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WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release
was issued today by the Democratic National Committee:
The best way for Attorney General Gonzales to accept responsibility is
to step down. While the American people soundly rejected the Republican
Culture of Corruption last November, the Bush White House continued to put
partisan politics ahead of the interests of the American people when it
fired US Attorneys and inserted politics into ongoing criminal
prosecutions.
"The best way for Attorney General Gonzales to accept responsibility is
for him to step down," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard
Dean. "The Bush White House has consistently put protecting the President
and doing his bidding ahead of upholding the integrity of our nation's
laws. Karl Rove should pack his bags and go too. His type of leadership
doesn't belong at the White House. America deserves better."
Karl Rove Involved In Scandal; President Bush Also Possibly Involved.
The Associated Press reported that "complaints about the job performance of
prosecutors occasionally came to the White House and were passed on to the
Justice Department, perhaps including some informally from President Bush
to Gonzales." The AP also reported that President Bush's former legal
advisor "floated the idea of firing all 93 U.S. attorneys at the start of
President Bush's second term."
In the case of the U.S.
Attorney in New Mexico, "Presidential advisor Karl Rove and at least one
other member of the White House political team were urged by the New Mexico
Republican party chairman" to remove the official.
Prosecutors Fired For Purely Political Reasons. In Seattle, Washington,
John McKay was fired because the White House became displeased over his
inaction during a 2004 recount in the gubernatorial race. In Albuquerque,
N.M., Republican officials protested all the way to the White House when
David Iglesias resisted efforts from Senator Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather
Wilson to wrap up a corruption investigation before the 2006 election for
their own partisan purposes. In Little Rock, Ark., H.E. "Bud" Cummins III
was pushed aside, he was told, to make room for a Bush campaign aide and
former assistant to Karl Rove. In San Diego, Carol Lam convicted Republican
Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, only to lose her job.
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http://www.democrats.org. This communication is not authorized by any
candidate or candidate's committee.
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
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