Now the news is full of Mr. Gonzales's resigntion, just as this article here. Only there is one thing missing, the reason of Mr. Gonzales's resignation. I see assumptions, I see speculations, but I see NO reason given to include saying goodbye to political liabilities by President George W. Bush concerning Mr. Gonzales's resignation. I see implications of, but only that.
I have to say, I love the "those close to 'Mr.' Bush, that right there is a CNN lack of repect issue, not 'those close to him', as if so, CNN would have printed the names of the ones so close to the President saying what CNN is trying to imply.
Oh, thats right, it was "the ones close to 'Mr. Bush'", opppsss…., I thought john king was referring to President George W. Bush in that comment, my mistake.
Caleb, do you think that also? Thats what I do think, in fact after the election that elected this congress, as there were a few articles about election fraud in a few states, right after their democratic win, I have NO faith in this next election.
Hillary's running don't forget.
And we know who her friends are.
Just remember one thing, Mr. Gonzales nor the President is giving a reason as to Mr. Gonzales's resignation, and life can hold some surprises for those who don't loose faith, don't forget that Caleb, ok?
You are so right, and I am glad to hear the results of a true poll that Neil Newhouse reported, I suspected that, but its sometimes can be a one sided media.
Thirsty Jon, tell ALL your friends what you posted here, we DO need more public office like our President and Mr. Gonzales, tell them how important this next election is going to be.
I am so happy to read some of these postings showing support and TRUTH, but here IS truth also, if hillary gets into office, kiss AMERICA GOODBYE, as she has already demonstrated beyond a doubt "flip-flopping" and America can't take that, America needs stability.
At least with the drama show that congress displayed for how many months and months now, I don't doubt what Neil Newhouse says about congress's ratings being lower, does the chart go that low?
Mercedes, why would you be surprised with all the articles about Mr. Gonzales's resignation that CNN has NO reason to report as to the reason why, that king would use the word 'pinata' in his column? I hate to break your heart, but…some journalists have NO more 'character' than some of the politicians they hang out with and protect in their reports, this report clearly demonstrates that, so don't wonder as to the
'why' john king used that word. Its more than obvious.
Maybe you should re-read thirsty jon's posting, then you may see there ARE Americans who do know the truth. That is the truth, there was NO reason to throw that word in except a sick attitude…..I meant the "pinata" word. But thats ok, we don't have to pay any attention to it…not worth the time.
J. Moran, you wonder about some liberal senators sitting on the Judiciary, I wonder about a police officer sitting in a public restroom and getting hit on by the guy in the next stall! Who turns out to be…….senator.
Hows that for 'liberal'?
And, one that got charges brought against him, as rightfully so, thats the problem congress has with Mr. Gonzales, but I don't think that is the real reason Mr. Gonzales did resign, as much as congress and their friends are going to want to make it look like that. Linda in NY, if there is one man on earth that I don't think you or anyone else should feel bad for, I think myself it would be President George W. Bush, do you have any idea how many friends this man has?
Did you read where Mr. Gonzales was when he handed in his resignation? I believe our President will never be alone, for one, do you have any idea how many friends he has just in the Military alone? There aren't too many people on earth that can say that, not to mention he still has his friends, that I would be certain of. Sometimes though, things just come up and things need to be done about them, and we don't know what some are really doing, do we?
But rest assured, that President is not alone, infact, I would say not only is he blessed with friends like Mr. Gonzales, but he also has that inner peace within him, take a GOOD look at him. You will see that also.
Only the blind wouldn't, but they would still feel it.
I would say there are reasons for this that we don't know and CNN can't report, because they don't either. Somethings are just like secret stuff.

Reply TO: James, Phoenix AZ

I think you misinterpreted what I stated.
"I have a family member serving in Afghanistan presently and I can tell you that neither he nor any of our military members deserve such disrespect."
If you read the copy I posted above you will see where I stated,"he nor any of our military deserve such disrespect." OUR military was intended as an inclusion of All International Military Members not just Canadian.

