I Think

this post from an obscure message board sums up Gonzalesgate nicely.

A couple of snips:

In other words, Bush, Cheney and Rove want to place Republicans wholly above the law, and make it illegal (or at least prosecutable) to be an effective Democrat. They want to stamp out opposition to themselves in America by intimidating anyone who might be so rash as to stand up and speak out against them. They want to be able to threaten potential campaign contributors the same way organized crime thugs threaten small businessmen so as to collect protection money. "You never know. T'ings get broken sometimes. People get arrested and prosecuted. We'd HATE to see dis happen to you (smash!)."

But finally, Republican representatives and senators, cognizant of the fact that this is not playing too well back home, have begun to express their disgust with Alberto Gonzales's "mishandling" of these firings. This implies that somehow, had it just been "handled" more competently, then these firings would have been OK. Maybe if Gonzales had crafted a more effective PowerPoint presentation...

It isn't incompetence, although Alberto Gonzales has whole truckloads of that. It isn't a case of needing to have explained this better. It is the FIRINGS THEMSELVES and the political philosophy behind those firings that's the great scandal here, and in my opinion it may be the very greatest scandal in the entire history of the United States.

They are trying forcibly to suppress dissent. They are trying to make it highly risky for any opposing candidate even to DECIDE to run for office.

This is a direct attack against what America, in its deepest essence, was founded to be. It is part of a brazen effort to establish a monarchy in America, nothing less, and to take away from us our freedom of speech.

Yep. It certainly isn't an "executive" matter or a minor scandal. This is huge beyond belief.

Now the rerun shows Ted Kennedy asking Fredo why the U.S. attorney in Nevada was fired. We in Nevada know why. It's because Rove, etc., wanted attorneys off the back of Dipshit, despite his numerous conflicts of interest and corrupt activities.