The Alberto Gonzales mindset. A mindset that keeps track of our own humanity* and that of everyone else. You choose. Oops; looks like Bush hs chosen for you. Enjoy. * This, the part that cerebral employees of BushCorp. simply do not get; that torture employment doesn't reflect on the Other, on "evildoers," but rather on the Self, and is a window into OUR OWN capacity for a similar type of evil. The man or woman or Executive government that condones torture, regardless of the convention of the day, is comprised of a horrid, lazy, Midgard Serpent-esque ethical substance that takes the Founding idea of an America willing to die for Great Ideas and turns it into an America willing to become anything to NOT die...thus consuming itself and, sadly, possibly taking the whole world down in its self-destruction.
Considering how disgusting the memo is, then considering what happened at Abu Ghraib and how it came to fruition I never thought in a million years that Gonzalez would be considered, let alone nominated. How on earth is this guy going to get through the nomination hearings? It's clear that not only is the administration not embrassed by the torture but the guy who argued for the legality of it deserves a promotion to be the top lawyer of the country!?! Apon historical reflection, I think that this will be one of the most damning indictments of this administration.
Come on Mel, you know you are not allowed to criticize any successful, dark skinned, conservative. There are just so few, we must protect them like Fabrege Eggs! Actually, fvck that. Harvard Law, Hispanic background be damned, this guy sucks.
Right is wrong, wrong is right. Everything else in between can be fudged. It's exactly why the Dem leadership must be kicking themselves repeatedly with one of those auto-kick-in-the-azz machines. Down economy, misguided foreign policy decisions and a war that is going on 2 yrs. with no end in sight. Ronnie may have been the Teflon president. But Dubya is the f-ing GODFATHER of American politics right now. It's really quite amazing considering what we know about him & his past.