Gonzales out, announcement expected today

Now if only Bush and Cheney would resign we will have a clean sweep. Who would run the country if that happened? Nobody. Considering the state of affairs over the last 6 years this country might be better off without a so-called leader until 2009.

I suppose August is still a slow news month, according to Bush.

It's about bloody time.

Gonzalez is doing the right thing in stepping aside. Arguably, he should have done it months ago.

But, the Bush bashing is ridiculous. He IS the president of the United States and should be shown some measure of respect, even if you disagree with his policies.

And its not even my birthday.

FINALLY!! Now how about the other liars in this Administration resign starting with GWB!

I'm amazed this didn't get released late Friday.

Several months ago I predicted Gonzo would resign during the summer recess and that Bushy would make a recess appointment to get a new AG without having to deal with Senate Confirmation hearings.

So, I'm half right. Who is ready for a recess appointment? Who do you think they will appoint?

My guess: the new AG will be Michael Vick.

The EXTREME LEFT has won again.

Like rats jumping a sinking ship. Now lets hope for more - President Cheney and V.P. Bush would be great

Aw shucks, David Ayers, He IS the President of the Yanited States. How much of a measure will you allow? A cupful? Respect is earned, not demanded. The office is respected but not the man in the office when he has done so much to harm this nation. He will leave office, surely in disgrace, if in the next 17 months he has not done something to reverse the negatives that he carries on his shoulders. Don't forget he bragged about being the decider and having all the political capital at his disposal. And the population sat back and said "go for it" Mr. President. But guess what? He made very bad decisions, and blew his political capital out the window. All he has left is a bucket of tar and sack of feathers awaiting him at the end of his term.

What makes anyone think that a new Attorney General will end "political controversy"?

Unless that new Attorney General is a Democrat.

He waited to long...the damage is done, probably the worst ever AG in our country's history, but then Bush is the worst President in our history, so why should the AG be any different

It is about freakin' time. Oooh. . .I wonder what secrets Gonzo and Dubya have. And,David--sorry, but respect is earned; it is not bestowed on someone simply because of his/her title.

A great present, even if it isn't your birthday. Maybe for my birthday (2 months away) we can get the Worst President Ever to resign, & take Cheney & Halliburton out with him.

Just the latest of the rats jumping the sinking ship. Or actually the latest getaway of the criminal enterprise occupying the White House. Let's see, will we find him in South America setting up housekeeping at the Bushies new land acquisition, beyond the pale of extradition? Time will tell.

David Ayers,

Respect?

The same respect he showed John McCain when he allowed Rove to whisper that Senator McCain had an out of wedlock BLACK baby in South Carolina?

The same respect he showed for Teri Schiavo's privacy as her husband tried to enforce her desire to die peacefully?

The same respect he showed decorated combat veteran John Kerry when Dubya himself was a deserter from the Alabama Air National Guard?

The same Dubya who did nothing when members of his Administration outed a covert CIA operative and then commuted the sentence of one of the perpetrators?

The same respect he showed Democrats when he called us Defeatocrats and cut-n-runners. As if no Democrat has ever fought and died for our country?

Sorry David, Dubya is a chickenhawk who ordered/allowed his thugs to run rampant and all he really deserves is contempt.

Right or wrong, this guy has been through more than, I think, most of us would ever be capable of weathering. He, most likely, brought the heat upon himself or had it thrust upon him and he maybe could have handled himself and his situation better, but he carried the water to the best of his ability. Personally I don't respect him that much, but I do empathize with him. He was just out of his league and got caught up in situations he was not prepared to understand or act competently on.
He gave his best, we just deserved and demanded better.

hillary and her gang have won another one.

they will not quit until bush throwsin the towel.

I cannot wait to see how they will screw things up.

GOD HELP US!

GOP=out of work

LOONY LEFT = VICTORY!!!!!!

The Democrats in Congress finally got the top Hispanic official in the nation. So much for minority concerns. Hypocrisy
runs deep in Washington politics.

Bruce,

Bill Clinton made William Cohen, a Republican, Secretary of Defense to show that that job was above partisanship.

We all know that Dubya isn't strong enough to show the same sort of leadership.

"I cannot wait to see how they will screw things up.

GOD HELP US!"

So Not Surprised you sit back and hopefully wait for politicians of an opposite party to screw things up and you call yourself an American?!?!?! No true American wants their elected officials to "Screw things up" because it hurts the Country as a whole. But you are too partisan to notice that it isn't about party politics. It's about what's best for America.

You can't blame this on the Democrats--even Republicans called for him to resign.

Gonzales had no respect for the law. It's well established that he flat-out lied to Congress and his "I don't remember" mantra proved he's incompetant as well.

