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If Gonzales Resigns will Chertoff be the "replacement"?

by roxy317

Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 12:44:09 PM EST

With the revolving door at the Justice Department spinning so fast it is creating a breeze, I thought it might be fun to pull together a list of "All things Alberto ..." and just see what kind of coverage the Absentminded AG has received from ePluribus Media.

Whispers and rumors are running rampant that Gonzales will leave and be replaced by Michael Chertoff.

All of the articles referenced in this commentary were published on the ePluribus Media Journal.

In some pieces he is just a bit actor, in others he has the leading role.

ePluribus Media's coverage of Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department started with a little piece last January 29^th ...

The Gonzales Seven
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The Gonzales Seven eventually became the Gonzales Eight and ePluribus Media did a profile piece on each of the US Attorneys that was "resigned" by Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department.

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The Case of the Absentee Attorney ... William Mercer, Montana
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Meet the new boss? Same as the old boss ...
With current speculation rampant about an imminent departure (either by resignation or being asked to step down) of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it would only be appropriate to provide relevant information about those mentioned as a possible replacement.

Snapshots of five of the individuals whose names have been mentioned so far -- (1) Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, (2) SEC Chairman Chris Cox, (3) White House anti-terrorism advisor Francis Fragos Townsend, (4) former Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson and (5) former Solicitor General Theodore Olsen -- begin below. ...

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If Gonzales Resigns will Chertoff be the "replacement"? | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 hidden)

haha (5.00 / 2) (#1)

Great recap of the Gonzo saga. Now we can re- remember some of the things he can't "recall" and survey everyone's "gut feeling" on the future. . .

by jenn718 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 01:29:27 PM EST

Attorney General Hatch in the wings? Rumors fly (5.00 / 2) (#2)

This is kinda fun Roxy.... I started hunting thru diaries last night and found this tidbit:

what do we know about Hatch's mouthpiece Peter Carr?

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6661550

Article Last Updated: 08/19/2007 12:43:26 AM MDT
Rumors persist that Sen. Orrin Hatch will be nominated to take over as U.S. attorney general should the scandal-embroiled Alberto Gonzales resign. No matter the denials by Hatch and his office that he is not considering giving up his day job to move to the Department of Justice, politicos in Utah and Washington continue to spread the idea of Attorney General Hatch.
Now, another shake-up is pushing the rumor further. Hatch's incredibly capable mouthpiece, spokesman Peter Carr, is taking a post as deputy director of public affairs at the Justice Department, a White House appointed position. Carr, who makes the move this week, says there is no truth to the rumor of Hatch's departure and no link between the senator and Carr's job change.
Carr, by the way, has a master's degree from George Mason University and a bachelor's from Brigham Young University, and worked at Richter7, Salt Lake City-based advertising and public relations agency, before moving into a political career.

by avahome on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 01:57:31 PM EST

: Hat tip to Standingup (5.00 / 1) (#3)

for this from Washington Whispers
"Alberto Gonzales finally plans to depart and will be replaced by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. "
so .... who's to know what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

by roxy317 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 02:03:15 PM EST
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I am clueless here regarding... (5.00 / 2) (#4)

the new powers given to Bushco re reauthorization of the surveillance program....involving Alberto...if Bushco had a clue Alberto was resigning! Does that make sense.........?

by avahome on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 02:37:28 PM EST

: Nothing makes sense (5.00 / 1) (#5)

any more.

by roxy317 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 02:54:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Here is a (5.00 / 1) (#6)

more complete list of "all things Alberto ... " from ePluribus Media. This site search also includes all of the commentaries here on the Community site.

by roxy317 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 03:00:07 PM EST

Nice job, Roxy... (5.00 / 2) (#7)

I'm thinking it gives you one heck of a sense of admnistration priorities. If Cherthoff is that important to Bush, why isn't he staying at Homeland Security?

by Jeff Huber on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 04:15:06 PM EST

Golden Oldie: DHS, 2SR, Domestic Spying (5.00 / 2) (#8)

A mini trip down memory lane, from a prior commentary of mine:

Homeland's "2SR" reorganization about domestic spying?

Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 03:56:05 PM EST
Chertoff's Second Stage Review of Homeland Security (2SR) is a plan for a major re-organization of the Bureaucracy of DHS. In trying to find out what might happen to FEMA, I stumbled across a chilling, if speculative, possibility: DHS could become home to domestic intelligence operations.

Moseys with scissors
by HeyThereItsEric on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 05:44:44 PM EST

: Thanks Eric! (5.00 / 1) (#9)

We have a lot of treasure here in the community site ... Chertoff as USAG ... just another case of "failing upward".

by roxy317 on Sun Aug 26, 2007 at 07:20:46 PM EST
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Paul Clemente? (5.00 / 2) (#10)

Who is Solicitor General Paul Clement The guy that will be replacing GONEzo.

Congress needs to demand a special prosecutor to investigate all of the politicization of government in exchange for meeting halfway in any nomination. This is the one opportunity they have the leverage to do so.

Guaranteed to be plastered all over the Internet
Drinking Liberally in New Milford
by Connecticut Man1 on Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 01:13:24 PM EST

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