He might be a bright man, but at times, he just doesn't seem to get it.  The firing of the eight attorney's is just another example of letting the dems define the moment.  If he would have just come out and say that these people serve at his pleasure and can be fired for any reason that would have ended it.  However, his administration let this fester for days and have now tried to come up with excuses instead of just telling everyone TOUGH!