Gonzales Running Out Friends

The Attorney General is coming closer to being alone in the political world.

Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) and Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) both joined the chorus of those who are quickly losing faith in Gonzales;

Specter;

“We have to have an attorney general who is candid and truthful. And if we find out he’s not been candid and truthful, that’s a very compelling reason for him not to stay on."

Hagel;

"Gonzales does have a credibility problem. ... We govern with one currency, and that’s trust. And that trust is all important. And when you lose or debase that currency, then you can’t govern. And I think he’s going to have some difficulties."

Meanwhile, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) joined other Democrats in calling for Gonzales to resign. Two of the fired prosecutors came from California

Feinstein;

“I believe he should step down, and I don’t like saying this. This is not my natural personality at all. But I think the nation is not well served by this. I think we need to get at the bottom of why these resignations were made, who ordered them, and what the strategy was.”

Gonzales still has the support of one Republican senator, Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).

UPDATE: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is beginning to lose some faith in the Attorney General, commenting that Gonzales has been "wounded";

Graham;

"He has said some things that just don't add up,"