White House Renews Gonzales Backing (AP)

Source: Associated Press

White House Renews Gonzales Backing
White House Reiterates Support For Beleaguered
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

(AP) The Bush White House called embattled Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales "our No. 1 crime fighter" Friday, a day after
Gonzales' often halting explanations for the firings of eight
federal prosecutors brought additional demands for his
resignation.

"He has done a fantastic job in the Department of Justice,"
deputy press secretary Dana Perino told reporters traveling aboard
Air Force One as President Bush headed for a speech in Michigan.

Gonzales had gone to Capitol Hill Thursday with just one mission:
to placate Republican and Democratic senators dissatisfied with
his account of how eight federal prosecutors were fired.

Apparently, he failed. For the first time, Republicans on the
Judiciary Committee broke ranks and said it might be best if
Gonzales stepped down.

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from the same report:

"Seventy-one times on Thursday, Gonzales claimed a faulty memory when members of the Senate committee asked such questions as who decided on the ousted eight, and whether Gonzales was or was not involved in the evaluation process."

I saw the recent Krugman piece that put it well - Gonzales is either purposefully obstructing oversight in his role as Attorney General, and the process used to fire the attorneys, or is woefully inept in that role, as the chief officer of one of our most important federal departments.

for as long as I'm in office".

The Bush kiss of death..

Gonzo is fucking gone!