Gonzales: Time to move past firings (prepared testimony for appearance Thursday)

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is challenging a House panel to move past the furor over the firings of U.S. attorneys and allow the Justice Department to focus on its mission: fighting crime.

In testimony prepared for his appearance on Capitol Hill Thursday, Gonzales also acknowledged that he should have been more personally involved in the process. He apologized for the way Justice handled the firings.

"I should have done more personally to ensure that the review process was more rigorous and that each U.S. attorney was informed of this decision in a more personal and respectful way," Gonzales said in remarks prepared for the House Judiciary Committee, which were obtained late Tuesday by The Associated Press.

"This process could have been handled much better and for that I want to apologize publicly," Gonzales said.

~snip~

"Recent events must not deter us from our mission," Gonzales said. "I ask the committee to join me in that commitment and that rededication."

It will likely be a tough sell.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/gonzales_prosecutors_1

[Kagemusha]

1. Move along, nothing to see, move along...

You've had your fun, boys and girls, now it's time to go back home and let the real men get to work.

[Adsos Letter]

5. Too True..."Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain..."

[Honeycombe8]

19. HaHaHaHaHa! Too funny. And sooooo true. nt

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. "Let us turn away from Watergate" -- Richard Nixon

Same ole, same ole.

[sofa king]

3. Yeah, um, we ARE fighting crime.

Specifically, the myriad crimes committed and covered up by this administration and more specifically, the crimes caused by you, Mr. Gonzales.

[Hardrada]

4. Precisely.

Time for their words to bite them in the ass.

[aquart]

6. I appreciate his sense of humor.

Violating the Hatch Act is indeed a felony, I believe? By all means, let's move on to the criminal politicization (could that word possibly be correct???) of the DOJ.

I'm more than ready.

[DRoseDARs]

7. People were saying similar things about Clinton's romp with an intern and we got an impeachment...

Somehow I don't think we should be moving on from your problems, Gonzo. :shrug:

[Cobalt-60]

8. The trouble is, Fredo, getting you in irons IS the mission

But of course once you're in with the in crowd there are a lot more criminals to collect.
Perhaps you'll help with that?

[salin]

9. "Recent events must not deter us from our mission,".... er...

that *is* the problem - the whole country now understands that the mission you brought to the DOJ has nothing to do with Justice and everything about turning the dept into a political operation. Sorry, Mr Gonzales, the most of the country wants you *detered* from that mission. Too much corruption of Justice has gone on. Enough already.

[habitual]

22. excellent point, totally agree

your mission is dangerous to all Americans. We must not let you continue.

[truthisfreedom]

36. As with Iraq, it's often difficult to know what the "mission" is.

[tanyev]

10. Yes. Time for you to move on, Gonzo.

Go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

[bdamomma]

11. your apologies Gonzo do not cut it anymore.

[MotorCityMan]

12. The Party of Personal Responsibility strikes again

Let's move on. Nothing to see here. Look, Paris Hilton is going to jail!!!!

[gratuitous]

13. Dahmer: Cannibalization was wrong, but that was in the past

Let's just move on to the business at hand and get my apartment cleaned up, okay?

This is just too precious.

[Robbien]

14. "I don't get that you want my ass in jail, however that is not gonna happen. Move on"

"Bush loves me and wants me to continue. You non-Bushies don't count. Continuing to pick on me is just mean."

By the way isn't it funny that Gonzales wants everyone to come together to continue the mission, when the heart of the entire problem is this mission of his which is to make sure the entire federal government is full of GOP Bushies.

[rodeodance]

15. But Gonzo-------it is NOT completed yet!! "go forward"-----is the WH motto.

[maddezmom]

16. Gonzales to Congress: Move on

Gonzales to Congress: Move on
In testimony prepared for delivery before the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, Alberto Gonzales says it's time to move on from the controversy over the firing of eight -- or was it nine? -- U.S. attorneys last year. "Recent events must not deter us from our mission," Gonzales will say. "I ask the committee to join me in that commitment and that re-dedication."

As the Associated Press says, that's going to be a "tough sell."

Indeed, with investigators still working the case for the Senate Judiciary Committee, the House Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department itself, even the White House is having a hard time getting on board Gonzales' "move on" train. From today's White House press briefing:

Reporter: Does the president think it's time to move on?

