WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday he is troubled by the Justice Department's misleading explanations to Congress of why it fired eight U.S. attorneys and expected his attorney general to fix them.
Bush said he stood by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales amid calls for his ouster.
"Mistakes were made. And I'm frankly not happy about them," Bush told reporters at a news conference in Mexico, where he is wrapping up a weeklong trip to Latin America.
"Any time anybody goes up to Capitol Hill, they've got to make sure they fully understand the facts and how they characterize the issue to members of Congress," Bush said. "And the fact that both Republicans and Democrats feel like that there was not straightforward communication troubles me and it troubles the attorney general. So he took action, and he needs to continue to take action."
The president called the actual firings "entirely appropriate" and noted that U.S attorneys serve at his pleasure. "Past administrations have removed U.S. attorneys. It's their right to do so," Bush said.
What he meant to say was; "I can't believe those bumbling ass-sucking folks from Texas I brought up here to cover my mismanagement have left such a monsterous paper trail, so as to lead this investigation to my doorstep. How dare they expose my vast well of hubris while I'm vacationing in countries I'm looking to surpress.
Posted by kerry at March 14, 2007 09:55 AM