Tuesday, May 01, 2007

There is something wrong with the Gonzo's organizational chart.



<--Isn't McNulty second in command to Gonzo?

We were all treated to Gonzales' historical display of bumbling amnesia before the Senate Judiciary Committee a couple of weeks ago. Now we learn that the second in command, Paul McNulty, wasn't really in the loop, either.

From The Washington Post:

Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty told congressional investigators that he had limited involvement in the firing last year of eight U.S. attorneys and that he did not choose any to be removed, congressional aides familiar with his statements said yesterday.

McNulty said he provided erroneous testimony to Congress in February because he had not been informed that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and his aides had been working with the White House on the firings for nearly two years, the congressional aides said.

As Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) puts it: "If the top folks at DOJ weren't the key decision-makers, it's less likely that lower-down people at DOJ were, and much more likely that people in the White House were making the major decisions."

2 comments:

Mrs. X said...

There is definitely something wrong with that chart if Gonzales is giving authority to his aides rather than his deputy Attorney General. In my professional career, if I have my subordinates with more authority than my own managers, then I would be fired. Gonzales should be fired. There is no excuse.

Anonymous said...

it is now called "no recollection"