Reid: Gonzo Lacked Spine To Say No To Rove
Harry Reid's statement on Gonzo's jump:
"Alberto Gonzales was never the right man for this job. He lacked independence, he lacked judgment, and he lacked the spine to say no to Karl Rove. This resignation is not the end of the story. Congress must get to the bottom of this mess and follow the facts where they lead, into the White House."
Incidentally, the D.C. conventional wisdom is already congealing: This resignation, along with that of Rove, is good for the Republicans, because it will allow Bush to enter into his September battle with Congress over Iraq unencumbered by his heaviest political baggage and surrounded by "new" leadership. Dems will need to make the case that merely getting rid of Rove and Gonzo doesn't put an end to the story -- something Reid's trying to do here.
Comments (2)
AJ wrote on August 27, 2007 12:44 PM:I hope the congressional Democrats will have the sense to just ignore the inside the beltway CW. Nobody else connects Rove/Gonzo to Iraq, it's not like we think we'd be winning the war if only they hadn't fired the New Mexico US Attorney.
Iraq is his heaviest baggage.
Greg wrote on August 27, 2007 12:49 PM:heh, that's a pretty big if...check out Glenn Greenwald on the imperative facing Congressional Dems now...


