Party over Justice, GOP blocks no confidence vote

The Democrats failed to pass the "no-confidence" vote on Gonzales. What interests me is that 7 Republicans voted "yes" with the 48 Democrats (minus Sen. Johnson (SD)) and Bernie Sanders... yet only 53 "yes" votes were cast. The non-voting Dems? Biden, Dodd, and Obama... presidential candidates all. Hey, Hillary found the time to come down. Not that it would have changed the loss of the vote (all the Dems plus Bernie from Brooklyn still needed 11 Republicans to get cloture), but, guys, come on.

Meanwhile, a former Department of Justice official described Gonzales' DoJ as a "political arm of the White House"... Ralph and I have been saying the same thing for months now.

Gonzo, however, is unfazed by even the potential for a successful "no confidence" vote, again claiming he's staying "to protect the children"... Right.