I first posted about the the US Attorney mess back in January before it was really widely known. In my incessant reading I saw a little post somewhere about the "firing" of the USA's and kept seeing other brief mentions pop up here and there. Then a letter that Sen. Diane Feinstein sent to both the Senate Majority Leader Reid and Minority leader McConnell on February 26, 2007 surfaced and what looked not just interesting now had added to it more questions of what exactly was going on here. [You can read the letter at: TPMmuckraker.] All of the fired USA's had received excellent ratings and evaluations.
So, now, everyone in the country is more than aware of what this is all about. I really haven't posted much more on it because, well, to tell the truth, everyone else is.
Wednesday, the smarminess of Gonzales really caught my attention when I viewed his remarks that Deputy Attorney General McNulty had final say over the firings. In case you're not familiar with the word smarmy it means ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is perceived as insincere or excessive; eg a smarmy unctuous reply according the the Oxford American Dictionary.
Here is a video from Youtube of Keith Olbermann's reporting and comments of Gonzales' National Press Club performance that he calls the Blame Game and uses the catch phrase throw 'em under the bus. Watch carefully starting at about 1:09 of the video when Gonzales says, "At the end of the day...."
Pay particular attention to his mouth. He appears to be doing everything in his being not to smile. This is the number one indicator of smarminess. Also, watch where his eyes are looking. There is a field of study known as neurolinguistics that includes research into eye movement and recollection of thoughts/actions/memories in the brain.
And today, about the vote of no confidence that the Democrats along with some key Republicans are calling for, according to Czar George through his mouthpieces, made this claim: White House: Anti-Gonzales Vote a Stunt
The White House on Friday called the Senate's upcoming no-confidence vote over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a "political stunt."
President Bush's support for his longtime ally and friend will not waver, said White House spokesman Tony Fratto.
Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., on Thursday became the fifth Republican senator to demand that Gonzales leave. Meanwhile, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., suggested that Bush consider ejecting Gonzales if he decides Gonzales is doing more harm than good.
In addition, with the newest charges of interference with FISA and the NSA, through trying to intervene with Ashcroft approving the warrantless attacks:
Asked twice during a news conference Thursday whether he personally ordered Gonzales to Ashcroft's hospital room, Bush refused to answer. Fratto also refused to discuss the scene, or even to confirm that it happened.
This saga is a true constititional crisis.
Low-level disputes of this nature are commonplace in everyday government operation, and the point at which such a dispute becomes a constitutional crisis is difficult to define precisely. However, a good guideline is that a crisis occurs when one or more parties to the dispute refuses to recognize the right or power of another constitutional body to resolve or arbitrate the dispute.
We are at this point in time with the executive branch repeatedly indicating that it has the final say. The Czar is so entrenched behind his minions there seems to be no leeway or wiggle room.
what we need now is a Григoрий Ефи́мович Распyтин.
oh, sorry, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin...
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