Alberto Gonzales is going to resign

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: Pabster
I guess the loons will have to find a new target.

I totally agree! Now that Bush's two chief scape goats are gone, he will need to find someone else to take the blame for his mistakes.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Now that Bush's two chief scape goats are gone, he will need to find someone else to take the blame for his mistakes.

Doesn't matter.

Bush will always pick a friend that hates America and the Constitution as much as him and all his supporters do.

 

[Phokus]

That god damned "moonbat fringe" 70+ percent of the country who hates bush for no reason, this is all your fault! :|

 

[CaptnKirk]

In summation:


"Ding dong, the witch is dead . . . . . . "

 

[gcy]

Originally posted by: lozina
Cue photo of rats fleeing sinking ship

Two big rats are still on the ship......

 

[UberNeuman]

Bedtime for Gonzo....

Now Bush can appoint Hot Karl to replace him.... :Q

 

[Bowfinger]

It's official, effective 9/17. He did not take questions at the news conference.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
It's official, effective 9/17. He did not take questions at the news conference.

He wouldn't have been able to remember any of the anwers anyway.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
It's official, effective 9/17. He did not take questions at the news conference.

He wouldn't have been able to remember any of the anwers anyway.

He shoots, he scores! Zing! :laugh:

 

[theeedude]

Gonzo gone, so?
OK, I got nothing.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Lemon law
Maybe I am speculating, but I suspect GWB has had a Alberto Gonzales resignation letter in his pocket for many many months. And last Friday is just the official date for spin purposes.

Quite frankly I am surprised the white house retained Gonzales as long as it did because Gonzales became nothing but a epicenter for mega scandal. The question is what prompted
GWB to finally give Gonzales the ole heave ho? There may a public spin explanation, but I suspect one would have to a be a fly on the wall to hear the real thinking.

Either way, he never ever said that Gonzales wouldn't resign. Don't even hint that. Gonzales is staying. Bush likes him. He's not going anywhere. And neither is Rumsfeld.

Oh wait...

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: Pabster
I guess the loons will have to find a new target.

I totally agree! Now that Bush's two chief scape goats are gone, he will need to find someone else to take the blame for his mistakes.

"God put me in office, but the Devil made me do it."

"So are you saying you made mistakes?"

"Of course not. The Devil made me do it."

 

[Lemon law]

One has to wonder about what Gonzales will now do. He is a fairly young man, but I very much doubt his law license will be any use to him. Right now his legal creditability is worth exactly nothing, he is so radioactive that government service will not be an option especially if any congressional approval is required, no law school would hire him, and even a think tank in hiring him would becomes an instant stink tank. Any client hiring him as an attorney might cut their own throat because any legal argument the man makes is likely going to met by a very hostile judge just itching to get back at what amounts to an insult to the legal profession.

To a certain extent Gonzales may join a long list of people totally milked dry and then discarded by GWB&co.

The other question regards Gonzales ability to turn his back on the scandals left in his wake. The dems seem as of yet short on follow up, and in MHO, should be hauling back various rascals like Rumsfeld and many others now resigned from government service. The record is very incomplete on the probable criminal acts they committed while employed on the public payroll. I certainly don't think unemployment has any bearing on the tolling of statute of limitations defenses against criminal acts. But wasting too much time certainly will cause the statute of limitations to expire.

 

[Lemon law]

Sorry double post.

 

[jpeyton]

Another huge blow to the Bush administration, coming weeks before the Iraqi progress report.

Watch Republicans distance themselves even more from the administration between now and 9/11.

And get ready for more votes on withdrawal before Christmas.

BTW, who the hell is Bush going to appoint that the Democrats will confirm? My guess is he/she will have to be independent, and that doesn't bode well for the skeletons Gonzo was hiding in the White House closet.

 

[imported_Shivetya]

good bye... he almost made it up the level of despicable that only Reno achieved

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Originally posted by: Pabster
I guess the loons will have to find a new target.

Yeah, there's still two left who need to go and the sooner the better.

Of the two, remember to get Cheney a couple of nanoseconds before impeaching the Traitor In Chief.

 

[Moonbeam]

Gonzales was a contender for the Supreme court. In some ways we could be lucky.

 

[OrByte]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Keep em comin...we want all the crooks out!

 

[WHAMPOM]

"to keep G W Bush the smartest one in the room, how far down in the barrel ,,,replacement??????" "Oh! Excuse me!" Just some thoughts running through my head.

 

[WHAMPOM]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Gonzales was a contender for the Supreme court. In some ways we could be lucky.

One lucky strike won't make up for the hits. Of course we can hope for more investigations with ( "I do not recall" testimony) followed by more resignations.

 

[rpanic]

Glad to see him go. He was pure slime.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Gonzales was a contender for the Supreme court. In some ways we could be lucky.

That would have been a brutal blow for freedom in this country.

 

[sandorski]

If he had an ounce of integrity, he'd have charged himself. Resigning is too good for him.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: Lemon law

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(3) Who will GWB announces as a replacement and what kind of Senate confirmation fight will be involved?

Won't be one (confirmation hearing). He'll just use a recess appointment.

AFAIK, this was expected. Back while Congres was in session and poop was hitting the fan for Gonzo, many speculated GWB would have him resign while Congress was on recess so there wouldn't be a big confimation fight.

Ferb

 

[trenchfoot]

Originally posted by: WHAMPOM
"to keep G W Bush the smartest one in the room, how far down in the barrel ,,,replacement??????" "Oh! Excuse me!" Just some thoughts running through my head.

harriet miers.