G.O.P. Senators Express Doubts Over Gonzales

[LiberalFighter]

Source: NY Times 3/26/2007

Three Republican senators voiced fresh concerns on Sunday about Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s handling of the dismissals of eight United States attorneys amid questions about whether the firings were politically motivated.

The comments, made in separate televised interviews by Republicans with histories of breaking with the White House, provided further indication of waning support for Mr. Gonzales where he needs it most, among fellow Republicans.

Questions over Mr. Gonzales’s future intensified on both sides of the aisle this weekend, after the release of Justice Department documents late Friday that detailed plans for a meeting between Mr. Gonzales and his aides in which they discussed the dismissals last year, 10 days before most of them happened. Mr. Gonzales had previously said that he was “not involved in any discussions about what was going on” and that he had mostly followed the process from a distance.

Speaking on “Meet the Press” on NBC, Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, said he spoke with Mr. Gonzales on Saturday and told him “he was going to have to have an explanation as to why he said he wasn’t involved in discussions — that’s the key word — and now you have these e-mails which appear to contradict that.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/washington/26attorneys.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[L. Coyote]

1. AP: GOP senators question Gonzales' honesty

GOP senators question Gonzales' honesty
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070326/ap_on_go_co/fired_prosecutors

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Republican support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales eroded Sunday as three key senators sharply questioned his honesty over last fall's firings of eight federal prosecutors. Additionally, two Democrats joined the list of lawmakers calling for Gonzales' ouster.

Several Republicans also urged President Bush to allow sworn testimony from his top aides about their role in dismissing the U.S. attorneys — a standoff threatening to result in Capitol Hill subpoenas of White House officials.

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Stopping short of demanding Gonzales' resignation, Sen. Arlen Specter (news, bio, voting record) cited a Nov. 27 calendar entry placing the attorney general at a Justice Department meeting to discuss the dismissals. Those documents "appear to contradict" Gonzales' earlier statements that he never participated in such conversations, said Specter, top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee that oversees the Justice Department.

"We have to have an attorney general who is candid, truthful. And if we find out he has not been candid and truthful, that's a very compelling reason for him not to stay on," said Specter, R-Pa.

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[SpiralHawk]

2. Americans question BushCo-republicon honesty

How is it possible that all these cronies lie all the time?

Don't the republicons pay any attention at all to their Bible?

[LiberalFighter]

3. Which Bible?

Don't you know their bible is full of blank pages?

Wouldn't that be a great skit to put out to the public? Swear in Gonzales, Bush or Cheney with a bible... drop the bible... pick up the bible with it open... look at the bible and realize... Hey the pages are blank!!!! Is this the Republican bible???

[yellowcanine]

4. Arlen seems to have taken the time to see how that finger in the wind was doing. Yes, Arlen, the

wind does appear to be blowing against the AG so it is ok for you to hoist your flag now.

[LiberalFighter]

5. I doubt it!! He can only smell the gas he emits.

I bet he keeps mothballs in his pockets so no one notices.

[yellowcanine]

9. "Mothballs in his pockets...." Heh. I am going to try that.

[LiberalFighter]

6. 3 GOP senators criticize Gonzales

Source: Associated Press posted by Ft Wayne Journal Gazette

Republican support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales eroded Sunday as three key senators sharply questioned his truthfulness, and a Democrat joined the list of lawmakers who want him to resign over the firing of eight federal prosecutors.

“We have to have an attorney general who is candid and truthful. And if we find out he’s not been candid and truthful, that’s a very compelling reason for him not to stay on,” said Sen. Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Justice Department.

Specter, R-Pa., said he would wait until Gonzales’ scheduled April 17 testimony to the committee on the dismissals before deciding whether he could continue to support the attorney general. He called it a “make or break” appearance.

To Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., Gonzales “does have a credibility problem. … We govern with one currency, and that’s trust. And that trust is all important. And when you lose or debase that currency, then you can’t govern. And I think he’s going to have some difficulties.”

Read more: www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/16974547.htm

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The 3 Senators: Specter PA, Hagel NE and Graham SC

Gonzales says he did not participate in any discussions and did not see any memos about the firings. What a blatant liar.

[Straight Shooter]

7. Specter hasn't been candid or truthful, either. He should also "not stay on."

It was his little gift to Gonzales in the Patriot Act which allowed all this to happen. (See archives at http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com )

Reminds me of a judge who snorts coke on weekends and then during the week sentences people to prison for possession of narcotics.

[bdamomma]

8. gee, just throw him out, Fredo is a liar.