Gonzales tried to avoid any responsibility in the growing scandal by using the word 'responsible' while ducking its consequences."

Gonzales Pleads the Ken Lay Defense

Glenn W. Smith writes: "With no apparent shame, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales pleaded the Ken Lay defense, also known by his own prosecutors as the 'Aw, shucks' defense or the 'deliberate ignorance' defense in his explanation of the political executions of United States attorneys by his office and the White House. Gonzales tried to avoid any responsibility in the growing scandal by using the word 'responsible' while ducking its consequences."