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See ya later, Johnny-boy!

16 durable postsStarted 2004-11-10Latest 2004-11-13
#6515Post 1 of 16

I wake up this morning, and one of the first things that greets me is the the piece of news that John Ashcroft has resigned!! :shock:

Um....finally!!

Can anybody actually see this as a bad thing?

#297378Post 2 of 16

:D

#297392Post 3 of 16

I'm a (R) and it's the best news i heard yesterday.

#297400Post 4 of 16

I'm celebrating until his replacement is named, but I can't imagine that it could be any worse than Ashcroft. Fuckin' A-OK with me...

#297437Post 5 of 16

i heard bushy boy hired the pope to fill this position.

#297443Post 6 of 16

I'm actually quite pleased. They have already began naming possible candidates...

#297455Post 7 of 16

guiliani- but then he would make sure they ALL got prosecuted.

#297484Post 8 of 16

I think this is something most everyone here can agree on. Whether they lean to the right or left, this is a good thing.

#297504Post 9 of 16

I hate that fucker. Got into power and start pressing button and flipping switches. Thank you.

#297586Post 10 of 16

Here he is... new Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

[url]http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041110/D8694G201.html[/url]

Anyone know why John Ashcroft resigned in the first place? There was plenty of speculation because his time in office had been highly controversial, but this is way outta left field just like the Tenet resignation.

#297653Post 11 of 16

I would assume:

A. it was his choice in the matter. B. cleaning house. C. his was needed only for the first term. D. all of the above.

#297937Post 12 of 16

Agree with all...good riddance. :RockOn:

#297950Post 13 of 16

:RockOn:

#298104Post 14 of 16

[quote=Balanc3]Here he is... new Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

[url]http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041110/D8694G201.html[/url]

Anyone know why John Ashcroft resigned in the first place? There was plenty of speculation because his time in office had been highly controversial, but this is way outta left field just like the Tenet resignation.[/quote]

I've heard rumblings that he may have some health issues. Just rumblings, though, and I can't recall the source, so that could be utter BS.

Anyone know anything about Gonzalez? I'm not that familiar with him. I know that he's been Bush's lap dog for years and that he wrote some sort of memo justifying or endorsing torture in Guantanamo Bay or Iraq (I forget which). Those obviously aren't great traits, but I honestly can't imagine that he could be worse than Ashcroft. At least for the time being, I welcome the change...

#298147Post 15 of 16

all politicians and people of power are dirty and evil. you should know that by now toasty. :wink:

#299178Post 16 of 16

While I'd like to think no one could possibly be worse than Ashcroft, this new guy could really give him a run for his money. Listen to this:

"Gonzales then laid out startlingly broad arguments that anticipated any objections to the conduct of U.S. soldiers or CIA interrogators in the future. "As you have said, the war against terrorism is a new kind of war," Gonzales wrote to Bush. "The nature of the new war places a high premium on other factors, such as the ability to quickly obtain information from captured terrorists and their sponsors in order to avoid further atrocities against American civilians." Gonzales concluded in stark terms: "In my judgment, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva's strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions."

From here: [url]http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4989436/site/newsweek/[/url]

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