Comments (109)

Theo wrote on April 20, 2007 3:23 PM:

I wonder if that means the White House no longer considers fraud and identity theft a crime?

bordersmuggler wrote on April 20, 2007 3:27 PM:

Here's what happens when his handlers slip out of the room.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070419/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_musings

Anonymous wrote on April 20, 2007 3:30 PM:

So,

We have two superheros now:

"The Decider"
and his trusty sidekick "#1 crime fighter!!" (say it fast like the soup nazi would).

They are out to save the world from corrupt child predator terrorist gangs.

Silversword wrote on April 20, 2007 3:31 PM:

Hmmm. I think I've heard Perino's memorized list of Gonzalez' accomplishments before: fighting terrorism, keeping predators away from our kids (ya gotta love it: the spectre of child abuse!), corrupting government...er, I mean, fighting gov't corruption, and arresting gang violence. In the same order. Yesterday.

Helen Rainier wrote on April 20, 2007 3:36 PM:

I beg your pardon, Ms. Perino -- you all need to remember that none of you are "employed" by the President. We, the People are the ones who provide the money for your fat paychecks and even more generous perks.

You would all do well to remember that inconvenient "little" fact.

I do not want a government that rules by its "vision" but rather based on the rule of law, which means the Constitution of the United States.

Nina wrote on April 20, 2007 3:37 PM:

Aw c'mon, don't mess with poor Dana. Everybody knows that "express full confidence in" is politi-code for "we make a show of standing behind a guy in trouble until we have to ax him." And Dana was simply expressing her full confidence in reporters to know just how shallow George's support can be, and how few around the WH are in such deep doo-doo to require such a shallow, ham-handed show of dubious support. That's all. C'mon!

P.S. My code word is "resign"

jb wrote on April 20, 2007 3:38 PM:

This just in...Gonzo is "for" green grass and the sun rising in the East.

powkat wrote on April 20, 2007 3:40 PM:

Sooner or later her fembot circuits will blow.

Nina wrote on April 20, 2007 3:41 PM:

And remember Dana's message: It doesn't matter how much of an idiot or hatchet man or errand boy everybody thinks Al is, if he just remembers to say "Nothing Improper" a lot, that's all anyone will remember. That's why George thinks it was great testimony! Because Al said "Nothing Improper" a lot! Let's not get to complicated.

Dan wrote on April 20, 2007 3:43 PM:

"But he has done a fantastic job at the Department of Justice. He is our number one crime fighter."

And he still looks great in the cape.

bordersmuggler wrote on April 20, 2007 3:44 PM:

On a serious note, if the keep this up the crowd at the funny farm is going to start looking at them with suspicion.

Nina wrote on April 20, 2007 3:50 PM:

I can't bear to leave it go. It was a revealing moment during the break in testimony yesterday when Schumer waxed wistfully about the obeisance to the unwritten rules of politics of yore, saying, and I paraphrase, "If this testimony were given by an AG during the Reagan or Bush I years, the AG would have been fired already." Three simple words: Bush doesn't care.
Code word: "GOP SLOP"

warren wrote on April 20, 2007 3:52 PM:

Yup... Al is our Number 1 Crimefighter...
Batman and Robin are 2 and 3.

Hardheaded Liberal wrote on April 20, 2007 3:54 PM:

Well, even some in the MSM reported that Fredo was not doing well on his "murder boards." If you have never had any experience being on your feet and answering tough questions, it's hard to pick up the knack in a couple of weeks.

Brings back memories of Harriet Miers. She'll probably have many of the same problems as Fredo if Bush takes Fred Fielding's advice and negotiates a deal for Miers, Rove, et al to testify.

And not to forget Dubya and the tell-tale bulge visible under his coat in the back at his first "debate" with Not Bush in 2004.

The cast of loyal Bushies just seem to be inept bumblers, but bumblers who have created so much pain for Iraqis and for the detainees at Gitmo and in the "black sites."

They're all from Texas. But so was my late father. He and Bush I confidants like Jim Baker do show that Texans are not inept at explaining bad things -- just loyal Bushies.

ei caramba wrote on April 20, 2007 3:54 PM:

Looks like it's time for El Cholo to get the Presidential Medal of Freedom! Arriba, Andele!!

brianm0122 wrote on April 20, 2007 3:56 PM:

It's not positive thinking, it is rationalization.

