Specter: Gonzales to face 'serious questions' on firings -- Gonzo's statement released.

[Patsy Stone]

Gonzo's hearing statement is released -- link in last paragraph:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/15/gonzales/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking Republican warned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to avoid generalizations and "deal with the facts," two days before Gonzales is expected to answer questions about the dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys.

Sen. Arlen Specter's admonition came Sunday after The Washington Post published an editorial in which the embattled attorney general said he never asked that any prosecutor be fired "for an improper reason."

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"I think the attorney general is going to have to explain how he said he was not involved in discussions when the e-mails show that he was at the meeting when all of these matters were discussed," Specter said. "And he's going to have to show that there were reasons for what was said."

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Also Sunday, the Justice Department released a copy of remarks Gonzales will make during his Tuesday testimony before the Judiciary Committee. (What Gonzales will say, PDF)

[leftchick]

1. ooooooo Arlen Specter warns Gonzo! oooooooo!

Then rolls over like a good little repuke during the hearing. Give me a fucking break.

[EFerrari]

6. Maybe we should spread some bread crumbs so he'll be a good bake

:rofl:

[bemildred]

14. Yep, bet on it. Arlen is part of the Gonzo rescue squad.

This is posturing to set the stage.

[leftchick]

15. yes indeed

like we have seen time and again. The folks that fall for this "Specter is a moderate" BS are fools. He is an enabler of the far right and most extreme of the repuke party. He is scum.

[Mandate My Ass]

2. Bring it on, Arlen. Gonzo is surely quaking with fear

What's it going to be this time around that'll be different than the usual coddling? The comfy chair?

[PCIntern]

3. How it works:

1. Arlen threatens the full might and majesty of the LAW and the CONSTITUTION.
2. Arlen threatens to ask significant questions which will go to the heart of the matter.
3. Arlen will ask angry but answerable questions, and make snide side-comments.
4. Arlen will roll over and vote with the Rethugs.

[Patsy Stone]

4. That's about the size of it.

:eyes:

[CatWoman]

7. I want to know when ARLEN will explain how those pro Gonzales/DOJ

provisions got into the Patriot Act :grr:

[Patsy Stone]

8. Hey!

Me too!

Funny how that remains unexplored.

[DCKit]

10. #3, snide comments like "there is no evidence...."

Softball questions, rhetorical questions, non-questions. Nothing like having a Bush apologist asking the tough questions.

Yeah, Arlen is one MF of a prosecutor.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. that letter was NOT written by Gonzo.

It was written by a staff of lawyers and scriptwriters. I love the Protect the Child's Behind section, plus intel property protection. Misdirection is classic rovian crap.

[Patsy Stone]

9. Right from the get go,

you can see it's gonna be crap. Thanking them for having him speak to the important work the DoJ is doing? Did he miss the whole point of this hearing? Who on that panel is there to discuss the DoJ's actions regarding gang violence?

The bit about voting rights at the end was a lovely touch, though. Don'tcha think?

[shance]

11. When Specter the gatekeeper says that, you know its going to be a dog and pony show.

n/t

[Disturbed]

12. Breaking News! Sen. Arlen Specter bloviates and

does nothing.

[orleans]

13. i just tried to open the link and it said: "this file is damaged & could

not be repaired"

i'll say!