THE NIXON FACTOR

It's only when you compare Gonzales to Ashcroft that he looks good:

WASHINGTON - Federal judges are jeopardizing national security by issuing rulings contradictory to President Bush's decisions on America's obligations under international treaties and agreements, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday.

In his first remarks since his resignation was announced Tuesday, Ashcroft forcefully denounced what he called "a profoundly disturbing trend" among some judges to interfere in the president's constitutional authority to make decisions during war.

"The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can put at risk the very security of our nation in a time of war," Ashcroft said in a speech to the Federalist Society, a conservative lawyers' group.

The thing you have to remember is, it's easy to pay attention when you have an obvious nut like Ashcroft. It was the same with Richard Nixon; he just looked so damned sneaky, you couldn't believe a word he said.

In other words, truth in packaging.

The press corpse will bend over backwards to applaud Alberto "Did you know he's Hispanic?" Gonsalez. Mark my words.
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