Gonzales Resigns as Attorney General
WACO, Tex. - Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
Mr. Gonzales, who had rebuffed calls for his resignation, submitted his to President Bush by telephone on Friday, the official said. His decision was not immediately announced, the official added, until after the president invited him and his wife to lunch at his ranch near here.0827 01
Mr. Bush has not yet chosen a replacement but will not leave the position open long, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Attorney General’s resignation had not yet been made public.
Mr. Bush had repeatedly stood by Mr. Gonzales, an old friend and colleague from Texas, even as he faced increasing scrutiny for his leadership of the Justice Department, including his role in the dismissals of nine United States attorneys late last year and questions about whether he testified truthfully about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
“We’re watching a political exercise,” Mr. Bush said at a news conference this month, dismissing accusations that the Attorney General had stonewalled or misled a congressional inquiry. “I mean, this is a man who has testified, he’s sent thousands of papers up there. There’s no proof of wrong.”
Mr. Gonzales’s resignation is the latest in a series of high-level departures that has reshaped the end of Mr. Bush’s second term. Karl Rove, another of Mr. Bush’s close circle of aides from Texas, stepped down two weeks ago.
The official said that the decision was Mr. Gonzales’s and that the president accepted it grudgingly. At the same time, the official acknowledged that the turmoil over his tenure as Attorney General had made continuing difficult.
“The unfair treatment that he’s been on the receiving end of has been a distraction for the department,” the official said.
© 2007 The New York Times
Adios! Your exit was not so speedy, Gonzales.
“Mr. Bush has not yet chosen a replacement but will not leave the position open long”
Good news — this poor ‘vctim’ of capitol hill is finally gone. The next question is “Can Bush make another of his famous recess appointments here?”
UNFAIR TREATMENT????!!!! What’s unfair is that he’s not serving a life sentence!
Rove, Gonzales, and if we get lucky, Cheney will be next.
And Soon - The Cheese Stands Alone
The system works.
Hopefully Harry will step up to the plate and quickly convene an emergency senate to stop any possible recess appointments for his replacement.
Before we all sing “ding-dong, the witch is dead” too loud let us remember what has not been terminated.
The torture gulag around the world and increasingly being expanded in the US.
The dismissed US attorney’s and the political stooges that are their successors (speecially in Arkansas!).
The “speeding up” of death penalty appeals and the continual gutting of legal resources avai8lable to those who need competemnt legal counsel to facilitate such appeals.
It wasn’t that long ago so many of us rejoiced to see the end John “cover up them thar nude statues of the spirit of justice in my press briefing gallary” Ashcroft. Little did we suspect! I wonder what sort of replacement is waiting in the wings from central casting to be foisted off on America this time.
Good riddance ‘berto–may you have more honest and uncorrupt prosecution for your many crimes than you provided to others for their’s.
“As recently as Sunday afternoon, Mr. Gonzales was denying through his press spokesman, Brian Roehrkasse, that he intended to leave.
Mr. Roehrkasse said Sunday afternoon that he had telephoned Mr. Gonzales about the reports circulating in Washington that a resignation was imminent, “and he said it wasn’t true, so I don’t know what more I can say.” (NYT)
How about “mendacious to the very end”?
Yeah, but ding dong the witch IS dead; let’s enjoy what we can while we can…….
sure he resigned.
but:
1. he wont serve prison time.
2. he will get another cushy job in industry or academia.
3. another nutter will take his place.
4. the legal torture system he helmed still is there.
just trying to find the cloud in this silver lining.
it would be nice, though, if–for once–there was some legal justice to be meted out here. something to show progress away from this administration.
“No”, but there IS 12/17/05 proof, Self-Admission and DEFIANT CONTINUATION of YOUR WRONGS, Bush! IMPEACHMENT, NOW!! SWITCH TO KUCINICH!!!
You all are such idiots.
All we have here is a game of musical chairs. Nothing will change until Bush and Cheney are removed from office.
Gonzales is just a puppet doing his masters wishes. And his office is just a stage. And you will be presented a new puppet on that stage shortly… no different than Gonzales.
