Redemption for Gonzo - a headline to gag a maggot

On the Hill, Gonzales Gets His Chance at Redemption

check the definition of the root word to catch the full drift (boldface added)...

re·deem
Pronunciation: ri-'dEm
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English redemen, from Anglo-French redemer, modification of Latin redimere, from re-, red- re- + emere to take, buy; akin to Lithuanian imti to take
1 a : to buy back : REPURCHASE b : to get or win back
2 : to free from what distresses or harms: as a : to free from captivity by payment of ransom b : to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c : to release from blame or debt : CLEAR d : to free from the consequences of sin
3 : to change for the better : REFORM
4 : REPAIR, RESTORE
5 a : to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby b (1) : to remove the obligation of by payment (2) : to exchange for something of value c : to make good : FULFILL
6 a : to atone for : EXPIATE b (1) : to offset the bad effect of (2) : to make worthwhile : RETRIEVE

When Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales's top aide contemplated the mass dismissal of chief federal prosecutors two years ago, he advocated keeping the "loyal Bushies." Two years later, the question confronting President Bush is whether to keep Gonzales, the very model of a loyal Bushie.

As Gonzales heads to Capitol Hill today for a long-anticipated public interrogation about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, at issue is the very concept of loyalty in Bush's world. With any other president, many in Washington say, the attorney general would already be gone. Bush has defied the drumbeat from both parties to remove Gonzales, but even the White House considers today's Senate hearing make or break.

regardless of the outcome of today's hearings, one fact remains... the damage done by alberto gonzales to the justice department in the name of his principal "client," george w. bush, is incalculable, and congress has neither the right nor the power to absolve this man from the consequences of his deeds... whether he stays or goes, the damage has been done... redemption for alberto gonzales could mean only one thing - that he repairs the damage he has done, and that would be a choice that he would have to make in his own heart and soul, which, in turn, would mean repudiating the voice of his master to whom he has voluntarily subjugated himself... i consider the likelihood of that happening to be less than zero... without that, there is no "redemption" for gonzo...

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