Gonzales resigns!

[H2O Man]

CNN reports per NY Times that the Att Gen is resigning.

[bdamomma]

1. what??? is this for real?

[H2O Man]

3. Yes.

It's real. And it is important.

[King Coal]

Tell more, H20 man. Why is it important at this point?

[H2O Man]

11. He was the

fire-wall, to protect the president. There was an interesting article about this in TIME last month.

Note that the announcement wasn't released on Friday, when there is the usual "dump." Bush opted to keep it quiet over the weekend.

[bdamomma]

39. do you think Dick had anything to do with this decision.

he always plays some part of dark action.

[H2O Man]

45. I absolutely do.

No question in my mind.

[bdamomma]

54. perhaps protecting Gonzo, and maybe he is not doing cheney's

bidding.

[texpatriot2004]

155. Did * and Dick ever make peace? Are they even speaking these

days? I heard they were on the "outs" but that was a few months back. Are they still in separate corners? Is Dick hanging * out to dry along with the other puppetmasters?

[King Coal]

2. I wonder why.

[spinbaby]

I expected him to resign months ago

I wonder if this means they've finally found a replacement who will do Cheney's bidding.

[H2O Man]

17. Good question.

I think they will announce the replacement as soon as possible.

[bdamomma]

42. exactly dick is involved in this one.

[H2O Man]

8. It's an up-and-down

thing, almost like when you determine when to trade in a car, versus investing more in repairs. The Attorney General was worth the investment for quite a while, and as TIME reported about a month ago, his value had been reduced entirely to serving as a fire-wall for Bush. It is significant that he is now resigning in disgrace.

[malaise]

10. Thank you Conyers and Leahy

Thank you Dems. That November victory was very important.

[H2O Man]

13. Right.

This was a struggle. The democrats won.

[malaise]

38. CNN is spinning this suggesting that both Dems and Rethugs

wanted him out. This is a 100% Democratic Party victory.

[H2O Man]

43. It certainly is.

The republicans saw him as a ball & chain on their prospects for maintaining power. They did not want Gonzales to resign because he was a criminal.

[progressoid]

88. No kidding. You can count on one hand the number of Rs that pushed for his resignation.

[mzmolly]

151. Indeed.

:toast:

[JohnyCanuck]

25. Let me guess......

So he can spend more time with his family?

[H2O Man]

28. Gracious!

I'm glad I did not have coffee in my mouth when I read that!

Thank you!

[Mme. Defarge]

143. Is this the true meaning

of Republican family values?

[unhappycamper]

41. Kennebunkport?

Can you imagine how much fun we would have had Saturday if we knew that?

[H2O Man]

46. Right!

Very true.

[sendero]

4. If this is true...

.... it's probably going to be the best news I've heard this August!

[H2O Man]

18. For real.

This is indeed good news.

[screembloodymurder]

47. Can Bush make an appointment while congress is out of session?

If so, I don't see this as a good thing.

[bdamomma]

68. we are talking about the * scumbags I bet they will sneak

in someone, as a recess appointment right before the Labor Day weekend.

[Katherine Brengle]

5. 4real?

Better go in the other room and turn up the tv...

[Katherine Brengle]

14. Heard it on Faux too.

CNN wasn't running the story when I checked, but Faux News was (along with some pissy commentary about how Gonzo got a bad rap of course).

[H2O Man]

22. Yep. On MSNBC,

old Pat Buchanan even called back (he was on earlier) to explain how this is good timing, etc. Right, Pat. Just like the guys who resigned in utter disgrace from the Nixon administration were masters of timing.

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. first rec!

[yellowdogintexas]

7. well I have NPR on and it hasn't been mentioned yet, and I hav

been up with radio on since 5:30.

It has been a long time since I was up THIS early folks.

[Captain Hilts]

12. They didn't report the events of Sept. 11th until much later either.

If the Martians invade, it won't be on NPR promptly.

[yellowdogintexas]

167. I did hear later that NPR was "verifying rumors that Atty Gen Gonzales

had resigned.
I had to leave before they actually talked about it and my car radio is dead.

[H2O Man]

27. The administration

kept it quiet until mid-morning. But he resigned, apparently, on Friday. Isn't that curious? One would expect it to be in the usual Friday/weekend news dump.

