Dowd: Don't Torture Yourself (That's His Job)

[kskiska]

The Associated Press headline that came over the wire yesterday said it all: "Gonzales Will Follow Non-Torture Policies."

You know how bad the situation is when the president's choice for attorney general has to formally pledge not to support torture anymore.

Alberto Gonzales may have been willing to legally justify something that was abhorrent to everything America stands for, but it's all relative. Given that Mr. Gonzales is replacing the odious John Ashcroft, Democrats didn't seem inclined to try to derail the Hispanic nominee, even though his memo fostered the atmosphere that led to disgusting scandals in Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo.

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Going through a blistering confirmation hearing where his inappropriate behavior was questioned didn't teach Clarence Thomas much. Can we hope for anything better from Mr. Gonzales after he's waved through to be the man in charge of enforcing our laws?

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http://nytimes.com/2005/01/06/opinion/06dowd.html?hp

[WildClarySage]

1. That may be the real secret to his confirmation.

He may suck, but he can't be worse than Ashcroft.

[Webster Green]

2. I've really enjoyed watching the repukes present their torturer...

and try to defend him. Its creepy, but it shows them for who they are.

Wise up, America!

[dand]

3. Forget the Democratic Party, it is rotten to the core,

The Repukes have the power, the arrogance and the cohones, we have to wait untill their incompetence does them in.