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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:39 PM
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Gonzales: Prosecutors firings mishandled "mistakes were made here."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/congress_prosecutors;_ylt=Au.UFgbrtmlHzZ7sNWUkemKs0NUE

Gonzales: Prosecutors firings mishandled

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago

' WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales acknowledged that mistakes were made and accepted responsibility Tuesday for the way eight federal prosecutors were fired.



At a news conference Tuesday, Gonzales said he would find out what went wrong but said he would not resign. "I acknowledge that mistakes were made here. I accept that responsibility," Gonzales said amid growing calls for his own termination.

...........

"Obviously I am concerned about the fact that information — incomplete information was communicated or may have been communicated to the Congress," Gonzales said. "I believe very strongly in our obligation to ensure that when we provide information to the Congress, it is accurate and it is complete. And I very dismayed that that may not have occurred here."

Gonzales did not back away, however, from his assertion that the firings were appropriate.

"I stand by the decision and I think it was the right decision," he said.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:41 PM
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1. I didn't bother watching.
I could have written this story before he spoke... it's all so fucking obvious and it always ends the same.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 05:29 PM
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33. Lather, rinse, repeat
Just for once, I'd like something different to happen.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:43 PM
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2. It was basically a Repeat of Bush saying I accept responsibilty-mistakes
were made.

same ol nonsense.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:43 PM
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3. Sorry, I lied, or my people lied, or I'm incompetent
or all of the above any time I open my mouth...sorry got to run. :eyes:
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:43 PM
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4. Mistakes?
:rofl:

Who does he think he's foolin?!

Oh yeah, right wing people with their heads up their rear ends, who are desperate for spin like this... :puke:
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:46 PM
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25. He means one mistake: sacking the prosecutors and thinking they
could get away with it. Just the one mistake. Not the way it was handled.
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:44 PM
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5. We need a special prosecutor
maybe one of the fired ones would be good
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MGKrebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 02:42 PM
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20. Oooh, I likey that idea!
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Miss Chybil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:36 PM
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23. Didn't they do away with the special prosecutor provision of the law?
Seems like I remember something like that.
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MGKrebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 04:16 PM
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30. Well yes, but they can still
do a Special Counsel, a la Fitzgerald. But he gets hired by the Justice Dept. so there has to be a LOT of pressure.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:46 PM
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6. "Mistakes Were Made"--passive voice.
Not "I made mistakes." That's the opposite of taking responsibity. And what does it mean when public offcials "take responsibility" when "mistakes were made"? Nothing, in this administration. Business as usual.
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:48 PM
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7. "I accept the responsibilit and I will do nothing" nt
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:49 PM
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8. DU trhead (saying he looked SCARED):
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:50 PM
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9. He desperately doesn't want to resign in disgrace.
Too damn bad.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:50 PM
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10. I have seen this look before
It was on a one armed guy, feeding gators bits of chicken.
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VegasWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:51 PM
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11. In other news, bush promises to fire Gonzalez if and only if Gonzalez is found convicted of
a felony crime.
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:52 PM
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12. When in the fuck did this trend start where, if you make a serious...
...mistake, and that mistake has grave consequences, you can just say, "Mistakes were made, and we could have handled it better." and you get off Scott-fucking-free???? That kind of shit really pisses me off!! :wtf:
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FatDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 02:01 PM
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15. When?
When the "party of personal responsibility" took over the executive branch, of course!
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 04:19 PM
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31. Ahhh. Silly me.
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 05:44 PM
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34. it's better than that: you declare you're "taking responsibility for it" at the same time!
Not only that, the mass media will regurgitate your vacillations and mea-culpas to their "target demographics" with hardly a tongue in cheek! There must be a special class in talking head school where reporters are taught to rattle off the most mendacious republican bullshit with a straight face.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:54 PM
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13. "Mistakes were made" is the motto of this administration.
I, for one, am sick of hearing it from them. :grr:
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jimshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 01:57 PM
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14. Seems like we've been
listening to this broken record for an awfully long time. What balless toads these creeps are.
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FatDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 02:02 PM
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16. Is anybody talking to Samson?
Is he pissed off or is he going to be a good little fall guy?
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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:31 PM
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21. I expect Samson got a very lucrative "severance package" to keep his mouth shut.
High level GOP operatives don't fall on their swords - they move upward to 6 figure annually board of directors slots; mid six-figure partnerships in GOP law/lobbying firms; and oh, yeah, throw in a six figure signing bonus for joining said firms. These people basically quadruple their (in GOP eyes) paltry government salaries.