[Subdivisions]

9. I found a story at NYT about the Civil Rights Division Head,

Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim, has resigned.

Nothing so far about Gonzo himself going...yet.

[Captain Hilts]

15. It's on the NYT site. nt

[mod mom]

91. So the torture advocates are gone.

the anonymous poster suggested an administration concerned over possible war crimes charges. Could it be related?

[meegbear]

16. CNN.com has it at the top of their webpage ...

Breaking News: U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales intends to resign, CNN confirms.

[mmonk]

19. Very good.

But the important thing is to not allow another dishonest hack to take his place.

[H2O Man]

31. Right.

This could become very interesting.

[pacalo]

20. Which neocon from the boy king's cabal will be trusted enough to protect them now?

Who will Cheney select?

[H2O Man]

37. Exactly.

They have to try to find someone who will protect the OVP.

[Jim__]

21. I read a report that he'll be replaced by Chertoff.

I hope the dems extract blood during the confirmation hearings. No quick pass for any candidate.

[H2O Man]

23. I've heard that

a few times this weekend.

[alarimer]

34. It will be a recess appointment- no confirmation hearings necessary

Just watch.

[bdamomma]

50. yup, and they are slimy enough to do it too.

but dark side cheney is involved in this too.

[Greeby]

78. If ti is Chertoff, how do you expect to get blood from a skeleton?

Separated at birth?

[H2O Man]

84. It bothers me

that there will be but a show of disagreement when/if Chertoff is put in office.

[liberation]

129. In Russian Chertoff means "Of the Demon/Devil"

I.e. imagine someone running for office as "Demonson" or "Devilson" an trying to pander the religious wacko right.

[The Backlash Cometh]

24. Thank you H2O Man. I needed a reason to smile.

[spindoctor]

26. Did he get his memory back?

[MiniMe]

29. Labor Day week. Hmmm, I thought he would wait until Friday for the

usual Friday Holiday weekend newsdump

[H2O Man]

35. Right.

I think he did resign Friday. They held it back. Why? And why didn't they wait a week, for the holiday?

Good questions.

[malaise]

52. Bush had Gonzo and his wife over to dinner

yesterday.

[H2O Man]

62. Touching.

Almost as nice as Victoria Toenail on MSNBC now, trying to spin this with a tale of Barry Goldwater's strength.

[Beausoir]

118. Can you imagine the tons of B.S. at that dinner table? "Heck of a job...gonzo!"

[malaise]

157. Whenever Bush praises you

It's over. Congrats to Leahy and Conyers.

[tiptoe]

144. Gonzo's resignation

was the dessert.

[DemReadingDU]

61. Something else about to come out?

Perhaps when the Congress comes back after vacation, there might be other news? So Gonzo had to be gone now, and his repacement I think will be announced before Congress returns.

[H2O Man]

63. I think so.

Odd they didn't wait one week.

[Senator]

101. 2 Reasons: One short term and one medium term

The decision to "do it now" was prompted by Warner's "bombshell break with the WH" -- such as it was.

The decision to "do it at all" was a reaction to the move to impeach Gonzo -- it was real. They knew a quick, painless impeachment process -- with our without resignation to cut it short -- would be a model for "the real one" the country is pummeling the DC Dems about during this vacation.

It would erase a lot of very useful rationaliztions for inaction that are the regime's current firewall.

---

[H2O Man]

107. Good points.

Thanks.

[Sydnie]

138. Very well said

I think you might be on to something!

[texpatriot2004]

153. Indeed H20 Man, why not "dump" this news on Friday afternoon?

Or, better yet, on the Friday before a holiday? Peculiar timing I'd say. Wonder why they did it this way?

[stop the bleeding]

163. interesting thought here.....

Has anything come about yet with those documents that were/are subpoenaed from the OVP?? possible coincidence?

[King Coal]

30. Is * planning a recess appointment?

Is that what's cookin'?

[nonconformist]

32. Woah! I'm actually shocked. And he's even doing it on a Monday morning, not a Friday afternoon!

Partay time! *dance*

[Blackhatjack]

33. Question is "How Long Can We Go Without A CONFIRMED AG?"

Bush is going to have to put up a nominee for AG before the Senate for Confirmation Hearings.