There are other military troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan besides American Troops. Many Nato Troops are deployed in those areas. Maybe you were not aware of that fact?

And if a Canadian posted the same disrespectful comments as Jon posted, regarding a military member, I would have the very same opinion.

However, it is puzzling to say the least, why you and Jon hold such a high degree of respect for President Bush but hold no respect for those who answered his call and put their lives on the line to fight his war. A war based on a mere premise.

In any case, you have the right to your opinion, as do I. Suffice to say, my loyalty and admiration for military members throughout the world, and my less than admirable opinion of President Bush differs from yours.

again james,
we are talking about two different things iraq isnt afghanistan.
the reasons that we invaded each couldnt be more different. as a right winger im sure you havent put this together yet but iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 or islamic terror.

sorry but in my opinion we invaded iraq and we are currently occupying iraq.

i dont think im stepping way out of the mainstream holding or expressing that opinion.

at the same time it doesnt make the guys wrong who were ordered to go in and illegally go in and invade and occupy a country.

they were just following orders.

i know you are dying for me to say i hate the troops but sorry, i dont,
i feel bad for them and want them to be treated way, way better than they are.

the guys who are wrong are the guys who gave them the orders to illegally go in and invade and occupy a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 or terrorism.

i know you are doing your best to deflect the fact that you and your type are dead wrong on basically everything and are being marginalized by the american public as i write this.

Mike, I checked that link you posted. Were you "respecting" soldiers by calling them invaders and occupiers?

Seems Tricia doesn't have a problem with you (effectively calling her family an invader and occupier) because you both have the same political ideology. How is that again putting country before party?

James,
The two things have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

a soldier shouldnt be disrespected because his leaders send him into a illegal war.

she wasnt disrespecting soldiers by saying what bush has done is illegal either.

we liberals can grasp more than one point at a time…..
that and the fact that we believe in country before party, unlike you and your ilk.

Isn't THAT ironic? A liberal Canadian (Tricia) getting huffy over wanting respect for HER military family - yet calls Bush's actions illegal.

Classic hypocritcal thinking!

Loyalty was the cause of Gonzalez’s downfall. He kept on being President Bush’s lawyer when he was supposed to be America’s lawyer. I think it’s for the best that he’s gone.

To John in Sacramento:

YES — IT IS ALL BUSHES FAULT.

Read about the man's past. The man fails at everything he has ever done. He had a chance to unite the country and the world after 9/11 and instead chose to submit us to the most incompetence and cronyism I have ever witnessed in my lifetime.

I forgive you John and all the Johns out there who voted for the dolt we call President Bush, But John — don't let it happen again.

Jon, Sacramento ~ Ca
Jon I wouldn't honour your question with a reply. Did you not view my last post to you in reply to your villianous, beligerant attack on an Iraq Veteran? The post where you called him a Fraud!

If not, here is the jist of my reply again for you.

Only a person of the lowest character could so villianously, beligerantly, condemn military heroes. Heroes who have selflessly and bravely answered the call, put their lives at risk, to give you the right and freedom you so callously use to dishonour, discredit, and mock them. You should be utterly ashamed of yourself.

I have a family member serving in Afghanistan presently and I can tell you that neither he nor any of our military members deserve such disrespect. Good Day.

I find it amusing that Republicans have resorted to saying that Congress' approval rating is lower than Bush's - and that means Democrat's approval ratings are lower than Bush's. I've heard this so many times lately. Did they forget that the Congress in both houses was Republican controlled until just recently? And, is still pretty well a split Congress? Get a grip guys.

hey gutless jon!
go to this link and finish our last discussion…http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/16/bidens-son-to-deploy-to-iraq/
that is if you arent gutless….

on to this subject.
why do you right wing types always lie?
or think its still 2003?
bush at 40%????????
ha frigging ha! he hasnt been 40 percent in over two years.

one more for ya….
why do you think the congress has such low approval ratings?

