Gonzales isn’t getting rave reviews for his performance at the Senate Hearings into the firing of those U.S. Attorneys…
Republicans: Gonzo Going Down In Flames
CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux talking to folks in the White House and DC Republicans and they have panned AG Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ performance today. Malveaux says that Republicans described the hearing as being akin to "clubbing a baby seal." Senator Feinstein was the final nail. Part of me [...]
Gonzales reviews are in: ‘Like clubbing a baby seal.’
CNN’s Dana Bash: Loyal Republican after loyal Republican in this hearing room, and more specifically, in private to CNN today have made it clear that they are frankly flabbergasted by how poorly they think the attorney general has done in this hearing. … During the lunch break, in private, several very loyal Republicans made it clear [...]
"The Nation" has a 3 minute summary…
And…Booman makes it a wrap…
Throwing Gonzo to the Wolves
Bush is more inclined to issue medals than fire incompetent underlings. And he is especially loyal to his close friends. Take Alberto Gonzales, a man that Bush bonded with when they executed prisoners together down in Texas. Bush should have fired him weeks ago. I have no idea why Gonzales even testified if he is just going to be shit-canned for the effort. But the White House sent a clear message even before today’s hearing concluded. From Campaign for America’s Future: Further, CNN White House reporter Suzanne Malveaux just aired [...]
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Senator Schumer hits one out of the ballpark after Gonzales failes to even step up to the plate…
Gonzales: Burden’s Not with Me
There was just one of the most telling exchanges of the whole hearing. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), up for another round of questioning, declined, saying that Alberto Gonzales had failed to meet the burden of proof to explain the basis [...]
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Give the man a microphone and he thinks he has to sing. Bad topic, though. Very bad choice of music…
‘Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran.’
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in South Carolina: “Another man — wondering if an attack on Iran is in the works — wanted to know when America is going to ’send an air mail message to Tehran.’ McCain began his answer by changing the words to a popular Beach Boys song. ‘Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb [...]
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This story really has its genesis in the blogosphere, but has now hit the mainstream media. In a big way…
Pentagon Confirms: Bush Hyped False Iraq Deadline
The Associated Press has a major story out confirming that President Bush has been hyping a false Iraq spending deadline. For weeks, the Bush administration has been trying to force Congress to abandon its support for an Iraq withdrawal timeline by claiming that a “clean” Iraq spending bill must be signed by mid-April or U.S. troops [...]
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That’s the President. Not liking some of what he heard during that meeting with Congressional leaders. Iin particular….
Bush ‘a little sensitive’ to Vietnam-Iraq comparison.
Greg Sargent reports that at yesterday’s meeting between congressional leaders and President Bush on the Iraq war, “Bush bristled and was taken aback when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid compared the current situation to Vietnam.” According to a source familiar with the meeting, “The analogy to Vietnam appeared to touch a nerve with the President. [...]
That isn’t all that Reid is saying about the war…
Harry Reid: Iraq war is ‘lost’
Harry Reid said today that “The war in Iraq “is lost” and a US troop surge is failing to bring peace to the country.” “I believe … that this war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme violence in Iraq this week,” Reid told journalists. Reid said [...]
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It’s a friendly little game the folks over at Think Progress like to play: comparing quotes from today and yesterday. Today, it’s Karl Rove in the historical cross hairs…
Rove: ‘I Wish The Iraq War Never Existed,’ It Was ‘Osama Bin Laden’s Idea’
On a visit to Ohio yesterday, White House senior political adviser Karl Rove claimed he never wanted the war in Iraq: “I wish the war were over,” Rove said. “I wish the war never existed… History has given us a challenge.” History shows Rove was exceptionally eager in 2002 for the upcoming Iraq war, anxious to reap [...]
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All over again. But, I can’t believe it would fly this time. The American People and Congress wouldn’t stand for it. Unless…..
Experts: Draft May Be Necessary
Cpl. Michael S. Cifuentes / Marine Corps This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who has paid attention to recruitment levels over the last few years, but given the military’s reticence over publicly admitting anything that might be perceived as detrimental to the military, I find this remarkable. As C&Ler GM wrote to me when he [...]
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Legally. Surprising numbers on immigration in a new poll…
Astonishing
As I wrote once before, my biggest misreading of the American mood over the past few years was my perception that people were much more hostile to immigrants, especially illegal immigrants, than they actually are. I am utterly astonished by this. "WASHINGTON — While Congress and the White House remain divided over what to do with [...]
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