Yesterday, Senate Democrats failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to advance a resolution expressing a vote of 'no confidence' against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.Only seven republicans voted for the resolution -- Norm Coleman (MN), Susan Collins (ME), Chuck Hagel (NE), Gordon Smith (OR), Olympia Snowe (ME), Arlen Specter (PA), and John Sununu (NH). The rest of the Senate GOP is, apparently, fine with government abuse of power, election fraud, and plain old-fashioned idiocy and incompetence in a Justice Department that has been called 'dysfunctional' by those willing to cut the AG a break. Those unwilling to voted for the resolution.
George W. Bush, once again displaying his pathological inability to accept responsibility for anything, still stands by his AG.
Raw Story:
Speaking to reporters in Bulgaria, President Bush blasted a "no confidence" vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales scheduled [Monday] for the Senate as "meaningless."
According to the president, Democrats are wasting their time with this "political" resolution which will have no bearing on the beleaguered Attorney General's status, and it shows how their priorities are misplaced, since they are prioritizing the vote over such issues as settling the immigration debate.
Yeah, the nation's top law enforcement official is a corrupt SOB, so dealing with that shouldn't be a priority. It's not like the Justice Department does anything important, like enforce federal law. I guess there's reality and there's the White House. Bush doesn't seem able to live in both places...
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