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May 23, 2007 04:48 PM UTC

"New Musgrave" Calls For Gonzales' Ouster

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  • by: Colorado Pols

Like this would have happened two years ago, as the Denver Post reports:

Republican U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave today joined the growing voices questioning whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should stay in his job.

Musgrave, of Fort Morgan, wrote Gonzales a letter stating “that, for the good of our country and out of loyalty to the president, you consider stepping aside to ensure that the president, Congress and the county’s leaders can rededicate themselves to the important issues facing our nation.”

A few Republican and several Democratic lawmakers have called for Gonzales’ resignation.

Last week, Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., said Gonzales should leave. Salazar calls Gonzales a friend and briefly sat beside him when Gonzales recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee addressing the firings of U.S. attorneys…

This is all well and good, but did Musgrave just get the news that there was a controversy surrounding Gonzales? She might be the last member of congress to speak out about this. More discussion here (sorry we missed that diary).

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11 thoughts on ““New Musgrave” Calls For Gonzales’ Ouster

  1. Much of the sentiment from conservative circles when the whole AUSA controversy erupted was: “Darnit, now we can’t ask for Gonzales to step down (because of incompetence) because it will validate the witch hunt.” 

    Before the AUSA thing erupted, there was plenty of anti-Gonzales movement on the right side of the aisle.  But the conservatives stood by him on the grounds that the investigation itself was contrived.  Throw him under the bus, and you’re just going to see more witch hunts. 

    (And the fact that the AG didn’t exactly cover himself in glory when it came to his testimony, etc., didn’t make things any easier.)

    From a purely political standpoint, this move theoretically says “I’m bipartisan” to the unaffiliated, “I’m a conservative before I’m a Republican” to the movement conservatives.  Kind of a smart political move.  Musgrave’s been making quite a few of those recently. 

    1. “From a purely political standpoint, this move theoretically says ‘I’m bipartisan’ to the unaffiliated, ‘I’m a conservative before I’m a Republican’ to the movement conservatives.  Kind of a smart political move.  Musgrave’s been making quite a few of those recently.”

      I agree.  Nicely put

      1. if this move is on the level and indicative of what MM will do as a member of the congressional minority. I guess the ’06 election woke her up.

  2. I want to applaud her for calling on his resignation, but when she says:

    “…. to ensure that the president, Congress and the county’s leaders can rededicate themselves to the important issues facing our nation.”

    and since she has also said:

    Musgrave said that defining marriage as between a man and a woman is the most important issue we face today.

    Frankly she makes me nervous….

    Does that mean she will be re-introducing her Constitutional Amendment?

    1. I don’t know if, or how, the process for submitting Constitutional amendments differ from submitting bills, but if  it has to go through a committee first it won’t go anywhere.

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