Alberto Gonzales made a run at explaining the U. S. Attorney debacle this weekend. He did some ’splainin’, but…
The American people don’t believe Gonzales
By a wide margin, we don’t believe our Attorney General’s spin. Yes, we can’t believe the top law enforcement official in the United States. That says a lot about Gonzales and his boss, George Bush. The Washington Post-ABC News poll has the numbers: "In the poll, 67 percent said they believed the prosecutors were fired by the Justice Department for political reasons, not on the basis of [...]
In case you wonder why they’re not buying Gonzales’ story…
A veteran of the department speaks:I was [in the Justice Department] again in the Watergate era, when I worked in part of the Attorney General’s Office during my first year of law school in 1973-1974, and then continuously as a [...]
UPDATE: Oh, there’s one more little item to consider. Even prominent Conservatives are trying to shoot him down…
Top Conservatives Demand Bush Fire Gonzales
In what could prove an embarrassing new setback for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the eve of his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of influential conservatives and longtime Bush supporters has written a letter to the White House to call for his resignation. The two-page letter, written on stationery of the American Freedom Agenda, a recently formed body designed to promote conservative legal principles, is blunt. Addressed to both Bush and Gonzales, it goes well beyond [...]
Tags: Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorneys, Purge
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