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Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney who oversaw Bush's lawyers in the 2000 recount to help him beat the rap.

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berkeley
Oct. 11, 2007, 12:04 a.m.
scooter libby must have been too busy.
i wonder who is paying for this?
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spkguy
Oct. 11, 2007, 2:55 a.m.
No Sh!t.. But they'll jump right up and defend ill conceived comments maid by one there hero's like Rush or Billo.
Ironic huh?
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dunkirk
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:36 p.m.
They're staying clear of all "controversial" articles and sticking to Luv's postings lately. I guess they get tired of getting beat up continually.
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Searchbeam
Oct. 11, 2007, 12:14 a.m.
berkeley,
I don't think Scooter can practice law anymore, because his sentence was commuted, but he was not pardoned!
This lawyer can make a killing, because he has a skunk for a client, and those noxious fumes can be bad for the lawyer's health!
LOL!
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Obaku
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:10 a.m.
Good. We can bankrupt the pendejo before we try him, then we can hang him after.
Best of all possible worlds.
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spkguy
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:15 a.m.
I found his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee to be the most evasive I have ever witnessed. For instance his response to questions from SEN Schumer...
" did the president send you see attorney general Ashcroft."
Here see and hear for your self.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTlgvWFKEPg
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spkguy
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:25 a.m.
Here this is real good! Bill Moyer's interviews Jon Stewart on this very subject. And Stewart " NAILS IT! "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coQ8NumwFvw
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gamahuche
Oct. 11, 2007, 2:23 a.m.
"the former attorney general is concerned that Fine may end up making a criminal referral to the Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department or even seek the appointment of a special counsel to determine if Gonzales made false statements to Congress."
And so he should be.
It'll be hard to get a perjury conviction against him based on his evidence in the hearing.
"I don't recall" will require brainscans to check the wiring and of course the expert witnesses will disagree whetherhe has a human, robot or android brain function.
Then if he is found guilty the Presidential Pardon awaits..
For all concerned, wouldn't it be simpler, more expeditious and less expensive to either let him fall on his sword, literally, or to send him on a little sea-cruise and let him fall into the jaws of a waiting shark?
[a re-incarnated lawyer perhaps]
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cheif
Oct. 11, 2007, 8:11 a.m.
Question: he's one of the top rated lawyers in the world. Why would a top rated lawyer have to hire a very expensive lawyer? Don't have enough skills to defend himself?
Why doesn't he defend himself pro bono? Could it be because the taxpayers are paying for his defense?
And gamahuche was right - why go through all this expense and time in an effort that's going to be forgiven anyway?
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bumbaklotartattack
Oct. 11, 2007, 8:55 a.m.
Land of the free, home of the brave!
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sumptuousdigs
Oct. 11, 2007, 9:03 a.m.
Cheif, By forgiving more well documented crimes by a higher official than Libby, the naked emperor won't even have a fig leaf to cover his shortcomings! LOL
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RedstateLib
Oct. 11, 2007, 9:44 a.m.
When are "The Defenders" going to show up and tell us "Oh Yeah, So What, Clinton Lied About A BJ, So There".
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Will1313
Oct. 11, 2007, 10:35 a.m.
Maybe they can work a deal with him.... no prosecution if he rolls over on the illegal activities of Bush / Cheney.....
why prosecute the minnow when you could have the shark....
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joeblowe
Oct. 11, 2007, 10:47 a.m.
"the expanding investigation by Glenn Fine, the Justice Department's fiercely independent inspector general" - Now's there's a phrase I think we should see a LOT more often: ...fiercely independent inspector general...
Perhaps the chickens are FINALLY coming home to roost. I tmay very well be that Gonzales quit because the one thing that the President CANNOT pardon is impeachment. If Gonzales were impeached while still in office, no doubt the senate would find out a LOT of things that would get a whole lot of other people in deep doo-doo.
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texangelwings
Oct. 11, 2007, 11:06 a.m.
Glad to see that we have an independent inspector general to handle the case! We need someone who does not have a vested interest in this administration.
Why does Gonzales need an attorney? He said that he had done nothing wrong.
If he told the truth, he should not be worried!
Thanks Mark, interesting article!
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dirtyfratboy
Oct. 11, 2007, 11:07 a.m.
Wow... he can't even stand for himself, so he buys a lawyer to try and escape the law. An obvious indicator that he's in deep doo-doo right now. Sad.
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MajJohn
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:20 p.m.
No matter how you feel about Gonzales, this is a waste of time over nothing and will go no where. The post only gives the radical left wing bloggers something to wag their tongues about. To say that only the guilty need an attorney is naive at best. What is unfortunate here is that the Democrats are pandering to their radical base and after listening to this for over another year the public will be so sick of it that a Republican will easily win the white house again. The Democrats need to put forth a positive message about their vision for the future. Trying to make the Republicans look like the worse choice of two evils is not a solid campaign strategy.
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not2needy
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:29 p.m.
This bunch never tires of making idiots of themselves in front of the whole country! And they never tire of making the whole country look like idiots!
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dunkirk
Oct. 11, 2007, 1:39 p.m.
LOL, it appears that the rock solid proof Gonzo had that what Bush was doing was perfectly legal may have a few cracks, crevices and craters in it. It seems he realizes he's going to need ALL the help he can get to NOT occupy Scooter's old cell.
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hamy
Oct. 11, 2007, 4:22 p.m.
Either he is completely incompetent and therefore should never have been the A.G., or he did some pretty bad stuff.
My money is on both.
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nikkibabe
Oct. 11, 2007, 8:04 p.m.
First put this Amigo in Gitmo. No charges until his cowboy boss leaves office in Jan, 2009. Then try this punk for breaking domestic & international laws and the Geneva convention.
Check him in to a graybar hotel and throw the keys out.
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Dorothyalmon
Oct. 11, 2007, 10:08 p.m.
The only thing Fonzo was qualified for was busing tables at Taco Bell.
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Searchbeam
Oct. 12, 2007, 2:47 p.m.
If he shares his "private" room with Karl the "TB" Rove, that would save space, time and administrative costs!