THis is going to be a defining moment for how Democrats will handle the scandals of this Administration for the remainder of Bush's term.

THe next nominee should experience a withering examination from the Senate. And maybe Democrats will not just take them at their word this time.

[Benhurst]

59. No, we'll give Bush whomever wants. He's the Invasion President

after all, whether elected or not.

And we've got to keep our powder dry.

[Virginian]

96. Recess Appointment

That's my guess. The Senate won't get to confirm him.

That's why this is happening while Congress is at home with their constituents.
NBC suggested Orrin Hatch also as a candidate for nomination in addition to Chertoff.

[H2O Man]

98. I don't think so.

I don't think he will try that.

[KoKo]

105. MSNBC just announced Paul Clement the Solicitor Genera will be the Interim AG

Until replacement is confirmed.

[H2O Man]

108. Not what I want to hear,

but not unexpected.

[bdamomma]

36. here's another thread too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1670517&mesg_id=1670517

[Roxy66]

40. bubye!!!!! asshole!

[bdamomma]

72. exactly but he must pay.

torture king. jerk

[BlackVelvet04]

44. Ha ha ha

first Rove and now Gonzales.

[H2O Man]

48. Interesting timing,

isn't it?

[Klukie]

55. It is interesting..

something stinks. I just don't trust their motives.

[H2O Man]

58. Not at all.

Their motives are only criminal.

[Subdivisions]

60. I hope it stinks for the republics and not us. I hope there's

something going on behind the scenes that has the rats jumping ship.

[bdamomma]

79. something is going on behind the scenes, and we are the ones

to find out last. Rove now Gonzo, something is definitely going on. Let's keep on top of this, but could this be another distraction from the Iraq situation.

[malaise]

57. Can Dems get back to Congress this week

to prevent a recess appointment? Can he announce another recess appointment?

[BlackVelvet04]

147. Yes, it is.....

makes me wonder what kind of pressure was being put on these individuals and the bush admin. BEHIND THE SCENES. There is WAY more to this story than we know and will probably ever know.

But, damn, it sure makes me feel good.

[Hamlette]

131. Rove and Gonzales. The two who engineered the attorney firings. Is that the reason?

Was the heat on that issue what led to both? If so, we have Dianne Feinstein to thank.

Bitch about the Dems all you want (and I do) but the 2006 election got rid of Rummy, Rove and Gonzo three of my most hated Bushies.

Bush had to turn the heat down in DC in preparation for the Sept Iraq debate.

[BlackVelvet04]

148. Good question....

I think it has a lot to do with the attorney firings. Hopefully more info will come out given time.

[negativenihil]

49. YES!

YES YES YES!

:party: :party:

[Deb]

51. A good Monday morning to you too!

What a great way to start the week. :bounce:

[H2O Man]

56. It is hilarious

to hear the "journalists" on cable tv saying that this is an example of Bush liking to do things "his way." Right.

[malaise]

69. Schumer on CNN now n/t

[H2O Man]

74. Thanks

for the "heads-up"!!!

[acmavm]

53. Interesting. Wonder what the big deal was all of a sudden. He

didn't have any qualms about getting up in front of the nation and lying his ass off. So why now? What's different?

[DemReadingDU]

65. I think somethig else is about to come out

Dont know what, but something is going to happen after Congress returns after vacation. So Gonzo had to go.

edit: I would think his replacement will be announced shortly, before Congress returns.

[H2O Man]

71. Do you think

something this week? On the eve of the Labor Day weekend?

[DemReadingDU]

75. Really, I'm just guessing

I have no idea when something will happen, but for Gonzales to leave now, something is cooking. Otherwise, why would Gonzales ever leave.

[H2O Man]

77. I think it is

curious that they didn't wait for the long weekend, which is considered a good time for bad news.

[malaise]

85. Shifts the focus from New Orleans

and Katrina.

[mtnester]

159. Ding

exactly

[Me.]

127. Someone Has Bet Billions That There Will Be A Catastrophe Before Sept. 21st

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3480543

[H2O Man]

66. His value

as a lightening rod seems to lessened. There has to be a reason.

[Klukie]

76. Do you think a vacancy at the justice dept.

this week and the absence of congress could be a great window to go into iran?