Samson was right in the middle of all the darkest White House/Justice Dept. nefarious dealings re AbuGhraib, Gitmo and the many as yet unrevealed scandals of the USA offices around the country. And he is still relatively young. If he keeps his mouth shut he could be reincarnated in some future (god forbid) GOP administration just as Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc. have been.

These USAs who defied Gonzalez/Rove/Bush and were fired are the new John Deans.
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VegasWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 02:05 PM
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17. Gonzalez - Oopsie! nt
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 02:31 PM
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18. Such a passive voice: "Mistakes were made". nt
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youngdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 02:39 PM
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19. Repuke versions of Mea Culpas leave so much to be desired
They always 'accept responsibility' which carries NO FUCKING CONSEQUENCES.




Hey guys, I accept responsibility for kidnapping the Lindberg baby.

Crime solved.

Wait, you want me to go to jail? Oh, I meant to make a Republican apology.

Oh, you did sir? Very well then... You are free to go having 'accepted responsibility'.
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:34 PM
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22. Haha Like Cardinal George Carlin in Dogma
"Alright! Mistakes were made!" :-)
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:47 PM
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27. I was thinking of that. It was truly brilliant, wasn't it.
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badgervan Donating Member (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:43 PM
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24. Traitor
The Justice Dept. of the United States of America is nothing more than another partisan political branch of the right wing, and its criminal "leaders", from top to bottom. How much of this crap will we take before the American people finally say "Enough!"? Lord, I despise what bush, cheney, rove and gonzo have done, and continue to do, to our country. The least we can do is deluge our elected representatives with emails, calls, letters, etc. And I do mean deluge.
Let's get going, folks.
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mikelgb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:46 PM
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26. yes george and babs MADE one hell of a mistake
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 03:53 PM
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28. Hey, it was just a third-rate burglary. No big deal, right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Ziegler




P.S. DU really needs a smiley for :angry villagers with torches and pitchforks: :grr:





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scavenger Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 04:13 PM
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29. hahahahahahahha
Sense when have these people ever admitted to making any wrong decisions?
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Peace Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 05:24 PM
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32. Bring back sack cloth and ashes! Really, people ought to PAY for these things PERSONALLY!
30 days ON YOUR KNEES, out in the freezing (or frying) weather of DC, suffering global warming directly, on the steps of Congress, and bowing full to the ground whenever a representative of the American people walks by.

Or, alternatively, GIVE BACK THE MONEY. Or both.

Make that 90 days.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:11 AM
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35. Kick.
:kick:
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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36. Gonzales rejects calls for resignation
Mar 13, 8:03 PM EDT
Gonzales rejects calls for resignation
By LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rejected growing calls for his resignation Tuesday as scores of newly released documents detailed a two-year campaign by the Justice Department and White House to purge federal prosecutors.

Gonzales acknowledged his department mishandled the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys and misled Congress about how they were fired. He said he was ultimately to blame for those "mistakes" but stood by the firings.

"I acknowledge that mistakes were made here," Gonzales told reporters at a news briefing after he canceled an out-of-town trip. "I accept that responsibility." He promised changes "so that the mistakes that occurred in this instance do not occur again in the future."

He focused on his department's dealings with Congress concerning the firings rather than the actual dismissals - which Democrats have suggested were politically motivated - and the planning behind them.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CONGRESS_PROSECUTORS?SITE=DEWIL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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37. *looks at watch* GIve it till Friday
:eyes:
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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38. But this one's really gonna hurt the boy-Bush - It's gonna hurt like losing your favorite loyal dog.
WHO's a good boy?!
.....................................................ME! ME! Is it Me??!



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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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39. lol, great caption.
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RoseMead Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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40. He promised changes "so that the mistakes that occurred in this instance
do not occur again in the future."

In other words, I'm gonnna try real hard to make sure we don't get caught next time.

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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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41. The bastard needs to be impeached
along with this entire administration.
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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42. NYT: ‘Mistakes’ Made on Prosecutors, Gonzales Says
Edited on Tue Mar-13-07 10:06 PM by Patsy Stone
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and JEFF ZELENY
Published: March 14, 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/washington/14attorneys.html?hp

WASHINGTON, March 13 — Under criticism from lawmakers of both parties for the dismissals of federal prosecutors, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales insisted Tuesday that he would not resign, but said, “I acknowledge that mistakes were made here.”

