Gonzales rejects calls for resignation

File under: No fucking way!!!1!!

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rejected growing calls for his resignation Tuesday as scores of newly released documents detailed a two-year campaign by the Justice Department and White House to purge federal prosecutors.

Gonzales acknowledged his department mishandled the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys and misled Congress about how they were fired. He said he was ultimately to blame for those "mistakes" but stood by the firings.

Alberto Gonzales is an honorable man and would never...

Sorry, I was out of my head for a bit there. As a friend once said to me, "Ya never know when the drugs are gonna kick in."

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