This is what they use to re-enforce the alternate universe that let's them live with themselves...

Gandhi wrote on April 20, 2007 3:57 PM:

Well,

he employs the cooks and the drivers as well.

Good thing we don't ask them to resign.

But maybe they had to pass an allegiance test before they got hired, you know to the neocon god and hie earthy Führer.

davcbr wrote on April 20, 2007 3:57 PM:

"The President believes that the Attorney General answered all of their questions honestly and forthrightly." Then he is either a criminal also, or he is an incompetant administrator.

JT wrote on April 20, 2007 3:58 PM:

So - does the fantastic record of fighting government corruption include firing USAs who earned that record (Lam) and retaining the ones who besmirched that record (Biskupic)?

Baldfaced lying has reached an epidemic high under this administration. I guess it's my fault for not realizing that "honor and integrity" is code for sticking to your lies.

Anonymous wrote on April 20, 2007 3:59 PM:

I just read through the newshour's transcript of their report on Gonzo's testimony yesterday. It occurred to me that the Repub's all played a part in crafting the message yesterday, Lindsey frames the message as 'personality conflicts' and once that's been established on the record for the MSM to run with, Coburn gets the kill. Gonzo can then take the fall.

Reading their transcript, its very telling.

Node of Evil wrote on April 20, 2007 4:05 PM:

'There is no doubt that there were many members from both sides of the aisle who had expressed frustration over the confusing remarks from the initial responses on this matter.'

Yes, but the frustration yesterday was with Gonzales' performance in the hearing; as Spector said it was a re-confirmation of sorts. And Gonzales failed badly, this isn't just because of his bumbling explanations before the hearing. He hasn't really cleared the air, major questions are still unanswered. So what if the President was "pleased" with his performance. He might be pleased that Gonzales didn't incriminate himself directly even though he gave a very shifty and suspicious account of events. That doesn't mean much, and more importantly, it doesn't do anything to restore faith in Gonzales' ability to do the job. He plead incompetent, and Bush is happy with that? I suppose that's what Bush would plead under similar circumstances. Lots of Repbulican office-holders and officials will be talking about "change" in the coming days, but it's just talk. It's another part of their plan to drag out the process and wear out publicity (such as waiting a few days to see how the "public" reacts). Bush is closing his eyes and hoping very badly that this will all go away. It won't.

Mrs Panstreppon wrote on April 20, 2007 4:06 PM:

Why didn't anyone ask AG Gonazales why Monica Goodling was prosecuting low-level criminal cases in the fall of 2004? Why is Kyle Sampson listed as a SAUSA in a 2003 appeals case that he had nothing to do with?

Albert wrote on April 20, 2007 4:06 PM:

Why does the party line continue to include, "preventing predators from attacking our children?" Isn't that more Chris Hansen territory, anyway?

dweb wrote on April 20, 2007 4:10 PM:

I gotta tell you, my instincts tell me that you are looking at the WH strategy right now....claim Abu acquitted himself, that there was no proof he did anything wrong, and that because condemnation by GOP Senators was not unanimous, that's a sign of strength.

I think Bush is going to try and tough it out. If he dumps him, it doesn't look good and worse yet, who the hell is going to want to take Abu's place for 18 months?.....and who else can Bush find who will kiss his ass so totally as Abu.

John S wrote on April 20, 2007 4:12 PM:

"He has worked determinately to prevent predators from attacking our children." Certainly not in Texas where he refused to prosecute child sexual predators at TYC.

Code word: snake I hear they're bigger in Texas and we sure have a whopper in Washington. More than one in fact.

longtimeobserver wrote on April 20, 2007 4:13 PM:

As time goes on, the increaingly easy to remember, ever shorter list, is those not (yet) asked to resign.

longtimeobserver wrote on April 20, 2007 4:13 PM:

As time goes on, the increasingly easy to remember, and ever shorter list, is those not (yet) asked to resign.

Richard L. Adlof wrote on April 20, 2007 4:15 PM:

At least the newest press poodle seemed mostly perky while she was lying this morning . . .

Any-which-way, the reporters need to inquire why Bush 43 has had to support more staffers and officals in the last four months than his immediate predecessor did in eight years.

za wrote on April 20, 2007 4:17 PM:

you buried the led!

Tony Snow is watching this, and he just drank his urine specimen by accident.

