WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief U.S. law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.
Bush immediately announced his nominee for Gonzales’ replacement, Washington-based lawyer Rarl Kove. Little is known about Mr. Kove and his qualifications, and a Google search only turned up one photo, depicting a bespectacled, balding man with an extremely prominent and bushy black mustache.
“Mr. Kove has my complete confidence,” said the President. “I’m sure he’ll prosecure malfeces wherever he finds it.”
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24 comments
Sharon
August 27, 2007 at 9:04 am
1“blemished” HA! That’s like calling leprosy a mild skin condition.
From the NYTimes story: “The official who disclosed the resignation in advance today said that the turmoil over Mr. Gonzales had made it difficult for him to continue as attorney general. “The unfair treatment that he’s been on the receiving end of has been a distraction for the department,” the official said.”
I would think that his incompetence would have been the bigger distraction for the department all these years.
Mr. Kove
has his work cut out for him.
cooper
August 27, 2007 at 9:05 am
2I’m sure what Mr. Bush says about Karl Rove here is correct. I never thought I’d be saying that, but when W’s right, he’s right.
Ann
August 27, 2007 at 9:20 am
3Dreams can come true.
dee
August 27, 2007 at 9:28 am
4I can’t wait for the confirmation hearings for Mr. Kove. By the way — does anyone know of any long-term effects of inhaling helium for voice distortion?
nato
August 27, 2007 at 9:40 am
5Dee, it depends on the amount of helium. Asphyxia is a short-term effect, and if you use enough, death is a long-term effect. The latter, if only brain death, DOES qualify you to become the A.G., however.
So, is the Presidunce hoping Rove will prosecute or procure that bad sh*t?
sharon
August 27, 2007 at 12:40 pm
6Rumor has it that Bush plans to replace Crony G with Crony C: Michael Chertoff. It would be a joke for the late night talk shows if this were any other Presidunce. (Tip of the hat to nato.)
G.W.
August 27, 2007 at 3:10 pm
7Helloooo …..
Any Texans still on the team?……
Anybody?…..
SeattleDan
August 27, 2007 at 3:31 pm
8I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!
Jason
August 27, 2007 at 4:46 pm
9What gives with the lack of headline?
nato
August 27, 2007 at 4:58 pm
10We’re all Texans at heart, G-dub!
Harold
August 27, 2007 at 5:33 pm
11I totally had to look this up to determine which part was true and which part was a joke.
Though with this administration, it’s safe to assume that nothing is true and everything is a sick, twisted, unfunny joke. On us.
Just Jay
August 27, 2007 at 5:44 pm
12I wonder if the timing is deliberate. After all if W. moves quickly enough he could make a recess appointment this week. That way all those messy democratic processes like Congressional approval can be avoided. Wait, is Rove still around? If Bush does make a recess appointment it will be just the sort of thing Rove would love.
Jay
Dirk's Diary
August 27, 2007 at 5:57 pm
138-27-07
Dear Diary,
YES!!! For a least one brief shining moment, I am one bodycount closer to the Presidency! Alberto Gonzales steps in front of a speeding bus and I am now 7th in the line of Presidential Succession! WooHoo! Patricia certainly found that alluring, though she knows I’m keeping a diary and long ago made my promise to not write about our sex life. Too bad.
I made one of my staff members stay in DC and man the phones over the summer break. It goes without saying that he is rather steamed about his circumstances. Tough! Who cares? I called him up this morning after hearing about Gonzales and asked him to tap into the rumor mill and find out who is on the short list. A complete shock - “Light Bulb” is near the top. Why? He’s a moron, plus he’s ugly as homemade sin. “Light Bulb”! Jesus! He’s made a complete hash of HomeLand Security. I wonder if his gut is telling him that he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in Hell of being confirmed as AG. W nicknamed Chertoff “Light Bulb” not because he’s particularly bright, but because his head is shaped like - a light bulb. I have to say, that’s one of Bush’s better nicknames.
Well, Patricia gave me a new nickname today - “Mr. President”. I have to admit it has a pleasing sound to it, but I’m sticking with “Mr. Big”. Patricia is taking a shower now and has just called down to me to come loofah her back. Okay, “Mr. Big”; it sounds like we have more work to do. Wink! Good thing that Jeffrey and Heather drove over to Kalispell for a long weekend. Having the ranch house to ourselves sure makes one feel young again.
Dirk
sharon
August 27, 2007 at 5:58 pm
14According to A.G.’s statement, his last day is September 17. I don’t think that W can make an appointment while the previous office holder is still in office, but I wouldn’t bet against him trying to finagle something like that.
Zee Man
August 27, 2007 at 6:15 pm
15NPR has been saying all day that if Bush were nominate a current or past Senator for Attorney General, it’s quite possible that he would be confirmed. Well, maybe; but probably not this one.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/08/27/sen-larry-craig-r-idaho-arres ted/
Dale
August 27, 2007 at 6:52 pm
16Finally, Al Gon has lived up to his name.
Harold
August 28, 2007 at 3:23 am
17Twelve months from now, expect to see Presidential candidate Gonzales in a photo op with the hanging corpse of Osama bin Laden, as arranged by chief political advisor Karl Rove.
tim
August 28, 2007 at 4:36 am
18You have to give Gonzales credit. He did make most people long for the good old days of John Ashcroft, which I, for one, would have thought was an impossible feat. Oh, John, let that Eagle soar!
hedera
August 28, 2007 at 9:18 am
19This entire administration has been one incident after another that made me look back with fond longing on earlier administrations that, at the time, made me recoil in horror.
I wonder if it will occur to Dubya in nominating a replacement A.G. - it certainly hasn’t so far - that the attorney general is the country’s top law enforcement officer, therefore it might be a good idea to put in someone with respect for the law??
Nah.
nato
August 28, 2007 at 10:26 am
20I understand his top pick right now is Michael “Skeletor/Read My Gut!” Chertoff, so you’re out of luck with regard to him picking someone with respect for the law. I’ve already offered my dead dog for nomination, but so far he hasn’t gotten back to me on that.
gillian
August 28, 2007 at 5:34 pm
21Hi boys and girls! Did you miss me? We got back to town about 3 hours ago and what a trip that was! Those rapacious Canadians are a lot more dangerous than they appear, I tell you; but more on that later. I’m whooped, so I’ll do my duty and than hit the ol’ sackeroo, after the requisite beer, of course.
http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=22456
Good night, all.
G.W.
August 28, 2007 at 6:16 pm
22“Iran’s active pursuit of technology that could lead to nukular weapons threatens to put a region already known for instability and violence under the shadow of a nukular holocaust.”
That’s from my speech at yet another Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering today. I’ve been practicing my speeches with Laura (she used to be a school teacher, you know) and I can now pronounce 4 syllable words without needing to take a breath. “Tech-nol-o-gy”. See?
I must have pulled another one over on the old geezers, because they applauded after that sentence about nukular holocaust. The joke’s on them - the President of Iran doesn’t even believe in holocausts. Heh, heh.
cooper
August 28, 2007 at 6:51 pm
23An interesting aside about our Koyanaskatsi-ish American culture. This past Saturday night, my daughter was in town and had a minor fender bender on the way to a friend’s house. No one was injured, but a police report was filed. Today Alyson got letters from four ambulance chasing attorneys and one chiropractor. We are indeed doomed as a culture.
Murray
August 29, 2007 at 8:13 am
24Coop, now you know why people have to sign a waiver when they come to Grouseland. Yes we live in the land and age of litigation.
Well, according to W, partisan politicians were responsible for hounding a good man out of office. You know, after 6 years of living in Bizzaro land, the reasoning capacity of my brain has just gone uncomfortably numb.
Maybe Harriot Meyers could be snuck in.