Until the root of evil is removed from our governement (dems and republicans) thinkgs will change but not get any better. You will only get different faces playing the same games.
Wildlander, Yes, we know that . . . but there is still a sense of satisfaction in having him resign under pressure. Little solace, but still something.
This ‘resignation under pressure’ is just window dressing, something to make it appear that democracy and justice exist in USA’s national politics.
Gonzalez, Rove, Bush and Cheney are just lackies for the ruling elite, same is true of Hilary & Obama - and about 95% of the others.
American business as usual is war and state driven terrorism as usual. Exploit the poor. Kill, maim, and torture those who refuse to get out of the way of the “great” American empire. Thanks to the ruling elite, and the complacency and ignorance of the people, the USA’s #1 export is horror.
What a horrible nation! One would hope that a nation run by a bunch of apes would do better!
Rumor has it wolfie is looking for a job………
Can’t wait to watch the Democrats cave at the next confirmation hearing.
Must see TV.
I can’t help but wonder, why now? Why not stick it out til the end? Can Bush leave the spot open until he can use a recess appointment?
musical chairs, thats exactly right. the resignations are timely, smoke and mirrors, rumsfeld, gonzales. no diferent than nixon using dean and mitchell as fall guys to keep it away from the whitehouse. its really meaningless.
This is why liberals get the asses handed to them every 2-4 years. Here you all are “celebrating” the resignation of a man who should be in prison for life. As if it is some kind of victory. Allowing the man to resign is the Dim’s way of letting him walk away from the crime scene without asking him any questions. Kind of like what happened after 9-11 when the entire bin Laden family was escorted by private jet out of the country while the civilian air fleet was still grounded.
Wildlander and Poet have stated what is happening more clearly than the rest here. do not waste time celebrating this news announcement as it is only being done to avoid both impeachment and jail time. Instead let’s talk about restoring justice for the American people.
//laughs bitterly at abbywood
Yeah. I’m sure the Dems have been tougher on Florida Democrats than they will be in any confirmation hearing.
I wouldn’t call this celebrating. But everyone on this board has been around the block more than once. We know the score. Gonzo won’t suffer one iota for all his crimes.
This gotta be a grain of salt and damage control type thang. W gotta let go of some real heavy duty dead weight on the dawg before he gets that fake gay marriage in the White House to the Terminator to fake out the gays, a solid constituency for progressives overal, into thinking he’s pro gay. With Bar saying price is no object and Pat Robertson coming in as the “lovely flower girl.” The Constitution, remember, has no ban on foreign born individuals being the First Lady.
Voya con Diablo Gonzales,
I no can recall~a~a~lays… :)
The good news is Gonzo is gone! The bad news is Chertoff is in the candidacy for Gonzo’s job!
RE: G’S MORE LUCRATIVE JOB OFFER
Poet August 27th, 2007 9:16 am
“remember what has not been terminated….The torture gulag around the world and increasingly being expanded in the US”…
…which brings us to Gonzales’ next job…
With one more year of Bush and no impeachment hearings started, it seems to me that there is something else going on.
If Bush tries to blow something up with another “Terrorist action” like 911 then we will know he has his hands in the pot with the rest, stealing from the tax payers. The biggest pot of gold is our tax dollars, maybe in the world. He has had the “blank check” once and he, I’m sure, wants it again. Public citizen No. 1 has had the wool over “our” eyes too long. The lady liberty would be a public act of terrorism while the trade towers was an act of treason. Money was made and transaction receipts and haliburtons records were lost in 911. Bushco would not make a useless bang to show its a terrorist strike, like a real terrorist would do for publicity. Remember the first strike against the trade towers, the FBI donated the bomb to the “bombers”. People might have had family and friends in the towers, but nothing would hurt the country and its spirit like the Statue of Liberty or another iconic representation of the American way.
If you want to argue, just bring along one picture from any source of the plane that hit the pentagon. As part of the department of defense they should have a picture of the damn thing coming in showing the whites of the terrorist pilots eyes, but they don’t. And it didn’t hurt a blade of that fine lawn outside.