" it's a pretty small number that he's had to express full confidence in."

HAD to express full confidence in? What a burden. That poor man. Why not just a blanket statement expressing full confidence in ALL his employees? Why single out this "pretty small number"?

Jack Sprat wrote on April 20, 2007 4:19 PM:

It is really getting old, listening to them spout the, "We serve at the pleasure of the President" line. I would love if someone would ask these buffoons if they ever considered that actually they serve at the pleasure of the American people.

za wrote on April 20, 2007 4:19 PM:

ermmmmmmmmmmmmmm, no.

"MS. PERINO: There is no doubt that there were many members from both sides of the aisle who had expressed frustration over the confusing remarks from the initial responses on this matter"

REPUBLICANS were expressing frustration at his answers YESTERDAY, while he was making them.

jeffgee wrote on April 20, 2007 4:19 PM:

Is Dana Perino the Cheney's lost daughter? She has the clipped speech like DIck and the ideological stridency of Lynn.

goldberry wrote on April 20, 2007 4:26 PM:

So, the problem was just a matter of explaining it better? Yeah, right.
As for the lack of credible evidence, I think the GOP system administrators are responsible for that.

security word: sound
As in, if the WH spokesperson makes a sound but no one believes it, can we just call it a lie?

infoshaman wrote on April 20, 2007 4:34 PM:

I wish that Helen Thomas would have replied to Ms. Perino:

"I knew Captain America. Captain America was a #1 crime fighter. And Mr. Gonzales, my dear, is no Captain America...although he is cartoonish!"

Lloyd Bentsen would have been proud!

oberle wrote on April 20, 2007 4:36 PM:

snip....

...he employs the cooks and the drivers as well.

Posted by: Gandhi

actually, from what I've heard, he fired the French chef who had served for many years, because he's, well, um, French.

david wrote on April 20, 2007 4:41 PM:

damn, Dana Perino is cute as hell

Willidm Dunbar wrote on April 20, 2007 4:44 PM:

The Genius of Josh Bolten:

Ya gotta hand it to him.
Josh assumes office, and instantly recognizes that
the POTUS can no longer afford a straight shooter,
like Scotty……given the deteriorating WH situtation.

What he NEEDS is a master of spin;
someone who can quickly, and masterfully
determine if the situation/question requires:
a. an attack on the questioner,
b. an absurd but still logical retort to ‘spin’ the situation, or
c. the ability to dismiss a perfectly legitimate question
…so JOSH goes to the preeminent training ground
for such people………FOX News,
and brings on Tony Snowjob.

NOW……with the WH in further disarray, and
the awareness that 24/7 FOX tactics take their
toll, and lose their affectiveness,
Josh BRILLIANTLY utilizes the unfortunate
development in Tony’s health to move the
WH Press position to the next level of defense……
……a ditsy blonde…

think about it-
who’s better than a good looking blonde babe,
who can make statements disassociated from reality,
and sound like she really, really, really
believes them?

After reading this, tell me that she DOESN’T
sound like the poster girl for dumb blonde jokes.
The only way Dana would be more perfect
is if she was wearing a cheerleading outfit
with a big W on it.

United, I stand alone against collectivism wrote on April 20, 2007 4:44 PM:

Bush's "Full Confidence" = kiss of death.

Code word: Agagsfucked

Jan wrote on April 20, 2007 4:49 PM:

She's sounding more and more like Scott McClellan every day.

Dana Perino wrote on April 20, 2007 4:49 PM:

Think of all the students who WEREN'T murdered at VA Tech on Monday...

bordersmuggler wrote on April 20, 2007 4:50 PM:

Mrs Panstreppon wrote:

"Why didn't anyone ask AG Gonazales why Monica Goodling was prosecuting low-level criminal cases in the fall of 2004? Why is Kyle Sampson listed as a SAUSA in a 2003 appeals case that he had nothing to do with?"

It would be very useful to discover the whereabouts of these two individuals durings their mysterious assignments with Justice. Ms. Goodling's disappearance, from just prior to the election in 2004 to the spring of 2005, is the most suspicious. A call to John Ashcroft at Regent U. might help solve that mystery. If a baby's cry is heard in the background, that might give a clue.

tgr wrote on April 20, 2007 4:55 PM:

The AG serves at the pleasure of the... (yawn)... President.
The President serves at the pleasure of the people.

