In January of 2007, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that politics was not a factor in the dismissal of U.S. Attorneys as reported by Salon:
"I would never, ever make a change in the United States attorney position for political reasons."Yet, in January of 2005, while serving as White House Counsel, Alberto Gonzales plotted with the White House political "mastermind," Karl Rove, about getting rid of U.S. Attorneys:
D. Kyle Sampson, who resigned this week as chief of staff to Mr. Gonzales, responded by e-mail three days later. Discussing a plan to replace 15 percent to 20 percent of all 93 prosecutors, Mr. Sampson noted: “Judge and I discussed briefly a couple of weeks ago.” (Mr. Gonzales is known to associates as the Judge from his tenure on the Texas Supreme Court.) Mr. Sampson predicted that any dismissals could stir protests. “If Karl thinks there is the political will to do it, then so do I,” he wrote.Surely, Karl Rove never did anything for political reasons.
It's just one lie after another.
The clock is ticking for Alberto. The clock should be ticking for Karl.