GW You mentioned tar and feathers for the worst president ever, but you forgot the rail!

What scum!

Jan. 20, 2009 End of an Error

thats exactly what we need. 2009 can't some soon enough...

not surprised,

Do you mean like Dubya and Iraq?

Or maybe like Dubya and immigration?

This is bad news. Gonzo was good for a least one dung drop on the GOP every week. Gonzo would lie and some of his defenders would swear to it . Gonzo will be missed as he was the countries easiest cheap shot. Who else could be counted to lie every time?

See Ya...wouldn't want to be Ya!

He showed himself to be a shameless liar who also treated the constitution with contempt. Our nation is a wreck, our national and business leaders have become corrupted by power and those who let it happen, including democrats, should be shown the door. It will take many years to get back on track, if that is even possible.

I know everyone's entitled to a fair trial with a jury of his/her peers, but couldn't we just admit he's acted as an enemy combatant, using every devious means in his power to undermine the American way of life, and lock him away at Guantanamo Bay or one of Cheney's secret prisons somewhere?

Not surprised, please take your head out of your dairyair and take a deep breath before you stick it in again. This is not about Hillary and her gang winning anything. It's about the number one law enforcement agent in this nation and the chief executive, and their inadequacies. If you cannot see that then God can't help you.

What makes anyone think that a new Attorney General will end "political controversy"?

Posted by: Bruce | August 27, 2007 9:10 AM

I agree with you, Bruce. I would just remove the quotation marks.

It's about friggen' time. Why does it take this administration so long to react to problems? Look at Katrina, the Iraq Invasion, Osama Bin Laden, the Housing/Bankruptcy Crisis.... always late. This was great news. But just like any Bushie response.... it's a little late and the damage has been done. Don't let the door hit ya wear the good Lord split ya Freedo!

When we permit people of goverment to take away our civil liberties that is the greatest threat to our national security. Alberto Gonzolas has done this on behalf of the white house. His actions should be vigorously pursued for potential criminal wrong doing or ethical violations and made transparent even after he resigns. We need to ensure that our goverment is here to serve the people and uphold the constitution and not self interests nor political agendas.

Doug, Bush held over Clintoon appointee George Tenet in the CIA position (which I thought was wrong) and named a Democrat to serve as Transportation Secretary. So, please, get off this Bush partisanship nonsense. Bush has been far more bipartisan than the Demoncrats in Congress.

Anyway, I love all the hate being spewed here by the Loony Left.

Hey, Jill Zuckman, where is the article on the professional Bush haters? Or the professinal conservative haters? Come on, Jill, cover it! Oooops, I'm sorry, Jill, I forgot that you too are on the DNC payroll.

It's about time.I can't believe the country hasn't ousted the whole administration.I have never seen a party that thinks they're above the laws of the constitution as this one.

This means the end of the idiotic Repukeliscum attempt at getting hispanic votes. Although the Repukeliscum tried to get Hispanics to vote for them, they could never figure out why hispanics hate the GOP. Could it be the virulent and racist anti-immigrant rhetoric that drips from the maws of all Repukeliscum officeholders?

I appreciate the comments of KG. This is messy business but the focus should be how to move forward. Our country has no fewer threats with the AG gone. We can deal with our enemies intelligently while holding the current occupant of the White House accountable for their actions and decisions. Bottom line...Gonzales was way in over his head, just like his boss.

I think it is patatic that some of you are bunch of follow the crowd and repeat after me kind of crowd. I don't claim to be verse about the detail surrounding the firing by Gonzales except that most of them were liberal thinking or democratic suppoerter or that what all I have read aboout it. My question to you is did any of you really looked into the reasons that these judges were let go or goverment can't lay off some employee off that are doing nothing but scratching their balls

It's Christmas in August.

"What makes anyone think that a new Attorney General will end "political controversy"?

"Unless that new Attorney General is a Democrat."

Hey Bruce, what makes anyone think a Democrat would do anything at all!?

Too bad we couldn't get Sen. Sanders in there! I hear the thugs may have Skeletor in mind. Whatever they do, all the wimps will ask is, where do we sign?

And so Torture Boy can now spend "more time with the family".

When will our so-called-justice system put this criminal on trial?

How exactly did the Democrats "win"? He resigned as many second term President's Cabinet members do. The Dem's still haven't "got" anything to bust him for. Mr. Gonzalez is off to make his millions now.
President Bush should nominate Ann Coulter just to see Harry Reid's head explode.

Likely the only ethical act with which Gonzales can be credited.

The man is pure Bush sleaze.

This means the end of the idiotic Repukeliscum attempt at getting hispanic votes. Although the Repukeliscum tried to get Hispanics to vote for them, they could never figure out why hispanics hate the GOP. Could it be the virulent and racist anti-immigrant rhetoric that drips from the maws of all Repukeliscum officeholders?

