AP: Possible Questions for Alberto Gonzales

[Newsjock]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4713873,00.html

By The Associated Press

Some questions that Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales might face at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday:

Q: What was your involvement in President Bush's February 2002 decision to sign an order saying he has the authority to suspend compliance with the Geneva Convention and that prisoner of war status does not apply to al-Qaida or ``unlawful combatants'' from the Taliban?

... Q: Will you recuse yourself from the Justice Department investigation into who in the Bush administration disclosed the name of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame?

... Q: What was your involvement in keeping then-Texas Gov. Bush from jury duty in a drunken driving case in Austin, which helped information on his drunken driving arrest remain concealed?

... Source: Interviews, documents obtained by The Associated Press

(In other words, the AP isn't just making these up.)

[spotbird]

1. There is an extremely remote possibility that those questions

will be asked, but there is no chance they will be answered.

Gonzales will dodge the questions, the Democrats will play along like he answered.

[Gman]

2. WTF does it matter what they ask Tio Tomas Gonzales???

As we learned from both the Ashcroft and Ted Olsen hearings you can tell the committee whateverthehell it wants to hear, lie your ass off if necessary, get confirmed then do whateverthehell you want.

What a fucking farce of a system and government.

[Just Me]

3. Introducing our new AG: co-conspirator to commit war crimes.

:mad:

[renaissanceguy]

6. I wish the rest of the world would wake up

and charge these fascists with war crimes.

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.16127272

[Khephra]

4. Gonzales Text

Text of remarks by Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales, as prepared for delivery to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

It is the highest honor of my professional career to appear before you today as the president's nominee to be attorney general of the United States. I owe a debt of deep gratitude to the president for the trust he has placed in me.

I also want to thank Senator Cornyn for his kind introduction, and for his many years of friendship. Ken Salazar was sworn in as a United States senator just two days ago. Thank you senator for your willingness to extend your hand of friendship across the political aisle to introduce me today. Although Senator Hutchison could not be with us today, I appreciate her many years of support as well.

My family is critical to any measure of success I have had, and if I may, I'd like to introduce them to you now. My wife Rebecca -- thank you, Becky, for your unfailing support. I am immensely proud of our sons, they are hear today: Jared, Graham and Gabriel.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-gonzales-text,0,7499178.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[hollowdweller]

5. They should have Colin testify about him. He rebutted his memos right??