The Quaint Mr. Gonzales

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111304A.shtml

The Quaint Mr. Gonzales
By Marjorie Cohn
t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Saturday 13 November 2004

Most Republicans and many Democrats have hailed Bush's nomination of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales for attorney general as a brilliant choice. Whereas John Ashcroft ruffled feathers with his coarse warnings that opponents of Bush's post-9/11 agenda "only aid terrorists," the soft-spoken Gonzales is much more palatable. And he's Hispanic to boot, so the Bush cabinet diversity quotient won't change when Colin Powell steps aside in the second term. Some Democrats will ask tough questions during Gonzales's confirmation hearing. But it would be unseemly for Democrats to seriously challenge the nomination of the first Latino Attorney General of the United States.

The right-wing Republicans who propelled Bush to a second term are relieved Gonzales was tapped to head the Department of Justice, and not to be a justice of the Supreme Court. Gonzales's views on abortion are too liberal for them, but they don't see him doing damage to their "pro-life" position as the nation's top cop. Tom Minnery, vice president for public policy at the Colorado-based Focus on the Family, confirmed that Gonzales would be objectionable as a judicial nominee because he does not have "strong pro-life beliefs." However, Minnery's group would support Gonzales's appointment as attorney general. ......

....In spite of opposition to Gonzales's nomination by public interest groups such as the Center for Constitutional Rights and Human Rights Watch, Democratic Senator Joseph Biden said "I think he's a pretty solid guy." ......

[Deja Q]

1. Bidet said that, eh?

On the face of it, maybe a good choice.

Once put into power, we'll see how good he is.

[90-percent]

2. gonsalez

torture ROCKS! the geneva convention is for the "little countries!"

I hope we can start torturing inmates in American Prisons, too!

I think police should be allowed to torture suspected traffic violators!

My dreams are going to come true! Yippeee!!

-85%

[Flubadubya]

3. The Neo-Inquisition's Torquemada...

"But it would be unseemly for Democrats to seriously challenge the nomination of the first Latino Attorney General of the United States."

UNSEEMLY??!! What is this crap? What a crock! This man has pissed on the Constitution of the United States and has thumbed his nose at international law, and it would be UNSEEMLY for the Democrats to oppose him.

Well, guess what, they won't, and that is a horrendous indictment of the Democratic leadership of this country.

Oh, don't you think "Torquemada" would be good nickname for Gonzales? ...it's even SPANISH. Bwahahahaha!!!!

[Duncan]

4. Gonzales appointment is an insult to the world

This guy gives a green light to torture. How can he not be opposed!?

This appointment alone will increase anger at the USA in the mideast and in Europe. Soft spoken my ass.

[captain disgruntled]

5. "This appointment alone will increase anger at the USA"

...for those of us who thought it couldn't get much greater...:scared: