Why does every politician in some sort of trouble talk about "protecting our kids"?

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Another puppet of the incredibly unethical Bush Administration. If he had ANY professionalism to him, he would step down.

well, if he leaves then Dubya has to get the next AG confirmed by a Dem senate. Good luck on that. GW will have to keep someone in there willing to coverup all the corruption.

Firing executive branch persons by superior officers of the executive branch is not scandal. It's not illegal. It's nothing at all. And if the reason is "pure politics" so what? Much more important people get replaced with every new administration. This is not news.

You bush haters are incredibly dumb if nothing else. It seems to always boil down to the same story...there is NO story. Let's manufacture a bunch of BS stories and turn them into "whatever-gates." Gonzales did nothing wrong. Bush did nothing wrong. USA's work at the leisure of the Prez...they need to get over it.

Gonzales and Bush should tell the Dems to "go to hell" and get on with the real work of the country. People get fired all the time and I have no doubt these people deserved it. I can think of no one I like to see get canned more than an attorney!

Why is it such a deal he fired 8 after Bubba and Reno fired ALL 93?

What a shill!! He's been doing W's personal bidding since the Texas days and now his bacon is deservedly in the fire because he's represented that personal agenda---corruption and all---instead of his obligation to his country and his oath as AG. Pitiful. He still doesn't get it.

would anyone disagree the bush admin is no less 'ethical' than any admin in the past?

i recall controversy over the reno firing of a state attorney investigating a democrat during the clinton admin.

i thought the hype was uncalled for then and i feel it is uncalled for now.

'at the pleasure' of the president means what it says and is a constitutionally protected privilege.

The Dems are just wanting a big dog & pony show. Clinton got rid of all 96 State Att. All Presidents have had the right to get rid of these positions for any reason or no reason at all.

The Senate & House needs to spend it's time doing something productive to help Americans, not just waste time on their political agendas. What a waste!!

Three Cheers for Bush and Gonzales. Let Pelosi and her thugs spend their time on the US Attorney matter so they have less time and energy to cause trouble elsewhere.

How ironic considering that Clinton/Reno fired 93 AGs in one fell swoop.

Making a mountain out of a molehill and squawking nonsense by the lefty liberals.

The president can fire any US Attorney for any reason at any time. Lets stop the witch hunt and move on!

Why is the firing such a big deal now?
When the Clinton administration fired them all there was no noise at all.

You gotta make hay while the sun shines, that's all the Dem's are doing. The conservatives would do the same thing, just for better ideals. Not even the idiot's posting on this thread in support of the subpoenas actually believe he did anything wrong.

I am sick and tired of the country calling President Bush and Gonzales
unethical. They are both idiots and you can't be both at the same time. As a conservative and former Republican I am ashamed of both men and wish they would BOTH resign.

buh buh buh but Clinton.... sigh... The scandal is that he fired attornies investigating REPUBLICAN MALFEASANCE. ah well buh buh buh buh Clinton...

The Libs and media are so stupid, Pat "Leaky" Leahy gave a speech, Sept. 23, 1999, specifically detailing legal and constitutional reasons why Congress would NEVER BE SUCCESSFUL in issuing subpoenas to members of the executive branch. So here I am, just a blogger revealing to you what this media outlet hasnt...isnt that special. Leaky Leahy knows as does the White House that should the democrats choose to attempt to go down that path, they will fail, for the very constitutional reasons Leahy lays out in his speech. Hey Liberals, Hey Media isnt it nice to know yer boy leaky is deliberately playing you...you all have your hopes set so high by the traitor Leaky Leahy, and he has already explained 8 years ago in detail why he cant succeed. Your all his chumps. Used and abused. As I speak the democrats are falling apart in Congress..what an embarrassment they are to the world..and the American drive by media is right next to them. pitiful.

Some of you folks are missing an angle: Firing ALL the attorneys is normal during a change in administration, and that speaks to the job as being an appointment.
What gets strange is picking & chosing among the AGs, because that means you're changing your mind about them, and a valid question is, Why?

A parallel: If someone breaks a particular law, a cop is supposed to arrest him. That's normal. But if the cop ignores 85 people breaking that law, but arrests 8 for doing so, that's weird. What's his reason for enforcing the law for those 8 and not for the other 85? That's called "selective prosecution" - and it's been held to be unConstitutional.

So, in my opinion, if the administration had gone ahead and fired all 93 AGs, there would be some complaining, but there would be no valid grounds for suspicion of playing politics. When 8 are fired and 85 retained, there is certainly the suspicion that these discriminations were made on grounds other than the faithful performance of their duties - and there appears to be plenty of grounds for such a suspicion.