Mr. President, nothing you do will satisfy the media, stop giving in to their demands.

Good riddance Alberto, Maybe you and Mike Brown (ex FEMA) can get together and advertise your idiocy on late night informercials.

This is certainly good news, although with Dubya's record of appointments he could bring in somebody just as bad and corrupt.

In a word... YES!!!!!

Notch another hispanic being torn down by the Left. Whenver a hispanic gets supported by the Bush administration they are not confirmed or they get torn down.Wake up and see what the left is really about!!!

Gonzalez should not have resigned as he did nothing wrong. When Bill Clinton summarily fired all of the U.S. Attorneys when he took office, nobody cared or noticed. Moreover, the ones Gonzalex fired were he ones who refused to prosecute vote fraud. Bush tried to clean up fed. government but failed.

I am sickened with much of the responses on here. If this forum is screened for over-the-top personal attacks, why are much of these comments allowed on the chicagotribune.com? Oh yeah... I should expect this type of ugliness is allowed from them. Total hypocracy. Shame on many of you.

GW did have the respect and trust of the country and most of the world following 9/11, more respect than any president in the history of our country. That is why the world supported him going into Afganistan. That is also why Congress gave him the authority to decide to invade Iraq, even in the absence of sound evidence of WMD.
GW lost that respect and trust with a bad decisions, a lack of leadership, misrepresentation of facts, animosity toward anyone who disagrees with him and a polarization o fthose that he purports to represent. GW has earned the disrespect that he is now getting.

The EXTREME LEFT has won again.

Posted by: Ray Gorak | August 27, 2007 9:02 AM

Ray, read the news story more carefully. It says that Democrats AND REPUBLICANS have been urging this resignation. Face it, Bush et al. are a disaster for the true GOP, for delivering it into the hands of the religious wacko right wing nuts that now control it. Barry Goldwater must surely be spinning in his grave!

The system works!! Finally. This guy is not smart enough, honest enough or bi-partisan enough to be attorney general. He is a political hack whose sole purpose in being Attorney General has been to defend the administration's march towards politicizing government and keep their party in power in perpetuity.

Good Riddance!

simon

It's about time.

Maybe the next AG will help restore the constitution and not view our liberties as an inconvenience.

Why are we putting so much into this when the real problem is Bush allowing Spain to purchase land in each state to build a supper highway that they will charge us the owners of America to use, they are also giving control that states we can't build any roadways to compete with the Supper Highway This is wrong Not only are our boaders wide open we are allowing this to happen .Most Americans Don't even know about this.

The only way for this country to begin healing and to recover from a subversive regime, is to impeach Bush and Cheney now. The world needs to know Americans DO NOT support an immoral, unethical war; violations of human and civil rights; or defilement of our democracy through election fraud. We must demand impeachment now!

We need somebody like Senator Arlen Spector to become AG.

1. Republican
2. Qualified to run justice (former top prosecutor)
3. Long respected by Rep and Dems, he could be confirmed in an hour.
4. He could clean up the mess, and this would be a great capping to a long and distinguished career.

So Gonzales is out. Hooray! Let's see who W installs next. Nielsib's right in that our next AG will come in, if not in the dead of night, the depths of Summer Recess.

Remember "character" and "accountability?" I recall how the GOP appropriated those words for themselves. It's like the polluter who buys up all the patents on clean technologies and puts them in the drawer, never to be seen again!

I certainly do not think that this in any way wil put an iota of hesitation into Congress' newfound penchant for hearings engineered to promote their own political agenda.

Bush's focus will not be on appointing a person of integrity for this position. He has too much to lose/hide.

Look for an insider like Chertoff (Homeland Security Chief and former Special Counsel for the U.S. Senate Whitewater Committee).

PATRICK FITZGERALD FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL!

This coincides with this weekends "honk if you want to impeach Cheney" in Chicago. Cheney may be next.

Mr. Gonzales,

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, scumbag!

Congrats Dems, you've gained some ground in your war on the war on terror.

The extreme left won again? So, trashing the Constitution of the US is something only the left should be concerned about? How come the far right is only fuming when abortion rights are on the plate?

Perhaps Mr Gonzales' views of the Constitution can best be described as Fascist. In which case everyone, Liberals and Conservatives together should be equally disgusted about it and demand immediate action.

That it took this long for Mr Gonzales to bow out makes no sense. But then again, if it makes no sense it's because we don't know the whole story. Will we ever be privy to it? I doubt it.

Now that he's out he should be able to testify against G.W. and Cheney. They're next on the list of the country's most corrupt! He should also be disbarred for all of the crimes and misdemeanors (felonies too) he's committed. That's not counting all of the lies he's been telling. Plus the fact that he didn't really work for the PEOPLE but for G.W. Bush.

