and Bush the lesser has a 'mandate' to ram his agenda through, before he's a lame duck, and won't want any moderate hands on any of the reins. God help us all.
Indeed. Shortly after Ashcroft resigned and the cries of joy went up, Gonzalez was announced to the sound of crickets chirping and a tiny voice saying "I never thought I'd say I missed Ashcroft". I foresee much of that...
Gonzales is actually a bit of a mixed bag. He's a social liberal in a number of ways that freak out the hardline right wingers: pro-choice, pro-affirmative action, etc. At the same time, though, he's also the author of the memo calling the Geneva Convention "quaint" and saying it doesn't apply to suspected terrorists, a move that led to the Abu Graib prison debacle.
Well, hey, a mixed bag is a step up, I suppose, and I figure we've already seen Ashcroft, so I'm ready to see Gonzalez. "Torture is legal" is one hell of a grab-bag party favor though. :)
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Well, hey, a mixed bag is a step up, I suppose, and I figure we've already seen Ashcroft, so I'm ready to see Gonzalez. "Torture is legal" is one hell of a grab-bag party favor though. :)