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Gonzales Digs In: Will Travel to Promote DOJ Programs

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 11:08:44 AM EST
Tags: Alberto Gonzales (all tags)
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Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says he will not resign.

And, he's about to go on the road.

Starting in the next few days, Mr. Gonzales will be meeting with most of the current United States attorneys as he makes a long-scheduled trip to several cities to promote Justice Department programs.

Sen. Arlen Specter says the subpoena fight could take up to two years to resolve.

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    Gonzales Digs In: Will Travel to Promote DOJ Programs | 10 comments (10 topical)

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    Ahh, the Cheney "road trip" strategy (none / 0) (#1)
    by rdandrea on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 11:40:36 AM EST
    When the going gets tough, the tough get the hell out of Washington and hit the road.

    Or the weird turn pro.  Or something.

    Unlike TL... (none / 0) (#2)
    by jarober on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 12:32:06 PM EST
    Unlike TL, it seems that the AG understands the concept of "At Will" employment.

    Blah blah blah ... (none / 0) (#4)
    by Sailor on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 03:00:13 PM EST
    ... repeat wrongwing talking points, rinse, spin, repeat.

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    ...as he makes a long-scheduled trip... (none / 0) (#3)
    by desertswine on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 12:45:32 PM EST
    The long-awaited "Mistakes Were Made Tour."

    Not a Talking Point (none / 0) (#5)
    by jarober on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 03:54:11 PM EST
    It's not a "talking point" - US attorneys are political appointees, and the President can have them removed at any time, for any reason.

    So I'll ask this again, like I did in an earlier thread: if removal of a US attorney requires oversite, and if the next President is a Democrat, I presume that no US attorneys will be summarily dismissed?  Or, failing that, I presume that the Left will raise a stink about it?

    Honestly.... (none / 0) (#7)
    by kdog on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 05:10:39 PM EST
    It's customary for all us a's to resign when a new pres takes office...the pres accdepts and puts in their own person, or doesn't accept.

    What Alberto did is unprecedented and reeks of corruption.

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    A lame president (none / 0) (#6)
    by Edger on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 05:01:11 PM EST
    with a lame AG.

    No one believes either of them anymore. How long can  Gonzo hold out?

    I wonder.... (none / 0) (#8)
    by kdog on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 05:12:27 PM EST
    what the doj "programs" are...more torture, more corruption, less ethics?

    These sickos are not to be underestimnated.

    Delay in subpoenas (none / 0) (#9)
    by naschkatze on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 05:36:30 PM EST
    Is this matter really doomed to, say, a two year waiting period?  It seems to me that other issues have been given the fast track in the courts in the past.  Can Congress move it along?

    Leaving town.. (none / 0) (#10)
    by desertswine on Thu Mar 22, 2007 at 05:55:02 PM EST
    Maybe this is one of the DOJ programs.

    Gonzo has more than one reason for leaving town.

    Eubanks said Congress should not limit its investigation to the dismissal of the U.S. attorneys.

    "Political interference is happening at Justice across the department," she said. "When decisions are made now in the Bush attorney general's office, politics is the primary consideration. . . . The rule of law goes out the window."
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