We got rid of one mosquito in the forest and were supposed to be impressed? Bush, Cheny, & his entire administration need to go now. We need leaders with clean hands, and an asserive nature to clean up healthcare along with a host of other real serious issues that effect the average american not just the rich.

Well, that's one less for King George. Still, between the King and Chaney a lot more harm, and increase in deaths, can be had. King George still has his mandate from God and cannot err. It will take years to restore the American form of government of "Equal Justice under Law" instead of equal justice in total omnipotence of King George who creates and defines his own law and Constitution.

Praise the Lord! The lawless lawkeeper is out!

Everyone get a life...I bet 99% of the people don't even know what the Attorney General does. I sure don't and this will have zero impact on any of our lives. Just another Washington witch hunt that wastes our money.

So he FINALLY, though BELATEDLY, does the "Gonzo shuffle"? View my choice for successor:

http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/breaking-news-us-attorney-general.html#links

The Clinton White House dismissed more than 75 U.S. attorneys for reasons reltaed to their political agenda and no one batted an eye. Talk about a double standard.

Those of you who have been bamboozled by the press into thinking Dubya is the worst president ever better start looking at ALL of the issues, not just Iraq. A lot of good things have been happening that the media never reports. One of the biggest is that there are now 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan who have a chance for freedom that didn't exist three years ago. People have voted and elected governments. Females are no longer denied education. The pervasive oppression of the Taliban and other extremists is gradually disappearing. And if you haven't noticed, our economy has done very well since 9/11.

"Congrats Dems, you've gained some ground in your war on the war on terror.

Posted by: JD | August 27, 2007 10:40 AM

Does that mean you've lost ground in your war to make the United States a fascist dictatorship?

In a word ... Niiiice!

As we battle evil (aka the current Republican leadership) let them fall disgracefully one by one. It is time for the United States to once again be the beacon for democracy and the protector of the free world!

1. He still needs to be arrested and tried for his crimes.

2. They'll just find somebody worse. They always do.

Bye-bye, 'Berto. Can't say I'll miss you all that much.

BTW, Alean Stoops, the NAFTA Superhighway is a hoax, or a rumor gone amok at best. Check out last week's edition of The Nation--it breaks it all down pretty clearly.

From all the comments from the left today. It shows these people don`t think about anything except regaining power.

Another fine American brought down in a partisan witchhunt. This man was a hero to many future generations. He had more integrity in his pinky finger than anyone besides President Bush and VP Cheney. Democrats be warned. We will get you...by any means necessary!!!

A minor inevitability. Not worthy of the hand wringing on the right nor the high hosanna's on the left

Eeven this story brings out the Liberal Democrat Hate Mongers.

Hey Libs, Cheer up! Life is not that bad....

Patrick,

Life just got better for the rule of law, and safer for sedated patients everywhere.

Rest easy John Ashcroft, Fred took the boat ride.

Tim C.

You are typical. This president had done more to hurt this country than any other.

He is incompetent and would not know the truth if it slapped him in the face. By the way it has.

No person should be excused for the incredible loss of life in Iraq. Our young brave soldiers are dying for politics and oil.

If the Iraqi people wanted democracy they would ask for it. The would demand it. However the capitalistic democracy that has us all on in the rat race does not fit into their deep religious beliefs, so Irag will never be a true democracy and all the lives will be lost in vain. You should read more about the truth not just repeat the Republican talking points.

Has anybody on this blog seen the movie "Hunt for Red October"? There is a line by the character Jeffery Pelt that goes as follows; "I am a politician, which means I am a cheat and a liar. And when I'm not kissing babies, I am stealing their lollipops. I have neve heard a truer statement in my life. Each and every politicion you guys and gals have mentioned from Gonzalez to Bush fits into this line perfectly. SO, each time one cheat and liar resigns, or loses an election, we simply get another cheat and liar. So, those who are rejoicing at Gonzalez's resignation, don't expect a better replacement.
To slightly paraphrase Dragent, "The names have been change to screw the innocent.

Happy Monday?!

Well, on his dad's best day he wasn't driving his country into the ground...

From all the comments from the left today. It shows these people don`t think about anything except regaining power.

Posted by: John | August 27, 2007 11:09 AM

Is that why your party is trying to figure out ways to tap dance around the mistakes made in the aftermath of Katrina?

Sorry for you leftists. If all the liars in Washington resigned, you wouldn't have any Democrat leadership or Presidential candidates.

Gonzalez was only offered and confirmed because of one reason: he fulfilled the administration's desire to find a conservative Hispanic to cater to a potential core constituency--Hispanic/Latino Reactionary Republicans in the South. His inadequacies and lack of common sense mirror most Bush appointees that are only now resigning.

