Oh The Irony! - ROVE Thinks Gonzales Should RESIGN

[kpete]

But Mr. Black added: “The president wants him in the job and never thought he did anything wrong, and has made that plain to everybody. And therefore, everybody else in the administration is in line with that.”

A Republican strategist familiar with Mr. Rove’s thinking said that Mr. Rove, the president’s chief political adviser, “believes it’s in the best interest of the president for Gonzales on his own to resign.” But, this person said, Mr. Rove and other like-minded aides have concluded that “there’s nothing they can do — it’s about the relationship between Gonzales and the president.”

The strategist would speak only on condition of anonymity because his discussions with White House officials were confidential.

more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/washington/10gonzales.html?_r=2&ref=washington&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[tanyev]

1. Well, yeah.

If this drags on too long, it might take Karl down, too.

[Blackhatjack]

2. How else could Rove push Gonzo under the bus to cover his own criminal wrongdoing?

[malaise]

3. Bingo n/t

[Skidmore]

5. Maybe Little Boots is smarter than we give him credit for.

Perhaps * is keeping Karl in tow by holding a really big board over his head.

Stranger things have happened.

[YOY]

6. Net entirely unlike Scooter and Cheney

Patsy cake, Patsy cake, Neocon man...

[babylonsister]

4. I find that hard to believe; if Rove wanted it, don't you think he has

enough clout to make it happen? He is the dim one's brain, after all. And who is the mystery rethug strategist?

[Lobster Martini]

9. The mystery strategist--there's a high ethical standard

"I'll only disclose a confidential conversation if you don't mention my name." How ethical. Dim bulb must think he's Deep Throat.

[Robbien]

10. It is all in appearances with Rove

Rove leaked this story to try and give the appearance of separation between him and Gonzo. Gonzo is Bush's boy says Rove.

[wakeme2008]

11. Bingo,,, if Rove wanted Gonzo gone, IMHO he would be GONE

yesterday.

[ellenfl]

7. another convenient leak. eom

[leveymg]

8. Rove's still the brains of that mob.

Personally, I'd love to see Gonzales stay right where he is. Except, Alberto, just walk on up to the top of that hill underneith that lonely old pine tree, there . . . that's just about the right spot . . . don't forget your umbrella.


LIGHTNING ROD UMBRELLA

You're doing a great job, Al.

[Botany]

12. Breaking Gonzo Picture

[bdamomma]

13. get that line

"believes it's in the best interest of the president for Gonzales on his own to resign" how about the best interest of the country and the American people??? these guys have got to go, this is dictatorship.

[formercia]

14. Too late Karl

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/10/gonzales.testifies.ap/index.html

U.S. attorneys probe shifts from Gonzales to Rove
POSTED: 7:48 a.m. EDT, May 10, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are shifting their attention on the botched firings of eight federal prosecutors from Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' fitness to head the Justice Department to the White House role in the dismissals.

In the three weeks since Gonzales testified before a Senate committee, the department disclosed that it is investigating whether his former White House liaison, Monica Goodling, weighed the political affiliations of those she considered hiring as entry-level prosecutors. Consideration of such affiliations could be a violation of federal law.

More of the eight fired U.S. attorneys also have told congressional investigators they were warned that if they publicly protested their dismissals, Justice Department officials would publicly criticize their performance.

And there have been new allegations that U.S. attorneys were evaluated on their enthusiasm for pursuing voter fraud cases that might benefit Republican candidates.

[Canuckistanian]

15. Isolate. Demonize. CYA.

That's how "dangerous" embarrassments are treated in this viper's nest.

[mile18blister]

16. My prediction: KKKarl will throw everyone under the bus.

Even Chimpy, if he has to, in order to stay out of prison. He's the ultimate survivor, snitch, and weasel. He won't last 1 day in prison and he knows it. He's as big a slimeball as you'll ever see. Just my opinion.

[blueworld]

17. Et tu, Turdblossom? n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. Important lesson for Gonzo, "Shit flows downhill."