They can have their votes of no confidence, but it's not going to make the determination about who serves in my government," Bush said in Sofia, Bulgaria, the last stop on a weeklong visit to Europe.
"This process has been drug out a long time," Bush added. "It's political."
The attorney general said he didn't plan on leaving anytime soon.
In the Senate, seven Republicans voted with Democrats to advance the no confidence resolution.
Even before the controversy over fired prosecutors, lawmakers of both parties complained that Gonzales allowed Justice to violate civil liberties on a host of other issues — such as implementing Bush's warrantless wiretapping program.
One veteran Republican said Gonzales had used up all his political capital in the Senate.
"There is no confidence in the attorney general..."
What on earth is going thru the President's head?
2007-06-11
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