Well I'm a certified "Bush Hater". What's not to hate?! Does that make me a Liberal Democrat Hate Monger Patrick? Badge of honor I'd say.

Can we waterboard Abu Gonzales now to get the truth? Oh that's right - we're all too outraged by dog fighting to care about the death, torture, lies and right-wing hate.

Even when the guy resigns because he can't defend his illegal actions any longer, the dittoheads on the right can't admit he did anything wrong.

Un-freaking-believable. You Bush-bots should be ashamed of yourselves. You are Americans in only the shallowest bureaucratic sense.

I guess the limousine liberals got what they wanted. The first ever Hispanic attorney general has been run out of office. Nice work Joe Biden.

Ok, one criminal down, 2 more(at least) to go.
Gonzalez lied to the Senate, to the public, thought torture was just fine, authored the "patriot" act, including spying on libraries--seemed a bit off when he memorized the party line perfectly, but couldn't remember things that happened in his office!

I assume there was a calculated decision not to bury Gonzales' resignation in the Friday evening/weekend news cycle because the administration thought it would be perceived as good news . . . which they desperately need. And which it would be, had so much damage not already been done.

Hey, and it IS my birthday....what a great start to my day, can't wait to see what happens next....

I am saddened by the rancor on this page, on the radio, from our leaders' mouths. What has happened to America? What has happened to respectful discourse?

Why can't any of you agree to disagree, and promote positive alternatives or attempt compromise? Or at least reconcile what you do agree on?

Whence came all the idealogues?

Both parties have failed this country.

I used to be a 'Teddy Roosevelt' Republican, but I always voted for the better man, regardless of party.

AG Gonzalez was certainly in over his head, and if the testimony is true, just a political apparatus, but those of you cheering his fall need to realize that you harden more hearts, and widen the divide.

If you are unhappy with the President, the Congress, the Supreme Court; et.al,
you need to look in a mirror. We put them there.

Do something positive today; don't pick a fight or complain - get in the game with your actions, not your mouths. Do something for your neighborhood, your city, your state, your country today, the country I fear is rapidly disappearing under the weight of people who'd rather fight each other than help each other.

The next fun thing to hear about will be the Republican presidential candidate's response to Fredo's boat ride.

Agree with the resignation and Dubya's infinite wisdom in acceptng it?

Ignore prominent Republicans like Arlen Spectre who essentially called Gonzo a liar?

Wet themselves because they have no idea what else to do?

Defer to Freddy "Rented Red Pickemup Truck" Thompson because he's a non-announced front runner?

The correct answer is: None of the above.

Or as Rudolph Guiliani says: "I'll be unavailable through the Labor Day weekend so that I can try to reconcile with my offspring Obama supporters."

From the very beginning I felt that Gonzales was telling congress what he thought they wanted to hear in order for him to get the position. With his history, he never should have received the position.

Heck of a job, 'berto!

Several months ago I predicted Gonzo would resign during the summer recess and that Bushy would make a recess appointment to get a new AG without having to deal with Senate Confirmation hearings.

So, I'm half right. Who is ready for a recess appointment? Who do you think they will appoint?

My guess: the new AG will be Michael Vick.

Posted by: nilseib | August 27, 2007 9:00 AM

I propose Bush appoint Orrin Hatch. Then, if Hatch goes astray, he wont be able to lob softball questions to himself.

zbicyclist:
Spector would make an excellent AG, which is one reason that Bush won't nominate him. But I'm not sure that it would be a good thing to remove one of the few moderate Republicans from the Senate, even if it is to become AG.

Just watch. Next thing you know Bush will award 'Gonzo' with the Medal of Freedom.

Thank God another of the flying monkeys is leaving!

Now if we can just find a bucket of water.

Can we please show respect to the President of the United States, even if his policies differ from your desires? This consistent bashing of The Office does no good.

scootman,

The problem you describe is a direct result of Rovian politics. This is "scorched earth" politics where compromise is seen as weakness. Every issue is black or white, right or wrong. And, of course, the right sees itself as the only acceptable alternative. Rove embraced Newt's politics of personal destruction and took it to an unprecedented level. Rove's opponents followed him into the gutter, if for no other reason, survival. Whether we can return to a measure of civil discourse in this country is up to the electorate. If the purveyors of the politics of personal destruction are rewarded by the voters, it will continue. If voters "just say no" to slanderous politics, we might be able to debate issues again in this country.

"Those of you who have been bamboozled by the press into thinking Dubya is the worst president ever better start looking at ALL of the issues, not just Iraq. A lot of good things have been happening that the media never reports. One of the biggest is that there are now 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan who have a chance for freedom that didn't exist three years ago. People have voted and elected governments."