its the same reason democrats won so big in 06……
the republicans suck,they all (including you)are living in a dream world and couldnt govern thier way out of a brown paper bag. congress wont get good approval ratings until there is enough democrats to override the obstructionist republicans.
its only a matter of time.

once we vote out many of the out of touch republicans, then get us out of iraq and see
how thier ratings are then.

this war sucks. the surge isnt working, we will never "win" and there will never be an american style democracy in iraq and nothing bush, you or the rest of the rats clinging to the sinking ship will change it.

per usual, i expect nothing but name calling and of course no rational arguements of any kind

George W. Bush gives rich, white, Yalie, absentee-Reservist, alcoholic, intellectually challenged Christians a bad name.

Actually spinstopper, the first Gulf War was considered "popular." The troops and President George H.W. Bush had the undivided support of the American people and Congress.

Not surprising. Bush has successfully alienated everyone around him, even his base voters the right wing conservatives. This has nothing to do with republican or democrat. It has everything to do with Bush and how he runs his administration. His tight fisted, overly secretive, authoritarian policies have divided this country and erroded our Constitutional rights. There is no compromise with Bush. Everything has to go his way or no way. This will be Bush's legacy, his unwillingness to compromise at any cost. He can't, or won't, see beyond his own nose.

Gonzales is actually a good man who got mixed up with a bad administration. Gonzales made the mistake of becoming a Bush yes man instead of a judicial representative of America. At some point in time Gonzales must have made a conscious choice to do Bush's bidding and that is the reason Gonzales goes home in disgrace. I pitty anyone who gets mixed up in the Bush Cheney administration.

Luis Jose, I think that it is racist to defend bad apples just because you happen to be of their ethnic mix. His being Mexican had nothing to do with his downfall.

"The shameful deomcrats have gotten rid of most of the good men in Bush's administration. Are they going to remember this when the same is done to them? Probably not!"

Can someone please remind me who these "good men" are? I seem to have lost the sticky note containing their names…

Kinda scary that there are still people in this country wearing blinders to this corrupt, immoral, probably criminal administration and it's occupants. I'll pray for them.

"Neil Newhouse must be looking through different windows than the rest of th world! But just like a Bush supporter to try to downplay his cellar ratings by attacking the Democrats support."

~ Tricia, Canada
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Tricia,

Exactly WHEN is an 18% approval rating (Democratic-lead Congress) is better than the President's 40% approval rating?

Also, I'm curious since you're commenting on Katrina, do you find ANY accountability for progress to be at either the local or state level? Or is it ALL Bush's fault?

Nobody is better than the Democrats at attacking and tearing down their opponents. The Democrats strategy was to attack anything and everything this administration to win the 2006 elections and the mainly liberal media was only too happy to help them out.

Impeachment seems to be the only way we can stop Cheney/Bush, in order of their power here, to stop destroying the fabric of our country and the Constitution itself. The resiegners should still be brought to justice for their crimes!

Minnie, Ruston, La,

Someone from Louisiana supports Bush?
You GOTTA be kidding? Isn't that like Michelle Malkin (an Asian) supporting internment camps? Or fetuses supporting abortion?

"The shameful deomcrats have gotten rid of most of the good men in Bush's administration. Are they going to remember this when the same is done to them? Probably not!"

Umm … if those were the GOOD guys that we got rid of, then we better get rid of the REST of em quick!

"The Utopian spin Bush uses for all things American is just too sickening for words. He actually believes the world's people are blind, deaf, and dumb."
so true -
I would take it a step further - remember the story of the Emporer's New Clothes?
every American ought to ask themselves: "do we want leaders who will leave us hanging in the world without our clothes?" or will we begin to choose and hold responsible leaders who truly act in the best interest of the country, not just special interest groups or personal agendas?

VEY WELL-PUT AND ACCURATE STORY…sad ending to a sad and dubious 8-year era for the U.S.

