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White House Impatient With Gonzales?
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ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The White House is getting increasingly impatient with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Officials are frustrated that Gonzales is taking so long to get up to Capitol Hill to attempt damage control on last year's controversial firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
It was on March 14th that President Bush said, "Al was right, mistakes were made, and he's going to go up to Capitol Hill to correct them."
Fifteen days later, he still has not made it to face Congress. In fact, he's not scheduled to appear on the Hill until he testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about the matter on April 17.
The timing of that hearing was determined by committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), but Republicans at the White House and in Congress think Gonzales should have asked for an earlier hearing or, at the very least, should be meeting one-on-one with key members of the committee.
With today's Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of his former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, contradicting Gonzales’ statements on the matter, the White House believes there is renewed urgency for Gonzales to get out there and explained what happened.
The White House does not want Gonzales to wait until his scheduled testimony on April 17th to clarify the record. Even the White House’s Deputy Press Secretary, Dana Perino, sounded a little frustrated at today's briefing, observing, "Three weeks is a long time."
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The Bush conditions for staff testimony about the firing of the eight attorneys consitutes a demand that Congress give Karl Rove and the other conspirators an unequivolcal LICENSE TO LIE on anything and everything. The public should recognize this latest coverup charade for what it is and impeach - but start with the key puppermaster, Dick Cheney, before that of his nimble creation.
Posted by: John McCarter | Mar 29, 2007 6:13:52 PM
Mr. McCarter is correct about Bush's conditions demand that Congress give Rove and Miers a LICENSE to LIE. Bush demands this license for himself and for all of his staff members on a general basis. Why would he not expect Congress to respect such license in other settings?
Posted by: Patrick Henry | Mar 30, 2007 8:44:17 AM
Gonzales can't go before the Congress just yet..... With issues so glaring and so many missteps---it will take a lot of time to get the lies together that can be believed this time.
Bush should know this--it takes a while to cover all the bases and to prevent Congress from finding out why so much lying and "late" delievery of documents and last minute revelations are going on. Hey neo cons...rumour has it that someone has a copy of those missing emails from last year. LOL
Posted by: memyself and I | Mar 30, 2007 10:38:59 AM
OK, so Gonzales didn't clear his political firing decision with those bipartisan stalwarts Leahy and Schumer. I'm sure the Bush-Bashers look to Janet Reno's record for inspiration as to how it should be done.
Oh, ye partisans of little faith, but convenient memories.
Posted by: J.W. SPILLMAN | Mar 30, 2007 1:03:23 PM
It would be interesting to learn more about the fact that Karl Rove has two computer systems in his White House office. A White House one and a RNC one. On NPR they were discussing the fact that the RNC one may not be able to be tracked. Unless this is true and he needs to hide something, why does he need two? Also, I may be wrong but aren't there rules against campaigning from govenment offices or is that just fund-raising? I remember Al Gore got in some hot water but I can't remember the circumstances.
Posted by: TSnow | Mar 30, 2007 2:36:41 PM
This is a ridiculous story. If they wanted him there he would be there. It's not the first time someone went out of D.C. or out of the country to avoid answering to Congress. UNDER OATH, with this administration.
Posted by: Sharon Dupree | Mar 31, 2007 6:21:35 PM
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