Seedy Gonzales

[struggle4progress]

I didn't think it was possible, but I might actually miss outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft. Sure, he might have been a creepy old man that derived a sick pleasure from eliminating our civil rights, but at least he didn't condone naked man pyramids. White House Legal Counsel Alberto Gonzales, the White House, on the other hand, seems to have no problem with them. <snip>

General Jim Cullen of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals said, "Gonzales directly contradicted established military and international law." And former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Shalikashvili said that Gonzales' views on torture "fostered greater animosity toward the United States, undermined our intelligence gathering efforts and added to the risks facing our troops serving around the world." <snip>

And as a member of the Texas Supreme Court, Gonzales accepted money from questionable sources. In 2000, Gonzales took $100,000 from businesses in the energy industry including Enron. Not so coincidentally, that very year he penned a Supreme Court opinion that gave the energy industry one of its biggest legal victories ever in Texas. Similarly, Gonzales accepted money from two insurance companies that were defendants in cases that he was hearing. <snip>

http://www.dailyillini.com/news/2005/01/26/Opinions/Column.Seedy.Gonzales-841641.shtml?page=1

[aquart]

1. In Texas...

An honest politician is one who stays bought. I guess that also applies to judges.