Our president and our fine bipartisan system that we have is performing a slow act of treason against the people. We have to be prepared. We have to be able to keep the records public. We are not sheep!
Well, you might be!
RE: BUSH TAKE ON GONZALES PERJURY - ‘SO PROVE IT’
Bush: “‘There’s no proof of wrong.’”
TRANSLATION: ‘You ain’t got nothing on us, coppers.’
According to Senior Bush Administration officials the now Homeland Security Chief, Michael Chertoff, will get the nod to be the new A.G. I do believe he has dual American/Israeli citizenship and is either a rabbi or a rabbi wannabe. Obviously he has no problem with AIPAC.
The story is on Drudge.
This is the same guy who loves the U.S. Patriot Act, everyone being forced to take immunizations whether they want them or not, thinks everyone being chipped with RFID’s is a great idea, agrees that we’re not torturing anyone unless they have a “near death” experience, thinks rendition for torture is hunky dory and on and on.
Yes, watching Leahy, Biden, Feinstein, Feingold and the rest of the Democratic gang question Chertoff should be quite a show. Too bad they can’t all be injected with truth serum and a conscience before the proceedings begin.
Just a Commondreamer.
abbybwood,
Thanks for the update. It indeed is frightening news. I am with you and the other posters here… something rotten is happening behind the scenes. I would not trust any of these guys any further than I could throw them (which is not very far)!
Wildlander I agree with you. Infact let me take it one step further. IMO the repugs are trying to jettison any and all deadweight and refresh them with ‘fresh’ faces among other things. And blame everything else on Bush himself-as to distance themselves from him. That way they have less to drag them down by the time the ‘08 elections start. And hopefully not take so much of a wacking afterwards. And dont forget they own the ‘liberal’ mass media to push their case.
And as you said the head guy may be gone. But the crap he set up is stillin operation. And he’s getting off scott-free (probally to avoid any more legal fights).
Inshort while it’s good that Gonzo’s gone look who they want to replace him (and I don’t think Chertoff will get it unless its a recess appointment. He’s too damn toxic and the dems will have to put up some sort of fight if nothing else to keep their PO’d base froom just ’sitting down’ on election day). I think it’s another example of the repugs playing chess while the dems are playing checkers.
RE: DISTRACTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT
“‘The unfair treatment that [Gonzales has] been on the receiving end of has been a distraction for the department,’ the official said.”
TRANSLATION: Gonzales is beseiged by requests from right wing dictators for state of the art interrogation methods.
Gonzales wants to spend some quality time with his family, I am told.
On a different note:
GONE are Rumsfeld, Rove, and Gonzales,
but
HERE TO STAY are the Patriot Act, the abolition of habeas corpus, the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, the secret detention centers, the Guantanamo concentration camp, the practices of torture and rendition, the Congress sanctioned eavesdropping on the citizenry, the practice of signing statement, imperialism, the taunting of Iran, the intimidation and bullying of the world by 730 US military bases, the Project for the American Century, et cetera.
RE: BUSH ACCEPTS GONZALES RESIGNATION “GRUDGINGLY”
An official said “the president accepted [Mr. Gonzales’ decision] grudgingly”…
…but admitted it would be “wicked pisser fun for Gonzales in his new ‘hands on’ job as freelance interrogation advisor.”
There is one other possibility all of us are overlooking. Bush is letting these guys resign so that they do not go down with the Titanic when Bush gives the “ok” to bomb Iran. Because Bush’s poll ratings are so low, he probably figures that he has nothing to lose. Bush and Cheney have legally insulated themselves from prosecution, so they are taking care of their minions before the final act.
I should add that Bush and Cheney have legally insulated themselves from prosecution with the help of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and their ilk.
Even though Albarto Ganzales’ resignation is good news, bad news is likely to follow this. According to a report Chertoff,DIRECTOR OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY, is the likely successor of Ganzales. Chertoff is linked with the US transnational companies in Colombia paying money to Colombian paramilitary to murder workers’ union leaders and the union workers, who opposed the exploitative and oppressive activities of these transnational companies.
