Comments on: Dems turn up the heat on Gonzales

By: TryingToUnderstand

TryingToUnderstand — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Can someone please explain why this is a controversy? Presidents have always fired attorney’s. What is the problem? Why does anyone care what Gonzales did or didn’t say. Memos etc. Who cares!

This all seems like “Much ado about nothing.”

Surely there are more substantial things that the senate and the federal govenment can concentrate its energy on.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

There are real concerns that these prosecutors were singled out because they were either going after Republicans or refused to go after Democrats. When questioned on it, Gonzales lied .When questioned on it, other members of his department lied.

Now every remaining DA is in doubt. If these others were tossed for not playing along as ‘good bushies’ (their words, not mine), then did the ones that remain play ball? Were they good bushies?

What would you like me to explain next? Why we’re so upset about the administration touting supposed yellow cake purchase in Africa?

By: Jim C

Jim C — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

When a new administration takes office it is customary for the federal attorney’s to offer resignations and they are usually accepted , that is standard practice . But once in office the attorneys are supposed to be independent and are practically never fired unless there is some serious ethical problem . I believe only two or three have been let go in the last thirty years , and those with cause . What seems to have happened here is these attorneys were fired because they wouldn’t pursue phony voter fraud cases or because they were about to or in the process of prosecuting high level and well connected republicans . These are very powerful positions and it would be at the very least unethical if they were being preasured into being political hatchet men which seems to be the case . Another interesting question is what the other 85 did to keep their jobs . There is growing and convincing evidence that there were several politically motivated and malicious prosecutions involved . From your comment I would have to believe you are getting your information from right wing spinmeisters . Try going to more independant sources and the scales will fall from your eye’s and things will be much more clear .

By: The South Point

The South Point — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Gonzales belongs in Leavenworth.