Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Of course the new nominee for [cough] Justice will be worse than Ashcroft
I had a hard time believing it was possible, but once I read this, it was just so obvious that not only was this likely to be Bush's choice, it really is worse:
Why Gonzales?
Wow! I wonder why Bush would want that? Say, do you think Gonzales will bring Malkin in, to organize the coming internments?
Oh good. So we'll only have to put up with Gonsales for a year at Justice. Phew!
Of course, Alberto R. Gonzales is an old, old friend of ours. As Presidential Counsel, Gonzales has written or approved memos that "justify":
Hey, what's not to like?
In addition, Gonzales's dirty fingerprints are all over:
Finally, Gonzales, also Bush's counsel when He was governor, wrote the "Texas Clemency" memos, so being the happy instrument whereby Bush could send several hundred people to their deaths (back), on the basis of carelessly worded, sloppily reasoned, one-page memos.
Oh, and some alert readers were inclined to give Bush the benefit of the doubt on this one. How could anyone be worse than Ashcroft, they answered? Well, I'd rather have a religious loon like Crisco Johnny than a smooth enabler of Bush's dark urges for blood and power.
Rule One: Never, ever, give Bush the benefit of the doubt. It's always worse than you could ever imagine.
NOTE I guess this means Bush is more worried about indictments than I thought.
Administration sources said Ashcroft's successor is likely to be White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales.
(via WaPo)
Why Gonzales?
Picking Gonzales would give Bush tight control over the Justice Department.
Wow! I wonder why Bush would want that? Say, do you think Gonzales will bring Malkin in, to organize the coming internments?
As governor of Texas, Bush put Gonzales on the state Supreme Court.
Oh good. So we'll only have to put up with Gonsales for a year at Justice. Phew!
Of course, Alberto R. Gonzales is an old, old friend of ours. As Presidential Counsel, Gonzales has written or approved memos that "justify":
Hey, what's not to like?
In addition, Gonzales's dirty fingerprints are all over:
- Evidence suppression in the Plame Affair (here>)
- Pressuring the 9/11 Commission on Clarke's testimony (back
Finally, Gonzales, also Bush's counsel when He was governor, wrote the "Texas Clemency" memos, so being the happy instrument whereby Bush could send several hundred people to their deaths (back), on the basis of carelessly worded, sloppily reasoned, one-page memos.
Oh, and some alert readers were inclined to give Bush the benefit of the doubt on this one. How could anyone be worse than Ashcroft, they answered? Well, I'd rather have a religious loon like Crisco Johnny than a smooth enabler of Bush's dark urges for blood and power.
Rule One: Never, ever, give Bush the benefit of the doubt. It's always worse than you could ever imagine.
NOTE I guess this means Bush is more worried about indictments than I thought.
