Second US Senator (Gordon Smith) calls for Gonzales to resign.

[originalpckelly]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-03-15-gonzales-prosecutors_N.htm

WASHINGTON — A second Senate Republican has suggested that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should leave his post because of the way the Justice Department handled the firings last year of eight federal prosecutors.

"For the Justice Department to be effective before the U.S. Senate, it would be helpful" if Gonzales resigned, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., told USA TODAY this afternoon.

Meanwhile, other Republicans today had less harsh — but still serious — words about the attorney general.

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota said he is "deeply concerned about how this whole process has been handled." Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., characterized the attorney general's explanations for the firings as "unacceptable" and "mystifying."

[babylonsister]

1. Honey, not even! And remember Coleman, who's on the fence!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3164970&mesg_id=3164970

[robinlynne]

2. I think the poster meant second REPUB senator.

[babylonsister]

3. Rohrbacher and Coleman ARE repug senators. nt

[originalpckelly]

6. Actually, Rohrbacher is a Representative.

I didn't say that.

[AshevilleGuy]

4. Could we trade Ben Nelson for Gordon Smith?

Nelson votes more like a repuke than does Smith. He ain't worth SHIT...

[TSIAS]

5. Smith knows he's in trouble

Fuck him!

He's been trying for months to distance himself from BushCo. Lets hope Earl Blumenthaler wins his seat come 2008. They all love Bush until he's unpopular and hurts their re-election battles.