word most applicable.

[trashcanistanista]

6. I thought "crusade"

was what we were doing in Iraq, you know, good vs evil, christians versus muslims. Why do they throw that term into the Gonzo hearings? Isn't that fundy code?

[dajoki]

8. Well, it is good vs evil n/t

[zbdent]

7. Gee, I thought that repukes were the party of "Law and Order" ...

[Supersedeas]

9. why do they constantly try to honor the rule of law, when Exec Fiat trump them

[Blue_In_AK]

10. I personally believe there are plenty of "scores"

that SHOULD be settled. Probably more than we even suspect.

[dajoki]

11. And more than we can ever hope to settle n/t