[H2O Man]

82. I do not

think that the Attorney General's office is traditionally tied to international politics per say, but at a time when there is confusion or an uproar, anything could happen.

I think that it is more likely that another more likely reason is that there was another crisis on track. Remember that there was a time when many in the DoJ were prepared to resign .... including Comey and the FBI Director. When the Director verified Comey's testimony on the hospital scene, it was huge -- even if the media didn't report it as such.

I know that many, many career people at Justice were extremely unhappy with Gonzales. I think he was going to be left in charge of a lot of empty offices in early September.

[druidity33]

104. worst case scenario

The new FISA rules say the AG and IG sign off on everything. Should a 'Terra'ist event happen between now and the start of the next Session (i though the Dems had a skeleton crew running, to avoid recess appts?), will they just need the IG's ok for "action" of any sort?

Lotsa questions, you're right, weird timing. I suspect as well that something else will be coming down the pike this week.

In the meantime, i nominate Patrick Fitzgerald for AG! One can dream of course...

Here's to hoping good things come of this! :cheers:

[H2O Man]

111. I do not think

there is any real chance of a recess appointment. It would be another abscess on the DoJ, at a time the administration doesn't want congressional dentists poking around.

It is unlikely the Cheneyites would ever nominate Mr. Fitzgerald, and congress would not approve him. However, they might approve James Comey, and that would be almost as good.

[Jack_Dawson]

64. But it's not FRIDAY!

:shrug:

[Olney Blue]

168. Monday is now Friday. Lies are truth. Death is life.

Business as usual.

[spanone]

67. Not a moment too soon.....now we get chertoff......

or so the bobbing heads are speculating.

[Philosoraptor]

70. You WIN the Paul Revere Citizen Vigilance Award!!!!111

[H2O Man]

73. Ha!

It is hilarious to hear Joe Scarborough saying this is "good" for republicans. Also, Pat Buchanan is back for the 3rd time on the MSNBC Mourning Show.

[bluesmail]

122. Last I heard about Gonzales' whereabouts

he was in Iraq. What was he doing there? Anybody know?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

80. Oh Leave Him Alone. He Just Wants To Spend Time With His Family, Don'tcha Know?

Just kidding!

Just saw the header on aol and couldn't believe it!

:bounce:

[MiniMe]

81. Anybody been to that freeper sight to see what their reaction is?

I'm too scared to go. :scared:

[yasmina27]

95. Believe it or not

they are thrilled too, and also pissed at the idea of Skeletor Chertoff replacing him.

Just as stupid as ever tho', one freaker actually suggested Ricky the Dick Santorum as a replacement.

OK, taking off my bio-hazard suit now...

[MiniMe]

Thanks! Now go take a well deserved shower.

:hi:

[DemReadingDU]

83. Jonathon Turley on MSNBC

discussing Gonzales

[malaise]

87. Thanks n/t

[TheDoorbellRang]

86. Good news for a Monday morning! n/t

[H2O Man]

94. Monday, Monday ....

Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Monday Monday, can't trust that day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh Monday Monday, how yould cou leave and not take me.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, ...

[Me.]

156. Why Didn't They Annouce It

Freaky Friday

[Coexist]

89. woo-damn-hoo!

[H2O Man]

90. "A complete

and utter failure." CNN's Jeff Toobin

[progressoid]

92. Tee hee hee. n/t

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

93. Who is Paul Clement?

Gotta go Google....

[H2O Man]

100. Isn't he

the asst. solicitor general?

[mod mom]

97. Time for retrospectives( TPM Muck): Gonzo Top Six Fibs

Lie, Lie, Lie, Lie, Lie, Lie: Gonzales' Top Six Fibs
By Paul Kiel - August 17, 2007, 1:20 PM
The verdict is clear: Alberto Gonzales is the lying-est attorney general in recent history. "I don't trust you," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) told him last month. Ranking member Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) sounded him out for his "lack of credibility." "He tells the half truth, the partial truth and everything but the truth," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that Gonzales. “He’s one sneaky, lying S.O.B., to put it bluntly" is Rep. David Obey's (D-WI) frank take.

But even though we've been cataloging the troubles, and Gonzales' dwindling credibility, at the Justice Department for the past several months, we hadn't yet done a rundown. So we've collected below what are, as far as we can tell, Gonzales' six most brazen public untruths.

