Gonzales' aide testifies, Dems. cry croynism.

I watched the long awaited testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' senior Aide, Kyle Sampson, and it came and went with No REAL fireworks. How you feel about "Prosecutorgate" depends on how you feel about his opening statement (which is likely the "road map" of his ENTIRE testimony) today, which can be summed up this way (in his own words): "The distinction between 'political' and 'performance-related' reasons for removing a United States attorney is, in my view, largely artificial. ... A U.S. attorney who is unsuccessful from a political perspective ... is unsuccessful. ... Presidential appointees are judged not only on their professional skills but also their management abilities, their relationships with law enforcement and other governmental leaders and their support for the priorities of the President and the Attorney General."
Agree or disagree?

Update: Kyle Sampson disputed Gonzales' recollection as to whether Gonzales was at meetings were Attorney firings were discussed. Gonzales said he wasn't, Sampson says he was. Also, Kyle Sampson responded "I do NOT know" to questions a total of 122 times! That MUST be a record, but otherwise there was NO "smoking gun".