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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 10:11 PM
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Gonzo: "Now watch this drive…"
Out of Camp Bushie, Gonzo Hits The Links

If this was supposed to be a weekend of humiliation and turmoil for Alberto Gonzales, it sure didn't show in his back swing.

On Saturday, not a full day after he secretly tendered his resignation to President Bush, Gonzales joined other "loyal Bushies" (to quote a famous phrase of Gonzalez's former chief of staff) for a round of golf at the tony Chevy Chase Club.

Gonzales went as the guest of longtime Bushie Clay Johnson, the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget. The connection between Johnson and Gonzales dates back to the president's time in Austin: Johnson, a member of the Chevy Chase Club, was Gov. Bush's chief of staff when Gonzales was top counsel to the governor and future president.

Just minutes after news broke that Gonzales was stepping down, a breathless loyal Sleuthie called to report that the AG was spotted playing golf Saturday with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at the exclusive club in Chevy Chase, Md.

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http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 10:25 PM
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1. Damn. I live right next door to the club. FDR must be whirling in his grave.
Eleanor was a golf widow until he contracted polio.

All at the Chevy Chase Club.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-27-07 10:33 PM
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2. Ooooohhhhhh, a Condi sighting
wonder if she'll be the next to go.
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