White House turning on Gonzales?

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/14/white-house-turning-on-gonzales/

White House turning on Gonzales?


Gonzales’ 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 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.


From the NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/washington/14attorneys.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Parisle]

1. That's gonna be a problem

--- If there is any one person that Bush would not care to have spilling his guts about his history with Bush, it would likely be Alberto Gonzales. Ken Lay is dead.

[aquart]

7. So they say.

[saltpoint]

2. Very interesting.

Fielding is surely perceptive enough to know that Gonzales might not leave without his teeth sunk into the backsides of several high-level folks.

I imagine Gonzales' files might not paint certain White House officials in a flattering light. Or even in a legal light.

[agates]

3. Isn't that just handy?

Gonzalas, even though he is the AJ, is still part of the White House gang. He never really made the transition from being Bush's lawyer to being the nation's lawyer. I'm not sure how the White House can "turn on him" when they are attached at the hip (or some other anatomical part -- use your imagination here).

[babylonsister]

4. If Meirs doesn't work for them, Gonzales will? Expendable people

are in evidence (Iraq, Katrina, Walter Reed, etc. ad nauseum) all over the place.

[TomInTib]

5. Fred Fielding is still around?

These bastards will never give up.

Any takers on odds that '08 elections are going to be straight-up?

[kurth]

6. "There is the potential for erosion of the president’s credibility"

What a delusional bunch.

[truthisfreedom]

8. Yeah, right... erosion from 18% credibility to .00005%.

Rapidly.

[Eurobabe]

9. They'll fire him and bring in some Bush 41 retread, you watch

[radfringe]

10. I don't want to see Gonzales resign or be fired

I want to see him IMPEACHED

[sendero]

11. After MONTHS..........

..... of hearings that bring the whole affair and others to light.

[POAS]

12. And in the meantime

keep him as close as possible to the President so as much stink as possible rubs off.