Geez, this has nothing to do with being hispanic, why must all bring race into everything? It is about carrying out politcal hatched jobs for Bush, Rove, Cheney when your job is to be the head of the U.S. Justice Dept. Why can't anyone nominated by Bush, do their jobs?????? Instead they do the administration's illegal dirty work!

Luis Jose, You said:

"Thank God it happened when Shumer's Congress was away."

Don't worry, the kick 'em while they're down crowd will do exactly what you expect.

Chip

If you have lived in America very long, it is obvious these political appointments are more about someone's ego and whatever political statement one wants to make, rather than substance. For all these "defections" to be taking place now, is actually an intelligent move. The noisemakers in Congress are in recess, so the hogwash usually provided to accompany these things, is muted, as it should be.

In this case a very public humiliation of the "Hispanic" who has reached the highest American office any of his kind have, is a direct slap in the face of Mexicans everywhere. What does this say to those of us who looked up to Alberto as a role model? Work your way up, just to be slapped down because you were "incompetent" to begin with? Go back to Mexico and try it there first? This is a disgrace. Thank God it happened when Shumer's Congress was away.

W is an absolute disgrace. He has done nothing remotely constructive. But, no surprise here…..He "accomplished" THE SAME in Texas…..pathetic.

"But Mr. Bush is a president defined by an unpopular war, and lacks the political muscle to see through his big-ticket domestic priorities."

More proof of bias commentary on CNN, who couragously overlooks the most defining time in our lives(9/11), in order to paint Bush with a broad bias brush to fit their polticial agenda. As if war is ever popular and there is a big waiting list of undone domestic priorities..

Your bias reporting is making a joke out of your own media. Not the most trusted name in news anymore…

Neil Newhouse must be looking through different windows than the rest of th world! But just like a Bush supporter to try to downplay his cellar ratings by attacking the Democrats support.

"With enough good sense and goodwill, you and I can fix Medicare and Medicaid — and save Social Security.”

Well Mr. Bush given that you have no sense or goodwill or credibility or international support or anything that even resembles Presidential Qualities, Medicare and Medicaid under your watch will get as much attention as the Katrina Victims.

The Utopian spin Bush uses for all things American is just too sickening for words. He actually believes the world's people are blind, deaf, and dumb.

Amazing. After listening to Democrats trash our President ad nauseum, we find their majority Congress has LOWER approval ratings than his. We are GIVING our country away to stupidity and nonsense. We used to take pride in our country. We used to elect our officials because they met a higher standard and were worthy of being looked up to. Now we're elevating "Hispanics", "women","African Americans", and every other divisive term you can think of. What happened to the word "American"? When our country was united under a banner of National Pride, we were a powerful force. Then we started dividing among "group" lines, and look at the mess we're in. It is time to put Bibles back in schools, stop killing our babies, and treat each other with respect that is "earned" by hard work, not just because we belong to some "category". How stupid are we getting? We're giving away our heritage. Once its gone, its gone forever. We need a third political party to unite us again. The GOP and the Donkey party cannot do anything but divide us. Look at the numbers.

The shameful deomcrats have gotten rid of most of the good men in Bush's administration. Are they going to remember this when the same is done to them? Probably not!

/*** RE: Social Security/Medicare…..
Talking like Al Gore didn't win Bush any support in the Democratic Congress.
***/

That's because,unlike Gore, everyone knows that when Bush talks of "fixing" SS and Medicare, he means, put more and more of the burden on those least able to pay, while continuing to hand his billionaire corporate masters billions in tax cuts.

Bush lies through his teeth every time he opens his Cheney-controlled mouth. Bush wants to dismantle Social Security and Medicare. So do ALL right-wing corporate fascists.

Pay more attention to the real differences between Gore and Bush, and
to the real agenda behind "fixing" Social Security. You sound sadly ignorant about both.

The only thing that needs fixing is the lack of a president in this country. A dictator vice-president doesn't cut it.

Time to impeach this criminal, and then Bush will either (1) resign, or (2) go limp, like a robot who's batteries have died. The rest of his presidency will look like those amazing minutes after Bush "found out" about the 9-11 attacks in that classroom.

