McConnell Threatens Mystery ‘Resolution’ To Match ‘No Confidence’ Vote For Gonzales
McConnell Threatens Mystery ‘Resolution’ To Match ‘No Confidence’ Vote For Gonzales
On ABC’s This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) if he still believes that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales “can effectively run the Justice Department,” considering the explosive revelations in former Deputy Attorney General James Comey’s Senate testimony.
McConnell dodged the question and refused to comment on Gonzales’ hamstrung abilities, instead saying “that’s for the president to decide.”
When Stephanopoulos followed up by asking McConnell if he would “vote against the no-confidence resolution” introduced by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) earlier this week, McConnell suggested that Gonzales backers will introduce a separate, mystery resolution to compete with the “no confidence” vote. Watch it:
While Sen. McConnell may want to avoid a “no-confidence” vote for the attorney general by threatening a mystery resolution, support for the measure appears to be strong. Sen. Schumer, one of the co-sponsors of the resolution, told the Washington Times on Friday that the vote “would draw support from at least 60 senators.” Appearing on CBS’ Face The Nation today, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that he believes support for the no confidence vote is “very substantial.”
Transcript
STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me ask you one final question about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. After that testimony this week by the former deputy attorney general, James Comey, at least two more senators have called for his resignation.
I know you believe that is the president’s decision. But you still believe that the attorney general can effectively run the Justice Department?
MCCONNELL: Look, that’s for the president to decide. The attorney general serves at the pleasure of the president. If the president says he’s satisfied with the job the attorney general’s doing, the opinions of senators are interesting and certainly make good fodder for Sunday talk shows.
But as long as he’s satisfied the president, I think he’s going to continue.
STEPHANOPOULOS: So you’ll vote against the no-confidence resolution by Senator Schumer?
MCCONNELL: Well, we won’t have a no-confidence resolution in the Senate unless there are other resolutions. In the Senate, nobody gets a clear shot. If there’s a resolution on Attorney General Gonzales, there will probably be another kind of resolution. So we’ll see what happens.
STEPHANOPOULOS: OK, Senator McConnell, thank you very much for joining us this morning.
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i think you missed a big part of what he said.
“the opinions of senators are interesting, and certainly make good fodder for sunday talk shows”
in other words, i guess mitch thinks the senate doesnt matter, and the president is a dictator.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:03 pmAre they going to “resolve” to reimburse him for his gas bill for the late-night dash to the hospital? What sort of mystery resolution could he be talking about?
May 20th, 2007 at 12:04 pmBy not acting they are acting.
How can these ‘elected citizens’ excuse and support gross failure? Where is their conscience, accountability? The DOJ is a pivatol organization to the foundation to our society and democracy as a whole. They can look away and allow such stupidity and incompetence to run roughshot?
Enemies to a free society and fertile crimes to fascism.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:04 pmDownWithTyranny!: MITCH McCONNELL: LIVING IN THE CLOSET HAS MADE HIM …
May 20th, 2007 at 12:05 pm… of far right loons attacked DWT last week for making public what so many people in Washington already know, that homophobic Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell lives the secret life of a closet queen.
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/04/mitch-mcconnell-living-in-closet-has.html
Rape-Public-Cans the color of the sky is blue, what is the color of the sky in your world?
May 20th, 2007 at 12:06 pmDang! This dude is a Man of Mystery, a regular Instrument of Intrigue. An enigma in need of an enema.
Run, don’t walk, to defend Gonzalez. Force your colleagues to take a stand against you. I’m just lovin’ it over here! This will be fun to watch, Mitch!
May 20th, 2007 at 12:08 pmMystery resolution = nominate Alberto for President.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:09 pmActually, this could be a fun contest–compose your own “Mystery Resolution” to send to the minority leadership of the Senate. Here’s mine:
“Resolved: We the undersigned, in our fanatical devotion to the cult of GWB, hereby RESOLVE to commit political suicide in furtherance of the shameful, callous and deceitful practices of this administration. Furthermore, be it RESOLVED that all future appointments to important government posts will be made by abusing the provision for recess-appointments, thereby insuring that loyalty and subservience to “He who must be obeyed (GWB) is the paramount qualification used in making such appointments.”
