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.

Stand firm Mr. President! You are doing what is best for our country. We republicans are with you. God Bless President George W. Bush!!!

the funny thing is..

everyone is making a big deal out of the firing of what.. 8 attorneys?

when Clinton first took office, he asked for the resignation of ALL the attorneys.

come on, try to explain this in a way that makes it less hypocritical. you won't succeed.

For all of you folks that don't read past the headlines, this isn't about the firings which was perfectly legal. When asked why, heck-of-a-job-Gonzales testified and stated as a fact-of-record that the firings were based on performance, but when the justice department turned over the emails, it turned out that the attorney's had all recieved stellar performance ratings, and that they were fired for not pursuing agendas that two congress members wanted, to try to curb votes for their reelections. Gonzales lied or misled congress. That's against the law. He said the White House had no role in the firings, but the emails say different. That is why the subpoenas. Check your facts.

Because "protecting our kids" is the last refuge of this and every other traitorous scoundrel, NOT patriotism...

Americans voted in this lousy president for another 4 years, so we should stop complaining. We knew that he was unethical and that his cabinet was unethical as well. And we knew that he was incompetant. Bush has taken America from a once proud nation with good ideals and turned it into an embarresment. Lets hope our new president in 2008 will be able to dig us out of the hole he's gotten us into.

What a bunch of phonies the Demos are! They lie when they inhale and they lie when they exhale, and they depend for their existence on the falsification of reality.

Now, Sick Willie Clinton blew away the 93 or 96 US attorneys when he assumed office, several of whom were investigating him and his thieving, sticky-fingered wife, Petunia Rodham Clinton.

As well, Bush's people fired only 8 US attorneys --- all of them Republicans. If the process has been "politicized," then it has been politicized by the Democrats and their willing accomplices in the drive-by media. Bush, as usual, is under attack by nature's routinely dishonest critter --- the Democrat.

Yi Ha, Minister of Information

Of course Gonzales should not resign. He did absolutely nothing wrong. The President has the power to remove U.S. Attorneys for any reason or for no reason whatsoever.

Democrats who are making an issue of this know that fact. Therefore, they are being incredibly disingenuous when they feign concern or anger. They are manufacturing a scandal.

To those people who posted on here claiming that Bush has to keep Gonzales in order to "cover up" some "unethical" behavior by his administration: I challenge you to provide one example of unethical conduct. You cannot do so.

The difference between Clinton firings and Bush firings, - is that Bush is firing Republicans who won't do his right-wing bidding.

It all boils down to this. The Dems have nothing of any value to offer this country. Now that the dummed down electorate gave them the power they crave, they still hate Bush.
Even Leaky Leahy said last week that no crime had been committed. They want to get rid of AG Gonzales strictly because he is a good friend of the President. And the reason they want Testimony under Oath is because they are desparate to get another "Process Crime" perjury case.
Now that the Justice Department has released all of the documents, real reporters are now finding out that the 8 US Attorneys were fired for just cause.
And for Builder3, your Dems lie through their teeth everyday. Besides your god, Bill Clinton, lied under Oath to a Grand Jury to obstruct Justice. And you probably though that was okay.

When will congress tackle really important issues? Medicare and pending baby boomers, Social Secuity, Health Savings Accounts, Tax reform, immigration? The rancor over legal attorney firings is much to do about nothing and cover for an inept congress.

Mike-Alexandria, I am a republican and voted for the administration, however since we now as a party, only have 23% of the population on our side, that puts us in deep do-do. The more arrogant and confrontational GWB and Co. becomes, the less we will ever gain in another election. If these actions don't offend you, you're not paying attention. I'll never pull another voting handle for a republican president, and there are many, many who feel the same way. Get your head out of the sand. This affects you too.

Good for Gonzales! Why should he resign when all he did was to fire ineffective judges! If ANY research had been done by the left wing media, this would all be OVER by now but they simply saw a false chance to get at Bush. Boy, this gets SO TIRING!

AG Gonzales would do a whole lot better in convincing America that he really is interested in "protecting" Americans if HE'D LOCK DOWN OUR BORDERS...!

Anything said or done short of ENFORCING OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS is mute Mr. Gonzales. You're just another meely mouthed, do nothing politico.

You are right about one thing;
"There's a lot work that needs to be done around the country..." and you should start by resiging your position immediately.

Some of the most honest, plain-speaking, truthful politicians of all time are Republicans from my dear home state of Texas. It has always been amazing that such a great group of men lived at the same time and worked together to form this country.

We are now at another turning point in our history and we are fortunate to have Tom DeLay, Karl Rove, Albert Gonzales, and George Bush as our leaders. Don't you agree???

Johnny Hughes

Yes the U.S. Attorneys serve at the PLEASURE of the President, however the LAW does not serve at the pleasure of the President. The arguement is about whether or not the firings were to help certain freinds of this administration avoid criminal prosecution.

I challenge you to provide one example of unethical conduct. You cannot do so.

The Vice President's Chief of Staff was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. Maybe that's ethical in your world.

johni - buh buh buh clinton ....

No. The were largely fired for NOT investigating DEMOCRATS MALFEASANCE.