Posted on 06/12/2007 12:37:32 PM PDT by SmithL
THE U.S. SENATE should consider passing a motion of no confidence in itself.
Its inability to pass a nonbinding resolution of no confidence in U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, following its failure to move closer to ending the war in Iraq or to approve immigration legislation, is threatening to reduce the chamber to irrelevancy.
Some 38 senators apparently feel that incompetence by a high government official -- an attorney general, at that -- is acceptable. What seems clear is that rather than being an objective, nonpartisan enforcer of the law, Gonzales has been more dedicated to carrying out the political agenda of his boss in the White House. His recent "explanations" for why he fired nine U.S. attorneys was one of the most cynical displays of stonewalling and dissembling we have seen on Capitol Hill in a long time.
On the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Gonzales' responsibility to uphold the law should have trumped political considerations. Instead, Gonzales has treated "the Department of Justice as a political arm of the White House," Feinstein noted.
There can be no other explanation for why Gonzales promoted youthful Republican partisans, such as Monica Goodling and Kyle Sampson. to high positions in the department.
Goodling, at least, has admitted under oath that she "may have gone too far'' in asking political questions of applicants for career positions. Gonzales is still miles from full disclosure about his relationship to the White House, and to President Bush's political strategist-in-chief Karl Rove.
Speaking in Bulgaria, the last stop on his European trip, the president scoffed at the no-confidence resolution as "political."
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“rather than being an objective, nonpartisan enforcer of the law...”
OH, you mean like the way Janet Reno ran the Justice Department? The homos at the SFGate can go eat me. OOPS, never mind. I’m sure they would love to do just that.
The Attorney General is not as incompetent as those it the two houses of prostitution in DC.
They have named their price to betray this country and Americans. VOTES.
Perhaps the Democrat Party should try and impeach Gonzales in the House first and then have the Senate try to remove him. Surely that would be more effective than a non-binding vote in the Senate.
What is this “Vote of No Confidence” crap? This is not the British Parliment...
If the Legislative branch disagrees with the Executive branch on an issue, it has procedural recourse to address it.
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO DO YOUR FRIKKING JOB WHICH IS TO LEGISLATE, NOT PASS PATHETIC “NO CONFIDENCE” WHIMPERS...SHUT THE HELL UP AND VACATE YOUR SEAT!
On another note...The San Francisco Chronicle is slowly going the same way as the rest of the dinasour media. THIS is how incompetence of the media should be handled...we as the consumers vote with our wallets.
Their descent into the tar pits cannot happen soon enough.
Yes, please, be careful of what you wish for!!
Where’s the “barf alert”?
I have been negative on Bush and his lackey Gonzales for a long time. With the events of the last few weeks, I have reached the point of no return. I may support Bush from time to time if I agree with him, but otherwise I want a clean sweep of every person in that disgusting administration. What really riles me is that this amnesty mess is only pressing because Bush, for over six years, has neglected to enforce the laws on the books. Catch and release, refusing to try employers of illegals, sending troops to the border but not letting them engage the enemy, prosecuting border patrol agents for doing their jobs - I have reached the point of total disgust.
Of course, the San Francisco fishwrap doesn’t care about the things we care about. They hate Gonzales for firing Justice Department attorneys (despite the fact that every single federal employee serves at the will of the president). They hate the Senate for NOT passing the amnesty bill.
Here’s a question I have for the San Fran editors - were you calling for a vote of no confidence ten years ago for Janet Reno? Waco and Elian Gonzales weren’t exactly shining moments for the Clinton administration.
You forget - the Bush administration never got rid of a lot of Clinton appointees. So, what we’re really seeing is the incompetence of Bush AND Clinton.
Could this be a case of the pot calling the kettle black? Me thinks so.
What seems clear is that rather than being an objective, nonpartisan enforcer of the law,
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What seems clear to me is that rather than being an objective,non-partisan reporter of the news, The San Francisco Chronicle is an arm of the Democrat party and political shill.
How dare these people speak of Non-partisan and objective when they are owned and operated by the DNC.
I dont like Gonzalez either but then lets speak of the non-partisan objective bill Clinton when he fored all the Republicans in the Attorney generals office and lets hear about how many investigations into Bill Clinton’s shenanigans that Janet Reno hid. lets hear about Waco. Are they so stupid they believe we have forgotten Clintons justice department.??? My problem with Gonzalez is that he let Sandy Berger slide and is ignoring Hillary’s campaign fund raising.
The Clinton Admin was never one to put unqualified people in important positions in THEIR White House. Craig Livingston was very qualified for white house security director, after all he had been a bouncer at a bar. Give me a break SFGATE
I would be in favor of giving Gonzalez the boot, but only if they brought back Ashcroft.
The Chronic is dying, but they’ll go down swinging, communist style.
And Janet Reno was just AOK.
Commies don't always go down swinging.
We should give thanks every day that the USSR didn't. Since we wouldn't be here if they had.
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