Gonzales was just a puppet of Bush & Co. The Bush White House appoints based on a willingness to say yes without questioning anything.
Previous AG's would have told Bush to take a hike. Even Ashcroft stood up to Bush when he thought he was being pushed into illegal conduct.
We will have to wait for Gonzales' book to come out before we find out if he was an accessory to Bush & Co, or if he was just some poor guy who was intimidated into doing what he knew was wrong. Either way, the buck stopped with him. He allowed a great deal of power to be taken from the people and given to the Government. That power will never be given back. The blood of America is forever on his hands.
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