Gonzales Seeks GOP Support, Gets Little

nypost.com ^ | 4/20/07 | DAVID ESPO

[do the dhue]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Desperate for support among fellow Republicans, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced grim prospects Friday after a bruising Senate hearing that produced one outright call for resignation and a fistful of invitations and hints to quit.

One GOP member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, John Cornyn of Texas, predicted Gonzales would weather the furor and said he should. "Frankly, I don't think the Democrats are going to be satisfied with the resignation by Al Gonzales," he said.

Gonzales gave no indication Friday that he was leaving.

"Please know that as you continue your work, I am by your side," the attorney general told an audience of crime victims' rights supporters. He spoke in a gravelly voice the day after his long day of testimony.

Gonzales also called several GOP senators, including Cornyn and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, an aide said.

Specter said Gonzales sounded "in good spirits."

"The attorney general did call me today and he said he was just checking with senators to see how the hearing went," Specter said Friday. "I told him, 'Everything I had to say about the hearing I've already said.'"

[do the dhue]

One day, I hope Peloser, Murtha, Reid, Kerry, and Kennedy are in this position.

[Jeff Chandler]

He only needs the support of the President. I think Gonzales is an embarrassingly weak manager, but I hope he hangs in to spite the rats.

[do the dhue]

I hope he hangs in too.

Peloser and the rats are witch hunting. We should do the same one day.

[texastoo]

In several hours before the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Gonzales said he had done nothing improper in firing the eight prosecutors, but conceded the case had been badly handled. At the same time, he said 71 times that he either could not recall or did not remember conversations or events surrounding the dismissals.

Can you imagine not being able to remember 71 times? I wonder if he even knows he has a job?

[do the dhue]

Man, Clinton cleared out 11 times the number of people Gonzales and Bush did. Everyone needed to go in regards to Bush and Gonzales. Clinton's move should have been questioned. This is a witch hunt.

[HarryCaul]

He did do a terrible job in his testimony, and he seems to have done a worse job of knowing what’s happening in his department.

But Bush can’t fire him at the Senate’s command. That dynamic is all wrong, and they know it. He just can’t afford to give in.

It’s a mess all around.

[texastoo]

Man, Clinton cleared out 11 times the number of people Gonzales and Bush did.

Agree, the firings were legal. So why did Gonzales screw it all up? This man is totally incompetent. Read the whole article and note the comments by conservative Republican Senators. Gonzales is pathetic.

[tennmountainman]

“Can you imagine not being able to remember 71 times? I wonder if he even knows he has a job?”

I wonder if Gonzales knows the borders are open and Sandy Burglar got caught stealing top Secret Documents.

Gonzales should go for those two things alone.

[do the dhue]

I just don’t want to see him coerced out by the demorats.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Pro illegal immigrant Gonzo can kiss my a$$!

He feels bad for gangster illegals.

[texastoo]

Gonzales should go for those two things alone.

True, but don't ask Gonzales any questions about the border or Sandy Burglar as he probably doesn't recall.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Gonzales should go for those two things alone”

Amen

[texastoo]

I just don’t want to see him coerced out by the demorats.

He did it to himself. The dims are po'd because they couldn't claim debunking his stupidity.

[do the dhue]

Well, I don’t like that, but I l don’t like demorats cleaning my party up. I will do that. They need to look at themselves first.

I don’t want to give them a victory of any sort. They won’t let our Troops work for victory, then why should I make it easy on them.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

If he’s that bad then he should go. Supporting mediocrity just to get back at the Dummycrats is not only bad politics, it’s bad for the country.

[stephenjohnbanker]

?

[BigSkyFreeper]

He’s being indicted over nothing, including firing the same Carol Lam that Senator Feinstein was screaming about.

[do the dhue]

If Peloser gets Gonzales to step down or he gets removed, she claims that the Democrats had to come in and clean up the Republican mess.

This whole thing should not be happening. It didn’t happen when Clinton did more.

If you want to remove Gonzales, fine but let Bush do it and not because of Demoratic pressure.

[BnBlFlag]

He should be fired because of the persecuted Border Patrol Agents and for not firing U.S. Atty Johnny Sutton.

[DeerfieldObserver]

The trick here is to have Gonzales resign, but not until a replacement is confirmed. The AG replacement must be a hard line conservative, such as Ann Coulter.