Tony Snow: Well, look, this is certainly being vetted and members of Congress are taking a look at it, but he still supports the attorney general fully and wholly.

more:http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/09/gonzales/index.html?source=rss

[The Stranger]

17. After Rove (Libbygate), Cheney, and others, I think they weathered the storm on this one (again).

I think they had him on the ropes, but let him up. They had some Republicans deserting him, but now everyone has changed the channel.

[Solly Mack]

18. LMAO Well now, it's not like some in America don't buy that argument

when it suits them, so I can see why he would use it

Selection 2000? Some folks want to move on past that
Invasion of a country for lies and trumped up evidence? Some folks want to move on past that
Torture? Some folks want to move on past that
Illegal detentions? Some folks want to move on past that

and so on and so forth.....

You know..mistakes were made,I take responsibility (without accountability, of course) and I wouldn't do now what I did then - I would have done it differently

lolololol

"I acknowledge that mistakes were made here. I accept that responsibility,"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/13/politics/main2562196.shtml

"In hindsight, I would have handled this differently," Gonzales is to say. "Looking back, it is clear to me that I should have done more personally to ensure that the review process was more rigorous, and that each U.S. Attorney was informed of this decision in a more personal and respectful way."


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266180,00.html

It's amazing the amount of shit sold to the people...what's even more amazing is the amount of shit the people are willing to swallow

[maddezmom]

20. Solly Mack

if you haven't done a post on this yet, you must!

I'll go check your journal now. :hi:

[sampsonblk]

29. It ain't just Republicans

Read what some are saying here on DU. Same garbage, different party. This mentality, frightening as it is, is alive and well on both sides of the aisle. You screwed up? Not your fault. Its the fault of the people who won't let it go. Outrageous.

[habitual]

21. YOU WISH... hahahaha, your ruined

and rightfully so. You may be able to hide behind pathetic Bush for the rest of his presidency because he knows he has no options, but your are STILL toast and will STILL have to deal with the investigations into your ILLEGAL activities. Above the law you ARE NOT!

[Vinca]

23. Memo to Gonzo: you ARE the crime. nt

[bamacrat]

24. Yes we must move pass this hugely illegal thing, like all the others.

If you question your government the trrrrst win.

[bamacrat]

25. Yes we must move pass this hugely illegal thing, like all the others.

If you question your government the trrrrst win.

[bamacrat]

26. Yes we must move pass this hugely illegal thing, like all the others.

If you question your government the trrrrst win.

[bamacrat]

27. Yes we must move pass this hugely illegal thing, like all the others.

If you question your government the trrrrst win.

[bamacrat]

28. Yes we must move pass this hugely illegal thing, like all the others.

If you question your government the trrrrst win.

[donkeyotay]

30. WTF is he talking about?

"Recent events must not deter us from our mission," Gonzales said. "I ask the committee to join me in that commitment and that rededication."

What mission? What commitment? What rededication?

Does he mean the complete and permanent takeover of the national interest by a private cabal? By all means, Fredo, let's rededicate ourselves to being ruled by gangsters.

[L. Coyote]

38. Avoiding prosecution!

[stlsaxman]

31. uh... I don't THINK so... n/t

:mad:

[badgervan]

32. Gonzo:

Have you no sense of decency, sir? Honor? What a sniveling twerp. Good Lord, man - resign!

[superconnected]

33. rofl. This sooo sounds like he's knows he's going to get caught.

[yellowcanine]

34. Of course he would want that. Would that it were so easy Gonzo. And I wish my house mortgage were

paid off. But guess what, come the beginning of the month and I have to make my payment, same as always. Suck it up dickhead.

[TankLV]

35. Sure you chickenshit - because you're GUILTY!

Gee - amazing how they couldn't "move along" with Clinton's 20 year old land deal...

[Kool Kitty]

37. Gonzo is such a comedian.

Who knew?

[MissMillie]

39. Problem is, Fredo, the more we dig, the more we know about your mission

and the more it means we have to stop you.

Turning the justice department into a political arm of the Republican Party is something we're not going to let you do.

So, no. We're not moving past this any time soon. It's becoming more and more evident that you folks view laws as suggestion. It's time to put an end to you.

[Kber]

40. OK -let's move on to the hirings, then. nt

[SoCalDem]

41. Can't you just see a defendent, writing an op-ed saying it

time to move past his DUI investigation/trial and "move past it".. :rofl: