House Republican (Putnam - R. Fla) leader says Gonzales should go

[UpInArms]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional Republican leader on Friday joined bipartisan calls for U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign but the White House reaffirmed its confidence in President George W. Bush's long-time friend.

Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida, chairman of the Republican conference in the House of Representatives, said it was important for the head of the U.S. Justice Department to have "unwavering" credibility.

"For the good of the nation, I think it is time for fresh leadership at the Department of Justice," Putnam said in a brief telephone interview. He said a lack of credibility by the Justice Department chief puts in jeopardy the president's legislative agenda.

Putnam is joining a growing list of U.S. lawmakers expressing a lack of confidence in Gonzales a day after he testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the firing of eight U.S. prosecutors last year. The dismissals raised concerns among Democrats that they were politically motivated.



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[Fresh_Start]

1. Opie saying Bonzo must go?

the tide has not only turned.
Its a damn tsunami

[rurallib]

4. Opie? I thought he was Howdy Doody's stand in.

Rooty Tooty Doody

[Honeycombe8]

2. They're deflecting the problem onto the grunt guy (Gonzales)..instead of the Boss...

That's what I see them doing. The real problem is the control that Rove and the White House over the Justice Dept., and that Gonzales was just a grunt hit man being used as a political tool.

So of COURSE they jump on the bandwagon to blame Gonzales and fire him for "mishandling" things (w/o admitting any wrongdoing by the party operatives).

The people who really did the wrong are the ones in the White House. Gonzales even testified that he had a conversation with several, including Bush, who told him to fire one of the U.S. Attorneys.

I wonder if the Bush "soldiers" (Libby, Gonzales, and others) are seeing how Bush treats his "soldiers" when he's looking to deflect criticism from his inner circle. Seems the loyalty that Bush is so well known for runs only one way.

[ellenfl]

3. if opie is in favor of it, something must be up!

leave gonzo where he is now that we have oversight. we want him front and center in 2008.

ellen fl