Thread: Gonzales persecutors blinded by rage

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Commentary: Gonzales' persecutors blinded by rage
POSTED: 3:49 p.m. EDT, March 22, 2007
By Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Special to CNN
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SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- In the flap over the ousted U.S. attorneys, Alberto Gonzales has been hoisted up as a political piñata.

The nation's first Hispanic attorney general is being pressured to resign by -- pick 'em -- Democrats trying to make hay, an elite media that long opposed him, civil libertarians who condemn administration policy on detainees and wiretaps, conservatives who think Gonzales is too liberal, and liberals who think he's too conservative.

The list even includes a pair of immigrant-baiting members of Congress -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California and Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado -- who fell out with Gonzales over the prosecution of two ex-border patrol agents.

Leading this lynch mob are white liberals who resent Gonzales because they can't claim the credit for his life's accomplishments and because they can't get him to curtsy. Why should he? Gonzales doesn't owe them a damn thing.

Democratic politicians love posing with mariachis as they nibble chips and salsa on Cinco De Mayo. But it was a Republican -- George W. Bush -- who made history by nominating a Hispanic to serve as attorney general.

Gonzales' persecutors are blind with rage, or maybe just blind. Surely they see that the push to dump the U.S. attorneys came from White House political adviser Karl Rove.

The attorney general does have one person in his corner. President Bush came out swinging Tuesday, insisting that Gonzales has his support and warning Democrats not to go on "a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants."

I've interviewed Gonzales twice since he became attorney general. During the last interview, which took place three weeks ago in San Diego -- that is, before the controversy erupted -- I asked about the firings of the U.S. attorneys. He told me what he has told others: It was about performance.

"I have an obligation...to ensure that we have the best people we can have in here," he said. "All I will say is that the decisions that were made...were based upon performance, and there are many factors that go into that."

An avid baseball fan, Gonzales even pitched an analogy. "What I care about is -- are we trading up?"

As a political columnist, I cover liars for a living. And yet, I'd say Gonzales is pretty much as advertised by his old friend, President Bush: an honorable public servant.

He comes across as a straight shooter. What you see is what you get. He is also human, and he makes mistakes.

It may be that he made a whopper here in trusting his No. 2 not to hand over the hiring and firing of U.S. attorneys to a political hack like Rove. But then, Gonzales' critics aren't after the truth. They're after him.

Well, if they succeed in running him off without a fair hearing, many Hispanics won't forget the shoddy treatment afforded this grandson of Mexican immigrants. You watch. Democrats will have to intensify their efforts to win Hispanic votes in the 2008 elections. And there's not that much chips and salsa on the planet.
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This guy is causing more race tension than anyone I know in the press. He's not a reporter, he's a race baiter!

What's wrong with oversight?

Dixie

Leading this lynch mob are white liberals who resent Gonzales because they can't claim the credit for his life's accomplishments and because they can't get him to curtsy. Why should he? Gonzales doesn't owe them a damn thing.

What life accomplishments? Oh wait the ones where his parents avoided deportation and had their anchor baby who went to Law School on the taxpayers dime (which would btw include white liberals) and became friends with the only other man in the administration who may be dumber and more corrupt than he is? Dough boy Gonzalez is where he is because his biggest accomplishment in life has been becoming a close personal friend and lap dog of lawless drug cartel affiliated, illegal alien supporter co president of Mexico, masquerading as our president.

Democratic politicians love posing with mariachis as they nibble chips and salsa on Cinco De Mayo. But it was a Republican -- George W. Bush -- who made history by nominating a Hispanic to serve as attorney general.

And therein lies the purpose of you spewing your racial false sense of superiority in this article LaRaza boy.

Gonzales' persecutors are blind with rage, or maybe just blind. Surely they see that the push to dump the U.S. attorneys came from White House political adviser Karl Rove.

Apparently, this legal alien given his life on a silver platter by American taxpayers does not read any other column besides his own. Or could it be his everything for the race posturing controlling his keyboard?

The attorney general does have one person in his corner. President Bush came out swinging Tuesday, insisting that Gonzales has his support and warning Democrats not to go on "a partisan fishing expedition aimed at honorable public servants."

Boosh better remain his ally because the anchor baby knows all of his illegal impeachment worthy secrets. Not to mention if not for Gonzalez Boosh's drunk driving conviction would have been exposed BEFORE THE ELECTION disqualifying him as unfit for office.

He is one of Bush's chief advisors when dealing with illegals. Bush needs to get another set of advisors. The group he has now seems to be unable to listen to the american people and support them. All of them support foreign governments and people instead of the americans they gave an oath to support.

Originally Posted by Dixie

What's wrong with oversight?

Dixie

Nothing, so long as a consistent standard is used. The same damned Dems didn't utter a peep when Clinton had Janet "burn 'em alive" Reno fire every single US attorney (ONE was eventually allowed to keep his job).

I would like to see anchor baby Gonzales out on his arse as much as anyone and probably more than most, but this particular issue is absurd.

t may be that he made a whopper here in trusting his No. 2 not to hand over the hiring and firing of U.S. attorneys to a political hack like Rove.

Maybe I'm being unfair here, but I wonder if ruben would have said this if Rove's name was Rodriguez?

Originally Posted by CrocketsGhost

Originally Posted by Dixie

What's wrong with oversight?

Dixie

Nothing, so long as a consistent standard is used. The same damned Dems didn't utter a peep when Clinton had Janet "burn 'em alive" Reno fire every single US attorney (ONE was eventually allowed to keep his job).

I would like to see anchor baby Gonzales out on his arse as much as anyone and probably more than most, but this particular issue is absurd.

I'm in complete agreement with you here, Crocket.

First of all, there are a multitude of serious, legit things that this corrupt AG should be on the carpet for but this one isn't it.

Let him skate on IGNORING the RULE OF LAW but go after him for doing actions that are legal? How skewed is this? Does not bode well for our Constitution to jump on this empty, illigitimate band wagon.

And, btw, who wants this snake to slither behind closed doors and continue doing his dirty work without ANY OVERSIGHT and out of the public eye? Not I! I want my enemy right where I can see him, especially a SNAKE such as this.

The libs are absolute blowhards!