To do this, we were forced to constrain the endeavor. Gonzales' amazingly faulty memory is clearly cause for strong suspicion -- but his countless "I don't recall"s have not yet been proven to be dishonest. And there have been a stream of dubious statements -- such as that he'd never fire a U.S. attorney for political reasons or his insistence that they were fired for "performance" reasons -- countered by weighty circumstantial evidence. But we've set a high bar. Certainly we expect our little list to lengthen in the future as more evidence is produced -- and as Gonzales continues to speak publicly.

-snip

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003920.php

[H2O Man]

99. Great!

Thanks!

[mod mom]

115. oops...self delete

[Ghost in the Machine]

102. YAY!!!

GONZO IS GONE-ZO!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

NAH NAH NAHHH NAH!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

HEY.. HEY... HEYYYY!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

GOODBYEEEEEEEEEE!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[AngryAmish]

103. I told you so

[porphyrian]

106. Not that I'm complaining, but how convenient?

Is this going to help or hurt our investigations into the criminality of this administration?

[H2O Man]

113. Nail on the head.

Thank you. This is certainly designed to reduce support for the calls for a special investigator to look into the criminal behaviors of those in charge of the DoJ.

[porphyrian]

120. I take no pleasure in being right about this, if we are.

Hopefully, Congress is smart enough to be on top of this.

[Nothing Without Hope]

109. I wonder if good ol' Fredo realizes he's now in for the down side of being

one layer away from a criminal president: he's the designated scapegoat for everything that can't be buried or dumped on somebody else (hello, Tenet). I think he must be rather stupid. He committed terrible crimes to please his boss (and probably to gratify his own vanity too), and all along he was being prepped as a scapegoat in case one was needed. He must have actually trusted his pal Bush's loyalty despite knowing even more than we do about Bush's whole life's pattern of cravenness and betrayal on every level - yes, stupid.

And now they are saying CHERTOFF is to be his replacement???? (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2966850) Another monster, one showed his true colors for all to see during his criminal, murderous mismanagement and blatant lies in the Hurricane Katrina tragedy.

[JTFrog]

110. You gotta love

the pic that goes with the announcement on CNN:



Which they just updated to this one 3 minutes ago:

[Greylyn58]

112. Oh Hell No

Now guy on MSMBC says possibly Orrin Hatch might be put up as the new AG.

:puke:

[Lurking Dem]

114. Is someone going to send him home

if he shows up in his suit tomorrow?

"Uhhhh.....I forgot."

[H2O Man]

116. Ha!!!

The guy has joined a very exclusive club of the most disgraceful slims to ever "serve" as Attorney General.

[Jackpine Radical]

149. And refined company it is, too: Mitchell, Meese...

I can't even put Ashcroft on the Honor List because he was more just plain nuts than criminal, and there were a few things he wouldn't go along with.

[myrna minx]

117. I just heard the fantastic news.

K&R.

[spanone]

119. Peeling back the layers of the onion......what will we find?

[Kablooie]

137. More layers of course. What else?

They have an infinite number of layers under there.

[Me.]

121. GOOD RIDDANCE

to BAD RUBBISH! MY 2 CENTS.

[H2O Man]

124. A broken man ...

his statement to the press was pathetic.

[Beetwasher]

123. Are The NON-Cheneyites Getting Out Before The Monster (Dick) Attacks Iran?

Is Dick forcing them out? :shrug:

So many questions?

[suffragette]

125. Hmm, wonder what the conversation is in Cheney's bunker?

Rove and Gonzales are Bush loyalists. Are they clearing out or being cleared?
And what is Cheney's staff doing around now? What are they preparing?

More questions than answers, but I think the answer will come from that direction.

[H2O Man]

126. Hilarious ...

I even read one neoconservative trying to put the focus on Chris Matthews!

[Canuckistanian]

128. Maybe he wants to spend more time lying to his family

If he can remember them.

[glitch]

142. Lol! He would, but he can't remember where he left them. nt

[Jeroen]

146. Hehe! LOL

[shaniqua6392]

158. He wants to spend more time spying on his family!! n/t

[grace0418]

130. Bush will just choose someone even worse. That's always the way it goes.

We get rid of some POS (who never has to face the music for his crimes), then the next POS Bush appoints is even worse. In a recess appointment. While the Dems wring their hands and do nothing.