May 20th, 2007 at 12:12 pmI hope the voters in Kentucky are watching how this guy is nothing more than a minion for Chimpy (by far the worst President in our 231 year history).
If you kick his ass out of office, there will be little MYSTERY of why!
May 20th, 2007 at 12:17 pmI’m not a fan of Shumer’s, especially after he helped tank Paul Hackett’s Senate primary bid, but Shumer’s not the type to give an actual number unless he’s as sure about it as possible
I wouldn’t be surprised if the “mystery resolution” paperwork necessary to be filed somehow gets lost before the No Confidence vote McConnell’s so quick to deride, as this Administration is increasingly insistent that the GOP commit political suicide for W’s political benefit, and the GOP is showing signs of getting tired of the one-way street this President always insists on
May 20th, 2007 at 12:21 pmis it like the mystery meat they serve in the high school cafeterias?
May 20th, 2007 at 12:21 pmOnly worse…
May 20th, 2007 at 12:25 pmdoes this man support the American people?
May 20th, 2007 at 12:29 pmPatrick. if we get these bum’s impeached there will be “Dancing in the street’s” all over the world..I could even cause our earth to shif or tilt…LOL…Blessings
May 20th, 2007 at 12:30 pmMystery Resolution:
Resolved, the military prison at Guantanamo Bay is henceforward to be named the Alberto Gonzales Ministry of Love.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:36 pmThose republicans love “mystery deals” and secrecy, don’t they????? Just like thieves.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:43 pmMcConnel not only looks like that famous wooden dummy of the fifties Howdy Doody, but like Howdy Dowdy is controlled by Buffalo George Bush who pulls everyone of McConnels strings.
What can you expect from a wooden headed dick like McConnel.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:44 pmIs the “mystery resolution” mandatory homosexual encounters with other GOPers? That way nobody’s gay, they’re just doing it for the team. And Gonzalez must be the “go to guy” so he’s got to stay.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:46 pmunbelievable the link is here on this page
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=taxonomy/term/17
“Thirteen state Democratic parties have now passed resolutions demanding impeachment, nine of them since Nancy Pelosi ordered the Democratic Party away from impeachment.
also underneath is
Pink Floyd Wants Bush Impeached – on the Visuals at Roger waters concert in California
I have seen Pink Floyd five time …. they are the ultimate in visual effects
May 20th, 2007 at 12:48 pmBush is in a bind. The fat lady is about to start singing for Gonzalez….but Then….someone has to Replace the attorney general. If he appoints another Bush Loyalist, he faces some very tough conformation hearings. If he appoints a well respected , non-partisan individual…he has to worry what this person will discover about his administration.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:58 pm4. The Republican party kinda reminds you of the Catholic church; in decline and full of hypocrites.
There’s another good website that documents the “Family Values” parties peccadilloes: http://www.unknownnews.net/RepublicanFamilyValues.html
Contrary to popular lore the oldest profession is not prostitution, it’s government.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:01 pm16. Comment by foolme1ns — Refer back to number 4’s article.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:05 pmCan people post links to their web resources. The exchange of news is very important, but finding new resources is even better.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:09 pmWe must not forget that Mitch is the puppet stooge of Bushco in all matters of jurisprudence. It was his bill (the Military Commissions Act) that ended habeas corpus; it was his efforts to subvert and sneak in language in the reauthorization of the Patriot Act that sold our civil rights and liberties down the river; it was his nominees that were confirmed to the SCOTUS and to DOJ. He is no better than Gonzales, no better than Cheney, no better than Bush–just another idjiot puppet of Rove.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:11 pmFor the GonzoGate latest news, document dumps, email archives, hearing transcripts and other essential materials in the firings of U.S. attorneys, see:
May 20th, 2007 at 1:22 pm“The U.S. Attorney Scandal Reources.”
