Ashcroft Resigns

[poliphilo]

Hey, so we're not going to have Ashcroft to kick around any more.

It seems to be obligatory to describe him as the lightning rod of the Bush administration- an odd image that calls up visions of Dr Frankenstein's laboratory. Don't worry, I'm not going to pursue that idea any further.

When he wasn't scaring the bejayzus out of wimpish liberals like myself, he was jolly good fun. Remember the anointing with cooking oil? Remember the draping of the bare-breasted statue of Justice? Remember "Let the Eagle Soar"?

So what rough beast is going to slouch into that office next?

But it's a pleasant reminder that no politician is forever.

Only four more years......

Comments

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

And this:

Senator Orrin Hatch is trying to clear the way for Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born movie star, to run for President in 2008. Hatch wants to change to constitution so that people born in other countries can be President if they've lived here for, say, 20 years.

I hope the Republicans do run Arnold. Then Hilliary will win.

[ksp24.livejournal.com]

He is a nightmare, and I am sure there will be more changes in the cabinet. Powell? Rumsfeld? RIce? Let's see what they do, and who comes in!

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

Yeah, now he's eligible for a judicial appointment. Can you say "Supremes"?

[beentothemoon.livejournal.com]

the scuttlebutt is that Ashcroft is resigning so when Rhenquist steps down or dies, he can be appointed to the Supreme Court (not as Chief Justice, of course, that would probably either go to O'Connor or Scalia)

Not happy

[thewayupward.livejournal.com]

Bush nominated Alberto Gonzales as Ashcroft's replacement, I don't know what to say, isn't this the guy who thinks the Geneva Convention is obsolete?