The over-under on the Alberto Gonzales resignation is now a matter of days
Going, going, gone
The American Prospect
by Terence Samuel
The over-under on the Alberto Gonzales resignation is now a matter of days. But whatever it is, take the under. He’s done. He may not make it through the weekend, as more damaging e-mails continue to emerge showing both the administration’s arrogance in removing U.S. attorneys and its deceit in covering up its reasons for the firings. The demise of Gonzales may signal the final unraveling of the Bush White House, because at the heart of this particular scandal are two commodities most prized by this administration: loyalty to the president and a ruthless expediency in the service of political goals. Together, these two have made the Bush White House both successful and fearsome. But based on what we have seen so far, Gonzales’ chief offenses may turn out to be these exact characteristics...
https://www.prospect.org/web/view-web.ww?id=12566
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=firing+attorneys
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gonzales
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Terence+Samuel
The American Prospect
by Terence Samuel
The over-under on the Alberto Gonzales resignation is now a matter of days. But whatever it is, take the under. He’s done. He may not make it through the weekend, as more damaging e-mails continue to emerge showing both the administration’s arrogance in removing U.S. attorneys and its deceit in covering up its reasons for the firings. The demise of Gonzales may signal the final unraveling of the Bush White House, because at the heart of this particular scandal are two commodities most prized by this administration: loyalty to the president and a ruthless expediency in the service of political goals. Together, these two have made the Bush White House both successful and fearsome. But based on what we have seen so far, Gonzales’ chief offenses may turn out to be these exact characteristics...
https://www.prospect.org/web/view-web.ww?id=12566
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=firing+attorneys
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Gonzales
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Terence+Samuel
rudkla - 19. Mär, 14:57