The people are not pleased. Ergo, the White House response?... As Dick Cheney said to Patrick Leahy on the floor of the Senate...

kjoftherock wrote on April 20, 2007 5:01 PM:

" hopefully people will be able to take a step back, realize that there was no credible evidence of wrongdoing"

Let's not forget that this Congress does not have to PROVE evidence of wrongdoing here; they merely need a plausible basis for impeachment. It is in the context of that investigation that they will either find plausible evidence, or they won't.

cevrero wrote on April 20, 2007 5:01 PM:

Goodness gracious she's a sexy Republican,...maybe that's what Gonzo was thinking about when he ok'd the torture bill....a round with Dana would do anyone right,.....get your speedos on Alberto it time to go waterboarding with Dana.

Rodney Lamprey, jr. wrote on April 20, 2007 5:03 PM:

The Gonzales talking point picked up by Perino is "There is no credible evidence of wrongdoing." Of course there is only mountains of circumstantial evidence that there was wrongdoing. They were apparently succesful in hiding or destroying the evidence, because there is also no credible evidence that anyone at DOJ chose the Attorneys to fire.

John Bertsch wrote on April 20, 2007 5:08 PM:

come on now, we got to get those spokespeople from the Administration to stop smoking those little green things.

Leisureguy wrote on April 20, 2007 5:13 PM:

"Pretty small number" = "a handful" = 55?

Anonymous wrote on April 20, 2007 5:32 PM:

It would be very useful to discover the whereabouts of these two individuals durings their mysterious assignments with Justice. Ms. Goodling's disappearance, from just prior to the election in 2004 to the spring of 2005, is the most suspicious. A call to John Ashcroft at Regent U. might help solve that mystery. If a baby's cry is heard in the background, that might give a clue.

Really?

DaShamu wrote on April 20, 2007 5:48 PM:

Bush has already spent $340 billion on Iraq War thus far, but who got the profit? People in Iraq? They are shouting loud that “American, get out!” while Bush wants to send 15,000 more troops. That’s why we can’t support Bush and his supporters.
It is clear that the military solution is not working. Why don't they try to bring peace by sending humanitarian aid instead of troops and weapons?
According to The Borgen Project, it only costs $19 billion to end global poverty and hunger. Compare to the amount Bush spent on his “War on Terror", this annual cost is very little.
I hope our next political leader will make a commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals which will end global poverty and starvation. It is really not so hard if we are truly willing to make a change and bring peace to the world not by military solution but by humanitarian aid.

Node of Evil wrote on April 20, 2007 6:14 PM:

'After reading this, tell me that she DOESN’T
sound like the poster girl for dumb blonde jokes.
The only way Dana would be more perfect
is if she was wearing a cheerleading outfit
with a big W on it.'

and:

'It would be very useful to discover the whereabouts of these two individuals durings their mysterious assignments with Justice. Ms. Goodling's disappearance, from just prior to the election in 2004 to the spring of 2005, is the most suspicious. A call to John Ashcroft at Regent U. might help solve that mystery. If a baby's cry is heard in the background, that might give a clue.'

You know... Think about it; Dana Perino, Susan Ralston, Monica Goodling, Rachel Paulouse... I don't mean to be sexist, but in light of the wild bad-boy lifestyle of several murky Bush Administration officials (think Kyle Foggo), I really wonder how these women got their jobs and why they keep them. Their generally less-than-stellar resumes don't seem to be the main draw. I'd be the first to argue that their main value is probably their lockstep rigor in promoting Conservative values. But good old fashioned "sleeping your way to the top" could be another contender. I will say this; most of the scandal-plagued in this administration who are men seem to have some sort of youngish female "personal assistant" or liaison with whom they work closely. I hate to be base, but very often ethical weakness of the kind displayed by Bush Administration officials is indicative of other long-standing moral issues.

security code: news

VL wrote on April 20, 2007 6:32 PM:

A Bushbot babe will always get the masculinity-challenged eyeballs. Especially if she gives a good fluffing.

VL wrote on April 20, 2007 6:35 PM:

I think Baby Dubya was allowed to decorate his White House as if it were an episode of Boston Legal or CSI--hot businessbabes in low-cut tight outfits who git 'er done.

Fast One wrote on April 20, 2007 7:05 PM:

If he was prosecuting sexual predators. Why isn't Mark Foley in jail. Also the Constitution has three branches of Goverment. Al said Bush wants only U.S.Attorneys that follow his agenda. The Justice is supposed to be non political. So they can do their job. He's just a hatchet man for Bush & Karl. Power to the people.

Rob wrote on April 20, 2007 7:12 PM:

One ugly idea:

Suppose Gonzo's not planning to leave because he thinks he has some dirt on, well, everyone? And further suppose that the tone-deaf, intransigent support Bush keeps spouting is because Gonzo is right? Wonder what that might look like.

Lawrence wrote on April 20, 2007 7:26 PM:

Re: bush_musings and the Madness of King George

Reading the link makes me wonder if W is close to the edge falling to pieces. If that is the case what does he have to lose?
Is it possible that Gonzo knows too much to be let go? There are two very juicy drug stories that have links to the US attorney's Office and Carol Lam's investigation was getting too close. The 5 metric tonne bust of a plane owned by a "good" friend of Tom Delay, has direct ties to her case.
This story was covered up, it died and never made it passed the wire services, none of the MSM had the cojones to touch the story. This friend is SkyWay Chairman Glenn Kovar, he was running cons and claiming he had connections to the CIA.He bilked Skyway investors out of more than one hundred million dollars. BTW the cocaine plane was painted to resemble planes used by Homeland Security.

Security word: glove, as in the pieces are falling together and starting the fit like a glove.

KYJurisDoctor wrote on April 20, 2007 7:41 PM:

I hate to admit it, but it may be time for the AG to go. Join the conversation at:

http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/04/alberto-gonzales-appears-on.html#links

Julie wrote on April 20, 2007 7:49 PM:

Determinately?

pre-ameriKKKan wrote on April 20, 2007 8:01 PM:

Whatever is in those "lost" emails must be some interesting readin', i'm tellin' ya.

RickinSF wrote on April 20, 2007 8:12 PM:

She has that Eva Marie Saint thing going on.
y'think?

AF wrote on April 20, 2007 8:30 PM:

I too wish Gonzales would stop pleasuring the president.

coltergeist wrote on April 20, 2007 8:55 PM:

So Dana Perino says:

"When you're President of the United States and you have this many folks that you are employing, it's a pretty small number that he's had to express full confidence in."

Um, hello, the President of the United States is not employing anyone, the taxpayers are. He is not our dad, or our boss, or our preacher, or our friend, he is our employee and his performance rating sucks.

Anna S. wrote on April 20, 2007 10:15 PM:

"The President believes that the Attorney General answered all of their questions honestly and forthrightly."

*psst* George. George listen. Supposedly you graduated college, you should know this. When a person makes a statement, then directly contradicts that statement, both statements cannot be considered true. It's basic math: if p=p, then p!=not p. If a statement is true, then its converse is not true.

Or maybe this is more of that "fuzzy math". I mean, we wouldn't want people to think that we were part of a reality-based community. Clearly those pesky logical facts are unAmerican, and don't support the troops.

JD21 wrote on April 20, 2007 11:00 PM:

These Republicans running our country have absolutely no shame. When are we going to rise up and hold our President accountable to the rule of law? You know, the same rule of law he said in his last State of the Union was the number one reason we are in Iraq? What a coincidence how badly it's gone for America and Iraq.

JD21 wrote on April 20, 2007 11:11 PM:

These Republicans running our country have absolutely no shame. When are we going to rise up and hold our President, Vice President, their Chief Political Advisor and the White House Attorney General accountable to the rule of law? You know, the same rule of law Bush said in his last State of the Union was the number one reason we are in Iraq? What a coincidence how badly it's gone for America and Iraq.

Here are just a few examples in which they've broken the law:

1. Illegal warrantless spying on Americas. Gonzales even recently admitted their program did not "strictly" comply with the rule of law. Yup, it's a felony under FISA.

2. Torture. Gonzales signed off on the memos that provided legal cover for this blatant violation of the Geneva Convention and Uniform Military Code of Justice.

3. Outing a CIA agent. We all know the White House lied through its teeth that they all were not involved when every single one of them was knee deep in it. We all know they did it as payback. We all know she was a covert agent.

4. Purging prosecutors for not witchhunting Dems or turning a blind eye to crooked Repubs. It's called obstruction of justice. Despite all the deleted, oops I mean lost, records, there is more than enough proof they were all in it up to their eyeballs.

5. Lying us into the war. Put aside what now all but the die-hard right-wing nuts know was shameless demagoguery to rush us into war, there is increasing evidence that the President and his Vice President flat out lied to us.

Even if this gang weren't so damn incompetent, they still would deserve impeachment and removal. And the fact that they are is all the more reason not to waste one minute. Unless the Fox Republican spin cycle can deflect it or Bush can manuever us into another war, even these lawbreakers may not be able to avoid accountability for their lawlessness.

Let the rule of law prevail!

whizkid wrote on April 20, 2007 11:12 PM:

It will have to be some pretty good Kool-aid they're serving at the WH to keep all this crap from rolling downhill. And you can tell that the Tory Congress members are'nt tasting a drop.

alabama wrote on April 20, 2007 11:24 PM:

It's surprising that al boo hoo even remembers his name I wonder if he recalls lying.

Veritas78 wrote on April 21, 2007 12:16 AM:

I pray to all the spirits, gods and powers above that he keeps Abu on. Yes, yes, yes, do it, do it, do it. Stay stubborn, Junior—you can do it.

"Dana, why does the president reserve his fullest confidence only for those who have fucked up the worst? What signal does that send to the others?"

Truly a priceless admission.

georgia wrote on April 21, 2007 12:30 AM:

South Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota.

The one true Presidential firing of a USA Attorney is not getting the attention it should. The way Steven Mullins was installed shows utter disdain for the separation of powers.

The Attorney General has testified under oath that he did not like the fact that Judges could appoint US Attorneys. Too f*%king bag AG AG. Just because you don't like the law, that doesn't mean you can break it, yet you did, repeatedly.

Because the Gonzales didn't like the law and he didn't the fact that the courts refused to rubber stamp an executive appointee, instead choosing their own, Gonzales tried to make a second interim appointment in South Dakota. When that didn't work, Bush stepped in to fire the court appointee and recess appoint Steven Mullins. Screw the courts, screw the Senate, all hail Bush.

This case alone seems to show enough reason to remove the AG (and the President). Why doesn't anyone seem to care?

Forget about "the politicizing of firings/hirings" and go after the illegal expansion of executive authority.

Sure the AG needs the "confidence" of the President, but he needs the confidence of the Congress too, and he doesn't have it. If Bush is unwilling to be "the decider", I certainly hope we can get a few congressmen to decide to get the ball rolling for him, over him.

merlallen wrote on April 21, 2007 12:43 AM:

didn't the number one crime fighting child protector ignore the child rapes in Texas juvenile facilities?

whizkid wrote on April 21, 2007 12:54 AM:

As if to boast about some sort of strength we enjoy militarily, Bush today at a press conference showed a map of our outposts in downtown Bahgdad. The idiot is - like Geraldo - telling the insurgents where to set their mortars.
He is willing to cover his ass in our boys blood.
I cannot think of any, ANY defense for this asswipe.

Anonymous wrote on April 21, 2007 2:12 AM:

Gosh-Awful Gonzo may be THEIR Number One Crime Fighter, but personally, I'm still partial to Wonder Warthog...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Wart-Hog

The "Nurds of November" story was all about rigged elections, the presidency, corporations really running things (including owning and controlling newspapers), etc.

Here's a quote from Philbert Desanex (WW's secret identity): "What this country needs is a complete change of leadership! The government must abandon its Imperialist policies, get rid of excessive military spending, give everyone a minimum wage of $100 a day and enough Social Security to live a comfortable life, give everyone the freedom to do anything they want..."

Right under that, in the bottom right corner of that comic book's panel, it says "The more things change, the more they're the same." When did this issue originally come out? 1979. (Reprinted 1988.)

And (switching subjects a little) let's not forget the Onion's humorous take on things:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28239

And lastly ... if Gosh-Awful Gonzo is the #1 crime fighter, and Hollywood made "A Few Good Men" in part based on a story from Iglesias' life, then what movie is based on Gonzo's life?

Well -- besides "Being There," of course.

Whistler wrote on April 21, 2007 2:35 AM:

Question: If Karl Rove is "Bush's Brain," then who is "Bush's Conscience"?

