Does BushCo pay a price for standing by Gonzo??

[yojon]

I see these repuglican senators withdrawing support but * stands by his tejano. Gonzo must be doing a heck of a job. Does * lose life points with the repug senators as this happens? Would it make them more inclined to listen to impeachment arguements??

[MadMaddie]

1. The Longer he holds on to Gonzo....the more he damages

the Repuglican party....the Repugs want to cut Gonzo and try to recover ......but the more * is pushed the more he fights back....let him continue to hold on....because he is ensuring that the Republican party is destroyed.

[Greyhound]

2. He has nothing to lose by standing by him, and a great deal to lose

if the whole fabric of his criminality starts to unravel.
:kick:

[saltpoint]

3. Bush is petulant and tries to dig in against any force trying to get him

to budge.

But this is already a bit late in his second term and his approval ratings are in the toilet.

Republicans in the Congress are likely getting real edgy about their re-election chances. The longer someone like Gonzales is the head of Justice, the more difficult it is for those GOP representatives and senators to be re-elected in 2008.

Today, Judicial Committee member Tom Coburn, by no means a moderate, called for Gonzales' resignation.

The writing's on the White House wall, and the letters say, "Gonzales must go!"

Already politically weakened, Bush loses ground by giving Gonzales the thumbs up.