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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 11:47 AM
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If Rohrbacher wants Gonzalez to quit, what happens to freeper arguments about Clinton's attorneys?
They go down the toilet, of course. Whether freeps join them down the toilet is another question.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/15/politics/main2572891.shtml

(CBS/AP) Pressure mounted on the White House Thursday to fire Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for the abrupt dismissal of U.S. attorneys. More Republicans called for his ouster, and one Republican strategist close to the White House told CBS News that Gonzales is "finished."

Congressman Dana Rohrbacher became the latest Republican to say Gonzales should go, reports CBS News White House correspondent Jim Axelrod.

"Even for Republicans this is a warning sign … saying there needs to be a change," said Rohrbacher. "Maybe the president should have an attorney general who is less a personal friend and more professional in his approach."

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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 11:57 AM
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1. It means the Clenis got to him too.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 12:06 PM
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2. Nothing
They can scream about Clinton until they're blue in the face, but it's still a red herring.

Even assuming what Clinton did was wrong, it doesn't excuse Gonzo's behavior.

As usual, Clinton did nothing wrong; while his manner of dismissing the US Attorneys was unseemly, eveey one of those attorneys expected to be replaced in the near future.

Not only is that talking point a red herring, but it compares apples to oranges.
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