SO BE PREPARED TO WELCOME ANOTHER MURDERER AS THE US ATTORNEY GENERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is like the AbuGarab (sic) prison torture thing - a few lower level drones are “sacrificed”, while the more powerful ones continue with their dark and sinister plots.
I sure hope the insane bastards don’t bomb Iran!
Just remember, the cesspool that is Washington DC is filled with bottom feeders of all political persuasions, who happily protect each other as they gobble up the leavings.
The only thing that will save us is to get someone who will see that a good septic pumper is hired to empty the cesspool and starve the bottom feeders. That does not appear to be happening. The handful that have not jumped into the pool and headed for the bottom are standing on the edge of the pool, beating on their chests, saying “Look what we’re doing!” and bailing with a teacup.
The politicians in Washington DC, and in most states, are like rats in a grain bin. What they can’t eat, they piss and crap on, to spoil it for anyone else.
Time for a big change, folks.
Good choice of pictures; smug mugged thug.
Can you say President Rudy Guliani? Who will pardon Gonzales, Bush, Rove, Libby and anyone of the numerous officials, elected and appointed, who have committed high crimes and treason.
The top 3 positions at justice are now empty. Is it any wonder we have no justice for the American people anymore?
Dim’s need to come up with some ideas to sell in the next election. If they try to run one more time as the “opposing anything and all things Republican” they will lose again if they are not careful. This is why there will most likely be a President Guliani - The Dim’s seem hell bent on electing another Clinton - only this one is not Bill. Good luck with that.
an ill wind is blowing
Perhaps we would have been better off impeaching Gonzales and having him to “kick around” a while longer?
They have to put someone equally or more corrupt in his place — too many crimes they have to keep covered up.
But — I think it’s clear now why Ashcroft resigned . . .
we couldn’t stand him, but he couldn’t stand them!!!!
The next confirmation hearings might be really interesting.
We can expect the Dems to show plenty of backbone, ask a lot of exceptionally tough questions and then vote a resounding NO to the nominee…IF Bush appoints Ralph Nader.
Gonzalez, like Turd Blossom before him, seems to be just going away– not going away mad.
I won’t miss his evilly smiling face– the face of a pimp, and the soft and smarmy manner to match.
But just watching this Rogue’s Gallery stroll offstage one by one isn’t cause for celebration. They remain self-satisfied and seemingly vindicated. And they can return to testify before various congressional committees standing on their heads– or not.
So I don’t much feel like cheering.
“I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father’s best days.” — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
draw your own conclusions.
And now Gonzales as received unfair treatment. Christ on a bloody pony.
I have consulted with about 1,000 of my close friends and they are in the process of consulting with a few thousand of their own friends and we are willing to accept the resignations of George Bush Jr., Richard Cheney, and the rest of the administration IMMEDIATELY. Thank you.
But wait! - didn’t little alberto just make a quick dash to Bagdad a few weeks ago?
What was that for, running an errand for bushcon, cleaning out the safety deposit box?
Got illicite billions?
Got some dead GI blood money?
Any time Bush is pissed off I’m happy! :)
I can’t wait to see the replacement!!
It’ll probably be someone that will make us long for the good ol’ days of Gonzalez. It’s a safe bet that Bush kept Gonzalez while he shopped for another ‘ringer’ to make further mess of Justice.
McDee, you’re funny!
Libertas, you got it right. Sad to say. Ominous times ahead, but nothing less will wake up this electorate, and maybe nothing will.
And I doubt it will be Chertoff. Their MO is to start with a red herring. Whoever it will be surely will not be an improvement.
The NYT story was terse, following is a link to a surprisingly interesting AP story.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gonzales_resigns
Congress should still investigate him for the many crimes he has committed.
If they don’t it will just embolden future Republican attorneys general to commit the same or even worse crimes.
And you know the Dems won’t pursue justice in this case.
We have no champions. The corruption will continue.
SteelR said “The system works”.
Yeah right, like, the barn door can be closed after all the animals are running wild.
Reminds me of what an anaesthesiologist friend of mine once said, “Everything stops bleeding… eventually.”
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt– love your sense of sarcasm :-)
DaveAndFrank1 said: “anytime Bush is pissed off, I’m happy.”
