WP: "Are They Serious?"

[FourScore]

"Are They Serious?

By Eugene Robinson
Tuesday, April 17, 2007; Page A21

Today's topic is credibility -- specifically, recent claims by certain high-ranking present, former and perhaps soon-to-be-former Bush administration officials. The aim is to answer a simple question: Should we believe these three Bush loyalists if they tell us that rain falls down instead of up, or should we look out the window to make sure?..."

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"...We're supposed to believe that for a central bank official in, say, Nigeria to arrange a sweetheart employment deal for his girlfriend would be corrupt, but for Wolfowitz to do so is perfectly legitimate.

Finally, the perhaps soon-to-be-former official: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is certain that nothing improper happened in the firing of the U.S. attorneys but seems terribly confused about what role he might have played in the whole affair. Or might not have played. Or whatever..."

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"...Gonzales had an op-ed Sunday in The Post that included this positively breathtaking claim: The attorney general of the United States writes that "to my knowledge, I did not make decisions about who should or should not be asked to resign."

To his knowledge? What on earth does that mean? Is Gonzales in the habit of making decisions without his own knowledge? Does he have multiple-personality issues?..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041601412.html

[Old and In the Way]

1. They are all a bunch of swindling liars.

Bush must be in quite a quandry, though. He needs his lawyer on top of things at DoJ. Without Alberto running the show there, Bush is exposed to some serious breeches in his personal legal security. If Bush had nothing to hide, he'd have off'd Aberto 2 weeks ago. OTOH, the perjury crimes can't be dismissed. He's getting the message from everyone, too.

[FourScore]

6. The house of cards is crumbling. n/t

[Richard Steele]

2. I've occasionally made important decisions without my own knowledge.

That's one of the reasons that sane people rightfully
consider me UNFIT for any position of authority.

But at least I'm not a treasonous liar like our current AG.

[tblue]

3. G*nzo: "To my knowledge" || Ch*ney: "If you will" || B*sh: "September THE Eleventh"

2008 can't come soon enough.

[Metta]

4. Weaseling out of being responsible.

Can't pin down vague, at least that's their hope. Happy karma everyone.

[DCKit]

5. Page A21 says it all. Well, almost all, at least they printed it. n/t