Once there was a time if Time mag. made a statement like that the USA would stand still waiting for a change or a fight. I don't expect either this time. Why is Bush being called chicken ? It's over his loyalty to Gonzales, or to put it a little better, his fear that if Gonzales goes, his world will fall apart.
The piece is short but sweet. Massimo gives 4 reasons why Bush is afraid to lose Alberto, everyone of them damning by themselves. The quote is the fourth point and contains a bit of the other 3 in it.
- Nobody at the White House wants the legal bills and headaches that come with being a target of investigations. In backing Gonzales, Bush is influenced by advisers whose future depends on the survival of their political bodyguard. Gonzales remains the last line of defense protecting Bush, Rove and other top White House officials from the personal consequences of litigation. A high-profile probe would hobble the White House politically, and could mean sky-high legal bills and turmoil for Bush's closest aides