Gonzales approved the firing of the Attorneys though he claimed to Congress he had no part of it.?

Question

Document shows he O.K.'d the firings.Which he then lied about it publicly to Congress.

What should we do with this boy?Bush wants to stand by his man -which is touching and sweet - though a tad bit misguided.
What are your suggestions for Mr. Gonzales's proper punishment? REMEMBER - he is Americas top law emforcment official.

Answer 1

Now some people really aren't thinking. The supporters of the President love to talk about the fact that the attorneys served at his pleasure, yet he has stated he knew nothing about the firings.. Gonzales approved the firings yet, he supposedly did not have the power to do so only the president did.
So if that is the case, who is lying? Gonzales, the President or both? I'll go with all of the above
The point is this, if there was no wrong doing, there was going to be no repercussions, then the dismissed U.S. attorneys should not have been threatened to keep quiet or else....
If there was no wrong doing, there should be no waffling in the explanations.
Bottom line, the administration has proven yet again in its arrogance that it feels it has to answer to no one. They must have employed themselves, the people who put them in place had nothing to do with it, better yet it was a divine right.

Answer 2

First, since these attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President, it doesn't matter whether or not Gonzales approved their firing or not. The President could fire them at any time.

That said, I'm not sure what to do about Gonzales lying to Congress. First, if he was under oath, couldn't he be prosecuted in some way? Second, I think he may be a liability to the President if he lied when there certainly was no need to do so. The President is already having believability issues, he doesn't need this. I think short of firing him, which he may need to do eventually, he needs to come out strongly against Gonzales lying under oath before Congress if it is proven without a doubt that he did so.

Answer 3

There is no apparent reason for Gonzalez (or any of them) to have lied. But, they certainly lied for some reason. Gonzalez is a dimwit who will squeal like a pig, so they cannot throw him under bus like they did Scooter. Bush has to stand by him and block any legitimate investigation. Nothing will be done to Gonzalez; he will just resign and disappear from public view.

Answer 4

What's the point? Gonzales doesn't have the authority to fire these attorneys. Whether he approved or not is academic.

Answer 5

He is just another stooge of Cheney and Rove just as bush is a stooge! Simple is it not?

Answer 6

Well, Keep him near. This is at the center of politics anyway...