It’s a mystery to me why these shows have this corrupt b*stard saying anything on their programs.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:25 pmThe bigger question for McConnell and the GOP should be, “Who does the Attorney General turn to when he needs a good lawyer?”
May 20th, 2007 at 1:32 pmMcConnel is as worthless as everyone else in the Bush Crime Family…he has stood by and voted with these thugs for the past six years and has done nothing to indicate that he is defending the constitution he swore to defend. It is time to remove every thug who defends and apologizes for this failed administration and it’s failed policies.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:35 pmHow can these ‘elected citizens’ excuse and support gross failure? Where is their conscience, accountability? The DOJ is a pivatol organization to the foundation to our society and democracy as a whole. They can look away and allow such stupidity and incompetence to run roughshot?
The answers are simple: (1) They are not in the senate to take care of the people’s business. They are there to take care of their campaign donors’ business. (2) What conscience? (3) The DOJ is vitally important, that is why they want to take it over. It is the sort of thing invading armies do. (4) Yes they can look away, but whether Gonzales and others are proved stupid and incompetent remains to be seen about who wins this contest. It is now up to Congress to decide whether Gonzales and company or the people win.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:37 pmAnother resolution? In other words, another resolution to help with the bipartisan nature currently being celebrated and enjoyed today in Congress. (BLAAAAA)
Geez, and the House voted to impeach Clinton for lying about getting a b**wjob from a house intern.
Amazing the ‘moral’ message Republicans are sending to our youth with the continued stonewalling and support of the f**ked up administration we have now – “you can lie and deny and refuse to own up to your responsibility.” Point blank. Period.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:39 pmMitch McConnell and John Boehner are going to go down in their next election cycles. The outrage over these smarmy tactics of obstruction, are palpable. There aren’t enough true believers in this administration , or among everyday disaffected Republicans, to have these guys be anything but gone. They are bereft of any understanding of consensus and fair play. They just can’t say “yes” to any move to right the ship of state. I hope another slate of moderate Republicans beat them in a Primary.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:39 pmI didn’t realize that Kentucky had enough stupid people to elect this stooge to the Senate. Must have had some voter fraud going on there. McConnell is a worthless bootlicker for the Crime Family.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:42 pmHow can you tell a Mitch McConnell supporter is married? There’s tobacco spit on both sides of the pickup truck.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:47 pmMcConnell is making huge errors as Senate Minority Leader. He thinks being an obstructionist in order to thwart the Democrats is going to bolster the Repubs, and he couldn’t be more wrong. Americans want the Democratic agenda to pass, but Mitch will not allow that to happen in a mistaken belief that this strengthens his party.
May 20th, 2007 at 2:11 pmKeep on doing what you are doing, Mitch, and make sure you have a back-up lobbyist job waiting for you when you are voted out of office.
On my website I’ve exposed Monica Goodling and her boyfriend/Assistant US Attorney for Virginia Richard Parker (with 4 pictures)…. (she most likely got him the job)
(http://misterapologist.blogspot.com/)
Its already been reported that the US Attorney for Western Virginia, John Brownlee, was the FIRST name on the list of 5 possible candidates for firing ……
… Perhaps it would be pertinent to ask how Goodling’s boyfriend got the job as Assistant U.S. Attorney in Virginia… and perhaps it might be a good time to figure out why the US Attorney from Virginia (a battleground state) was put on the termination list….
May 20th, 2007 at 2:30 pmYou don’t understand…Miss Mitzy McCON nelly has to do what he is told by the Junta….or all the videos of him taking up the booty will be on the web in a flash…he must do as instructed or he will be outed in a very dramatic way resulting in his removal from office…which might be good for him…repression and lies are bad for the soul
May 20th, 2007 at 2:33 pmMcConnell is physically repulsive like Rove. Ugh.
