Support for Gonzales appears to collapse

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http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/nation/16935983.htm

WASHINGTON - The White House began floating the names of possible replacements for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday as the Justice Department prepared to release more internal documents related the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year.

Support for Gonzales appears to be collapsing under the weight of questions about his truthfulness and his management ability. White House spokesman Tony Snow offered a tepid defense when asked if Gonzales would stay on the job until the end of President Bush's term.

"We hope so," Snow said. "None of us knows what's going to happen to us over the next 21 months."

A Republican source, who had earlier predicted that Gonzales would survive the controversy, said he expected both Gonzales and Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty to resign soon. Another well-connected Republican said White House officials had launched an aggressive search for Gonzales' replacement, though Bush had not decided whether to ask for his resignation. snip

Congressional investigators took delivery of a new batch of Justice Department documents Monday. Their release was not expected to help Gonzales keep his job.

[MichiganVote]

1. Rove casts off another one from the bow of the sinking ship *

[newscott]

2. Harriet Miers would make a great replacement!

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9. Oh hey, let's just ask republicans to go for broke and hire Colter

[H2O Man]

4. Yep.

That is a significant factor in the decision that some republicans are making .... if by chance the Attorney General doesn't resign by Friday, there will be a large number of republicans calling for him to be fired. And not because they are upset that he is a petty criminal -- just because he is becoming a ball & chain.

[MichiganVote]

8. The only man who can make shit smell like a turkey---Karl Rove

[DemReadingDU]

10. Ball & Chain, lol

But if Gonzo stays, the story won't go away!

This media loves a scandal, :)

[lovuian]

3. Rove survives & Cheney

but Gonzales falls on the sword

[RufusTFirefly]

5. Gonzales in a stress position? How quaint! n/t

[NNN0LHI]

7. Never thought about that. You are right n/t

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6. The names being floated for replacement are even WORSE

Fran Townsend
Larry Thompson
CHERTOFF
and TED OLSON