Ducking 101 to 401

I listened to the Gonzales Senate hearing today. Certainly all signs point to a deliberate conspiracy to remove Federal attorneys who were going after the all present large volume of Republican officials involved in political scandals. After all it looks bad for those interested in pure power AKA Bush and company. Surely it would be in the Deciders best interest to have no investigations and to allow the scandals to go unimpeded.

There are a few side kickers to the equation as well such as finding ways to cook elections in favor of Republicans and personal crony appointments for the aspiring protege. Curiously this doesn't sit well with the Democrats and even more curiously this doesn't sit well with many but not all Republicans especially those in the Senate.

Gonzales was in classic primped for ducking the question form. He really only had four answers.

When the question got to the very heart of the discrepancies in his previous testimony, Gonzales didn't recall.

When a question was asked that picked at a raw nerve, Gonzales would say that that was a fair question. Simultaneously attempting to stroke Senator x's ego or soothe his temper. It was his own special way of starting off on a positive note. His own special way of saying hello and maintaining a nice pleasant smile.

When one of any number of Senators caught Gonzales in his own mud, he would say the second most popular conventional statement that he accepted the responsibility and he would make amends. The most popular ducking answer is of course I don't recall.

Finally the best Gonzales dodge was his question directed to the questioner. He needed clarification, or he needed a text, or he needed to look into it.

You got to hand it to Gonzales, he sucked it up, he bravely sat through a practically endless verbal assault for despicable actions for a full day. He has courage, its misdirected and wasted but he has it.

By listening to Gonzales you will learn how to duck the question as only the best can.