"The attorney general should be a person of integrity and credibility, and Mr. Gonzales was not."

[dajoki]

Employee groups praise Gonzales -- for leavingby Brittany R. Ballenstedt and Alyssa Rosenberg [e-mail] August 27, 2007
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37863&dcn=todaysnews

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"Gonzales' resignation was inevitable," said John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "He lacked proper judgment, and his outright refusal to be honest and upstanding was a disservice to the DoJ."

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Gonzales' relations with his employees were strained by the firings of the attorneys and his performance during congressional hearings investigating the dismissals. An anonymous group of Justice employees sent a letter to Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the chairs of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, in April, asking them to investigate other hiring programs they believed were tainted by political bias.

Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias told Government Executive on Monday that Gonzales' resignation marks a victory for Justice, where he said employee morale hit an all-time low under Gonzales' leadership. "This resignation will do nothing but increase the morale of career people, should have faith and confidence," Iglesias said. "The attorney general should be a person of integrity and credibility, and Mr. Gonzales was not."

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"I will also be working on my relationship with all of you. You should expect to continue to see me in the hallways, in the conference rooms of U.S. attorneys' offices, in the AAG's office suites, and in the buildings of our law enforcement agencies," Gonzales said. "I want this department to know me better as a person, and I will engage you all in advising me on what's best for the delivery of justice."
But though Gonzales reversed his statement of commitment with his decision to resign, he praised his employees in his letter of resignation, obtained by the Web site TPMMuckraker.http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/

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The National Treasury Employees Union characterized the resignation as symptomatic of the politicization of federal agencies and a lack of transparency and accountability. "It is our hope that the next attorney general will respect the rights of whistleblowers and treat career federal employees with the dignity and respect they deserve," said NTEU President Colleen Kelley.

[angrycarpenter]

1. spending more time with his family

don't you just love that excuse.

[dajoki]

2. That seems to be everyone's reason...

You know, good old repub family values.:sarcasm: :rofl: