I think ONE of the reasons this US Attorney thing blew up into such a hugh "scandal", before Pres. Bush could put it out...was because of the timing of the big push by the Dems..and Gonzalez' ineptness in handling it..
was pretty much all happening while Pres. Bush was out of the country...which is usually when the Dems DO try to push out some "scandal".
Very well could have been.