Sorry, I'm feeling a bit jaded these days.

[Catherine Vincent]

132. Well it's about time!

I know who would be the perfect replacement, but Bush would never appoint him. :-)

[DeeDeeNY]

133. They must be finished deleting all emails and shredding documents

I'm guessing that all the information that could have been uncovered by even a semi-honest AG following him would have been enough to criminally prosecute more than just Gonzo.

[LeftishBrit]

134. YEAH! GREAT!!!!!

Of course, I can't help reminding myself of how glad we all were when Ashcroft stepped down, and how we thought *no one* could be worse than Ashcroft - how wrong we were. Still, at least this will be a bit of an embarrassment for Bush.

[mopinko]

135. what difference will this make, i wonder.

none, i think.

[Kablooie]

140. I expect the new AG will be more capable at hiding away their criminal behavior.

Probably why they are making the change.

[Sydnie]

136. I just saw this headline and had to pop in to say

About
FUCKIN'
Time!!

:woohoo:

[CT_Progressive]

139. Woohoo! -nt

[jumptheshadow]

141. Serious question (no flames please)

Why did Rove and then Gonzales resign unexpectedly? Are the two resignations related?

And this is the part I hesitate to bring up on DU? Did Specter really have a bombshell? Were these resignations part of the whatever negotiations took place? I mean, I dislike Specter as much as the next person, but I think it's fair to bring up the question.

[in_cog_ni_to]

145. I just heard the Politico guy, Mike Allen (?) on C-SPAN and he said it was NO COINCIDENCE that

KKKRove left, followed by Gonzo. My guess is....Specter OR the Senate Judiciary as a whole, have some garbage on them both.

[bleever]

150. We know it was you, Fredo.

Let us hope that one can't escape the consequences of lying to Congress by simply resigning.

[texpatriot2004]

154. I agree Bleever. I certainly hope that a resignation doesn't allow

him (or KKKarl or any of these criminals) to escape prosecution.

[Gregorian]

152. One by one the fascists go on speaker phone status.

Come on Cheney, what's stopping you!

[cgrindley]

160. Yay!

Best news in a long time...

[The Count]

161. And it's all our fault, W cries! I feel so ashamed now!

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/President_Bush_reacts_to_Alberto_Gonzales_0827.html
Bush: 'Unfair treatment' dragged Gonzales's name 'through the mud'
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
snip
"It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeding (sic) from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons."

[malaise]

162. Fush Buck!

:D

[H2O Man]

165. Isn't that hilarious?

He really believes that. The old "look what you've made me do" thinking.

[djjimz]

164. This IS good news.

I can't wait for the Confirmation Hearings on the new AG.
Ladies and gentlemen, watch and listen to the questions the Dems will be asking.
I think it's safe to say, they are going to be tuff.
At least, they better be!
Let's wait and see.
He's not out of there officially until the 17th.
The congress reconvenes next Tuesday. It shouldn't be long after that that we'll know!
:dem:

[stubtoe]

166. Another Rat Done Gone

Another rat done gone
Another rat done gone
Gone and jumped the ship
Leave * all alone

[Hepburn]

169. Well, don't cha know, Gonzo did resign to spend more time with his family!

:rofl:

[djjimz]

170. Number One

Refuse to confirm a new AG until the White House complies with all subpoenas.

[nolabels]

171. Recess appointment

Many people here a DU predicted this. Gonzo was going to lay low as possible till his replacement could be installed unfettered by any in congress. We knew this had more than a 90% chance happening and if Vegas had odds i would of put money on it.

It's about protecting the flanks if a exit plan is needed. The aftermath of impeachment of Gonzo with congress still in session would have been dangerous:shrug:

[EFerrari]

172. This evening my mother pointed out that the dog killer said he was sorry

but Gonzalez did not and neither did Bush.

[Tatiana]

173. Oh Happy Day!

Watch Rove and Gonzo get "lawyered up."

Someone at the WH and/or DOJ has squealed to the judiciary committee. I think Leahy went to the WH for a reason. He had some goods on Gonzo.