August 27th, 2007
03:53 PM ET
12 years ago
Your thoughts on Gonzales resignation
What do you think about Gonzales' resignation?
WASHINGTON (CNN) - What's your reaction to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation? Did it come at the right time? Which party stands to benefit more from his departure?
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If you all think Democrats don't lie, then you all a bunch of idiots.
Who's next – Rice, Bush or Cheney???
The worse administration in history. Tumbling like a house of cards. How many red flags do we need people? Wake up!
Even Michal Vick has made a better start at repentance than has Alberto Gonzales. Alberto has not yet bothered to apologize. The most memorable moments of the Alberto Gonzales tenure as attorney general have been spent alternately lying to the public for which he works and hiding behind another renowned American liar, George W. Bush. Gonzales has proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that while he was in charge of enforcing the ethics of all other Americans, he obviously would not know an ethic from a pineapple himself.
Then he has the truly unmitigated gall to say, “I have lived the American dream. My worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days." That is only true if his father before him was also a lying sack of crap, which seems unlikely, given the sacrifices the father made to get the son a good, if eventually wasted, education.
Neither Mr. Vick nor Mr. Gonzales are typical representatives of their respective cultures. Instead, they are representative only of the Culture of Greed, lusting after money, power, and thrills. Vick is a man with good coordination made rich and convinced that he was special and didn’t have to follow the regular rules. Gonzales is a man raised in status and education, and convinced that he was beyond a law even more basic than those he had sworn to uphold.
WELL IM GLAD ALL THE LEFT WING LONNIES ARE HAPPY ABOUT DESTROYING GONZALES I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY FUNNY ABOUT HILLIARY TALKING ABOUT THE CONSITUTION IF SHES ELECTED SHE WILL HAVE US ALL READ MAOS LITTLR RED BOOK THANK GOD WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE ANN COULTER WHO TELLS IT LIKE IT IS
Everytime something happens from the White House that makes sense, it gives us a glimmer of hope for our democracy.
Glad he's finally gone.
Good luck to Mr Gonzales. To be in the top post, he needs to be forthcoming and genuine. Defend justice. Not manipulate justice. Should be impartial. Not a pet for the administration. Thanks you and Good bye.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
The 'scandals' that brought him down may or may not be blown out of proportion, but there's no doubt that as Attorney General he presided over some of the worst abuses of civil liberties since the 60s, perhaps since the Sedition Acts of the Civil War era.
His departure marks an important step in reigning in a government, and an administration, out of control
Via con disgrace, Alberto.
Took too long. The damage to the integrity of the Justice Department was profound and will linger for some time to come. It is a shame that our national institutions have been so traumatized by this presidency.
Bush cronies always resign when the public gets close to the real story, hoping it will go away and protect Cheney, sorry I mean bush.LOL Lies, deciet, and the truth be know full pockets for everyone involved. What happened to the millions of US cash that was found on pallets when we went into Baghdad. I thought all the resources we found in Iraq would be used to finance the war, oil etc....
But instead if we really knew the truth Cheney and all his cronies have lined their pockets on the American public. What pompus jerks they are trying to be condecinding by talking down to the American public. I hope they realize as they leave this world none of it was worth it.
Even if you believe Gonzales did nothing wrong, he was obviously inept. Of course, that didn't prevent Bush from becoming president.
There's a party going on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
CNN SUCKS THE BIG ONE AND IS PROBABLY THE MOST ONE SIDED NEWS ORGANIZATION SINCE THE HITLER PROPAGANDA MACHINE
Alberto Gonzales refused to tell the truth while under oath to the American people. Not the White House sais his name has been dragged through the mud. Just another example of how this administration has continued to lie and decieve the American public.
Gonzales' resignation was long overdue. He was a disgrace. The idea that the Attorney General of the United States and Justice Department would so blatantly engage in partisan politics is shameful. The past few years have been a very dark period for the American Justice System.
I think that is better that he left because he was just another puppet controlled by the Bush administration
A big "thank you" out there to all of the moderate Republicans who are also happy about the soon to dearly departed Gonzales. As one can clearly see, the extreme right idealogues are signicantly miniscule in their supportive comments of the AG.
First Rove and now Gonzales - the rats are fleeing the sinking ship. Now it's time for Captain Bush to stay on board and go down with the ship.
The hatred that spews out of the majority of these posts is scary. When you are that angry you cant think straight which explains a lot about you libs and democrats. Dems = emotion, Republicans = logic
1 year, 4 months, 23 days left (1-20-2009 NO MORE Bush and Fridends)
Imagine if Bush actually believe his AG did NOTHING wrong – how scary is that ?
He may actually be so far in his own bubble of "kiss-ups" that he believes that left is right, and up is down.
John Edwards 2008!
CNN SUCKS THE BIG ONE AND PROBABLY THE MOST ONE SIDED NEWS ORGANIZATOIN SINCE THE HITLER PROPAGANDA MACHINE
If someone can prove he did something wrong, then by all means, charge him with something.
Gonzales way over-stayed his welcome and utility. The Decider, as is usually the case, hung on with support till the bitter end and looks even more ridiculous with mumblings of continued support and confidence. Alberto was roundly discredited and a liability six months ago, but probably held on till another story had our attention (the Michael Vick debacle). Gonzales just wasn't ready when Paris Hilton got out of jail; with the frenzy surrounding that epic event,he could have waltzed out the door and no-body would have noticed.