That’s if one wants to be charitable.

If one wants to be realistic, Bush is pleased because Gonzo has done everything Bush/Rove wanted (except for getting caught). With such an effective employee as Abu G, getting rid of him would be stupid.

It has long been alleged that Bush may be wearing a wire/speech prompter.

http://www.isbushwired.com/

Looking through various contracts with the White House, I see a contract with a company that could provide this service.

Also consider Gonzales’ testimony yesterday. He was polished up until the point that Senators began passing documents down to him. Each and every time, he flubbed those.

Was Gonzales wired too?

Dana Perino (what she really wants to say): What does it matter what that idiot thinks about the testimony–Karl and I agree, the ‘President is pleased with Gonzales’ testimony.’ Ok?

Or; What does it matter what anyone thinks of Gonzoles testimony, we didn’t hire him for his skills, we hired him to #1 be a yes man, and #2 follow chiimpy’s example and lie lie lie. Chimpy is the decision, and he consulted himself, and Alberto is staying.

now THAT’s talent

The Media of course which both intentionally and inadvertently runs cover for this ongoing coup de’tat has made this into a personality and incompetence issue. It is most assuredly neither.

True, Gonzalez is picked from that 5% of the population which is congenitally sociopathic and chronically lies and cons as a primary means of expression. But this little man is merely an agent of the white house. A Capo.

Whether he stays or goes is of little significance. It misses the point. The focus must be turned now to the source, the ‘orders from Berlin’.nI nearly vomited last night listening to NPR. They have become a propaganda wing of the Coup.

They know well that their plug would be pulled if they did any serious investigative reporting and thier celebrities have all bought into their own multi-million dollar,book-selling status. They wouldn’t know a real crime story if it sat right down on their face. Just imagine alone how many of those weekend alcoholics who hobnob with power have saved hundreds of thousands in personal tax cuts over these 6 years since the Coup was installed

Hating the Repuke Mafia daily.

Zimzone adds that Bush’s performance was “among the worst America has ever seen offered by a so called President.”

Alberto Gonzales’s tenure as attorney general was pronounced dead at 3:02 p.m. yesterday by Tom Coburn, M.D.

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Gonzales had weeks to prepare for yesterday’s hearing. But the man who sat at the witness table sounded like the sort of person who forgets where he parked his car.

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Take Gonzales’s tally along with that of his former chief of staff, who uttered the phrase “I don’t remember” 122 times before the same committee three weeks ago, and the Justice Department might want to consider handing out Ginkgo biloba in the employee cafeteria.

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For much of the very long day, the attorney general responded like a child caught in a lie. He shifted his feet under the table, balled his hands into fists and occasionally pointed at his questioners.

yes, it was truly a pathetic display… i have to ask myself, if a more serious line of questioning had been pursued during gonzo’s confirmation hearing, would he be attorney general today…? i think not…

And, yes, I DO take it personally

He just can’t fathom that the people giving him advise could be wrong. Further separating his views from reality.

How can anyone assume it went well when another member of the same party related the testimony to clubbing seals. Unless Cheney is the one that gave Bush the update. Then, of course, it was fine.

At least Gonzales has set the bar low for criminals everywhere.

-GSD