2008 Woodie Awards
Just Stop Talking...
By Andrew Aschenbrenner
3/28/07 - Opinion
Once again, this is in no way suggests that the people mentioned have no right to say what they said. Free speech is the greatest element of this country, and all forms must be allowed, however threatening.
Recently, the Department of Justice/Antonio Gonzales prosecutor-firing scandal has taken over politics, and it has spelled more bad news for Republicans. Just what the GOP needs, another top-level embarrassment to follow Walter Reed, Jack Abramoff, Mark Foley, Iraq, Valerie Plame, the Hurricane Katrina response, and Halliburton. It doesn't help Mr. Gonzales that he worked for President Bush as his lawyer before becoming Attorney General. First, Gonzales insisted he was not involved, and then proof showed that he was. Since the controversy started several weeks ago over the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys, internal DOJ memos have showed the firings to be politically motivated, and have also put Gonzales on the hot seat. White House assertions that they had nothing to do with the firings have been falsified by certain memos. One email from the DOJ in 2005 advocated keeping prosecutors who were "loyal Bushies." Sorry, Mr. President, but this is NOT your playground. The bottom line is, the Attorney General is supposed to represent law in the U.S. Antonio Gonzales has been nothing but a White House pawn, and trivializing the laws of this country in the name of politics is unconscionable. Republicans often describe Gonzales' running of the Department of Justice as "incompetent." Apparently, it is also an extension of the White House, where hypocrisy reigns. Enough said.
So sad is the state of the GOP that Time magazine ran a picture of a crying Ronald Reagan behind the headline "How the Right Went Wrong" for their March 26 issue. Lawmakers, both Republican and Democratic, have suggested that impeachment is possible when confronted with the administration's view that they are all powerful. Senator Chuck Hagel, R-NE, said; "This is not a monarchy." Most notable has been the formation of the American Freedom Agenda, an alliance of four conservatives, including former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, a chairperson at the American Conservative Union. The group's website (www.americanfreedomagenda.org) states part of their mission as restoring "the Constitution's checks and balances as enshrined by the Founding Fathers." It also notes; "The constitutional grievances against the White House are chilling, reminiscent of the kingly abuses that provoked the Declaration of Independence." Those are some strong words. Ultimately, we are where we are today because the monkey in the Executive Branch has decided that he is the decider, thereby insulting all of America.
Recently, the Department of Justice/Antonio Gonzales prosecutor-firing scandal has taken over politics, and it has spelled more bad news for Republicans. Just what the GOP needs, another top-level embarrassment to follow Walter Reed, Jack Abramoff, Mark Foley, Iraq, Valerie Plame, the Hurricane Katrina response, and Halliburton. It doesn't help Mr. Gonzales that he worked for President Bush as his lawyer before becoming Attorney General. First, Gonzales insisted he was not involved, and then proof showed that he was. Since the controversy started several weeks ago over the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys, internal DOJ memos have showed the firings to be politically motivated, and have also put Gonzales on the hot seat. White House assertions that they had nothing to do with the firings have been falsified by certain memos. One email from the DOJ in 2005 advocated keeping prosecutors who were "loyal Bushies." Sorry, Mr. President, but this is NOT your playground. The bottom line is, the Attorney General is supposed to represent law in the U.S. Antonio Gonzales has been nothing but a White House pawn, and trivializing the laws of this country in the name of politics is unconscionable. Republicans often describe Gonzales' running of the Department of Justice as "incompetent." Apparently, it is also an extension of the White House, where hypocrisy reigns. Enough said.
So sad is the state of the GOP that Time magazine ran a picture of a crying Ronald Reagan behind the headline "How the Right Went Wrong" for their March 26 issue. Lawmakers, both Republican and Democratic, have suggested that impeachment is possible when confronted with the administration's view that they are all powerful. Senator Chuck Hagel, R-NE, said; "This is not a monarchy." Most notable has been the formation of the American Freedom Agenda, an alliance of four conservatives, including former U.S. Representative Bob Barr, a chairperson at the American Conservative Union. The group's website (www.americanfreedomagenda.org) states part of their mission as restoring "the Constitution's checks and balances as enshrined by the Founding Fathers." It also notes; "The constitutional grievances against the White House are chilling, reminiscent of the kingly abuses that provoked the Declaration of Independence." Those are some strong words. Ultimately, we are where we are today because the monkey in the Executive Branch has decided that he is the decider, thereby insulting all of America.
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