I have been pondering this question for a few weeks now (when I haven’t been too exhausted to think…). This isn’t a pleasant experience for Gonzo. He has been called a liar, a lap dog, an idiot and several other terms that are more derogatory. So why doesn’t he quit? Why doesn’t Bush tell him to hang it up?
There are two scenarios that I keep running through. One is that Gonzo doesn’t want to leave in disgrace. He has appealed to Bush to support him because either they have a long relationship and Bush takes care of his friends, or because Gonzo knows things about Bush and he would hate for some of them to make it into the press…
Or is Bush refusing to cave in on the pressure to remove Gonzo on principle? In that scenario, Gonzo is the victim here and has to keep trotting out to hearings and getting beat up. So why wouldn’t Gonzo resign? Fear of retribution? Promise of future opportunities? Loyalty to Bush?
I don’t know the answer, but it is a bizarre situation that we all seem to find ourselves in. Can this situation just continue to go on for 540 more days?