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Bush’s Buddies Remain Defiant

In what are turning into public spectacles, the Bush camp, so far at least seem to be the only supporters of Wolfowitz and Gonzales. The German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul has added his name to the list officials who are asking that Wolfowitz resign. “My conclusion is that Wolfowitz should do the bank a service and take the consequences himself. The sooner, the better,” he was quoted as saying.

World leaders want him to step down; even employees and colleagues at the World Bank dislike and distrust him. The only real support he has, seems to be from the person who appointed him in the first place. This leads us to Mr. Gonzales, the US’s top dog at the Justice Department. It has become apparent that Mr. Gonzales is no more than another of Bush’s minions that will do whatever he is told, whether legal or otherwise. During his testimony last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he managed to “forget” everything regarding the details about the firing of eight US attorneys.

How in the hell do you fire eight US attorneys in one fell swoop, and not remember why? He claims the firings were not political, but his former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, as well as emails prove they were. In the emails, the fired Attorneys were being discussed in terms of whether they were “loyal Bushies” or not. After the testimony, several Republicans and Democrats called for Gonzales to resign his position. President Bush was said to be pleased with the Attorney General’s testimony, and Gonzales himself said he was “optimistic and feeling good.”

Mr. Gonzales and Mr. .Wolfowitz have embarrassed themselves, and abused the positions they hold, but yet neither one of them has any dignity or common sense to resign. Instead they keep their jobs, with the President’s blessing, and go on as if nothing has happened. Public opinion of President Bush, in the US and around the World is at an all time low, but yet he continues to protect his “loyal Bushies” at all costs, regardless of the damages