But he’s more dangerous when he “pissed off” (also when he’s just “pissed” as in the British slang for “drunk”). No telling what delusions of Armageddon grandeur start hatching in his mind when he’s had a few.
Okay, I’m a little happy… but I’m also worried.
Its all a plot. Bush will now recess appoint Karl Rove as Attorney General, and cut out the middle man in the corruption of the Gevernment.
Gonales plans to open a new fast food franchise called
“Torquemada’s Tacos”, and the slogan will lbe “Food so hot you will beg for mercy, but it will not do you any good, bwa ha ha ha!”
He is also thinking of opening a cell phone company, called ” VeriGonz “, who’s slogan is “We can hear you now”
Doesn’t matter… Even when they’re not actually working for the government/executive branch, every former Bush crony will still ignore any congressional or judicial subpoena so whats the point? And the Congress and Judicial branches will just kick and scream, rather than actually use their power to check the executive branch, and hold government officials accountable. The democrats are worthless.
Pays to be part of the Bush family.
Everybody is resigning to spend “quality time with the family”.
Is this because they all know something the People don’t?
What is it?
A lot of folks want to think this means things are changing for the better, and as someone posted above, “the system works”.
Don’t go strapping on your dancing shoes just yet.
Now is the time to think about a few things:
Why is the gov. spending billions- and paying Haliburton for the job- for detention centers in the US? Enough to house 400K!
What happens if Bush & Co. escalate the war scene, with Iran? It is quite possible we may get more years of Bush- beyond his term- if the country is engaged in a massive, world war- think: martial law; no rights; massive round ups of those in dissent; potential for mass chaos.
Now is not the time for complacency.
Perhaps we should all take cue from those fleeing the Bush administration (and these are some really bad guys, just hideous, so everyone should feel concern).
Right now, spending “quality time with the family”, is maybe a pretty good idea- and while you are at it, maybe start having those uncomfortable conversations about, what will your family/friends do, if the sh!t ever really does hit that fan?
Do you have an emergency plan in place?
Things can always get worse, with Bush & Co. at the helm.
I agree. This is just a name change. The next person to fill the position of Gonzales will have a different name - nothing else.
If there is any change, it will be for the worse.
They’re having trouble hiding the horns and tail of his replacement.
collidingrivers, your mind goes to scary places. If such a thing did happen, we here all would be on their A list.
I hope they would need to quell far more than 400k Americans - so many that we would win back our country.
He should at least be water-boarded before he leaves office.
Seriously, if the Senate bends over for Chertoff it will be the last straw for the Democratic Party.
Alberto is a disgrace. He has profaned his office and corrupted the US Justice System.
Resignation is the first step, prosecution is the next. Whether or not he serves prison time is a gauge of the extent he has corrupted his office.
In old days of sail, rats would desert a sinking ship. You could ascertain the survivability of a ship by the amount of rats jumping off. We have Rove, Snow, and Gonzales all jumping ship. This is not a good sign. I agree with the many posts above that there is some dread afoot that we are unable to forsee.
We could not forsee the 9/11 event nor will we be able to see the next thing coming because as sane, rational people our minds are unable to construct plans like that. Despite our inability to predict the coming evil, we’re still able to sense it. Be alert and aware. With half the nation asleep, we’re the only watchdogs.
McDee, you have won the Snark of the Week award already and it’s only Monday morning in the Bay area. My husband and I share the living room, each of us with our own desk and Mac. We read funny stuff to each other all day long as we read our way thru this miasma of life. Your quote, which I have to repost:
The next confirmation hearings might be really interesting.
We can expect the Dems to show plenty of backbone, ask a lot of exceptionally tough questions and then vote a resounding NO to the nominee…IF Bush appoints Ralph Nader.
slayed me. I read it to hubster and he fell out. Thank you for the opportunity to extend my belly laugh relatively early in the day.
Maybe Karl Rove will replace him,__ or Jeb?
Dig a foxhole! I lived in one for a week once. It was peaceful too.___ I did miss my peanut butter sandwiches.
