Bush May Fight for New Attorney General: President Seeks Agreement With Policies

[BurtWorm]

He's at odds with the adults in the admin who are trying to handle him. What a ridiculous asshole!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801670.html?nav=rss_politics

By Dan Eggen and Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, August 29, 2007; Page A09

A half-dozen or so lawyers are being discussed among administration officials as possible candidates to replace Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, but no clear favorite has emerged, and President Bush is willing to fight for the right candidate, administration officials and Republican advisers said yesterday

Democratic Senate leaders have called on the White House to consult them closely during the selection process, but administration officials warned yesterday that the president intends to nominate an attorney general who agrees with his policies. "It is the president's prerogative to appoint someone who shares his views," a senior administration official said.

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Several influential Democrats urged the White House to pick a consensus candidate to replace Gonzales, who announced on Monday his decision to resign after seven months of bitter confrontation with Congress. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), a prominent member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who was the first lawmaker to call for Gonzales's resignation early this year, said he was heartened by a courtesy call on Monday from White House counsel Fred F. Fielding. Schumer said he shared a list of potential candidates with the White House.

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Fielding and White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten are leading the effort to draft and cull a list of potential nominees. Officials familiar with the process said that the White House has begun reaching out to potential candidates to gauge their interest in the job.

"They're less concerned about confirmability and more concerned about the candidate's ability to steer affairs in away that is consistent with good problem-solving down the road," said a lawyer familiar with the selection process. "That means some combination of being a straight arrow and having a forceful presence, along with the diplomatic skills necessary to deal with the Hill."

William B. Mateja, a former senior counsel at the Justice Department, said that "they're going to try to find someone who has gravitas and who can instill in the troops at the Justice Department the idea that the person in charge knows what they're doing."

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[Oilwellian]

1. Yes, it's important Bush find someone who will...

share his "policy views" and continue breaking the law. The Dems better fight this one.

[rox63]

2. It may be the president's prerogative to nominate someone who agrees with him

But it's also the Senate's prerogative to reject that nominee if they don't like him.

[veniceboy]

3. Harriett?

She was the most qualified candidate for the Supreme Court after all...qualified in her boot licking.

[Johonny]

4. this should be fun