As you note, the only two people who can decide that he needs to resign are Pres. Bush and Gonzalez himself. And by and large Mr. Bush has proved himself mostly impervious to what his opposition publicly opines.
But when the outcry becomes loud enough that the incumbent becomes an embarrassment to his Administration, Mr. Bush’s vaunted loyalty to his top staff suddenly evaporates. Two great examples are FEMA Administrator Brown and Sec. Rumsfeld.
If the noise about Gonzalez reaches the level it did for either of them, spread marmalade on him, because he’s toast. But until then, don’t underestimate Mr. Bush’s ability to stick his fingers in his ears and sing la-la-la to the outcry among the opposition.
I think Bush will be extremely reticent to force Gonzalez out…with Rumsfeld resigned as well, people will start to wonder who the idiot was that hired all these guys.
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On Thursday, Senator Arlen Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, hinted very obliquely that perhaps Mr. Gonzales’s time was up. We’re not going to be oblique. Mr. Bush should dismiss Mr. Gonzales and finally appoint an attorney general who will use the job to enforce the law and defend the Constitution.*
And you have just answered your own question. The Great Decider is the one who decides when he goes, nobody else will.
At this point in the administration, their attitudes towards basically all outsiders–the press, Congressional Democrats, Congressional Republicans who will still have to run for election–is best summed up as: “FUCK 'EM.”
I hate Gonzalezs concept of the AG. He sees it as the presidents attorney only. Whatever the president wants he will find a way to do. He seems to see the Constitution as a document with loopholes to exploit. I am not sure he believes most of what he says. The look (kind of smirk) he gives reminds me of Kingfish on the Amos and Andy Show. He comes up with an idea
floats it and waits for a reaction . If none comes .the plot continues. His arrogance in front of committees pissed me off big time. Essentially he is stating he owes explanations to nobody and they are interrupting his plans. He does not have time to give them the reasons. If enough repubs see him as a political liability ,he will be in trouble. Bush still answers to the neocons and religious right.
I think Gonzales will resign, whether it’s of his own volition or if he’s asked to resign I don’t think we’ll ever know, and I really don’t care as long as that lying weasel is gone.
Get this!! I just heard Senator Leahy, interviewed on NPR, say that although Kyle Sampson resigned he’s still there!! Apparently, Sampson is being allowed to remain in employed by Gonzales’ office until he finds a new job. What kind of crap is this now?
I think Gonzales will resign, whether it’s of his own volition or if he’s asked to resign I don’t think we’ll ever know, and I really don’t care as long as that lying weasel is gone.
Get this!! I just heard Senator Leahy, interviewed on NPR, say that although Kyle Sampson resigned he’s still there!! Apparently, Sampson is being allowed to remain in employed by Gonzales’ office until he finds a new job. What kind of crap is this now?
I think Rumsfeld’s working on his memoirs or some such thing. Personally, I got very little problem with it. Imagine what it must be like, working unnoticed in the building where you were in charge just a few months ago…
