Positive reinforcement in the WaPo? Gonzo's op/ed: Nothing Improper

[babylonsister]

Good luck with that, you lyin' sack!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/14/AR2007041401010.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Nothing Improper

By Alberto R. Gonzales
Sunday, April 15, 2007; Page B07

My decision some months ago to privately seek the resignations of a small number of U.S. attorneys has erupted into a public firestorm. First and foremost, I appreciate the public service of these fine lawyers and dedicated professionals, each of whom served his or her full four-year term as U.S. attorney. I apologize to them, their families and the thousands of dedicated professionals at the Justice Department for my role in allowing this matter to spin into an undignified Washington spectacle.

What began as a well-intentioned management effort to identify where, among the 93 U.S. attorneys, changes in leadership might benefit the department, and therefore the American people, has become an unintended public controversy.

While I accept responsibility for my role in commissioning this management review process, I want to make some fundamental points abundantly clear.

I know that I did not -- and would not -- ask for the resignation of any U.S. attorney for an improper reason. Furthermore, I have no basis to believe that anyone involved in this process sought the removal of a U.S. attorney for an improper reason.

Given my convictions on this issue, I testified before Congress in January and will do so again on Tuesday. I have personally spoken with many members of Congress over the past several weeks to hear their concerns about this matter. Additionally, I have instructed all Justice Department officials to make themselves available for on-the-record interviews with lawmakers and hearings before Congress, and I have ordered the release of thousands of pages of internal documents.

All of these documents and public testimony indicate that the Justice Department did not seek the removal of any U.S. attorney to interfere with or improperly influence any case or investigation. Indeed, I am extremely proud of the department's strong record of vigorous prosecutions, particularly in the area of public corruption, where Republicans and Democrats alike have been held accountable for their crimes.

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[Botany]

1. So why did you lie about it Alberto?

Why is o.k. for the chief law enforcement person in the country
to break the law?

[4dsc]

2. How do you trust any one of these dirtbags??

He lied once and he'll do it again.. Put him under oath!!

[Botany]

3. His own testimony last month to Congress was packed w/ lies.

The U.S. Attorneys were fired to stop investigations into republican corruption
(Abramoff & what Carol Lam was investigating), to gain political muscle over
law enforcement, and to maintain bush/republican/right wing control over
elections by using U.S. attorneys as tools for Rove & company.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Sorry, but I stopped reading in paragraph three.

I make it a point to stop reading anything after the third obvious lie.

This was cute, however:

My decision some months ago to privately seek the resignations of a small number of U.S. attorneys ...

Some months ago, Gonzo? And how many is "some"? Very clever of you. At first, you didn't know jack. Then, you told us you found out only in a memo just before it occurred. Then, we see that this had been planned as far back as 2004. So, if "some months" means around 28 months, then you've got it covered. Usually, when the number of months exceeds twelve, we speak in terms a years.

Next time, Gonzo, take it a step further: "I promise you that I became of aware of the pending forced resignations just days ago" or maybe "I was stunned to discover this development just hours before its execution". Hells bells, Gonzo, talking about it in terms of hours makes it sound like it just happened; just be careful not to mention that it was 20,000 hours ago.