Bush "Pleased" With Gonzales' Performance (TPMMuckraker)

[stevedeshazer]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003068.php

By Paul Kiel - April 19, 2007, 5:48 PM

A press release from the White House:

President Bush was pleased with the Attorney General's testimony today. After hours of testimony in which he answered all of the Senators' questions and provided thousands of pages of documents, he again showed that nothing improper occurred. He admitted the matter could have been handled much better, and he apologized for the disruption to the lives of the U.S. Attorneys involved, as well as for the lack of clarity in his initial responses.

The Attorney General has the full confidence of the President, and he appreciates the work he is doing at the Department of Justice to help keep our citizens safe from terrorists, our children safe from predators, our government safe from corruption, and our streets free from gang violence.

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W, take the rest of the pills and go lay down in the yard like the turd you are.

[babylonsister]

1. What was that final tally of 'I don't recall"s, something like 45?

:crazy: Competence in action, and the proof that if a guy studies hard enough, he will prevail.:rofl:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. I heard 75.

Which is about his IQ, I'm guessin'.

[JuniperLea]

10. You are being kind... n/t

[flyarm]

21. Schumer said over 100..eom

[CrazyOrangeCat]

25. Dayum!

What an idiot.

[stevedeshazer]

6. He was unbelievably bad.

Worst I've ever seen. :shrug:

[babylonsister]

23. Makes you wonder what the hell he was studying!

:shrug:

[Hepburn]

2. So I see that Bush is snoring again, right?

IMO, one would have to be loaded to think Gonzo answered all the questions or did a good job.

[whistle]

3. Yes meatballs attract meatballs and remain very comfortable

...together in the tomato sauce

[bdamomma]

5. Oh, I bet he is, he's got a good loyal subject there in Fredo

never give out your secrets about the family. Bush Crime Family is correct.

[saltpoint]

7. "I don't recall."

"I'm pleased with the Attorney General's testimony today."

"I don't recall."

"Heckuva job, Alberto."

"I don't recall."

"I'm pleased with the Attorney General's testimony today."

"I don't recall."

"I'm pleased with the Attorney General's testimony today."

"I don't recall."

"I'm pleased with the Attorney General's testimony today."

etc.

[Divernan]

8. But high level WH staff "leaked" that Gonzo went down in flames

and it was like watching a baby seal get clubbed.

[flyarm]

22. i was just over at aol message boards.,.,out of curiosity..and the talking points

are out there in full force..

gonzo did a great job..post after post after post!!

made me sick!!

fly

[JuniperLea]

9. They couldn't have been listening to the same damh hearing!!

That's not the way I remember it.

[LiberalFighter]

11. Was he reading his "Pet Goat" book?

[LiberalFighter]

12. Who wrote the press release? Dana Perino?

[ashling]

13. Not surprising, considering how little

Bush values competence.

[HuffleClaw]

14. how could someone utter such a statement with a straight face ?

seriously. gonzo jumped the shark repeatedly. it was UGLY. 'clubbing a baby seal' indeed.

[Bucky]

19. The secret to "straight face" comedy? Lots of cocaine!

[Bucky]

15. "Heck of a job, Torquemada!"

Apparently Gonzales is a three flusher

[TahitiNut]

26. Nobody expects the Hispanic Inquisition.

:rofl:

[ljm2002]

16. Of course he's pleased!

Gonzo didn't give up anything or anyone. Which is the *only* criterion for success in Bush World -- unwavering loyalty to Bush and Rove. And while Gonzo took huge hits today, he did not give up any actual information, which is just what Bush wanted.

Our only hope is that the Senators can continue to find discrepancies in various people's testimony. If they give Ms. Goodling immunity, there is some chance -- although you can bet your boots she'll lie every time she can do so if she thinks she can get away with it. I hope she does, and I hope they catch her doing it. She may be a self righteous, rabid religious republican, but she is (a) young and (b) does not have the length of association with Bush that Gonzo has. So if they catch her in enough "misstatements", maybe they can apply enough pressure to break her.

Of course there are still Rove and Miers. They will all have the most amazing memory lapses. And the really amazing thing will be, the memory lapses will overlap. If one of them does not remember the outcome of a meeting, you can bet your boots others will have the same part of their memory erased.

[bklyncowgirl]

17. Why wouldn't Shrub be pleased.Gonzo threw himself under the bus to save the

Gonzo threw himself under the bus to save the president's sorry ass.

[ixion]

saying "I don't recall" (or something similar) is NOT answering the question.

:grr:

[Raksha]

18. Did anyone expect him to say anything different?

But that's okay, America stopped believing a word he says a long time ago.

[stevedeshazer]

24. Not really, it's just the spectacle of it all.

How low can he possibly go before he gets thrown out on his ass, or will he completely get away with it and take his money and all the Bush Crime Family members to their new spread in Paraguay.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. Everything pleases Bush after taking a hit of crack

"Groovy" muttered the Chimp, from within a cloud of smoke.

[enid602]

27. Gonzo

Let's just say that Gonzo looked so bad, you'd think that Bush was personally coaching him via hidden microphone. Was there some sort of transmitter hidden under Gonzo's jacket?