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profmarcus wrote on April 19, 2007 12:59 PM:

i overheard someone on cnn pipeline say during the last break that they had counted 55 "i do not recall's" from gonzo so far during the hearing...

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majanet wrote on April 19, 2007 1:07 PM:

My impression of AGAG's testimony is that it has been tuned to appeal to his base. Be like Bush - attack questioners in tone, leave actual questions alone. He's playing for the cameras too - the whole stubborn "that's my story (sic) and I'm sticking to it" schtick with a touch of aggression. And you know, when you have so many stories to choose from, you can go for a very long time.

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mo2 wrote on April 19, 2007 1:07 PM:

Lindsey Graham asked "Whose idea was changing the Patriot Act?" Gonzales looked shocked and did not answer. I hope they come back to this question today.

Anonymous wrote on April 19, 2007 1:09 PM:

I've been following it on the Free Republic website and I would say 80% of them are saying this has been nothing short of a disaster for Gonzales and he has to go. Many are questioning why Bush didn't fire him a week ago to spare the administration this embarrassment. When you have the true believers saying such things it's obvious Gonzales looks like a complete idiot....and a liar to boot. Why has Bush so stubbornly held onto him? Why has risked expending so much "political capital" over this?
Code word: like
As in I like watching Bushies squirm.

lyleblog wrote on April 19, 2007 1:11 PM:

Is The Performance of Seedy Gonzales Really The Product of Two Weeks of 'Preparation' ?

If this is what two weeks of preparation in the DOJ, then this guy is dumber than a Bush. Why is it so hard for him to tell the truth? He is covering up for Rove just fine. Having the Unimpeached Bush's Personal Lawyer in the Attorney General's office is a mistake because he can claim 'client privilage' on everything.

We'll see what happens when they come back from lunch.

Anonymous wrote on April 19, 2007 1:12 PM:

"My impression of AGAG's testimony is that it has been tuned to appeal to his base."
I've been following it over on Free Republic and if that was the case this has been nothing short of a complete, unmitigated disaster. Seriously. The venom they are throwing at Gonzales is as bad as anything you would see on kos. Gonzales has Bush supporting him- and that's about it. I don't even know if his kid can support him after watching this performance.

majanet wrote on April 19, 2007 1:15 PM:

"I've been following it over on Free Republic and if that was the case this has been nothing short of a complete, unmitigated disaster. Seriously."

Wow. Thanks for the report. I have to say, I really am surprised.

You're a braver soul than I to watch over there. I can't even stand to hear Sessions and his "questioning."

lyleblog wrote on April 19, 2007 1:36 PM:

Lindsey Graham asked "Whose idea was changing the Patriot Act?" Gonzales looked shocked and did not answer. I hope they come back to this question today.
Posted by: mo2

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002865.php has a great starting point on this.

Arlen Specter's Outhouse Overseer inserted language into the bill. He was a hold-over from when Oral Hatch was chairman.

He is now the US Attorney for Utah in Salt Lake City.

parrot wrote on April 19, 2007 1:54 PM:

Firstly, I'm waiting for the Federalist Society questions about those charts that were turned over recently...

There also seems to be something about that Nov 27 meeting that needs to be hammered on. I'm very curious about whether there was a meeting or discussions before that meeting between Sampson and Gonzalez regarding the firings and how and why they would be conducted.

Definitely, the more you listen to the testimony, what occurred in Nov around that meetings seems to gain more and more in importance.

Maybe Goodling was involved in discussions at that time?

parrot wrote on April 19, 2007 1:58 PM:

Bogden:

What's the follow up on that one? Did they edge Bogden out because they figured he was gay--not married, 50 years old? Did they bring up the failure to prosecute porn thing there because it was a convenient codeword? I really don't care whether he was gay or not...but I would be interested to know if there was a conspiracy against gays at the DOJ.

es wrote on April 19, 2007 2:35 PM:

Re: the question of why Bush keeps hanging on to Gonzo. Some possible reasons:

1. Gonzo's been with Bush a long time and knows where lots of Bush's skeletons are buried. Bush needs to keep Gonzo close to him to keep him under control.
2. Bush would have a hard time finding another person a) as clueless and Gonzo and b) as willing as Gonzo is to do lots of dirty work.
3. This may be the biggie: Bush does not want to have to have his nominee confirmed by a Democratic-controlled Senate.

picaresque wrote on April 19, 2007 11:41 PM:

That is officially the funniest moment in this whole obscene farce. His whole defense was, I made the decision, if I could do it again, I would, but I don't remember when or how it happened. Anyway, Kyle did most of it.

MO Blue wrote on April 23, 2007 4:55 PM:

I loved the way that Bush choose his words.

Bush said Gonzales “gave a very candid assessment” and “answered every answer he could possibly answer, honestly answer, in a way that increased my confidence in his ability to do his job.”

Some senators didn’t like his explanation, but he answered as honestly as he could.

Suspicious people could just interpret those sentences to mean those questions that he could answer without revealing the truth and implementing himself and others in the politicalization of the DOJ, he answered honestly. Those questions that couldn't answered honestly he didn't answer or used the I don't remember escape clause to hide the truth.

bob voso wrote on April 23, 2007 5:03 PM:

New Term: "Gonzalzheimers"

pre ameriKKKan wrote on April 23, 2007 9:36 PM:

He said, "I did not do my job."

"Blame me."

"I don't remember remembering."

This is OUR attorney general. NO (R) can run on a law and order platform EVER again. NO (R) can run. period.

Thanks, Fredo, you have reached depths only KKKarl, Darth and 43 could appreciate.

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