RE: G’S MORE LUCRATIVE JOB OFFER
Poet August 27th, 2007 9:16 am
“remember what has not been terminated….The torture gulag around the world and increasingly being expanded in the US”…
…which brings us to Gonzales’ next job…
Oh, No! Gonzo in Black Leather, High Heals and a Whip? Is torture boy going to become America’s Dominatrix General?
Now that Alberto Gonzalez has resigned, it smells like there was a deal not to impeach him if he just goes. That is unacceptable. His crimes against the country are serious enought to indict him. Republican lackey Cornyn thinks the “Hispanic” community will stand up for Alberto Gonzalez? Keep dreamin’! Don’t even go there! We have been even more betrayed than the nation as a whole. When do our brilliant sons and daughters who work hard, study, and have sterling values get a chance to show what they’ve got? Then some sell-out lets himself believe that Bush’s coattails will take him anywhere but down to the gutter with other bottom feeders and sets our outstanding sons and daughters back. Does Cornyn really think we have no sensibilities? My advice to the U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is to keep walking, there won’t be any yellow ribbons for you here in Texas.
Rove to replace Gonzales at Justice.
Likely successor:
Read this news:
US Attorney General resigns:
Washington, Aug. 27 (PTI): Embattled US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, under fire from lawmakers over issues like domestic spying programme and firing of federal prosecutors, has resigned, media here reported today.
Gonzales, facing criticism from senior Republican and Democratic Congressmen alike for his conflicting testimonies on critical issues such as surveillance, is said to have told President George W Bush on Friday by telephone of his intention to resign, TV channels reported citing an unnamed senior administration official.
The President is reported to have accepted the resignation “grudgingly”.
The White House has not made a formal announcement on the resignation but the impression is that Bush may not wait too long in making known his choice of person to replace Gonzales. Reports here are mooting the name of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff as a likely successor.
One of Bush’s close aides and considered to be a chief architect of the country’s tough anti-terror laws, he has been locked in a several months-long standoff with the Congress over the Justice Department’s handling of the warrantless wiretaps related to the threat of terrorism.
Gonzales, accused by lawmakers of misleading Congress about the spying programme, also faced flak over sacking of eight US federal prosecutors last year, which critics said was done for political reasons.
adios amigo
Since all the rats seem to be deserting the ship in Washington do you think they plan to nuke it soon?
By perverting the course of justice and prostituting the Justice Department by providing pseudo-legal fig leaves to aid and abet the crimes of the Cheney administration, Gonzales has done such incredible violence to the Constitution, the country, and rule of law that it’s indicative of just how far democracy has fallen that he’s being allowed to waltz away with his pension, free health care for life, and his freedom (and a hearty “heckuva job, Bertie!”), rather than the long drop and a short rope which both he and his treasonous neo-Fascist partners in crime so richly deserve.
The Democrats, of course, are politely bowing and opening the door for him.
Knots…
“You may know what I don’t know, but not that I don’t know it and I can’t tell you so you will have to tell me all.”
Or something to that affect…
god bless america.
Gee, Padraig Pearse, did you have to rub our noses in it?
I think the whole intention of batting around Chertoff’s name is to get the Dems squawking like hens in a henhouse (which they are) and then when Bush puts up his nominee they will all settle down and sign off on it.
Gonzalez is a natural soul mate for the man described here:
“A moment I’ve been dreading. George brought his ne’re-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida. The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I’ll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they’ll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work.”
– Ronald Reagan in his recently published diaries, May 17, 1986.
kathyodat
Why insult hens that way?
His long-delayed resignation is great news for civil liberties and other good things. But the rumor that Bush may name Chernoff sends chills up and down my spine! Another loser and Bush brown nose, loyal to Bush but not to our people’s welfare.
Apparently Satan has already turned down the nomination, so Bush will have to look elsewhere.
Seriously, it’s all but unbelievable that Alberto Gonzales could actually make us feel nostalgic for the days of John Ashcroft. It makes you wonder what atrocities the next Attorney General will commit that will make even Gonzales look good.
