Alberto Gonzales is writing a book, considers himself a casualty of war on terror

[babylonsister]

:nopity:

Gonzales Defends Role in Antiterror Policies

By EVAN PEREZ


WASHINGTON -- Alberto Gonzales, who has kept a low profile since resigning as attorney general nearly 16 months ago, said he is writing a book to set the record straight about his controversial tenure as a senior official in the Bush administration.

Mr. Gonzales has been portrayed by critics both as unqualified for his position and instrumental in laying the groundwork for the administration's "war on terror." He was pilloried by Congress in a manner not usually directed toward cabinet officials.

Alberto Gonzales, in his most extensive comments since stepping down as attorney general last year, discussed his tenure as White House counsel and as the first Hispanic to lead the Justice Department. Read the excerpts.

"What is it that I did that is so fundamentally wrong, that deserves this kind of response to my service?" he said during an interview Tuesday, offering his most extensive comments since leaving government.

During a lunch meeting two blocks from the White House, where he served under his longtime friend, President George W. Bush, Mr. Gonzales said that "for some reason, I am portrayed as the one who is evil in formulating policies that people disagree with. I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror."

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[polichick]

1. Oh yeah, all those criminals are just poor casualties - Bush, Cheney, Gonzales...

...the whole pitiful pack.

If the next administration doesn't prosecute, we will be sorry.

[Vinca]

2. Coming soon to a dollar store near you. No one wants to read

anything about the Bush administration, especially from Gonzo. We want to forget the last 8 years as much as it is possible.

[babylonsister]

11. Yep, and no one wants to read revisionist history either. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. My Pet President, by Berto G.

Hello Boys and Girls,
My name's Berto. I live in a BIG CITY in the south, but for one magical, wonderful time, I lived in the Capitol.

I learned many great and wondrous things, like how much electricity a young arab man, between the ages of 12 to 40, can take. I learned how to make people learn to hold their breaths, while they feel like they are drowning. (Boys and Girls, you CAN try this one at home!) I learned how pornography and nudity can be great tools in Arab culture. I EVEN learned what to do with 200 year old pieces of paper! I'll give you a hint: What does mommy tells us to do after we sit, but before we flush?

[hobbit709]

4. I don't normally advocate burning books

but this would make good kindling.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. "See Dick, See Dick Torture, Torture Dick Torture...

Dick Tortures good."

How come he remembers enough to write a book now, but he couldn't remember anything a few months ago when he was under oath?

[babylonsister]

7. Hahaha! Great question! nt

[salguine]

6. If by "casualty of the war on terror" you mean "douchebag", well, yeah.

[ixion]

8. "portrayed" my arse... his legal briefs were a justification for destroying our republic

that little twit belongs behind bars, not writing an "if I did it, this is why" book. :grr: :argh:

[lpbk2713]

9. Poor baby.

If you think you have problems now, just wait until you get your subpoena.


:rofl: :rofl:

[mwb970]

10. Gonzo strikes me as an effeminate little weasel punk.

He's like a metaphor for the whole (literally) damned administration. A piece of excrement that was made Attorney General by another piece of excrement that happened to be its "friend". They both stink to high heaven as they head for Hell.

[spanone]

12. he's a lying criminal....casualty my ass

[gratuitous]

13. Ah yes, a "casualty"

Almost as if he actually, you know, came under fire himself. Any DU veterans want to weigh in on the difference between Gonzales' consideration of himself and the real thing?

[Inuca]

14. Precious! n/t

[askeptic]

15. He, and the rest of the bunch, are casualties of their own egos. Jeez.

[bdamomma]

16. writing a book huh?

why shouldn't you be doing that from prison.