Gonzo loses more support

Another republican has had it with Gonzales. It's Rep. Lee Terry from Nebraska. Saturday he called for Gonzales to resign or be fired immediately.

Terry is asking, after all the evidence has contradicted what Gonzales said, he has lost faith that he can run the Dept. of Justice.

Of course Terry saw nothing wrong with the firing of the US Attorneys; they work for the pleasure of the president. But he did say that Gonzales' problem of credibility is self inflicted.

Here's the rest from the Omaha World-Herald:

Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., said he was not ready to call for Gonzales' resignation. Smith spokesman Charles Isom said he had some concerns but would wait to hear Gonzales' testimony.

Other lawmakers - including Republican Sens. Gordon Smith of Oregon and John Sununu of New Hampshire - have called for Gonzales to step down.Terry suggested that more of his Republican colleagues would join the chorus and that Gonzales' ouster is inevitable."I got a feeling there's a lot of my GOP colleagues that feel the same way," he said in a phone interview from Nebraska.

If Gonzales refuses to leave, Terry said, Bush should help him find the door. Terry said he has heard that all Bush appointees are required upfront to write resignation letters that are kept in a file."They should pull Gonzales' letter out of his file and accept his resignation now," Terry said.

Gonzales has said he was aware his staff was drawing up plans for the
firings . However, he said he did not recall taking part in discussions over
which people would be told to go.

Terry, asked whether he believed Gonzales' accounts, said: "I don't know. .
. . I don't think so. . . I trusted him before, but I can't now."

Seems like Orin Hatch (R-UT) still likes Gonzales. At least it sounded that way on Meet the Press today!