This story (3/25/07, 6:30PM) raises serious questions of the crediblity of ABC news.

You showed me 3 RINOs and called them Republican senate leaders. WRONG!

It is time for the Bush Administration to implement damage control in the face of the political firestorm over the firing of 8 federal prosecutors. The Administration has several much more critical fires to take care of, such as the war in Iraq, the Iran nuclear confrontation and the final solution of North Korea’s nuclear disarmament. In comparison, the relative importance of defending the embattled attorney general seems trivial and almost irrelevant. Considering the damages suffered by the Republican Party in the Watergate scandal where stubborn denial of political reality played a tremendous role, a serious effort on the part of the White House is warranted to put out the current Justice Department fire before it reaches the status of a Firegate.

It is time for the Bush Administration to implement effective damage control in the face of the political firestorm over the firing of 8 federal prosecutors. The Administration has several much more critical fires to take care of, such as the war in Iraq, the Iran nuclear confrontation and the final solution of North Korea’s nuclear disarmament. In comparison, the relative importance of defending the embattled attorney general seems trivial and almost irrelevant. Considering the damages suffered by the Republican Party in the Watergate scandal where stubborn denial of political reality played a tremendous role, a serious effort on the part of the White House is warranted to put out the current Justice Department fire before it reaches the status of a Firegate.

Dear ABC News,

AG Gonzales should be fired for several reasons. For those Republicans that question why this situation is different from what Bill Clinton did when he took office back in 1992. The reason President Clinton replaced all 93 U.S. Attorneys was because they were all political appointees of Bush Sr. first term and they all completed their four year terms knowing that if Bush Sr. lost the election that year their appointments would end. What Bush Jr. allowed to happen was a political end run around a Senate conformation process that was made possible by a new provision added into the Patriot Act which allowed for the replacement of U.S. Attorneys indefinitely instead of only 120 days prior to the conformation hearings.

The whole process has been improperly handled and dishonest. There are three points I would like to make clear about these firings that makes them politically motivated to me.

1. U.S. Attorney (John McKay) received complaints back in December 2006 about possible voters’ fraud in the Washington State Governor’s race which a Democrat won by less than 200 votes. He found that there was no evidence of fraud and refused to proceed with the case which upset the Republicans party leaders in that state. The firing was politically motivated.

2. The other fired U.S. Attorney (Carol Lam) based in San Diego prosecuted the former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham on corruption charges. This was a revenge firing.

3. The replacement of (Bud Cummings) the former U.S. Attorney in the Arkansas area with a Karl Rove hack (Tim Griffin) was politically motivated to drudge up dirt on the Clintons in Bill's home state to set the landscape for scandals involving the Clintons during the 2008 election cycle.

This are just some of the problems with the firings and at the center of this storm is the master mind Karl Rove.

Furthermore, for AG Gonzales to allow the DOJ and their agents to be manipulated like this is unconscionable.

Regards,

An American living in Australia

Alberto Gonzalez learn very well from his Master, GW. Just LIE & STONEWALL when your get caught of doing shady works. So much for the promise of bringing "HONESTY & INTEGRITY" to the Whitehouse.

It probably is the most DISHONEST and INCOMPETENT Admistration ever in the Whitehouse. That should be George Bush's LEGACY.

This whole issue is a political witchhunt and the Republicans quoted here are a bunch of wusses! If they were in my state they would have lost my vote!
Hail to George W. for sticking with his Attorney General.