What a picture that was, right? The temporarily-unprogrammed Georgie Boy sitting limply like an old hand puppet, and his Secret Service detail, supposedly totally unaware of what could possibly be happening, let the president of the U.S. sit unprotected all of that time.

A fitting metaphor for the entire Bush regime, it will be that one enduring Bush image for the ages.

Ha ha ha! I was listening to NPR this morning and when Gonzales came on to make his farewell announcement, I could have sworn it was Dubya. Guess I hadn't quite woken up yet. Ah…to dream the impossible dream…

I'm sorry, but I just cannot believe that Bush gives a damn about any of those social programs which we pay for but are hard pressed to receive any advantage from. The more of Bush's cronies who bail out, the better. As Ian said, if Cheney would just grace us with a resignation, the country would be better off as well. If nothing but honest men ran the Government, it would take 50 years to repair the damage Bush alone has done. (not that there any honest men interested in wallowing in political slime)

"Gone Gonzo" certainly has a nice ring to it! Look fast folks, Cheney's next!
I thought it was especially nice this evening to watch the total angst on Chris Mathews' face as he watches the other shoe drop, then the other shoe, then the other shoe, then….

Bush is a loser and his staff is bailing on him. He has warped a sense of right and wrong, ruined our nation and torn the world apart. Thank God he is almost gone. May we learn the lessons so this is never repeated!

This article sums it up well. President Bush and his crooked pals are done.

Talking like Al Gore didn't win Bush any support in the Democratic Congress.

Thinking and acting like you really want to "fix Medicare and Medicaid — and save Social Security.” That would work.

Now if we could just have Cheney resign, America and the World would have hit the Trifecta. I'm not holding my breath.

I think that it's pretty common for senior staff to go away towards the end of a President's term in order to hit the book-signing trail and to capitalize on money to be made from speeches. Bill Clinton had several guys leave late in his term for all different reasons.

I actually feel bad for our president. This has got to be the worst second-term for any president in history, at least in recent memory. He's the kind of simple, God-fearing fellow you feel badly for when things go wrong and he ends up alone.

Wonder how some of the liberal Senators
sitting on Judiciary would feel about
Teddy if that would have been one of
their daughters at Chappaquiddick.
Selective outrage by these liberals
is deplorable.

"Lonely.I'm Mr.Lonely.I have no body to calll my own."You brought this all upon yourself Mr.President and it's going to get even lonlier!Your EVIL EMPIRE is crashing down around you and everone except possibly yourself,knows it!
Do this country,the American people and the entire planet a great big Texas size present.Don't make us all wait for seventeen more months of you miserable,inept criminal regime to end.Leave now and let the celebration begin!

I'm with Grabowski!

Politician is a four letter word. They are all unqualified and corrupt. All of the billions spent on political parties adds no benefit to society. Take the top 200 American owned business CEO's, put their names in a hat, pick one and let them be President for 4 years. They will not be indebted to any special interests and can make the hard decisions necessary to make America great again.

While I am thrilled that Alberto finally stepped down, I was perplexed that John King used pinata in his column. I know if Alberto had been an anglo, he would have used a different word. This is a good example of why stereotypes persists in this world. Stop looking at a person's color when you write articles. Concentrate on the persons, his actions and not the color of his skin.

George Bush is a hero. I still remember the frustration many felt with Bill Clinton's "flip-flopping" and "character." Now we have a president with the guts to stand by people and principles even to his own political hurt.

We need more people like him in public office!

As in the case of Abraham Lincoln, in the end America will wake up and see Bush for the great man and great president that he has been.

Why are we so opinionated? I mean judgmental! Has anybody looked at the actual fact that Mr. Alberto has done nothing wrong? Where is all this influence coming from? Oh yeah… The drive-by media and Democrats. Do we all forget about the Clinton administration? Oh wait… He was a Democrat so I guess he can do whatever!