“‘I don’t have confidence in Gonzales,’
By on May 18th, 2007 at 12:13 am
“‘I don’t have confidence in Gonzales,’
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota told reporters on a conference call Thursday as he became the fifth Senate Republican to call for the attorney general’s departure.”
UPDATE: More: “Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., usually a staunch GOP ally, suggested Thursday that Bush consider ejecting Gonzales. ‘The president might decide that the current leadership remaining at DOJ is doing more harm than good,’ Bond told The Associated Press.”
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‘I don’t have confidence in Gonzales’
Well, duh.
The only reason Gonzales got the job is because he is absolutely loyal to his Dear (mis)Leader, and no one else.
And I don’t trust Coleman. The only reason why he says what he says now, over four years after the biggest military blunder in US history, is because he and other Republicans are trying to distance themselves from a failure of an administration, hoping we forget they were Pres Bush’s enablers.
The proverbial rats are still leaving the ship.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:22 amTranslation: I don’t have confidence in my reelection chances.
Coleman is a shallow, craven, opportunist.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:26 amThat’s interesting, because I don’t have confidence in Norm Coleman.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:27 am“I don’t have confidence in my ability to gain re-election”
May 18th, 2007 at 12:29 amwow I need to read other comments before I post.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:30 amI barfed up some sweet chunks.
Sorry, I just had to say that. Nothing personal.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:34 amJoin the club, Senator Coleman. Nobody with an IQ in the three-digit range should have confidence in Alberto “Fredo” Gonzales. He has misled you and the entire Congress on so many occasions it isn’t funny any more. By his own testimony (both under oath and not under oath, because the Republicans don’t believe in holding people accountable to the truth), he has demonstrated time and again that he is either lying, deliberately deceptive, or completely incompetent. Nothing that this Attorney General has done has shown that he is qualified to run the Justice Department. He should be fired, not allowed to resign, and the Democrats should make sure they don’t allow a nominee even remotely like him to come up for a floor vote for confirmation.
It’s long past time that the Legislative Branch of our government take back control of the country, the way the framers intended. Stop letting this childish, immature, irresponsible, dangerous megalomaniac of a president ruin this country.
Other than that, it’s good to see everyone again. But, sadly, it’s time to go to bed. Hope to stop by and visit again soon.
May 18th, 2007 at 12:52 ammmm… scrumptious.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:01 amYou mean – I might not get re-elected in 2008 if this keeps up! Seems more like it.
Join the “Ignore Valianttheinfintileidiot Club” today
May 18th, 2007 at 1:10 amGonzales is trying to hang on just like Wolfowitz did at the World Bank. He will try to get a good severance deal like Wolfie before he departs.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:16 amBush cannot afford to get rid of Gonzales because he can’t replace him. Anyone that could possibly get consent from the Senate would not permit the abuses that mark and sustain Bush.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:26 ambeep, how about Comey for AG? :)
May 18th, 2007 at 1:27 amThis is like playing musical chairs on the Titanic. The Bush Regime is sinking, while some jump overboard to escape, as some like Gonzales are thrown overboard, and the rest just take remaining seats as the ship slips beneath the waves.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:37 amRE: Bondo from MO: While I’m no fan of Bondo at all, something that most don’t know about him is that he’s one of the ALMOST NONE in congress who have an immediate family member in uniform. That’s one of the few things about that guy that’s on the plus side. Now, about Wolf, better late than never, but not much. IMPEACHMENT of Bush/Cheeeezeney is important because their behavior and trashing/ignoring of the Constitution MUST BE CLEARLY REPUDIATED or the next pair [demo-crates] will do the same and the Republic will be over.
May 18th, 2007 at 7:13 amIf congress stops with a non-binding , no confidence vote then its much ado about nothing. It does nothing towards restoring faith in our government. Of course, regaining faith in our democracy may take decades after Bush’s tenure. Tarnished faith begins a creeping illness that eventually, like in marriage, destroys.
May 18th, 2007 at 7:30 amThis administration has had to jettison one person after another. With it’s first deception in 2000 it became necessary to continue deception and lies. All these outcomes are just a natural progression.
May 18th, 2007 at 8:03 amHow many of the GOP guys will actually support the “no confidence in Gonzales” vote next week? These cracks in the GOP faithful show the Rove’s control over his ship has all but disappeared as he spends all of his time staying out of jail. I guess the ‘permanent Republican majority” will have to wait.
May 18th, 2007 at 8:03 amTranslation:
“Ooooh…look which way the wind is blowing NOW!”
Franken ‘08!
May 18th, 2007 at 8:05 amLike rats fleeing a sinking ship.
You gotta love it.
May 18th, 2007 at 8:19 amHow many is it gonna take for Gonzo to get the freaming message. It doesn’t matter if HE thinks he can do his job…. NO ONE ELSE DOES!!!
May 18th, 2007 at 9:15 amThis Gonzales thing is going to drag on forever. When it first started I had no idea who this guy was, but this site gave me easy info: http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/6552//Alberto+Gonzales.aspx
May 18th, 2007 at 9:25 amand I just found this one that lists reasons why he should be removed: http://listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/7155//Reasons+Why+Alberto+Gonzales+Must+Go.aspx
I feel a little less out of the loop now.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4814932.html
Hopefully, this isn’t just hot air and Congress will hold a no-confidence vote on Gonzales as reported.
They’ll probably make it ‘non-binding’.
May 18th, 2007 at 11:11 am