OK, so Gonzales didn't resign like I said he would, but man, he looked petrified. Let's go to the transcript, along with my commentary (in bold)

GONZALES: Let me begin with some core principles, some things that I believe in. (I'll just let that slide. Too easy.)

One, I believe in the independence of our U.S. attorneys. They are the face of the department. They are my representative in the community. I acknowledge their sacrifice. I acknowledge their courage to step into the arena on behalf of the American people.

(If he believes in their independence, why did he carry out Bush's orders to have them removed? Last October, Bush came to Gonzales with the concerns of other Republican officials about certain U.S. attorneys. The firings began soon afterward.)

Secondly, the attorney general, all political appointees, such as U.S. attorneys, serve at the pleasure of the president of the United States.

(True enough, but even Kyle Sampson, Gonzales' chief of staff who resigned yesterday, admitted in an e-mail to a colleague that U.S. Attorneys have, in recent memory, never been fired in this manner. So quit trying to patronize us, Alberto.)

Third, I believe fundamentally in the constitutional role of the Senate in advice and consent with respect to U.S. attorneys, and would in no way support an effort to circumvent that constitutional role.

(Yes, I suppose you do. In fact, in sworn testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, you promised that you would avoid replacing U.S. Attorneys without the consent of congress. In other words, now that you've done so, you lied under oath. Nicely done, Alberto)

I believe in accountability. Like every CEO of a major organization, I am responsible for what happens at the Department of Justice. I acknowledge that mistakes were made here. I accept that responsibility. And my pledge to the American people is to find out what went wrong here, to access accountability, and to make improvements so that the mistakes that occurred in this instance do not occur again in the future.

(Christ, here we go. The old canard about "accepting responsibility" when, in fact, you're not resigning, you're not changing anything, you're just going on with business as usual. You can't accept responsibility while refusing to accept consequences, Alberto, you douchebag. And the next time any would-be civil servant compares his job to that of a CEO, fire him. Period. The government does not and should not work like a corporation. The government is not there to make a profit. It is there to provide for the citizens of the country, regardless of profit. Folks, the next time any political appointee compares his job to that of a CEO, kick him in the nuts. Hard.)

Finally, let me just say one thing.

I've overcome a lot of obstacles in my life to become attorney general. I am here not because I give up; I am here because I've learned from my mistakes, because I accept responsibility and because I'm committed to doing my job. And that is what I intend to do here on behalf of the American people.

(You've never done jack shit on behalf of the American people, Alberto. You've looked at the attorney-general gig the same way you looked at your former job as White House counsel — through the prism of aiding Bush regardless of the morality or legality of the president's actions. You've permitted torture, for God's sake. You've approved of the most heinous crime one human being can commit upon another human being. And you did it not out of any personal sadism or other vicious desire, but simply because it was the best way to help your supposed boss, the president. Not, it should be noted, your actual boss, the people. And that's what makes you particularly sad, Alberto. You don't really approve of torture. You approve of whatever your boss wants you to. You're not a sadist, you're a masochist. You're a sycophantic little toadie whose life has no meaning without that El Jefe, so just, please, quit taking up air that the rest of us need to live.)

Anyway, enough of that asshat. On to the NCAA: