Today, March 15, 2007, a THIRD member of the Republican Party, Dana Rohrbacher, has called for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to step down.

There's blood in the water, folks, and that US attorney firing scandal that the right has tried with increasing desperation to minimize--both in here and in the corporate media--is now a Force 5 hurricane!

Gonzales' chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, bolted out the back door on Tuesday, even before Republican John Sunnunu of New Hampshire called for the ouster of the Attorney General. Yesterday, Senator Gordon Smith, also of New Hampshire, suggested Gonzales ought to take a hike.

The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterdeay authorized subpoenas for five Justice Department officials...and Democrat Henry waxman has suggested that thery may also be issued for White House personnel such as Turdblossom Rove, who has been trying to crawl into a hole and pull it in after him on this.

Looks like SOMEBODY'S got some 'splaining to do...

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"Tomorrow, you're all going to wake up in a Brave New World, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones created in a stem cell research laboratory, run by homosexual doctors who sterilize their instruments over burning American flags."

In the case of Scooter Libby, people thought he was the fall guy for Cheney and Rove. The climate of corruption in Washington is thick and this time it just doesn't seem like the resignation of Gonzales' chief of staff is going to be enough.

I'm sure Bush is pissed. The comment he gave yesterday saying he wasn't happy was made while he was out of the country, so I can imagine the shit will hit the fan when dad gets home. I don't think Gonzales is going to be able to get out of this one.

Many republicans are anxious to distance themselves from Bush and his legacy of failure.

What will be most interesting to watch are the coming investigations. The Bush Horde was up to a lot of under cover evil. Bush is already resisting demands to cooperate with Congress.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Actually Smith is from Oregon, not that it changes anything, but I just wanted to correct that.

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"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

President George W. Bush, 8-5-2004

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THIS IS REAL HOPE AND CHANGE!

It's amazing that Gonzales has lasted this long. He's just a croney, a Brownie, he isn't qualified. He approved of warrantless wiretapping, torture, he says the constitution does not guarantee habeas corpus, the Supreme Court ruled against his denial of Geneva Convention law to detainees. And now this. What more does he have to do until he is impeached?

An interesting article about torture laws http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/02/cronin/

I hope he stays for a while, so the hearings get good air time.
John McKay from Oregon will testify that he was pressured to file voter fraud charges against the Christine Gregoire campaign when she won the Governorship on the second recount even though there wasn't any evidence of voter fraud.
He was later asked by Harriet Miers, White House Counsel, to explain why he had "mishandled" the election.

David Iglesias was called by prominent Republicans including a Senator and urged to file indictments against Democrats BEFORE the election.

Carol Lam was fired because she didn't file enough immigration cases, of course it had nothing to do with sending Duke Cunningham to the slammer.

The Republicans are actually doing the kind of stuff they used to falsely accuse Clinton of doing.

And the beauty is, they thought they would be in power forever, so they discussed their activities in emails and letters and in front of witnesses, because they believed they would never be subpoenaed. SURPRISE!

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“The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine.”

Senator Thad Cochran, Mississippi (R)
on McCain

“I decided I didn’t want this guy anywhere near a trigger.”
Senator Pete Domenici, New Mexico (R)
on McCain

“My anger did not help my campaign ... People don’t like angry candidates very much.”

McCain on McCain

Yes, they've been very sloppy criminals actually.

All in all, it sounds like he's doing "a heckuva job".

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Yes, that's exactly what he's doing.

Jason Marcel: Gonzales' ouster may not be enough...but we might just have to settle for it. There is a very real possibility that this could finally trigger impeachment hearings, though. The Rove connection is now documented with e-mails. This is just STARTING to get good.

BlackAsCoal: Greetings! Always a pleasure to hear from you. The Raw Deal Republicans up for reelection next year are the most endangered, of course; that's the entire House and about a third of the Senate. They can't get far enough away from President Poison fast enough! "Tip of the iceberg" indeed...

SamInTheBurgh: Thank you for your correction.

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"Tomorrow, you're all going to wake up in a Brave New World, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones created in a stem cell research laboratory, run by homosexual doctors who sterilize their instruments over burning American flags."

Samantha: Alberto has NEVER been anything more than Dubya's private attornay. His knowledge of the law--and especially the Constitution!--is mediocre at best. He's only lasted because he's stayed out of the limelight.

Now he's toast...

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"Tomorrow, you're all going to wake up in a Brave New World, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones created in a stem cell research laboratory, run by homosexual doctors who sterilize their instruments over burning American flags."

Goober: I'm with you! I would love nothing better than to see this get splashed over every network as all the dirty details emerge. Even if Gonzo "cuts and runs," I think there's enough smarm to go around; Rove is in mighty hot water at the moment.

This is simply delicious!

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"Tomorrow, you're all going to wake up in a Brave New World, a world where the Constitution gets trampled by an army of terrorist clones created in a stem cell research laboratory, run by homosexual doctors who sterilize their instruments over burning American flags."

I think it's arrogance that makes them sloppy

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"artists use lies to tell the truth while politicians use them to cover the truth up" "V" in V for Vendetta

672 days to go.
http://www.backwardsbush.com/?gclid=...FRQxSgodT0dCxw

Good riddance. With all these current scandals surfacing, I am anticipating the next wave rather soon. Surfs up!

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Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

- George Orwell, 1984

I think it's arrogance that got them into this pickle. I'm of the opinion that the firings were technically legal, so BushCo thought they should be able to do it WITHOUT having anybody ask any pesky questions about what truly motivated the firings. We now know that the "performance" explanation was hogwash, and just made things look even more suspicious. They, and their supporters, seem pissed that anybody has dared to question their motives.

Frankly, I wouldn't be too disappointed if Gonzalez stayed on and served as an albatross around Bush's neck. If he resigns, we can't count on Bush to replace him with anyone who has some serious integrity.