Swamp TV: Today's Gonzales no-confidence vote

C'mon Gonzo.

Time to get under the bus.

I'll be curious to see if Susan Collins and John Sununu do the right thing or if the continue as rubber stamp Republics.

My money says that this will be a party line vote.

Chuck Schumer is a narcisstic Senator who believes the world begins and ends with him. He is a mean bully who is joined at the hip by our own Dickie Durbin who is twisting arms for this symbolism over substance resolution to pressure President Bush. Dickie was on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace whining about the fact that General Peter Pace is such a good Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and complaining that Bush doesn't want to spend days with Dem loons in the Senate rehashing the Iraq War. When asked Senator Durbin would you vote for General Pace? "At this point, I probably would but, I would have to listen yotta,yotta, yotta" Ofcourse Durbin would vote against him--he called for Illinois own Don Rumsfeld to resign. Durbin hates the military and called for a peace dividend for tax and spend welfare programs in the 80's. He made a show of trying to keep the 183rd National Guard with the same mission in Springfield but, only Speaker Denny Hastert and the Republican House members from Illinois had the confidence of the Generals at the Pentagon. Only Generals like Wesley Clark like Dick Durbin.
Let's focus, the Senate will not vote a no-confidence on the AG because he fired 8 U.S, Attorneys and Clinton fired 93 end of story. Schumer has poured gasoline on this fire to no avail. Maybe Durbin is anti-Hispanic he uses all the rhetoric about how fair he is but, this is how he treats the AG. Durbin and Schumer want rid of Bush and Cheney and they will say anything or do anything to embarass those with integrity who work for the President. They are puling a Democrat hack's gotcha job again! Jerry White, Springfield, IL

As Bush has said....I'm not gonna let people tell me who is gonna be in "my" government.
Who's government?

I hope AG finally pays for all the illegal wrongdoing coming from his office. I can't believe the American people have put up with this for so long.
I mean I can't believe this guy thought he could get away with .....ummm. get away with.......uhhhhhhh What did he do again?

Anyone know? Anyone care? Bueller?

"...the Senate will not vote a no-confidence on the AG because he fired 8 U.S, Attorneys and Clinton fired 93 end of story"

Good grief, the meme that would not die. Jerry, Clinton terminated the USAs at the beginning of his term. Like every president before him. Shrub did it MID TERM FOR POLITICAL REASONS. How hard is it to figure this out? If you're getting your news from Faux, then I suppose I understand. Please try to keep up here, however.

"Shrub did it MID TERM FOR POLITICAL REASONS."

Says who Wienerdog? The left?

ooooo credible.

Bottom line, is they haven't found any wrongdoing and are doing the best they can to demonize him.

It's what the left does.

Also, what does "shrub" mean? Is that supposed to be some clever nickname for Bush?
Please tell me what it means and why it's funny.

Do you even know?

Also, Wienerdog. Did Clinton fire the 93 for Political reasons?

Be honest, don't spin.

That was cute Wingnut rant Jery the White Guy,

Are you saying that it's OK for the DOJ to be partisan as long as their going after Democrats?

Anyone know? Anyone care? Bueller?

Posted by: JD | June 11, 2007 11:46 AM

Yes. He's politicized the Justice Department to the point that no one can get any real work done there.

This no confidence vote is a good thing for the Dems in Congress.

After Prez Chimpy leaves office the rightwing water carriers (Fox Noise/Rush/Bruce) would start in with their usual spin crap saying that Dems in Congress actually did support Gone-zales, the same Fredo who will probably be seen frogwalking to the fed lockup after 08.

JD = Just Dumb

This no-confidence vote is a lot of hot air, political posturing and a waste of good Senate business time. The resolution is "non-binding," folks. There is no way Congress can make it "binding" even if they wanted to.

That means Dubya can simply ignore it. Anyone who knows Dubya knows that, if he doesn't like it and can disregard it, he will disregard it. He's not running for office, so he will suffer absolutely no political fallout from failing to heed it. Guess what's going to happen?

Weinerdog43,
Since you are a left winger, your response doesn't surprise me.

I'll take that as a "I really don't know, I just follow whatever the left wing blogs/media tell me to think"

Like I said, you can't debate, so you demonize.

Glad I could help you figure that out.

"Yes. He's politicized the Justice Department to the point that no one can get any real work done there."

Who told you that Cheryl?

Wienerdog43?

Did Clinton fire the 93 for Political reasons?
Be honest, don't spin.

Posted by: JD | June 11, 2007 12:50 PM

JD, I believe that at the beginning of a new party's presidency, all of the U.S. Attorneys submit their resignations because as you know, they serve at the pleasure of the Presidency. All Presidents accept the resignations, Bush I, Reagan, Clinton and so on. Junior Bush (or Shrub) is axing the attorneys he hired. That is extremely unusual.
I think the spin is coming from whatever neonut site dreamed up this particular talking point which you repeat like a mantra.

Posted by: Jerry White | June 11, 2007 11:33 AM

LOL! I love reading the psychotic ramblings of a sociopath.

Did George W. Bush just call the United States Government "my government"?

I didn't think it was possible, but this guy just got even scarier.

He's not running for office, so he will suffer absolutely no political fallout from failing to heed it. Guess what's going to happen?

Posted by: John W. | June 11, 2007 2:00 PM

What's going to happen is the Republican senators are going to have to decide whether to continue to march lockstep with a president and Attorney General who are extremely unpopular with the American public.

The president may not be up for re-election, but all these congressmen will be someday, and this is an important issue on which we need to know our representative's stance.

JD,

The term 'shrub' was originally coined by the late, great Molly Ivins as a nickname for W who is notably smaller than his father. A shrub is a small bush, get it?

Democrats are doing exactly what Americans want them to do.

Keep turning up the heat on Dubya, Darth and the rest of their political hacks.

Leave him there.For weeks ahead,more information will keep coming about political pressure on U.S. Attorneys to bend the law. I am looking forward to many more dung drops on this little incompetent man.

This is a victory for the Democrats no matter what the outcome.

Republicans in Congress are going to have to put their money where their mouths are and either vote for a no-confidence vote on Gonzo or have it go down on paper forever that they supported the criminal whose now in the AG's office.
The Republicans who still support him can be sure that it will be brought back to light when they come up for re-election.

Congratulations to the Democrats in Congress for a job well done!

c. perry,

You're dead on the money.

I might add that Dubya isn't going to dump the syncophant because once the hack loses any pretense to executive privilage we'll have to give up who sent him and Card to Ashcroft's room that Godfatherian night.

Num sayin Vern?

Nice spin Catherine....so did all 93 offer resignations or were they dimissed for political reasons?

Go find weinerdog and then answer.

Weinerdog is hiding.

Also, Shrub? wow, you left wingers have a hell of a sense of humor. That's is REAL funny....well to a left wing whack job who is suffering from BDS and John E.

So what should we call Hillary Clinton?

2nd best?

U.S. Attorneys weren't the only arena Bush's hacks were doing the stacking in:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061001229.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email

Nice spin Catherine....so did all 93 offer resignations or were they dimissed for political reasons?

Posted by: JD | June 11, 2007 11:55 PM

Call it whatever name you like. They offered resignations and the resignations were accepted. It's SOP for all political hires everywhere. After all, every new President gets to pick his own cabinet.

So I'll come to the conclusion that you feel there was nothing wrong with the recent firings and this is all an overblown politically manufactured outrage and smear campaign orchestrated by the left.

I'm wrong how?