Reconciliation
(No Ratings Yet)President Bush’s steadfast support of Alberto Gonzalez has been an example of the major problem that arises when loyalty trumps all other qualities, be they competence, political viability, bipartisanship, or anything else. Whether an individual supports or opposes Bush, there is little likelihood that you can be proud of or confident in the performance of Alberto Gonzalez. This is something that should have happened long ago .
Now is an opportunity for Bush to be a uniter not a divider. Nominating someone who is not a Bush loyalist, not an insider, but a moderate bipartisan bridge who could, heaven for bid, even be retained under the next Administration, even if it is a Democratic president, would be great for this country. We’ll see what Bush is made of.
on August 27th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Wow, and I thought I was going out on a limb in trying to have faith in Mike Vick’s future. I would love to share your cautious optimism here, but I just don’t expect Bush to change his ways at this point.
Sign number 2 that Karl Rove is no longer working: This recent Bush quote “[Gonzales’] good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons,”
Yes Gonzales’ name was drug through the mud, but only to get it out of the cesspool of sewage that it had wallowed in for years, so it might be presentable enough to grace the halls of Congress.
on August 27th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
I think you are dead on. With Gonzales leaving and Rove gone, it clears up alot of room on the domestic front. Internationally, Bush is putting more pressure on the Maliki government, as well as the recent military raids into Pakistan… Who knows, with a few more changes He might actually be invited to speak at the Republican National Convention in 2008.
Any leads on the successor to Gonzales?
on August 27th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
The first name I heard was Homeland Security “Czar” Michael Chertoff, but I wouldn’t put any stock into anything that comes out today (remember the lists of Supreme Court candidates that were always floating around after the O’Connor retirement and Rehnquist’s death.)
on August 27th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
It should be interesting. The highest 3 positions of the Department of Justice are now vacant. Any takers that Craig Morford gets the bid (he’s currently nominated for the #2 position in DOJ)
on August 27th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I should have included an “?” at the end of my title. I don’t necessarily expect that Bush will do the right thing and tend, ever so slightly, to the gaping wound of hyper-partisanship he has significantly contributed to making on this country, but I figured I should at least extend the possibility.
I do, however, think it would be wise for Bush and, more so, the GOP if Bush would nominate someone basically untainted by the attorney firing issue, NSA domestic spying, and Bush v Gore (2000). It may not make much of a difference, but I think it would serve the longterm interests of the GOP. It would show they know how to do more than campaign/rally the base, but actually know how to govern. That is unless they want to be irrelevant to many a people for the next couple of elections cycles, if not longer.
on August 27th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
I didn’t mean to imply that Bush would be acting in the interested of the country or that he would not be. It’s just obvious that his blessing would be the kiss of death for a Republican successor at this point. In the event that he wants to have any sort of positive legacy, he is going to need to make an intelligent choice.
btw, TPMMuckracker already has a great bio on the “acting” new guy
on November 12th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
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