<snip>

With Democrats, including the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, insisting that Mr. Gonzales step down, his appearance underscored what two Republicans close to the Bush administration described as a growing rift between the White House and the attorney general. Mr. Gonzales has long been a confidant of the president but has aroused the ire of lawmakers of both parties on several issues, including the administration’s domestic eavesdropping program.

The two Republicans, who spoke anonymously so they could share private conversations with senior White House officials, said top aides to Mr. Bush, including Fred F. Fielding, the new White House counsel, were concerned that the controversy had so damaged Mr. Gonzales’s credibility that he would be unable to advance the White House agenda on sensitive national security matters, including terrorism prosecutions.

“I really think there’s a serious estrangement between the White House and Alberto now,” one of the Republicans said.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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43. Mistakes??? Gonsey said the M Word? Oh Oh..now those fellas can sue the US Govt for a few Mill or so
Perhaps, the fired lawyers can sue Gonsey
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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44. WaPo version: Gonzales: 'Mistakes Were Made'
But Attorney General Defends Firings of Eight U.S. Attorneys

By Dan Eggen and Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, March 14, 2007; Page A01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031300776.html

<snip>

At least two of the e-mails released yesterday show that White House deputy political director J. Scott Jennings communicated with Justice officials last August about the appointment of Tim Griffin, a former Rove aide, to be the U.S. attorney in Little Rock. Jennings used an e-mail account registered to the Republican National Committee, where Griffin had worked as an opposition researcher.

Democratic congressional aides said they will investigate whether using the private address for government business violated laws against using taxpayer resources for political work or signaled that White House officials considered the firing of U.S. attorneys to be primarily a political issue. Jennings did not return a call to his office seeking a comment.

"As a matter of course, the RNC provides server space and equipment to certain White House personnel in order to assist them with their political efforts," RNC spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said.

<snip>
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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45. They used him
and now they will throw him under the bus and he knows it.
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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46. The anonymous leaks are certainly pushes towards the highway
I wonder if it's a leak approved by Rove himself...
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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47. "FUTURE"????" I don't think you have much of a future. You fascist dick. n/t
Edited on Tue Mar-13-07 11:13 PM by Guy Whitey Corngood
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pinniped Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 03:12 AM
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48. All of these fuckers wear the Merkan flag pin on their lapel and it makes me sick.
They are a fucking disgrace.
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winston61 Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 09:05 AM
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51. this would be funny if it were not so pathetic-
But I don't understand how Bush & Co. can be surprised at any of this. They insist on surrounding themselves with hangers-on, lap dogs, cronies and the rest. Guess what? These types of staffing decisions will always let you down. When loyalty is the most important characteristic you look for in a subordinate, you are quite often over looking serious problems else where. When these people let you down and THEY WILL, the master's reflexive response is to blame the subordinate. The subordinate must know this and be happy to fall on their own sword. For a reward sometimes. This method of management can work in business, the Mayor's office and even in the Governor's office. But at the Presidential level, the fish will stink a little differently. You will get asked bothersome questions like 'Why did you hire this moron in the first place?' Or 'Did you think you would not get caught?' Are the wheels coming off at the White House? Very possibly, we'll have to wait a little longer. Have they sponsored their destruction? Yes they have. Bill Shakespeare called it the insolence of office. There is nothing new under the sun. Bill S. also said the evil that men do lives after them. Very true here. I quite often think we have the government we deserve. God save the United States.
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pinniped Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 04:18 AM
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49. Accept responsibility and resign, jerkoff.
Even though it doesn't matter much, I don't think this asshole is going to resign. They have an entire pool of punks just like this waiting for the call up. The next clown will just continue reading from their playbook for world domination. Same asshole, different face.

Look how many asshole press secretaries they keep pulling out of the hat.
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Eugene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 07:06 AM
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50. AP: Gonzales Says His Future Depends on Bush
Gonzales Says His Future Depends on Bush

By MERRILL HARTSON
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 14, 2007; 7:58 AM

WASHINGTON -- Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday
it's up to President Bush whether he remains in the administration and said he
wants to stay and explain to Congress the circumstances surrounding the firings
of eight U.S. attorneys.

"I work for the American people and serve at the pleasure of the president,"
Gonzales said. Defending himself amid an escalating political row over the
replacement of a host of federal prosecutors, Gonzales said he had done a
good job in the country's top law enforcement position.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031400447.html
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