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September 3, 2009
SOMEONE GOT TO ALBERTO.... It was a pleasant surprise earlier this week when former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signaled his support for the Justice Department' investigation of alleged CIA interrogation abuses. "We worked very hard to establish ground rules and parameters about how to deal with terrorists," Gonzales said. "And if people go beyond that, I think it is legitimate to question and examine that conduct to ensure people are held accountable for their actions, even if it's action in prosecuting the war on terror." Apparently, when Gonzales said "legitimate," he didn't mean "legitimate."
And as Zachary Roth noted, Gonzales "spent a portion of the rest of the interview twisting himself into knots to explain why his new position isn't really a contradiction of his old one." You don't suppose Gonzales accidentally said what was on his mind on Monday, but was quickly told he had to change his mind, do you? And to think, this disgraced former Bush administration official struggled to find a job in the legal profession. Imagine that. —Steve Benen 4:10 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (23)Comments
Quote'And to think, this disgraced former Bush administration official struggled to find a job in the legal profession. Imagine that.' Perhaps the price of Fredo's walking this back is that he receive some Wingnut Welfare in the form of a job? Posted by: Bill D. on September 3, 2009 at 4:13 PM | PERMALINKAhhh, cowardice, the true value of republicans nation-wide. Posted by: Bill on September 3, 2009 at 4:14 PM | PERMALINK...spent a portion of the rest of the interview twisting himself into knots to explain why his new position isn't really a contradiction of his old one I believe Gonzo is prepping for his game of Twister with Mr. Tom Ridge. Jesus, at this rate the Cheney Cabal is gonna run outta horse heads. Posted by: ckelly on September 3, 2009 at 4:19 PM | PERMALINKI've always thought most Bush administration higher-ups were evil sociopath liars first and idiots second, but Gonzo is, first and foremost, an idiot. I think that between Monday and now, someone had to call and remind him that he too could be prosecuted as a result of this. Posted by: Buckethead on September 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM | PERMALINKSob . . . How many horses must lose their lives (and their heads) before Republicans learn to shut of and follow the Cheney party line!? Oh the humanity . . . er, equine-ity!
I'm glad he flipped. I was getting a little nervous about agreeing with him. If Gonzales is on your side, you must be on the wrong side. Now that he's flipped, I feel comfortable that I'm on the right side. Posted by: fostert on September 3, 2009 at 4:21 PM | PERMALINKGonzales should have said he didn't recall saying that. It would back up his lousy memory defense. Why does Gonzales still have loyalty to these guys who threw him under the bus? Posted by: Unstable Isotope on September 3, 2009 at 4:23 PM | PERMALINKIt sounds like somebody reminded Fredo how The Godfather II ended. Posted by: tom c on September 3, 2009 at 4:32 PM | PERMALINKIt was a pleasant surprise earlier this week when former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signaled his support for the Justice Department' investigation of alleged CIA interrogation abuses. See, I never saw it that way. What he supported was the fact that the investigation started with the assumption that anything OK'd by Alberto Gonzales was not going to be prosecuted. That pretty much put Alberto, himself, out of danger, don't you think? Posted by: Jinchi on September 3, 2009 at 4:37 PM | PERMALINKi'm pretty sure the only reason bush called gonzalez "fredo" is cause he thought fredo was the corleone consigliere. ("you know, the lawyer, the guy who's not brando and not pacino and not james caan!") Posted by: benjoya on September 3, 2009 at 4:38 PM | PERMALINKTom Ridge and now Alberto Gonzalas. You don't suppose Dick invited them hunting do you? Maybe made them an offer they couldn't refuse? Posted by: Ron Byers on September 3, 2009 at 4:43 PM | PERMALINKAlberto, Omertà, and Joey.... By the way... Wrong literary reference. It should be Darkness at Noon. Posted by: troglodyte on September 3, 2009 at 5:02 PM | PERMALINKCheney had nothing to do with this. You do NOT mess with the Bush family legacy. And they leave no tracks to follow. This was a message from Poppy and Babs. Posted by: Lifelong Dem on September 3, 2009 at 5:41 PM | PERMALINKCouldn't he have just said, "I have no recollection of saying that yesterday?" It (sorta) worked before. . . . Posted by: Andy on September 3, 2009 at 6:38 PM | PERMALINKI think the same people who twisted Tom Ridge's arm to back off his statements about politicizing terror alerts also got Fredo to back away from what he said. Those must be some truly scary people! I wonder what the "or else" was that got Ridge and Gonzales to embarrass themselves in public by quickly walking back their original statements. Posted by: Taobhan on September 3, 2009 at 6:49 PM | PERMALINKI've sent a few notes to folks like Josh at TPM asking the same question....."Who is Da GOP Hammer?" You got Gonzo and Tom Ridge doing frantic 180s within a couple of days of each other and they are part of an ongoing pattern of GOP folks making seemingly rational statements (I got pressured to up security alerts just before the election, I think investigations of torture are needed, this party is being taken over by whack jobs) and then reversing themselves within 24 hours with claims they were misquoted. So the question is, who is doing the dirty work....and what form does it take....threats, coercion, subtle hints? Cheney, Rove, Rush, Grover Norquist? Who.....cuz someone is certainly enforcing Kool Aid codes with a vengance! Posted by: dweb on September 3, 2009 at 7:52 PM | PERMALINKAlberto remains not too "Speedy." Posted by: Shag from Brookline on September 4, 2009 at 5:54 AM | PERMALINKRidge has a company that gets money from conservatives. It was easy to turn him around. I look forward to reading the dust jacket from a book he writes five years from now. Gonzo should practice his "Huh?" response because someone had to tell him what he said. What he really needs is a blond daughter cruising the network shows for him. Since he has three sons and the Cheney and McCain "talents" are otherwise engaged, perhaps he should adopt Megan McCardle. Posted by: Bob Johnson on September 4, 2009 at 10:11 AM | PERMALINKSo who is pulling the puppet strings??? Posted by: jmichaeldavid on September 4, 2009 at 12:31 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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