To the Editor:

The testimony of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales reflects the character of this administration, particularly its leader: incompetent, deceptive, arrogant, shallow, agenda driven, unable to explain decisions except in self-referential terms instead of rational ones.

Our release date is down to 21 months. Can we make it?

John E. Colbert

Chicago, April 20, 2007

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To the Editor:

It is both embarrassing and frightening to see such a spectacle being performed before the nation and the world by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales.

He's a political hack, a crony, a "Bushie" without any integrity who is a stranger to the truth. I have no respect for this man, for he has put us all in jeopardy, harmed our judicial system and seems not to comprehend his destructiveness.

Joan Magit

Northridge, Calif., April 20, 2007

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To the Editor:

Re "A Dozen Questions for Alberto Gonzales" (Op-Ed, April 19):

It is time for President Bush and his administration to start displaying loyalty from the top down, instead of expecting it from the bottom up.

President Bush should display his loyalty to the people of the United States of America, and not the other way around. I say this with all respect as a lifelong Republican.

Molly Sword McDonough

Pennington, N.J., April 19, 2007