Oh for the days when John (the Self-Annointed One)Ashcroft would have his office staff all sing hymns - a soothing harmonious background to his soaring prosecutorial tenor? He even supplied visiting torturers (woops, I mean law enforcement professionals) from Latin America with the lyrics in Spanish. John Ashcroft, defeated by a dead man his home state, was a tough act to follow, but Gonzales met the challenge.
What if Bush appointed America’s Top Cop, Rudy Guiliani? Top Torturer is even better than Commander in Chief. Chertoff might pass on some Shin Bet techniques…
Through their incompetence and the looming national bankruptcy (let’s not forget the heroic Iraqi resistance) - we might survive after all.
I believe that Gonzales resigned only to avoid impeachment, which Bush can’t pardon, and which would have prevented Gonzales from ever holding another appointed office. I believe that it was a “planning ahead” move done to keep the door open for Gonzales’ return to the public eye at a later time. Perhaps when Jeb is made President, he will appoint Gonzales as White House counsel again.
Insisting here that we have now an army of wounded disgruntled ex-officials on the loose, ready to keep doing what they have been selected to do - check their days and nights…closely
RE: BUSHSPEAK ON THE GONZALES WRONGDOING PROBE
Bush: “‘There’s no proof of wrong.’”
Translation: Ya’ can’t prove nuttin’, coppers.
contain all the evil that lurks in washington, I say send him off with a lovely pair of cement shoes in the potomac river and fit a pair for rove too
Keep your eyes open… Rove, Snow, Gonzalez…. all Resigning within a month… All have obviously lied blatently to the public. Be prepared. Something is afoot here.
Impeach. Convict. Execute.
Let’s hope Bush resigns next…
Man, yet another vacancy? Who’s next - Condi? Hey President Worst, hunker in the bunker, don the cheerleading outfit just like in the old days and keep rooting for occupation and escalation). Finally, I am seeing references to 1930’s Germany. President Worst keeps telling us how good it is; but those with even a moderate level of intelligence and conscience no longer buy the bushit anymore. Many just ignore him, but it sadly reminds me of the Iraqi Official during the early days of “shock and awe” (ah the good ole days for the neoconners) kept spouting pro Saddam anti US rhetoric back. I can’t remember his name, if someone can recall it, please post. He was Minister of Information or something like that.
Halliburton or somebody will probably hire him as a “consultant” for at least $50K per month. In return all he’ll have to do is chat with Cheney every now and then. Of course he’ll also write some stupid book praising Bush and the so called “war” on terror.
I agree with Kathyodat on tihw one–even bigger than his ideologically kinkiness was Go0nzo’s total lack of competence in the bASIC SKILLS OF ADMINSTRATION OF an enterprise as large, sensitive, and complex as Justice.
Were I a Senator on the Judiciary committee of either party and told that Michael Chertoff was the nominee, after i picked myself up off the floor laughing I would ask Ol Mikey: What, given his performance at Homeland Security, qualities he felt he could bring to rehabilitating DOJ? Then I would listen for his stuttering imitation of Porky Pig as he tried to “splain” his qualifications.
What is worrying is that after the congress recesses (Is Labor Day its next recess?) Dubya will appoint the judicial version of Michael Bolton on a recess appointment that will last till the end of the congressional session.
Some how I feel like I am being served exactly what this two party system wants me consume, a token nonevent … Gonzo and Cheney and Bush should be cuffed and placed before the jury. We need a real rain to wash the garbage off the streets. New party, New blood, Real change!!
Poet, I read that Bush and Reid have a cozy deal Reid won’t cancel the recess, bush won’t make a recess appointment and Reid will let “some” nominations go forward. Voila! We have now merged the Executive and Legislative branches! Too bad we can’t save any money on the deal.
The Ship of Fools is sinking.
Energy is draining away from the toxic nest. They had no *Light* to begin with, and are now fast losing the will to succeed with their unholy Neocon plan, seeing it all crumble to dust before their very eyes.
Internal strife, blame, and disputation in their ranks are reaching a climax. They are very scared, and behind the scenes, tensions are running high…
Here’s the roll call of those who will not / cannot see it through to the bitter, calamitous end:
Alberto Gonzales: Attorney general. Resigned August 2007.
