Bush has destroyed America’s treasury, international stature and has taken judicial integrity as he’s dragged out the door . . . quite a “legacy”.

Gonzales was in over his head when he helped dump then candidate Bush’s drunk driving record . . . this just caps his “brilliant legal career”.

But I think Camp Bush needs a fall guy. Gonzales is perfect. Isn’t he a mexican, or sommat like that? Aren’t they half savage [anyone reading who is 'something like that', do not be offended as I was speaking rhetorically and implying Camp Bush thinking. Some of my most respected comrades are 'something like that' and certainly are not savage in any sense of the word]?

How crazy is it when the US AG commits perjury on national TV and walks?? That will be the outcome, he will get big money speaking fees and to explain why he isn’t a tyrant.

But why should that stop us from trying to uphold the law?

Oww! Too many old movies this week while waiting for my new job to start, making my head hurt.

Must…get…chicaroonies and cervesa…

Not to be a pissant here, but the Mexican Bandit character in Treasure of the Sierra Madre was “Gold Hat,” played by one Alfonso Bedoya (1904-1957), Mexican character actor. (see also: “The Big Country,” 1958 release)

The most-misquoted line in American cinema, spoken by Bedoya as, “Gold Hat,” is:

“Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinking badges.”

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Always remember: “If you know what’s good for you, you won’t monkey around with Fred C. Dobbs!”

The Bush family is a sick and pathetic one.

Just use Scooter Libby as an example, anyone in this administration that obviously breaks ANY law will get away with that crime.

Dumbya will pardon more people than any president in history, regard my prediction, it will come true! These tyrants don’t give a shit what anyone thinks, anyone that disagrees with their tyranny isn’t patriotic.

The pardons of the Iran/Contra criminals will be pale compared to what Dumbya has planned, Gonzo will walk and then get some cushy job at some regressive “think” (gasp) tank and continue his treasonous activity in the private sector.

I had hopes for him as a GOP write-in candidate for POTUS in 2008.

Drat!

At the risk of complementing a GOP AG. I don’t ever recall having many issues with Thornburgh when he was AG.. He seemed like a pretty straight up guy generally. i may be wrong but I thought he tried to keep politics at somewhat arms length during his tenure..Does anyone remember anything different?

I agree with TrainWreck, we still have to go after and prosecute this and force Bush to use those pardons. We must make an example of this kind of raw political behavior or it will continue. I don’t want it happening to Democrats or Republicans. Can you even imagine the feelings of Don Siegelman, first having a fair election stolen from you and then being prosecuted and put in prison for daring to talk about it, basically? This is disturbing on so many levels not to mention the posibility of becoming an enemy just because you are of the oposite party.

There are plausible reasons why the number of people from each party who are investigated by the DoJ wouldn’t be equal. One reason is that a great deal of official corruption occurs in party machines, something usuually controlled by Democrats. States, presumably, can investigate when Boss Hogg starts shaking down moonshiners.

Article:
http://www.epluribusmedia.org/columns/2007/20070212_political_profiling.html

Discussion:
http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/2/16/22142/2142

Scroll down to #12 for other questions about methodology.

I can see Gonzo now, leading a squad of Blackwater’s Worst. Citizens quail in fear, screaming: “Look out! It’s the ex-Attorney General and his pistoleros! Run away!” Larry comes by driving a buckboard wagon with a blanket covering something in the back. He’s under cover as a poor peasant, wearing a serape and a floppy sombrero. Gonzo and his thugs accost him:

Gonzo: “Hey Muchacho, whatever you’ve got there,
we’re going to kill you and take it.”

Larry: “Oh, have mercy, Patron! It’s just a pipe
organ I’m taking to the Church.”

Gonzo: “A pipe organ, eh? Well this is your lucky
day, Pobrecito. Because if you can play this
organ good, maybe we won’t kill you–today.”

Larry: “Well, I’ll try, but I’m afraid I’m a little
rusty.” (Pulls blanket off to reveal a
Gatling Gun, which he begins to crank,
filling the Frito Banditos with lead) “Hey,
Senores, how you like my playing? Does
it move you to tears?”

Larry = James Gandolfini
Gonzo = Antonio Banderas
Psycho Bandit = either Klaus Kinski (who’s dead) or Dick Cheney (who’s undead)
Man With No Shame (who backshoots his own sidekicks)= Scooter Libby
Vainglorious Sheriff (who keeps out of the line of fire whenever possible) = George W. Bush

that is Faulty Reasoning - to not prosecute because of potential pardons.

Make the emperor USE his filthy pardons. Make ‘em spend that political capital…

Prosecution means the crimes can be further exposed for all to see.

Even if the rats get off, there is value in prosecution. The Scooter Libby trial hurt the Repubs and made more people aware of how craven the “mainstream media” j@ckasses are. Even though Scooter won’t go to jail it was worthwhile