# Politico.com:White House Seeking Gonzales Replacements Going going...........Gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 19, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642 "2007-03-19T23:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642/21 "2007-03-20T18:24:28Z")
[QUOTE=you with the face] I wouldn’t be surprised if Harriet Miers gets the seat. [/QUOTE] I don’t think so. Their first line of defense was “It was Harriet’s idea.” ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642/22 "2007-03-20T18:52:28Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] I don’t think so. Their first line of defense was “It was Harriet’s idea.” [/QUOTE] But this is Bush we’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642/23 "2007-03-20T23:46:19Z")
Don’t look for anybody from Bush 1’s administration, in this or any other role. The last thing Junior would ever want to do is look like Poppy is bailing him out of screwing up this job, like he did almost every other one he’s held. Sort of narrows the focus, at least. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642/24 "2007-03-21T00:49:50Z")
[Relevant article](http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=177172) speculating on Gonzalez’ replacement. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642/25 "2007-04-06T21:06:26Z")
CNN is reporting that top Gonzales aide Monica Goodling has resigned. No link yet. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642/26 "2007-04-06T21:45:49Z")
> [@](#): > > “I am hereby submitting my resignation to the office of attorney general,” Monica M. Goodling said in a three-sentence letter. There was no immediate reason given, but her refusal to face Congress had intensified a controversy that threatens Gonzales’ job. [http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070406/NEWS09/70406030](http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070406/NEWS09/70406030) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politico-com-white-house-seeking-gonzales-replacements-going-going-gone/396642.md?page=1)