thinkprogress.org - 12/31/2008
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Alberto Gonzales’s legal career at the White House and the Justice Department was a stain even for the Bush administration. Gonzales left office with a 28 percent approval rating , with over 40 percent of the country saying he should resign.
Yet, Gonzales is puzzled to this day why the ...
patriotboy.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
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patriotboy.blogspot.com —
It's a terrible shame that no one is
willing to hire a former Attorney General of the
United States. That's especially true for Alberto Gonzales, a man who's proven that he'd do absolutely anything (lie, violate the constitution, break US law, ...
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Petition Wal-Mart to Hire Alberto Gonzales
huffingtonpost.com - 12/31/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Alberto Gonzales, who has kept a low profile
since resigning as attorney general nearly 16 months ago,
said he is writing a book to set the record straight about his controversial tenure as a senior official in the Bush administration. Mr. ...
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Gonzales To Write Tell-All Book
perrspectives.com - 12/31/2008
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perrspectives.com —
During April 2007 Senate testimony about his role
in the purge of U.S. attorneys, Alberto Gonzales famously
explained, "that I don't recall remembering." Now comes word that the former Attorney General is writing a tell-nothing memoir designed to ...
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"I Don't Recall Remembering" - The Alberto Gonzales Story
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The legacy tour continues
The Reaction —
... because you implemented "policies people disagree with." You are portrayed as evil because you helped shape and implement policies people consider illegal. You're lucky we have a feckless and almost equally guilty Congress, otherwise you'd be in jail. If the United States ever finds its footing and becomes a country of laws again, I hope to heck one day you, and your buddy Dick, will be swapping war stories behind the same set of iron bars. Think Progress has more. (Cross-posted at State of the Day.)
Alberto Gonzales, Victim
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy
I'm a bit late getting to Alberto Gonzales' interview in the WSJ:
""What is it that I did that is so fundamentally wrong, that deserves this kind of response to my service?" he said during an interview Tuesday, offering his most extensive comments since leaving government."
Ah, Gonzales' memory problems again. ThinkProgress kindly helps him out. And then, of course, there's this gem:
"Mr. Gonzales said that "for some reason, I am portrayed as the one who is evil in formulating ...
Alberto Gonzales: Pathetic? Deluded? Crazy?
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... As Think Progress points out, the answer to Gonzales' question includes: corrupting the DOJ by insiting on ideological purity tests in hiring; firing US Attorneys that refused to toe the Bush Administration line; signing off on torture as White House Counsel; trying to strong-arm a hospitalized Attorney General into authorizing domestic spying despite widespread opposition within the federal government; lying about said episode and the domestic spying program in general; and lying about pre-war intelligence. Gonzales also stonewalled Congress when they sought ...
Whine and cheesy: Alberto Gonzales ‘angry’ his reputation is tarnished
The Political Carnival —
... a negative effect, no question about it, and at times it makes me angry because it is undeserved. But I don’t want to sound like I am whining. At the end of the day, I’ve been the attorney general of the United States. It’s a remarkable privilege, and I stand behind my service. [...] “What is it that I did that is so fundamentally wrong, that deserves this kind of response to my service?” he asked last year. (Here’s a reminder.) Gonzales still has not received any offers for jobs from any law firms since ...
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