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Absolutely Incapable of Grasping Reality

George at his most wilfully oblivious.

Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle. And I have reluctantly accepted his resignation, with great appreciation for the service that he has provided for our country.

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As Attorney General he played an important role in helping to confirm two fine jurists in Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. He did an outstanding job as White House Counsel, identifying and recommending the best nominees to fill critically important federal court vacancies.

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After months of unfair treatment that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position, and I accept his decision. It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeded from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons.

• Loyalty to a man over rule of law is not priciple.
• Honoring the behavior that led to the "scandal" doesn't diminish how wrong it is.
• Still need to see the list of service activities that fall under honorable.
• The political reasons all stemmed from the White House (see: executive privilege).
• It's sad that we live in a time in which we can declare war arbitrarily and then continue it under a barrage of ever changing logic.
• No man has done more in less time to undermine the work of the founding fathers, this is not decency.