Posted by: Tim C. | August 27, 2007 10:59

And what about the AlQaeda terrorists who were not there before Bush handed tham the keys with his immoral war of choice?

And, of course, we captured the man most responsible for 9/11/01 by now. Osama bin Laden, right. Oops, he's still out there.

Not to mention the Iraqi people were only allowed to vote for hand picked puppets of GW.

It's you on the "right" who are bamboozled by the "Fear Card" thrown around by the Fox Propaganda channel, among others.

You were bamboozled about WMD's, bamboozled by "mission accomplished" and are continuing to be bamboozled by the "fight them there or fight them here" rhetoric.

The AG with the initials AG, like his almighty grand pooba leader, has completely abused the costitution. It's about time this nation gets back to the notion of "Truth, Justice and the American way".

That won't happed under the leadership of neocons.

I guess there is a God.

It saddens me, but Gonzales is a fool, and he was destined to fall hard.
I’m hoping the ongoing investigations will get to the source.
Abusing executive powers is the real crime.
The penalty for this crime would be good medicine for our very ill country. There is a big difference between a sexual encounter and hundreds of thousands of wounded and dead people, impeachment indeed.

I'm a Democrat. However, I'll say this. His firing and controversy was chiefly "political" in nature. I mean, Robert Kennedy( and I loved this guy) was very controversial, and at the time went after Mafia, which was not happening before he became AG.

The AG can get rid of who he wants to serve the interest of the president he serves. Okay, it is not political correct, but, this is how it is done.

The Ramones said it best: Glad to see you go go go goodbye.

The EXTREME LEFT has won again.

Damn skippy!

ZBicyclist says Arlen Spector would make a good next AG.

Right... the guy who came up with the infamous "single bullet theory" in the JFK assasination.

I love all of this wailing about how the extreme/looney Left did in Gonzales. What really did him in was his own incompetence. The most damning evidence against Gonzales came from other Administration officials who worked with him, including FBI Director Mueller and former Deputy Attorney General Comey. I don't hear any Gonzales apologists whining about them.

JFK, RFK. There's corruption personified. And I am just sure that each and every Dem is just proud as heck of 'ol Ed. What better example of how to get aaway with vehicular manslaughter, and stil be a Senator. I think there are enough Kennedy's to compare to Gonzalez.

If only he had left much sooner he would have been Speedy Gonzales........sii.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever."

Alberto Gonzales will be known for blindly supporting illegal , warrantless wiretaps, human rights abuses, other spying programs on Americans, election fraud (see Tim Griffin), the suspension of our constitution right to habaes corpus, the PUTTING A BOOT OF THE FACE OF AMERICANS.

Homeland, Motherland, Fatherland...very creepy, right?

Although I never voted for FDR thank God during World War II the press was forbidden to write anything that wasn't approved. Democrats, READ MY WRITING, there was CENSORSHIP! Good thing the Associated Press wasn't allowed to report 100th of a soldier killed as there were more killed at Omaha Beach in one day than all killed in Iraq to date. I grew up with Democrats in Chicago. You are still the same vitriolic personal assasinators you always were. You love minorities for their votes and nothing else.

Good riddens!! It's about time that no good lying sack of crap resigned...he should have been fired a long time ago!

Good riddance to bad rubbish. He treated the Constitution like a plaything to be twisted and stomped on. Send him back to Texas where they dont bother with laws governing concealed weapons or open containers.

Two rats down and two rats to go before the Ship of State finally sinks.

Let's get seriously honest or honestly serious, could anyone else except a blantently political appointee be as clueless as this man? Any defense of his testimony is even more sad.

Another dark chapter on the Bush administration closes. How long we will need to recover from the damage inflicted on one of the most important departments in the government?

Doug Zook,

What are you talking about? Sorry, but I put no stock in any of the "tabloid" stuff you quote here. George Bush was no deserter, and "decorated combat vet" John Kerry who spent a total of 4 months in Vietnam lost all my respect when he lied about and bashed fellow vets when he returned (and I AM a combat vet who spent 22 years in the military). As far as Val Plame is concerned, she was a dead-end "hall walker" at Langley when she was "outed" by no means in any covert postion at the time. I still would like to see an investigation on both her and her hubby who she picked to go to Africa where he sat an drank tea in a hotel when he was supposed to be conducting an investigation himself. Gonzalez has done absolutely nothing wrong, period. Now, you want to start bashing? Tell me why we spent 8 years with Clinton in office and suffered NUMEROUS terrorist attacks against US interests and did nothing...that is until Bush retaliated after 9/11. Saddam Hussein commited NUMEROUS violations under the UN cease-frie agreement to include the "Food for Oil" scandal and throwing out the weapons inspectors and we did NOTHING...that is until Bush removed Saddam Hussein by force. Why wasn't Janet Reno removed after the Branch Davidian disaster? What about all the federal attorneys they removed? Clinton committed perjury and gross misconduct and didn't resign!!! No, I am sorry but people can whine and Bush-bash all they want, but he has done a great job overall, and I am quite proud to call him my president.

