On Mar 13, 2007, at 9:47 AM, authfriend wrote: >>> in particular the U.S. attorney firings, >>> which is currently in the process of going nuclear. >> >> Yep, yet another major scandal that probably won't make >> any difference. Then again, this could be the final straw. > > This one's getting a lot more attention in the > mainstream media than I would have thought. It's > pretty inside-baseball; what's scandalous about it > isn't anywhere near as clear-cut as in the Walter > Reed scandal or the Libby scandal or the FBI > scandal. I think if I were your average minimally > informed citizen, I'd be having trouble figuring > out what the big deal is, especially the fact that > even leading *Republicans* are calling for Gonzales's > head.
Supposedly he's now "taking responsibility," whatever that means in this administration. I'll believe it when I hear the resignation. > It remains to be seen whether the media can make > a convincing case to the public. Most people won't > be surprised to hear the administration has been > caught with its hand in the cookie jar again, but > this may not have quite the visceral impact as some > of the other smoking guns (block that metaphor!). > > So given that the media is leading the charge--as > opposed to reflecting massive citizen outrage--a > Cheney resignation that forced the media to focus > on something much more concrete might just work. > > It wouldn't stop the congressional investigations, > but it could provide cover for the administration to > stonewall with regard to subpoenas and providing > information, and just generally relegate the whole > thing to the back burner. > >
