Gonzo: Better he stay as an albatross around W's neck?

[Toucano]

I'm not sure I agree that Gonzales should go.

Although he's rotton, he's not really the source of the problem. Rove is the problem. Bush is the problem.

Is there any sense that Gonzales STAYING would damage and weaken this president more than his resignation?

If he were to leave, would his replacement be any better? Wouldn't Bush just nominate another crony?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

1. No. nt.

[Parisle]

2. I agree with you

---Administration "negatives" are playing a big part in the lead-up to 2008. Let 'em keep all they can carry.

[Skidmore]

8. Negative behavior of the administration is also killing this nation.

[sharp_stick]

3. He might nominate a crony

but hopefully a now democratically controlled Senate will hold a little more power. I know they aren't as easy to whip into shape as the pukes are but I think they could much more easily block a shrub appointment.

I understand what you mean by gonzo being an albatross but that POS is all about torture and the removal of habeus corpus from our laws, he has to go and the sooner the better. Honestly I think he needs to spend several years in Leavenworth for his actions over the years of this corrupt administraion but for now I'll just take him being out of the White House.

[Toucano]

5. I agree with that, but I wonder further if resignation takes the heat off

and allows him to get away.

Over time, I've learned that once a prison-worthy official is no longer serving, the focus disappears and they walk away.

Brownie should have been in more trouble for the failures of FEMA, Rummy should be punished for countless crimes, and Ashcroft walked away from his misadministration of the justice department.

Maybe we're just supposed to settle for them being gone, which is a worthy goal in and of itself. It just feels like it falls a bit short, though.

I also agree that the new Senate could be more critical of a new nominee. Gonzales should never have been approved because of his closeness to Bush. The AG has to demonstrate independence, which Gonzo never came close to.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

This is precisely the DLC strategy - keep awful people in power, and let them do awful things, simply so ANYTHING will look better than the status quo - it gives lots of room for the DLC's beloved triangulation.

This got us George Bush, the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and so forth.

No. Bad thing.

[Toucano]

6. Once they resign, they walk away

never facing the consequences of their larger crimes.

But you're right that there's are a lot of positives in simply having him GONE.

[WinkyDink]

7. No. Staying = Bushco wins. Perception counts, if not reality.

It would quickly become, "I guess he didn't do anything bad! It was all a Liberal witch-hunt!"

[Toucano]

9. That's a very good point.

Especially in light of the "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" idea.