Karl Rove: Senior adviser and chief policy aide to George Bush. Resigned August 2007.
Dan Bartlett: White House counsellor. Resigned: June 2007.
Harriet Miers: White House counsel. Resigned January 2007.
John Bolton: US ambassador to UN. Resigned December 2006.
Donald Rumsfeld: Defence secretary. Resigned November 2006.
Andrew Card: Chief of staff. Resigned March 2006.
Lewis “Scooter” Libby: Chief of staff to vice-president, Dick Cheney. Resigned October 2005. Sentenced to two and a half years June 2007 for perjury and obstruction of justice in relation to the Iraq war.
Paul Wolfowitz: Deputy defence secretary. Resigned March 2005. Then kicked out of the World Bank for corruption / nepotism in 2007.
John Ashcroft: Attorney general. Resigned November 2004.
Colin Powell: Secretary of state. Resigned November 2004.
Ari Fleischer: Press secretary. Resigned July 2003.
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?? George Walker Bush: Demented warmonger, village idiot, coward, and failed President.
Committed suicide with a sharpened pretzel after hitting the bottle in his lonely White House bunker following the Republican election wipeout of 2008.
Post mortem, was refused entry into Heaven on grounds of being ‘the Devil’s spawn’.
Was sent to the Other Place for all eternity!
:)
As long as Cheney, Chertoff (waiting in the wings to be America’s new “top cop”), Rice, the other Neocons and their corporate media cheerleaders are in place, sadly the ship still sails. Full steam ahead to the next false flag operation.
I’d be happy to jump off these pages, get out of my pajamas and “hit the streets”. But to what purpose? To hobknob with all the Stepford American’s who have been drinking Erma’s “Dem Koolaid”?
I went to see the play “Sedition” at the Westport, CT playhouse and afterwards we were at the bar having a drink. Some people started talking about the play and I mentioned something about the Patriot Act and they looked at me like I was an alien. All deer in the headlights looks. Stepford Americans out on a Saturday night for dinner and a play….sadly left untouched by the message.
I think forming a Progressive Party is a great idea. But why reinvent the wheel if the Greens already exist? Is there time? We need a Patriot to run for President as a populist. Someone who would energize all the American’s who think voting is a waste of time. Who is that candidate?
Alfin! Now…piss on Gonzales, on to the international trial of the entire lot for war crimes. Little George at the head of the pack.
As I just posted elsewhere:
I just woke up from a nightmare!
Rove and Gonzalez as co-praetors(proconsuls a la Bremer) of Iran after our upcoming ’shock and awe’ pre-emptive strikes cripple the country’s infrastructure.
Maybe Mexico has an opening for an Attorney General.
What we all know is that we finally have incontrovertible proof that our nation, together with it’s political system, is completely and irremedially broken. We have failed to create the bastion of liberty and reason, of tolerance and sanity, which we all believed in when in grade school…And in spite of so many excellent people and excellent programs, devised by some of the best minds…
I said it in the 60’s and I’ll say it again: we need a Constitutional Convention to devise a system where the amassing of unlimited weapons of mass destruction no longer is possible. Where the centralization of unlimited funds will always inevitably corrupt certain groups and morph into some form of corporatist/militarist/fascistic nightmare, which is what we have now created, from the point of view of much of the planet’s people….
Of course this is impossible with this leviathan: only a complete collapse can save us from ourselves. I still have high hopes for H5N1….a whole lot better than radioactivity, let me assure you, at least from the point of view of the biosphere’s others…
I’m hoping for the big earthquake. I know, I’m a west coaster.
kathyodat That scares me!
mastershake,
My sentiments exactly.
whatfools,
Re: And soon, the cheese stands alone.
You mean… Condi and W are going to resign too?
ejmurphy414,
I was thinking Sam Alito. He’s not quite the political sycophant that Gonzales was, but he has other qualities that recommend him for the job. Like his enthusiastic support of police-state policy and his utter contempt for the Bill of Rights.
Plus his confirmation would cement the Judicial Branch of government into the Executive Branch, which seems to be something of a theme with this administration. I think he’s the perfect man for the job.