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White House says it hopes Gonzales remains attorney general
San Diego Union-Tribune/Associated Press ^ | March 19, 2007 | Hope Yen

Posted on 03/19/2007 1:12:51 PM PDT by freedomdefender

Amid bipartisan calls for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation in a scandal over dismissals of eight federal prosecutors, the White House said Monday, “We hope he stays.” When asked if Gonzales will serve for the rest of President Bush's term, White House press secretary Tony Snow said, “Well, we hope so.”

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To: freedomdefender

Alberto is Toast.


Welcome back to Texas!


41 posted on 03/19/2007 4:32:21 PM PDT by trumandogz
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To: BlueAngel
Yes, Gonzales is an American who can't or won't say if his Grandparents were Illegal.

His heart is South of the Border and I believe he was an Architect for BUSH'S comprehensive immigration reform.

I really don't care what happens to Gonzales..

sw

42 posted on 03/19/2007 4:34:29 PM PDT by spectre ((Spectre's wife))
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To: freedomdefender
White House press secretary Tony Snow said, “Well, we hope so.”

Yup, this is the administration that is going to 'restore potency' to the party in two years. What leadership.

43 posted on 03/19/2007 4:36:45 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

blaming the base for abandoning bush is like blaming customers for not patronizing a restaurant

leadership in america, particularly with conservatives, is earned, not taken or assumed

lead the base where they want to go, and surely be to god they will follow

take them to a southern border taco stand, and they'll jump ship every time


44 posted on 03/19/2007 4:41:50 PM PDT by Enduring Freedom (what does al qaeda and bush have in common? caves)
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To: freedomdefender
GOP "INSIDERS" are flowing this guy for the next AG...



Cantinflas



The Mexican blogs are touting the support of President Calderon on this choice
45 posted on 03/19/2007 4:42:29 PM PDT by Fred (Looking Forward to Impeaching the OTHER Clinton)
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To: Enduring Freedom
how could tony snow be so insulated from the base to not know we think the white house is becoming a finishing school for girls?

He knows. It just doesn't matter. Snow is a mouthpiece now, and his personal opinion, never very robust at that, is irrelevant.

46 posted on 03/19/2007 4:45:59 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Gritty

Maybe he and Mel Martinez can move in together?


47 posted on 03/19/2007 4:50:56 PM PDT by conserv8ive1
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To: hinckley buzzard

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

oh the dems outside are frightful,
but the perks are so delightful,
and since we've no plan to follow,
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow


48 posted on 03/19/2007 4:51:46 PM PDT by Enduring Freedom (what does al qaeda and bush have in common? caves)
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To: conserv8ive1

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3202.html


I cannot believe the GOP. They think that the media will love them for pulling the rug from under Gonzales and the White House. Disgusting.
Has Fred Thompson made any statements concerning this situation? I am curious to what his thoughts are on the situation.


49 posted on 03/19/2007 4:54:26 PM PDT by roostercogburn
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To: Enduring Freedom
leadership in america, particularly with conservatives, is earned, not taken or assumed

True leaders emerge, they are not designated. Jimmuh Carter couldn't fight his way past arguments about the White House tennis court schedule. Ronald Reagan licked a 'rat majority in Congress who were deadset against him and had the media on their side with no Rush or blogosphere to help him out. He did it through leadership.

When Bush displayed leadership after 9/11 he had 90% approval and for a longer time than any of the pros and pundits could believe. Month after month. They were rubbing their eyes in disbelief. He came out fighting in 2002 and earned history-making gains for his party.

But after the 2004 election, the tough war president with the bullhorn disappeared and the Shrub who wasted his first eight months sucking up to Ted Kennedy re-emerged. We've been going downhill since Inauguration Day 2005.

This pathetic, unnecessary PR abortion over the attorneys and Gonzales just captures the essence of the last two years. Rudderless, someone called it. I agree. No one at the helm.

50 posted on 03/19/2007 5:00:39 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard
How will this "firing" look for the 'Rats, if it's their pressure that removes this Latino-surnamed AG from office?
51 posted on 03/19/2007 5:31:19 PM PDT by Eclectica (Ask your MD about Evolution. Please!)
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To: spectre


Your hatred is obvious and I feel sorry for you.


52 posted on 03/19/2007 5:47:03 PM PDT by BlueAngel
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To: Eclectica
How will this "firing" look for the 'Rats, if it's their pressure that removes this Latino-surnamed AG from office?

That's what I was thinking, but will our gutless, spineless and gonad-free "leaders" even use it? I think they'll be too timid and afraid to look "mean spirited". (IOW strong)

53 posted on 03/19/2007 6:03:52 PM PDT by Sal (Once you know they sold USA out to Red China, what do you think they would NOT do?)
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To: freedomdefender

"When asked if Gonzales will serve for the rest of President Bush's term, White House press secretary Tony Snow said, “Well, we hope so.”"

'But only if the jelly in our spines hardens.'


54 posted on 03/19/2007 7:12:51 PM PDT by FastCoyote
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To: Parley Baer

"This is one trait I believe that Rudy, Duncan Hunter and possibly Fred Thompson have."

Yup, I'm not hot on Rudy, but he wouldn't take guff and the Republic would survive. Same with Hunter and Thompson. Gingrich is just too conflicted. And the others are deserters.


55 posted on 03/19/2007 7:17:12 PM PDT by FastCoyote
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To: freedomdefender

I guess Harriet Miers will be the next AG.


56 posted on 03/19/2007 7:21:22 PM PDT by streetpreacher (What if you're wrong?)
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To: Enduring Freedom

[how could tony snow be so insulated from the base to not know we think the white house is becoming a finishing school for girls?

either he enjoys taking it up the butt, or he has taken to the elite northeastern perks of office]

I'm noting some general hostility on this thread, which I would like to second.

Oh Where, Oh Where have the Bushbots gone?
Oh Where Oh Where could they be?
With their ears cut short,
And their tails between their knees,
Oh where, oh where can they be?


57 posted on 03/19/2007 7:25:01 PM PDT by FastCoyote
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To: FastCoyote

LOL !!
(Thanks, I needed the laugh)


58 posted on 03/19/2007 7:27:59 PM PDT by investigateworld (Abortion stops a beating heart)
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To: freedomdefender

It's the biggest fake-job since Michael Jackson's marriage. Here’s how Bush should handle it. Tell the press he may fire Gonzalez and announce something important, then say:

"I have spoken with AG Gonzales. I am not happy with his answers to Congress, and with what administration officials have said to the Congress and public. Although prior statements were true, but have been misinterepreted by members of Congress for political partisan reasons, they are not the bottom-line that needs to be made clear … What we should have been saying all along is that the Attorneys serve as a part of the Justice Dept and that these positions are determined through internal hiring processes. Attempts are made to obtain Senate approval for positions but we have the legal right to fill positions as needed to execute the laws and carry out Federal policies. The decisions we made in these processes were appropriate, ethical, legal, and fully within the proper scope of the executive branch. There is no need for Congress to investigate these internal decisions because they are wholly executive branch matters, and to engage in political witch hunt over our internal decisions is to fray our Constitutional separation of powers. I will resist the Democrat Congresses’ assault on the Constitution should they continue in this unwarranted attack, and I will keep Mr Gonzalez to help in defending our Constitution and laws."



But if they looking for a replacement, try this one - bring back John Ashcroft!


59 posted on 03/19/2007 8:38:33 PM PDT by WOSG (The 4-fold path to save America - Think right, act right, speak right, vote right!)
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To: freedomdefender

It's been said before: W. saves his fight for his own party. Remember how hard he fought us over Harriet Miers? Meanwhile the donks peep and he caves.


60 posted on 03/20/2007 12:01:55 AM PDT by ellery (The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts. - Edmund Burke)
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