Epiphanies, Bush, and Gonzales

As I watched our President announce the resignation of Attorney General Gonzales, I was amused, bewildered, angered, saddened, and after a while I began to wonder what was in fact behind his irrational words.

In my later life, as a fan of words, before putting fingers to computer keyboard to write this, I used dictionary.com to determine the exact meaning of epiphany. It is: "a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience."

Of course, most epiphanies turn out to be wrong, but what the hell.

In recent months I watched Attorney General Gonzales testify before the Senate and the House, and came to the conclusion that:

Had he told the truth, he would have created a national crisis
Had he lied and committed perjury, he could have faced time in prison.
Had he chosen not to remember, he could be ridiculed, and nothing more could happen to him.

I now realize that there is an even more frightening explanation.

I have edited the Presidents remarks about Gonzales resignation in a "fair and balanced way."

"This morning Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced that he will leave the Department of Justice after two and a half years of service to the department.
Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle, and I have reluctantly accepted his resignation with great appreciation for the service that he has provided for our country.

After months of unfair treatment, that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position and I accept his decision.

It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeding from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons..."

Here is my "epiphany." Just suppose for a moment that Attorney General Gonzales was, to the best of his ability, telling the truth. Now that is an unlikely scenario, but let us assume that it is correct, or at least possible.

Let us for the moment; assume that the President was being honest in his perception of the Gonzales "treatment," also unlikely, but nevertheless possible.

The scariest and most frightening conclusion that could be drawn from these events is: A usual drum rolls please:

Attorney General Gonzales and President Bush really believed what they have said.

HOW SCAREY IS THAT!

Norman Horowitz

Comments

[Dap]

Dear Norman,

I've said it before and I'll say it again and again, "The part that really scares me is when these people start to actually believe their own *Bullshit*

Agape.

[Shortyfuse]

I gave up on getting justice when Bush pinned a medal on Negroponte. Did he pin one on Oliver?
They just go off and become world citizens. They sit around in their condos in Dubi and laugh at the amount of money they extorted form the ungrateful Americans.
RICO THE BASTARDS

[johntal]

is it just me, or is it not worth commenting on the fact that when Bush script reads impeded ; he instead says "impeding"? I think it is a revealing slip of tongue.

[BBackSoon]

Now Bush can wait for charges on Rove and Gonzo and then pardon them. Everyone will then get the Medal of Freedom. That is what you get for doing the party thing.

[BigTuna]

I can't implore the Congressional Democrats often enough: drag out these investigations until January 2009. Make sure no one is convicted until the day after Bush leaves office. Bingo, no pardon for Gonzo.

[JoDeeVa]

...or Rove and Cheney!
Hmm, Barney had to be colluding, too..didn't he? I seem to remember seeing him on the White House Press Room Podium and I could not understand a word of the double-dog speak. Like father, like son!
Yep, no pardon for Barney, either...

[Kansas Evans]

Funny!

[Desiderata]

"It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeding from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons..."

Can the bright commentors at Huffpo please list as many "talented and honorable" persons that Dubya and his administration "dragged through the mud for political reasons"?

Surely there must be a few.

[realpolitic]

Alberto Gonzalez said 'I do not recall' to a Congressional panel 57 or so times. Yea, it could be he is just very forgetful. Working for President Bush means never having to say 'I recall'.

[Bushwillresign]

I thought that it was always assumed... Bush really believes what he says.

Another honest republican down... who's next?

[beef33]

I would agree that it is somewhat scary. However, I guess I don't understand why he is gone. He was just a hatchet man from the get go doing the dirty work for Cheney and Bush. If anyone should go it is the two of them. this guy was just doing what he was told and pretty well. AS Ben FRanklin said the fish stinks from the head down.