... Pat Robertson, maybe?

whizkid wrote on April 21, 2007 3:07 AM:

Posted by...a complete blank? Under a posting that is utter bullshit? How does that work?
I sent something to my local paper that I thought would appear in print anonymously and instead got a slew of e-mails on my laptop. My name showed and someone knew me fron 20 yrs. ago. They flattered me actually so...
Who cares really. The wingnuts are lost. But who are the webmasters that let this stuff slide through?
Hey. Livin' in America.

Jack wrote on April 21, 2007 9:26 AM:

Bush isn't asking him to resign because Bush, Rove and Cheney are making the calls at DoJ, not Gonzales. He's just a rubber stamping figurehead.

If Gonzales resigns, you can bet that the next AG will be a recess appointment who'll never be confirmed. Bush doesn't have much longer to go in office, and he wouldn't have appointed someone like Gates at Defense if his daddy didn't tell him to. Don't expect him to appoint anyone who's any less ideological or anymore competent than Gonzales to be the new AG. Bush will want to keep his people from being indicted, at least until it's time for him to start pardoning everyone in 2008 on his way out the door.

Connie Johnson wrote on April 21, 2007 10:10 AM:

georgia said. Forget about "the politicizing of firings/hirings" and go after the illegal expansion of executive authority.
I say AMEN! it's the setup,it's the setup, it's the setup. They slip into the Patriot Act a provision that first eliminates the judicial branch by giving the power to appoint interim US attorneys, then eliminates the legislative branch by making those appointments indefinite in time. Why doesn't the Senate get it? Another step by Bush to turn democracy to monarchy.

Unmitigated Audacity wrote on April 21, 2007 10:28 AM:

This comic book character meme explains a lot. Unfortunately, you've got Jughead as President (or maybe Alfred E. Newman? It's a toss-up) and Dr. Doom as VP.

SC: tight -- as in Dick's costume has cut off the circulation to his brain.

regular lurker wrote on April 21, 2007 10:46 AM:

Gang crime rates are up.

At least, that's what Alberto Gonzales implied this past fall when he spoke to the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Boston. (click linkie)

Just saying...

Jane wrote on April 21, 2007 12:11 PM:

Hey, Gonzo chief crime fighter cannot even catch himself when he commits a crime: Senator Domenici makes an improper call enquiring about when a politically helpful sealed indictment might proceed, Iglesias refuses to answer and does not speed up and the Senator gets upset, Gonzo learns that the Senator is upset and fires Iglesias. Gonzo's position is that the firing is proper because the Senator lost confidence in Iglesias.

Gonzo is so oblivious that he cites Senator Domenici's discontent in the Senate Hearing as the reason to fire Iglesias. If Gonzo was told or checked why Senator Domenici was upset he would have learned that the Senator's discontent rested on an improper motive seeking to get a prosecution sped up for political advantage.

So Gonzo's position at best is since I didn't realize that Senator Domenici wanted to get rid of Iglesias for improper reasons it is okay for me to have fired Iglesias because Domenici let the administration know that he was unhappy.

Gonzo is further justifies that firing retroactively on the basis that Iglesias did not report the contact from Domenici earlier to the department. ( which would, of course, allowed for a better cover story ). You have to wonder did Senator Domenici inform any one in the administration that he had called Iglesias?

Code: Horse. You can supply the rest as in happy
happy horsesh**

JD21 wrote on April 21, 2007 6:54 PM:

New acronyms for Republicans:

fops and the GBGR

see if you like them and vote

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/21/153435/185

JEP wrote on April 21, 2007 9:25 PM:

Anyone else want a "fantasy island" cartoon, with little Herve Gonzo standing next to Carlos Montalbon Bush, looking to the sky and saying "de Plame, de Plame!!!"?

codeword "snake", (couldn't put it in the sentence with even a modicum of this new thing called "blog decorum" so I didn't even try, ...although it might have fit quite well minus the decorum)

JEP wrote on April 21, 2007 9:34 PM:

scuuuuse meeee... I meant Ricardo, not Carlos...

got that "part" right this time

kjoftherock wrote on April 21, 2007 9:42 PM:

South Dakota; I had not heard word of that. Thanks for the tip.

I had heard that the guy from Marianas (is it Black?) was someone to look at. Anyone else hear that?

Angry One wrote on April 21, 2007 9:44 PM:

As history has shown, there is no more certain confirmation of the criminality, ethical-wrong doing or imminent departure of a Bush team player than the President's expression of "confidence" in him.

For the details, see:
"President Bush, Confidence Man."

JEP wrote on April 21, 2007 9:49 PM:

Josh mentions Maureen Dowd's tabloid trashfest of Edwards' generous haircut allowance, much like the one on The Huffington Enquirer a couple days ago. I cal this "The Mean Girls for Hillary club" although I love both their work, they really are showing their "sister" colors here.

So what's up with the Gallup poll's constant dipping numbers for Hillary? Is this the reason "the girls" have so willingly abandoned their reasonably objective perspectives? Is this their "mother" of all women's causes, thus worth lowering their journalistic standards for??

A bit early for Rove-style desperation tactics, I would think, but the writing is on the wall, (except when it is off-the-wall like these tabloid tales).

Nestor wrote on April 22, 2007 7:28 AM:

I'm pretty darn sure that Bush is not very bright, nor is he very honest.

By the way, what's with the Fray today? I got banned, so did a boat of others.

Code word; sudden, as in I was banned all of a sudden,

pre-ameriKKKan wrote on April 22, 2007 12:29 PM:

If indeed 43 and most of his cronies are now operating on the slimmest of shreds of sanity, we ought to make sure he isn't planning something totally off the wall (like another 911 incident) to save his own butt.

They ARE insane, time to face it and not let them draw it out. Remember NIXON cracking under this pressure, what makes you think 43 can take it?

fatkat wrote on April 22, 2007 1:34 PM:

Josh...
your baby boy, Sam, is the cutest thing and his smile is so genuine! You ARE a proud DAD! And should be!

From a devoted reader on both TPM and talking points memo!!!

georgia wrote on April 22, 2007 4:01 PM:

kj, you can see the beginning of set 7 of the latest doc dump for the DOJ version of the story

bille wrote on April 22, 2007 10:39 PM:

I think that Bush in his unitary executive role just doesn't give a sh*t about congressional over site. All that will happen is nothing. The congress will bitch and moan about this and that and Bush will just flip them a bird.

Either Inherent Contempt or somehow get the rethugs to do an Impeachment and removal is the only way.

Rembember the USA of DC is an interim Patriot Act appointee and the thing in 1982-83 with Gorsuch gives them a precident where they can say f you and then blow it off knowing the courts will get out of a "political" question. At least I beleive the think that. The only small hope here is if some of the rethug appointed judges actually ruled against Bush ( see Luttig ) so its not a done deal. Maybe, just maybe they would have a shred of decency and order Bush's executive priviledge bs to fall. But if they did, even if the supremes called bullsh*t, Bush would never answer the order. Think Andy Jackson, the supremes said the Cherokee should stay where they were, not Oklahoma and trail of tears. Old Hickory just thumbed his nose at them.

To get to that point it would be 2009 and the clock would just run out. Do you that its possible for some emergency to be provoked that would let cheney call for marial law? no election, that kind of thing. It works in every other decidership, they probably think it would work here to...

code is "great" as in yeah ....

VT - Was it a warning? wrote on April 22, 2007 11:48 PM:

This post:

Let's set a date now for DC. I'll get a Greyhound ticket and make them forget Abbott Hoffman and Saul Alinsky.

Posted by: whizkid
Date: April 14, 2007 02:30 AM

Question Mark wrote on April 23, 2007 12:04 AM:

Does the above post mean anything to anyone?

I found it so alarming that I e-mailed Josh Marshall directly as soon as I saw it...days before the shooting.

Please, if it resonates, respond.

QT wrote on April 23, 2007 12:35 AM:

Travelling Greyhound? refund?

JP wrote on April 23, 2007 4:24 AM:

I gotta say, you people really are pathetic. You rant and rave about people and policies as if your words actually meant something to somebody. What is the point of all of this? Is this just to feed your unsatisfied egos? I mean, everybody here thinks they're Karl Rove. Let me put it this way. If your ego was any bigger, I fear you would be lying on your handgun purchase application.

westcoast wrote on April 24, 2007 5:35 PM:

COREECTION: She meant to say "he's are number one criminal" but of course, there has been so many you can't even keep track of all the Republicans convicted of criminal behavior.

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He sure protected the teenage boys when they were Congressional interns. HA, how stupid do they think we are?? Not that stupid.

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