Matthew Rothschild: Why Gonzales Still Has His Job

[babylonsister]

http://progressive.org/mag_wx073007

July 30, 2007 By Matthew Rothschild

It’s amazing that Alberto Gonzales still has his job.

What do you need to do to get fired in the Bush Administration?

Well, if you’re the President’s crony, quite a lot, evidently.

Gonzales lied six ways to Sunday about his role in the U.S. attorneys’ scandal and in the illegal domestic wiretapping program.

He’s been a liar since his birth as Attorney General.

Even at his confirmation hearings, he told a whopper.

He submitted written testimony that said: “The policy of the United States is not to transfer individuals to countries where we believe they likely will be tortured.” Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have estimated that the Bush Administration has transferred more than 100 detainees to countries notorious for torture. Many have since attested to torture.

So when members of Congress take up perjury charges against Gonzales, they should start at the beginning.

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Lastly, it’s convenient for Bush to have Gonzales still there. He offers one more layer of protection before the darts and spears come straight at the President.

The New York Times, for instance, can call for the impeachment of Gonzales. That’s easy. It still hasn’t called for the impeachment of Bush, however. That would take guts that the Times does not have.

Sure, Gonzales should be canned, prosecuted, or impeached—or any combination thereof. He’s an embarrassment to the Department of Justice, and to the country.

But he’s just been serving a criminal President.

And we need to devote our attention to that criminal: not his hired and hapless stooge.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. He has his job because of one thing - what he knows, what he is hiding.

Same goes for the Libby commutation. The house of cards is on the verge of collapsing. My view is that if we continue to push on all fronts (Waxman, Conyers, etc) and they open this thing up, the stench will sweep them all out of office and into jail.

[Disturbed]

2. The Impeachment of Gonzo is imperative!

It is not just about him but all of the criminal activity that he has been shielding. Gonzo is not stupid, masochistic or incompetent. He is a clever criminal involved in a criminal Regime. A full blown Impeachment needs to begin in Sept.