Next Crony In Line, Please Step Forward
As each of Bush’s cronies is removed, another takes their place. Bush seems to have a neverending list of cronies with no qualifications to appoint into positions of authority. Birds of a feather flock together.
Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Monday said he reluctantly accepted the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose “good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons.”
After months of standing by his top prosecutor and “close friend,” Bush spoke briefly in Texas to praise Gonzales, saying the attorney general endured “unfair treatment that has created harmful distraction at the Justice Department.”
I agree. Gonzales lying under oath was a harmful distraction to say, actually doing his job and not firing US Attorneys for political reasons. Totally unfair he was treated badly for committing perjury. Totally unfair. You should expect people that Bush appoints to be liars and cheats and you should let them alone to continue to lie and cheat.
Bush said it’s “sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person” is impeded “from doing important work.”
Like firing anyone who disagrees with the Bush administration.
Although Bush had long stood by Gonzales, many members of Congress from both sides of the aisle had called on him to quit after the firing of several U.S. attorneys in 2006 — terminations which were alleged to have been politically motivated.
Senior Justice Department officials say Gonzales’ resignation is not expected to affect the scope or pace of an ongoing internal investigation into the U.S. attorneys’ dismissals and other issues.
“Alberto Gonzales was never the right man for this job,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday. “He lacked independence, he lacked judgment and he lacked the spine to say no to Karl Rove.” Rove, another longtime Bush official and his top political adviser, also resigned this month.
“This resignation is not the end of the story,” Reid warned. “Congress must get to the bottom of this mess and follow the facts where they lead, into the White House.”
Yeah, like that will happen.
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