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.
Earlier this month, at a news conference, Mr. Bush dismissed accusations that Mr. Gonzales had had stonewalled or misled a congressional inquiry. “We’re watching a political exercise,” Mr. Bush said. “I mean, this is a man who has testified, he’s sent thousands of papers up there. There’s no proof of wrong.”
As recently as Sunday afternoon, Mr. Gonzales was denying through his press spokesman, Brian Roehrkass, that he intended to leave.
Maybe he didn’t remember he gave Bush his resignation – on Friday?
Times like this I get tempted to do a little video hacking. You know, take Gonzales’ farewell speech – then, slowly, diminish his dialogue on one channel – and spot another track, like, on some Marines in the background and have them start humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
You could bring it to a crescendo just like Mickey Rooney remembering John Wayne in WW2 agitprop.
Bring a tear to MikeN’s eye.
MikeN,
The problem with your theory is that they were branded fascists before the took office because they did fascist things before they took the office. It isn’t like Ashcroft showed up out of nowhere without a record.
In fact the reason why people like you like Ashcroft, Bush and Gonzales is because they are fascists.
That makes you a fascists as well BTW. You just don’t like the history that suggests that fascists regimes tend to implode and kill a bunch of people in the process. Basically exactly as has happened to Bush.
But go ahead, keep on believe that your fundamentally flawed theory of government can somehow be made to work, and ignore that a very basic premise of fascism is dismantling the central government and handing it over to private entities. Fascism doesn’t work because it is designed not to work.
Maybe I can put it in terms using code words you will understand…
You might complain that Feminism has destroyed the family structure. That is because Feminism HAS destroyed the family structure. However it isn’t a failing of feminism, that is what feminism was designed to do, so that women were not oppressed into one codified way to live their life.
Another way to look at it from your stilted viewpoint. Back in the 90′s conservatives complained ALL THE FING time that the military was for killing people and blowing things up. Now look at Iraq. Mission Accomplished! Can we stop killing people and blowing things up now?
ya know – when I heard this while driving into work this morning, I wondered what kinda crazy shit you guys would have to say about it – thanks for making it enjoyable
I think its like fleas hopping off of a dying dog – more and more as time goes by….
btw, my commute back took 30 min extra cuz Seattle closed 405N so the president didnt have to deal with traffic – lucky bastard
Gonzo was forced to resign because he was on the verge of exposing a vast ring of Republican preverts. Mark Foley was just the tip of the iceberg:
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/19763-1.html
Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya, Al. Yet another Bush crony hired for his loyalty and not his competency. The only competent people in the Bush administration are/were Cheney and Rove, and I only say that because they have been so competent at being evil.
All this means is that bush will have to go shopping for a new poodle.
Wow, GregA, thanks for the wonderful definition of fascism. Proves my theory that like right-wing, fascism stands for whatever liberals don’t like.
I think the traditional definition involves nationalism and everyone serving the state. Also, it involves a confluence of big labor, big government, and big business.
I guess, Bush is finally cracking down on those immigrants …
Naysaying aside, this is a good thing, because it removes a major impediment to real oversight, and forces hearings in order to approve a new attorney general. That is, if the Democrats have the spine to take advantage of this event, which they have shown little sign of so far. So sad that one of our two parties has lost its mind, and the other has lost its will.