the arguements still fail to "stir" any indignation in people of common sense.

My take on CK's piece is that he senses that Gonzales is a dead man walking, and that he probably will soon discover that existential need for spending some more time with his family.

So how should the official Republican spin on this be constructed. Certainly not that anyone was actually caught pressuring USAs to function as political hit men / party defenders. No. Lets get out the meme that Gonzo has to go because he was incompetent in his handling of a "non-scandal".

There, thats an outcome we can live with. And let the lesson be learned by all. Closely manage your spin - be very very attentive to crafting your messages to Congress. Allowing someone to testify without having the talking points lined up, and driven into their skulls - thats the cardinal sin.

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It’s not a question of probity, but of competence. Gonzales has allowed a scandal to be created where there was none

No.
The good Doctor should know better than most, that neither incompetence, nor actual crime is required on the part of Republicans to get the Democrats to start screaming 'scandal'. And his resignation and or removal would be treated as an admission of it. Why hand the Democrats a victory without a fight?

He's wrong about this one.

How could he allow his aides to go to Capitol Hill unprepared and misinformed and therefore give inaccurate and misleading testimony?

I thnk that's the key. Krauthammer assumes this, when the emails & other documents hint (and I predict the 'missing gap' material will prove) that the DOJ folks weren't 'unprepared'; they went there with the express intent of lying to cover up the politicizing of the USAs and the deliberate disruption of Dem candidates and ongoing investigations of GOP members and friends.