Like changing the driver of the DOJ bus is going to make a difference
stuff that makes me crazy...
both from the la times...
lingering...? LINGERING...?? they ain't friggin' LINGERING...! they're as present and real as the nose on your face, and, trust me, neither are they QUESTIONS nor are they solely a function of alberto gonzales... abridging civil liberties and politicizing the executive branch are HALLMARKS of the bush administration, from george on down... the former was a condition of employment for every political appointee at the doj, and the latter a condition of employment for every political appointee in the executive branch, and BOTH ARE STILL IN FORCE... changing the driver of the doj bus is virtually meaningless as long as that bus is still following the road map laid out by the white house to drive the country off a cliff and render the u.s. constitution meaningless...
as if that wasn't bad enough, we also have this...
oferchrissakes... get a goddam clue, willya...? anybody who believes bush is going to change a goddam thing is smokin' some really strong shit... first of all, rove may be out of the white house, but you can bet your ass that he's on the phone to george several times a day... gonzales was nothing more than a place-holder, a foil to confer a degree of legitimacy to the evil machinations of george, karl and dick, someone sent over to mind the doj store while his next level of political appointees looted it... you have to look at who's left... do you think for a minute that dick cheney and david addington are sitting there, throwing up their hands and saying, "well, what's a body to do...?" hell, no... they're still steering george's bus and they will continue to do so, by god, until they're forcibly stopped... anybody who sees the exit of rove and gonzales as a reason to breathe a sigh of relief and break out the bubbly had better think again...
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both from the la times...
Gonzales' legacy of controversy
Questions linger about limits on civil liberties and influence of politics on justice.
Josh Meyer and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
[...]
The controversies lingering beyond Gonzales' scheduled departure next month fall into two broad categories: whether he went too far in abridging civil liberties in the name of safeguarding the nation against terrorist threats, and whether he and his subordinates allowed political considerations to intrude improperly on the administration of justice.
lingering...? LINGERING...?? they ain't friggin' LINGERING...! they're as present and real as the nose on your face, and, trust me, neither are they QUESTIONS nor are they solely a function of alberto gonzales... abridging civil liberties and politicizing the executive branch are HALLMARKS of the bush administration, from george on down... the former was a condition of employment for every political appointee at the doj, and the latter a condition of employment for every political appointee in the executive branch, and BOTH ARE STILL IN FORCE... changing the driver of the doj bus is virtually meaningless as long as that bus is still following the road map laid out by the white house to drive the country off a cliff and render the u.s. constitution meaningless...
as if that wasn't bad enough, we also have this...
For Bush, an opportunity in a loss
Gonzales' departure may give Bush a shot at reviving his presidency because his Texas inner circle is gone, analysts say.
By Maura Reynolds and James Gerstenzang, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
[...]
In two weeks, the president has accepted the resignations of the two members of his staff who have drawn the most ire from the Democrats who now control Congress: Gonzales and political advisor Karl Rove. And that may give Bush a chance to salvage his relationship with Capitol Hill and the legacy of his second term.
oferchrissakes... get a goddam clue, willya...? anybody who believes bush is going to change a goddam thing is smokin' some really strong shit... first of all, rove may be out of the white house, but you can bet your ass that he's on the phone to george several times a day... gonzales was nothing more than a place-holder, a foil to confer a degree of legitimacy to the evil machinations of george, karl and dick, someone sent over to mind the doj store while his next level of political appointees looted it... you have to look at who's left... do you think for a minute that dick cheney and david addington are sitting there, throwing up their hands and saying, "well, what's a body to do...?" hell, no... they're still steering george's bus and they will continue to do so, by god, until they're forcibly stopped... anybody who sees the exit of rove and gonzales as a reason to breathe a sigh of relief and break out the bubbly had better think again...
Labels: Alberto Gonzales, Bush Administration, Civil liberties, David Addington, Department of Justice, Dick Cheney, George Bush, government politicization, U.S. Constitution
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8/28/2007
