BREAKING - Bush calls Gonzo to show support

[Poiuyt]

President Bush today called embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to reaffirm his support for him, The Associated Press reports.

CNN.com

also:

President Bush sent a powerful message of support Tuesday for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, calling his longtime friend to express unwavering support in the face of calls for his resignation.

The White House also denied reports that it was looking for possible successors for Gonzales. "Those rumors are untrue," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said.

Bush called Gonzales from the Oval Office at 7:15 a.m. EDT and they spoke for several minutes about the political uproar over the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, an issue that has thrust the attorney general into controversy and raised questions about whether he can survive. The White House disclosed Bush's call to bolster Gonzales and attempt to rally Republicans to support him.

"The president reaffirmed his strong backing of the attorney general and his support for him," Perino said. "The president called him to reaffirm his support."

more -

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070320/D8NVU4201.html

[Monkeyman]

1. I support Rummy comes to mind

[rainbow4321]

2. And no doubt said:

(all together now):

"Heckeva job, Gonzie".

[global1]

3. Is This Equivalent To The Kiss Of Death The Godfather Gives Before.....

they ice the kissee?

Watch for Gonzo to turn in his resignation and soon.

[yellowcanine]

7. Yeah, your Mafia metaphor is probably more correct than mine.

[tavalon]

18. Yeah, it was a "I support you Gonzo. Here, let my hold the door for you."

See ya!

[Elidor]

23. We've all seen this movie before

[WillyT]

LOL !!! - The Chiron (sp?) On MSNBC Said...

President Offers Support...

For some reason, the word "offers" cracked me up.

:shrug:

[WillyT]

6. Link Here:

Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17702224/

:rofl:

[babylonsister]

4. Scrambling like the cornered rats that they are. nt

[yellowcanine]

5. Uh oh. That is equivalent to the Mafia practice of sending a fish wrapped in newspapers.

Gonzo's job sleeps with the fishes.

[bdamomma]

What BS

keep supporting gonzo, your a$$ will be cooked too.

[tavalon]

19. I wish this one were going to last awhile (better politically for our side)

Alas, this will be over before the next weekend is.

[bdamomma]

8. double post

[Chimichurri]

9. Bush's got to put that out there because Gonzalez knows where the bodies

are buried, so to speak. Alberto is a goner :bounce:

[sutz12]

10. Yep, doin' a heckuva job..............then the axe....

:shrug:

[radfringe]

15. even worse would be

"Doing a FABULOUS job"... then the axe

at the moment the bushies are working on seating arrangements for deck chairs...

[Hubert Flottz]

11. He won't fool Gonzo...

Gonzo was listening in on all of Bush's calls to shrub's new prospects for AG...Bush must have forgot about the FBI's wiretapping thing.

[Turbineguy]

12. Gonzo

probably took the call on his cell phone cuz he was ouside packing his car.

[Ghost in the Machine]

26. !!

:spray:

:hi:

[bdamomma]

13. maybe uncle karl will tell georgie to lose gonzo, to save his (rove's)

a$$. They won't be able to sweep this under the rug, they are playing the "IGNORE" game.

[blogslut]

14. I'm sending out a dedication to that crazy couple

George and Al:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAtm-M6WEpc

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone.
Let's pretend that we're together, all alone.
I'll tell the man to turn the juke box way down low,
And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go...

[jsamuel]

16. I'll believe Bush got read of Gonzo when I see it.

He is too important. Something major would have to be done, such as the perfect replacement. It would be hard to find. Someone who is smart, good at lying, and who wants to protect Bush.

[TahitiNut]

17. IOW, abu Gonzo hasn't taken enough heat yet.

When he's fulfilled his ablative role, Cheney will tell The D-sider to fit abu Gonzo with concrete boots.

In the meantimme, distact, distract, distract ... while the crony global corporatists are robbing the taxpayers even blinder than we are.

[donco6]

20. You know the clock is ticking now. eom

[tblue37]

21. Step 1: Show of support so sacrificial lamb can save face.

Step 2: Sacrificial lamb insists on leaving because his presence is "too much of a distraction, keeping the administration and the Justice Department from taking care of the important people's business that needs to be done."

Step 3: President reluctantly accepts sacrificial lamb's resignation, because sacrificial lamb "insists on leaving so president and Justice Department can get back to important work, without all the distraction of that partisan witch hunt."

[AikidoSoul]

22. No matter how much pressure the Buseviks feel -- it's LOYALTY that's important to them

They will keep Gonzo on as long as possible because they can depend on him to keep running the protection racket according to their wishes.

The only other person who could do as well would be Harriet.

[tblue37]

24. But for the BFEE, the loyalty only flows uphill. (eom)

[WinkyDink]

25. Bush is the President. He wouldn't "reaffirm his support" if he weren't going to fire Gonzo;

he'd simply tell him, in no uncertain terms, "I WON'T FIRE YOU."
IOW, a boss doesn't "support" an underling, unless he means the support he'll give AFTER THE GUY IS FIRED. AKA, "resigns for personal reasons".

Gonzo is history.