Gonzales says he's independent, but still a policy advocate for Bush

[sabra]

http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/politics/13881685.htm

Gonzales says he's independent, but still a policy advocate for Bush


WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose first year in office has been dominated by issues connected to his earlier job as White House counsel, said Wednesday that he regards himself as independent of the Oval Office, but that he nonetheless remains a policy advocate for President Bush.

"Sure, I have to be independent as attorney general," Gonzales said in an interview. "But I think people lose sight of the fact that for purposes of policy, I'm still on the president's team, and I feel a responsibility and I'm expected to act as a member of the president's team in connection with pushing forward the president's agenda."

Still, Gonzales said, "if I believe something is wrong, I will tell the president of the United States that something is wrong."

Gonzales said proof of his autonomy will be seen in his department's performance, particularly in cases brought by the agency's career prosecutors. "No matter who you are, no matter what party you may be affiliated with, if you've done something you shouldn't be doing, we're going to go after it," he said.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. He said at the hearings last week that his client

was the President of the United States.

I think he needs to read his job description again.

[Kagemusha]

5. You omit the words "in this case" and such but,

he shouldn't have said that the way he said it, anyway.

[Solly Mack]

2. lolololololololol That was a joke, right?

lolololololol

[Webster Green]

3. What a traitorous little scumbag...

He should be imprisoned for war crimes with the rest of the maggots at ChimpCo Inc.

[MSgt213]

4. Sure he is indepedent of any fucking morals, the asshole.

[formercia]

13. or coherent legal opinion.

He's another mouthpiece for Fearless leader's gang.

Primo Consigliere.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/consiglieri

con·si·glie·re Pronunciation (kns-lyr)
n. pl. con·si·glie·ri (-r)
An adviser or counselor, especially to a capo or leader of an organized crime syndicate.

[stepnw1f]

6. lol.... wow (nt)

[antonialee839]

7. Excuse me while I fall out laughing.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[leesa]

8. He's nothing but a crooked 'fixer'...ever since he conjured up that phony

excuse to get Bush out of grand jury duty in Texas, which would have revealed his felony and thus probably cost him the Presidency, he's been the First Fixer. Gonzales belongs in jail.

[meow2u3]

9. Torture Boy's about as independent as a virus

He's completely dead without being able to feed on his host: democracy itself. :scared:

[LiviaOlivia]

10. Abu Gonzales

is a fucking criminal. He belongs behind bars.

[HuffleClaw]

11. "...for purposes of policy, I'm still on the president's team..."

WHAT ??!!! that is utter and complete horse shit. he serves the PEOPLE, not that piece of walking offal who occupies the oval office! but he's proven himself to be a completely biased bush toady in his time as AG, a truly scary development. in a just world, he'd be turfed somehow by a responsible congress.

[PBass]

12. Another incompetent Bush crony, failing upwards.

The worse they do, the more they seem to get promoted (or pats on the back.)

[Javaman]

14. AKA i'm not really a repuke, I just play one on tv. What an asshole. nt

[Disturbed]

15. If Congress folk were doing their jobs properly...

all of them would sign a petition that demanded his resignation forthwith!