Gonzo's classmates give him a failing grade

[deminks]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/law-school-classmates-criticize-gonzales/

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who has been under fire from politicians in both parties, was assailed today by several dozen of his classmates at Harvard Law School, Class of 1982.

“As lawyers, and as a matter of principle, we can no longer be silent about this administration’s consistent disdain for the liberties we hold dear,” those classmates said in a letter to Mr. Gonzales today. “Your failure to stand for the rule of law, particularly when faced with a president who makes the aggrandized claim of being a unitary executive, takes this country down a dangerous path.”

The letter urged President Bush and Mr. Gonzales “to relent from this reckless path, and begin to restore respect for the rule of law we all learned to love many years ago.” But it stopped short of explicitly calling on Mr. Gonzales to step down.

The letter was delivered on the eve of another hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the dismissals of eight United States attorneys. (Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announced today that he would resign. He cited family reasons, but he also had delivered controversial testimony earlier this year that one federal prosecutor had been let go to make way for a protege of Karl Rove, fueling Democratic charges of cronyism.)

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Cronyism? You may think it's just cronyism, NYT. I suspect it is much more criminal. There will also be a quarter page ad in WaPo on Tuesday.

via ThinkProgress:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/14/gonzales-classmates-give-him-a-failing-grade/

[Missy Vixen]

1. They must have all gotten together at Harvard's recent alumni reunion weekend

Of course, there was someone else there that weekend given the Cox-Richardson-Coleman award for public service. The video of his speech is especially enlightening.

THIS is what a public servant is, ABU: http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2007/04/27_fitzgerald.php

Julie
still president for life of the PFEB

[60TrenchesGone]

2. I agree except

I hate the name 'Gonzo' for him. Lets not associate this tool with great and beloved muppets or counterculture literary icons.

[SpiralHawk]

3. Hang your head in shame, Gonzo. You sold out ethics and principle

to be close to Connecticut preppy cheerleader who deserted his National Guard unit, and lied to start a Crusade.

Your peers have weighed you, and found you wanting.

You are without honor. You are another corrupt and shamed republicon. You cannot go any lower.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. I think I read that gw's national guard buddies gave him a failing grade, ie, his flight status.

I think they said that they were afraid to fly with him because he was usually drunk or messed up? Must be a trend with gw and his loyal heckuvajob buddies. :shrug: