Letters to the Editor
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"...doing things that even Gonzales thinks would be wrong."
Now that's a concept that sends chills up my spine.
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A third possibily
Bush: Al, do you like the new drapes Laura had put up in the Oval Office?
Gonzalez: I love them, Mr. President.
Bush: Because I'm not sure about them...I may not like them a lot.
Gonzalez: No, Mr. President. I really believe they are nice drapes.
Bush: Maybe you're right Al. Besides, Laura does really like them. Thank you for your candor, Al.
Gonzalez: You're welcome, sir.
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Both are probably true.
We now know Fredo is a liar and I am sure Bush-o-con has tried to do somethings much worse than those that have been exposed to date. Give it time. It's only been five or so months of oversight. Bush has had a six year head start.
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Specter
When has Arlen Specter ever been right about anything?
Why would Gonzales quit in the face of a basically meaningless "no confidence" vote? He hasn't quit in the face of the mounting evidence of his crimes, the low morale at DoJ, the resignation of so many of his subordinates. As long as the president want's Fredo around he's not going anywhere. The WH knows there's no way he'd get another toady through confirmation, so they have nothing to gain. Plus more evidence of their crimes would be easier to uncover without Gonzales in charge of the stonewalling.
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Well clearly the DoJ doesn't have to RUN at anything.
It hasn't so far. It's simply an extension of the White House's faint search for legal cover to do illegal and heinous things. It doesn't actually have to function at all. So what difference does it make how dumb the AG looks? His job is to slash out more 'arguments' legitimizing whatever it is the White House needs to get done. And who'd to challenge, legally, the relationship between the White House and a subservient department of the Executive branch?
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The Conversation
Bush: Al, I'm getting sick and tired of having to read these guys on the, waddya call it, the internets, going on about what a bad president I am. I want you to round up all the folks over at that Salon.com and put 'em on trial for bad mouthin' a sittin' president!
Al: Mr. President, we can't do that. It's not a crime. We will have to have them kidnapped and secretly held outside of the U.S. legal system instead; nobody can stop us from doing that.
Bush: Yer doin' a heck of a job 'Fredo, a heck of a job. Heh. Heh. Heh.
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Bush: "Al, Can You Help Me Bomb Al Jazeera?"
Gonzalez: "No, well, I mean, not ME or the DOJ."
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Gonzo actually right about this
While I hate to say this, I think A. Gonzo is correct to decline to answer the question. Although the 2 possibilities offered by War Room are probably correct, Gonzo has to keep his mouth shut due to either or both Executive Privelege and Attorney-Client Privelege. Were it not for these, he surely would have "not recalled" any such instance.
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Confidence motion
I saw McConnell -- what a jackass -- he was using the new Rovian talking lline "surrender date" for "pullout date." When are the Republicans learn that childish spin has left the public antagonised.
Speaking though of a bit of spin -- I really think that the Dems should take McConnell at his word and introduce a "Confidence Motion" rather than a No-Confidence Motion -- and phrase it carefully so that it would be a ringing endorsement of Gonzales if it passed (which it cannot.) Such a motion would really place the Republicans in a bind .. what do Hatch, Specter, McConnell do? That there is more Gonzalez follies to come is very apparent . . . that he is incompetent as well as a hack is apparent . . . do they want to vote for a statement that the Senate/House has confidence in Gonzalez leadership of the Justice Department . . . really. This makes voting "confidence" very very tough even for Republican Congressmen and Senators .. result a lot would abstain or absent themselves.
The Democratic line is -- an abstention or absence is a statement of a lack of confidence - "hell the guys own party won't say he should be Attorney General"
I can see it now "This House/Senate reposes its full trust and confidence .. honesty, integrity, competence, [memory, forthrightness] and ability of Alberto Gonzalez . . . to fullfil the obligations of the role of leading and managing the Justice Department . . and his steadfastness as a defender of the constitution of the United States and adherence to the oath of office he took on . . ."
You gotta be kidding.
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Gonzales resignation timing
If Gonzales does step down, I'll be he does it just before congress goes on Memorial Day break. That would let the Current Occupant use a recess appointment to stick us with another dirtbag.
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Has Arlen Been Paying Attention for the Past 6 Years?
"Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he has "a sense" that Alberto Gonzales will resign before the Senate expresses its lack of confidence in him later this week.
It's comments like this which make me think Republicans in Congress have not been paying very close attention to what goes on in the White House. Given that Alberto has already been confirmed by the Senate, and it's highly unlikely that anyone TurdBlossom sends up now will be confirmed - the Senate will have to bring Articles of Impeachment against the AG AND convict him. And it really isn't clear to me that Bush would actually enforce such a conviction. The administration might just close ranks even tighter, scream louder and go on like nothing is out of the ordinary.
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No attorney-client privilage
mgottlieb: Executive Privilege, maybe, (and we all know how little that is ever abused) but not Attorney-client Privilege. The President is not and never is the Attorney General's client. The Attorney with that position has Gonzo's old job. If it makes you feel any better, your mistake puts you in the company of a lot of Presidents.
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Could be both
Either Gonzales is lying, or George W. Bush has suggested doing things that even Gonzales thinks would be wrong.
These cases are not mutually exclusive. But in the spirit of a true sociopath, even if Gonzales thought what Bush wanted to was wrong, he would happily do it anyway.