May 20th, 2007 at 2:49 pmI’m pretty sure the “mystery resolution†is a no confidence vote against Bill Clinton … and maybe Jimmy Carter, if the wingnuts really want to express their displeasure. It’s about all the GOOPers have left to blame.
May 20th, 2007 at 2:55 pmYep, mitch has most definitely those cocxsuckin lips…I betcha he has a couple of young boys with big pacifiers nearby…
May 20th, 2007 at 3:24 pmSo, now the RapePukes are down to “mystery” resolutions?
OK, Mitch…
May 20th, 2007 at 3:25 pmAs much as you may not approve of McConnell being a hypocritical closet case, leave that alone for a moment and keep in mind that he has also been a handsomely paid agent of the Chinese government. If you know anyone who lost a dog or cat because of Chinese imported food, they might want get in touch with McConnell. Free trade indeed!!
May 20th, 2007 at 3:50 pmDid anyone watch Tim Russert this morning?
May 20th, 2007 at 5:13 pmThis guy is irrelevant, he is on a losing streak, and will be in history’s trash bin in 2009.
May 20th, 2007 at 6:07 pmSince when is it not the duty of a US Senator to comment on the job performance of the Attorney General. He is appointed by the president sure, and confirmed by the Senate but he is to serve the people of the United States. He heads one of the three branches of government, does he not?
How do people as dumb as McConnell get elected?
McConnel reminds me of…
…one GIANT…
…facial…
…skin graft,,,
May 20th, 2007 at 6:57 pmin other words, i guess mitch thinks the senate doesnt matter, and the president is a dictator.
This is a good point–like the sheep that they are, most Senators have abdicated their responsibility as Senators. Most presidential powers are granted with the “advice and consent of the Senate”.
Every Senator who has ever said that the President is “entitled” to the people he wants to be in the positions of power (including quite a number of Democrats prior to last November) should be unelected at the next available opportunity. I would like to start an activist group that will promote this issue in every state–if your Senator believes that the President is entitled to anything with the advice and consent of the Senate, he does not know or does not believe in the Constitution of the United States and has abdicated his responsibility as a Senator.
I am sure this would play well even in Kentucky, where Ernie Fletcher still has an edge in the Republican primary despite rampant, blatant corruption by him, his staff and his friends. The man should be in jail and he’s still running for governor. Why isn’t McConnell asked about that?
May 20th, 2007 at 7:47 pmMcConnell is right: it is for the President to decide, but I’ll like to help.
Maybe, just maybe there is a voice of reason out there that can convince Gonzales to be “nudged” out to a new post!
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/05/get-ready-for-great-compromise-on.html#links
May 20th, 2007 at 9:00 pmUmm, excuse me, Mr. Juris Doctor, but did they include Constitutional Law in your classes? If you’d really like to help, quit plugging your web site and get the facts right.
There is that little bit in Article 2, Section 4, about Impeachment. Sound familiar? Congress can take that decision away from the President. If Congress impeaches a civil officer, the President can’t even issue a pardon.
May 21st, 2007 at 12:14 amHow much longer must the Senate have to tolerate the likes of McConell. How in the world does he hold his seat. Just look at him. He’s a poster child for being so uptight that when he farts only dogs can hear it. What a mealy mouth self serving authoritarian without a conscience whose only job is to impede any democratic progress.
May 21st, 2007 at 1:57 amPink Floyd Wants Bush Impeached – on the Visuals at Roger waters concert in California
I have seen Pink Floyd five time …. they are the ultimate in visual effects
Comment by Tobey Tall — May 20, 2007 @ 12:48 pm
Well, by all means, if pink floyd wants it, we must do it. Drug-using musicians….yeah dude.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:18 amMcConnell might want to choose his words more carefully next time.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:26 amIs that like Nixon’s secret plan to end the war in Vietnam? George W Bush morphs every more into Tricky Dick every day, only minus the brains and charm.
May 21st, 2007 at 3:23 pmBoth McConnell and Gonzie come from the same mold. Two slobs with the brains of a one cell ameba.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:59 pm