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February 19, 2009
ALBERTO GONZALES WILLING TO 'COOPERATE'.... We don't yet know whether, and in what form, there will be an investigation of alleged Bush administration wrongdoing. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) has raised the specter of a "truth commission," but nothing's imminent. David Weigel caught up with former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today and asked whether he would participate in a probe along the lines of what Leahy has proposed.
Interesting. As Greg Sargent noted, "Obviously Gonzo couldn't have answered this question with, 'Cooperate? No bleep-ing chance. Now beat it.' But still, he's on record now, so that's something." Agreed. My biggest concern, though, is what Alberto Gonzales considers "cooperation." As I recall, he thought he was "cooperating" with the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2007, when he started having memory trouble.
So, when the disgraced former A.G. says, "I've cooperated ... in the past," and vows to offer similar "cooperation" in the future, it may not be as encouraging as it sounds. —Steve Benen 3:25 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (15)Comments
"I think only a fool would be unconcerned about any kind of commission or investigation in this political town and in this political climate." Yeah, right, Gonzo. It's the investigation that's politicized -- not your entire freaking tenure as AG. Posted by: gradysu on February 19, 2009 at 3:23 PM | PERMALINK"My view has always been to be as cooperative as possible, it's just that I can't recall ever having a memory." said Gonzales. Posted by: Capt Kirk on February 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM | PERMALINKgod knows he co-operated with the bush-cheney war criminals to the best of his ability. Posted by: mellowjohn on February 19, 2009 at 3:31 PM | PERMALINKHe probably doesn't remember saying he would cooperate. Posted by: superfly on February 19, 2009 at 3:32 PM | PERMALINKI don't "cooperate" means what he thinks it means. Posted by: Monty on February 19, 2009 at 3:34 PM | PERMALINKNever, ever take GOP statements at face value. "Cooperate" and "nothing to hide" are only surface points, but the real meaning is in "current climate" and "politicized." The former mean nothing, but the latter qualifiers-- and not coincidentally, the words that will be repeated ad nauseum-- reveal Gonzales' actual purpose. For people who IME often can't produce even adequate middle-school book reports, conservatives have a terrifyingly intuitive grasp of both context and subtext. Liberals need to learn to analyze this stuff as part of their own environments, not just in individual works. Posted by: latts on February 19, 2009 at 3:41 PM | PERMALINKI expect doctors' notes explaining an epidemic of early onset Alzheimers among former Bush staff. Posted by: jen f on February 19, 2009 at 3:45 PM | PERMALINKMemory problems? Perhaps Gonzo has been dating in the same uninspiring circles as Bob McDonnell. Posted by: doubtful on February 19, 2009 at 4:01 PM | PERMALINKGonzales is subservient to authority-- and, being the classic truculent servant, he'll claim to be doing everything that was asked for... but don't hold your breath waiting for anything to actually happen. Posted by: MattF on February 19, 2009 at 4:01 PM | PERMALINKExpect to see Capt. Gonzo piloting an aircraft carrier through the huge loophole contained in the phrase "so long as what we're talking about is the truth and things don't become politicized." I'm pretty sure that, to Gonzo, et al., anything critical of the way they did business is "political." Posted by: biggerbox on February 19, 2009 at 4:15 PM | PERMALINKAs far as I'm concerned I've got nothing to hide ...as was obvious from his rightly-mocked cavalcade of "I don't recalls" when testifying before Congress, which, unlike journalists, can earn him a term in the slammer for lying to them. Riiiight. Posted by: Gregory on February 19, 2009 at 4:15 PM | PERMALINKDon't ask me why, but this reminded me of a radio clip called the "Stoned Ranger," in which a perp is being questioned. I don't know what happened. I was standing at a street corner, peeling an orange with my knife, and this dude comes running up and stabs himself on my knife, 15 times, in the back. That's our boy, Alberto! Posted by: Tom Nicholson on February 19, 2009 at 4:23 PM | PERMALINKWhy this guy isn't in jail with his boss already I have no fucking idea. Torture anyone? Loyalist selections and obstruction of justice anyone? Jesus Fucking Christ... Posted by: The Galloping Trollop on February 19, 2009 at 5:08 PM | PERMALINKLeahy's "truth commission" is going nowhere; it was squelched by Obama who wants to look forward not backward. Posted by: impartial on February 19, 2009 at 7:38 PM | PERMALINK
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