Thank you for your service Alberto Gonzalez. You leave the country a safer place. In my view, Gonzalez was the best Attorney General since Robert Kennedy.

Re AG AG;

"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

Conservatives caving into the loony left & the liberal media? What's wrong with you guy's? You always spin yourself as so tough.

Alt. Cap:

" I'm so verclempt...I'll miss the nihilistic destruction of the republic soooo much..."

Oh Boo Hoo Hoo Gonzalez, cry us a freakin river! Don't let the door hit you in the a-- on your way out!!
BTW, did someone state on here that because Shrubby is the pResident, he should be respected???
Ummmmmm, respect is EARNED, and he has'nt earned it..
Got it? Get it!

lacy,

The Cons in this country have never shown, nor have they earned anyones respect.

Gonzalez is just a minor Nazi in the overall fascist Bush regime, a government 100 times more evil than Hitler's was. The Democratcs are just as bad, too. We need to all get out in the streets before they kill us all.

This "man" has as much blood on his hands, as
many a former U.S.-funded Latin American military
junta ruler. Chapter One
is incomplete still, and a plethora of investigations,
research will produce a litany of historical fact and folly which our national
conscience demands.
Meanwhile, we now must live
with the lawless destruction and rot that
Gonzales & Assoc. have
created.

Emerson Bolen:

You have a very selective memory. Shall I give you just the short list of the terrorist activities that occurred while good old Ronnie slept?

Remember the Marine barracks in Beirut? How about the numerous kidnappings of Americans and Brits in the early and mid-1980s in Lebanon? How about the plane that was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland costing hundreds of Americans their lives? How about the cruise liner where the man in the wheelchair was pushed off into the water as his family watched? Or the Navy Seal who was shot and his body dumped on a tarmac for the whole world to see? How about the bombing of the disco in Berlin or the general officer who was taken hostage by the Red Army Faction? How about the colonel who was kidnapped and hung by terrorists -- the one whose wife was also active duty military?

All this happened while Ronnie slept, or did you conveniently forget?

Terrorism didn't begin when Clinton took office. And most of the terrorists who committed those acts under Ronnie's watch were never brought to justice, either.

I cannot believe the Dems deliberately maligned this man - the first Hispanic Attorney General ever - for their own political ends. I find the level of animosity in our nation's capital disturbing and worrisome ...

Do you think Gonzales' resignation will help restore confidence in the White House?

That is loaded question you used and logicaly flawed. I've never been included in a poll and I still have confidence in Bush and the White |House.
I've lost confidence in the Democratic Party and how they have denograded the White House. The gloves are off now for this generation no President will be insulated from this again!!!No wonder internationaly we look like bafoons!

"The Clinton White House dismissed more than 75 U.S. attorneys for reasons reltaed to their political agenda and no one batted an eye. Talk about a double standard."

I'm going to have to assume that anyone who still trots out this tired old Talking Point has either been lobotomized or is unable to read.

First, lots of people "batted an eye," and this was just one of a million episodes that was trumpeted by Rush and Hannity and co. ad nauseum to try to bring down President Clinton.

Second, and more importantly, GEORGE BUSH HAD ALREADY FIRED CLINTON'S ATTORNEYS. The attorneys who were fired were APPOINTED BY BUSH. So, Bush already did exactly what Clinton did, and THEN went about firing for political reasons many of the attorneys HE HIMSELF HAD HIRED.

Only a lobotomy victim or illiterate would still be trumpeting that absurd talking point at this late date:

"Three weeks ago, Justice Department officials settled on a "talking point" to rebut the chorus of Democratic accusations that the Bush administration had wrongly injected politics into law enforcement when it dismissed eight U.S. attorneys.

Why not focus on the Clinton administration's having "fired all 93 U.S. attorneys" when Janet Reno became attorney general in March 1993? The idea was introduced in a memo from a Justice Department spokeswoman.

The message has been effective. What's followed has been a surge of complaints on blogs and talk radio that it was the Clinton administration that first politicized the Justice Department.

The facts, it turns out, are more complicated.

In a March 4 memo titled "Draft Talking Points," Justice Department spokeswoman Tasia Scolinos asked, "The [White House] is under the impression that we did not remove all the Clinton [U.S. attorneys] in 2001 like he did when he took office. Is that true?"

That is mostly true, replied D. Kyle Sampson, then chief of staff to Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales. "Clinton fired all Bush [U.S. attorneys] in one fell swoop. We fired all Clinton [U.S. attorneys] but staggered it out more and permitted some to stay on a few months," he said.

A few minutes later, Deputy Atty. Gen. Paul J. McNulty replied to the same memo.

"On the issue of Clinton [U.S. attorneys], we called each one and had them give us a timeframe. Most were gone by late April. In contrast, Clinton [Justice Department] told all but a dozen in early March to be gone immediately," McNulty said.

The difference appears minor. Both McNulty and Sampson acknowledged that the Bush administration, like the Clinton administration, brought in a new slate of U.S. attorneys within a few months of taking office."

http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/25836

If we keep refighting yesterday's battles, and THE TRUTH never seeks into the public discourse, then we are truly doomed as a nation.

Emerson Bolen:

Thank you for your service. And thanks to those serving today and all who have put themselves in harm's way in order to defend our country.

I must disagree with your portrayal of Bush + Kerry back in the Sixties. Despite also growing up in privileged circumstances, Kerry went to the hellhole that was Vietnam. Bush has failed to convincingly explain his being AWOL from the Guard. He and Cheney and the other chickenhawks evaded danger and confused the pursuit of wealth and power for patriotism.

When Kerry and other soldiers came back and spoke of misdeeds, they were trying to help America live up to its own standards. Then and now, politicians put young people in harm's way and the reasons and the strategies were/are dubious. Under the pressure, they crack. Abuse and suicide amond Iraqi vets are already becoming serious problems.

Whistleblowers always take the heat. Some are taking a lot of it today for reporting corruption and abuses in Iraq.

"Love it or Leave it" doesn't maintain democracy. Upholding the Constitution is in the oath of office for soldiers and politicians. Ain't easy, is it?

Ah Gail, I am SO glad you brought this up. Yes, I remember the Marine barrakcs bombing in October of 1983 quite well, and the kidknapping of all those americans and the "Brit" you speak of was the arch bishop. I happened to be there when Polhill, Steen, and Waite were snatched. I also know exactly what we were doing to try and rescue them, covertly, because I was directly involved in it. Surprise! We managed to get them all back eventually. Now, lets go over a few of the other items you mention; we responded to the TWA hijacking and followed the plane all the way to Algeria and back to Beirut (btw...it wasn't a Navy SEAL who was beaten to death and thrown on the tarmac). Sad thing is we could have taken the plane down in Algeria, but we got NO cooperation from the Algerians...by the time we decided to go anyway, it was too late. We trained and plannned for weeks but couldn't get good enough intel on the locations of the hostages (other than the airplane crew) to launch a successful operation. In the end, negotiations freed all the hostages. Lockerbie, the disco bombing in Berlin, all led to retaliations like the coordinated air attack on Libya. As far as the Achille Loro, the Navy SEALs responded but the Italians goofed up and let Abu get away....guess where he finally bought it? Yes, that would be in Iraq. Gen. Dozier's murderers were captured and brought to justice by the Italian Caribineri. Now, in direct response to your absurd comment that "Ronnie slept", keep in mind that he still had the USSR and nuclear proliferation to deal with and back then; counter terrorism was still on the back-burner. I joined the military in 1977 and was able to witness FIRST HAND the massive transformation that occurred from the Carter admin thru the Reagan years. I spent most of my 22+ years in Secial Ops so I know a few things and I can tell you this: Ronnie did it right. Just the mere threat of him taking office forced the Iranians to give up all our hostages taken in 1979. Reagan was the FIRST president to take a serious approach to combatting terrorism; Bush Sr was even tougher. Bill Clinton was a HUGE step backwards; he failed so badly on so many levels I am ashamed to think of him as a former commander in chief. You bring up the Marine Corps barracks bombing in Lebanon? Under Clinton we suffered the FIRST attack on the WTC, bombing of Khobar Towers, twin US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, and the attack on the USS Cole. Since 9/11, here are the attacks on major US interests and US soil:

Oops.

My memory isn't selective...it's just informed.

US Army Special Forces SGM (ret)
Emerson Bolen

An interesting article this weekend speaks to the issue of terrorism at

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/02/AR2007090201039.html?nav=rss_email/components.

showing overwhelmingly that terrorism, especially the suicidal form, occurs where there is occupation by foreign troops.

Gonzales was controversial before he was nominated for AG because of his views on torture and surveillance, yet he was Bush's choice, anyway. His views are the same as those of the Administration he served, Constitution and international law be damned. All in the name of security. I'm not confident that these methods can claim credit for thwarting any terrorist attacks, but I am confident that the reputation of the United States has been diminished abroad. And the "Uniter" has certainly failed to earn the public's confidence at home.

Can't wait 'til January '09!